[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Our theory is that they're using automated X-band devices for traffic flow measurement

I wonder -- would it be cost-effective for a city to set up x-band devices in problem areas just to "ping" cars with radar detectors and get them to slow down? Dunno if anyone does that already.

[pcpa]

Ky did have that very thing on a section of Northbound I75 nearing Cincinnati. There was a very dangerous section of road called Death Hill and there were a lot of accidents in that area and south of there as well.

I do not know if they are still there now as I have not had a detector in about 15 years.

[Denver Ditdat]

I wonder -- would it be cost-effective for a city to set up x-band devices in problem areas just to "ping" cars with radar detectors and get them to slow down? Dunno if anyone does that already.

Me.

A few years back I built a simple little single transistor X band oscillator, tuned it to 10.525 GHz, mounted it in a small Bud box, and powered it from a 9v battery. It's about the size of a garage door opener. Press the button when a radar detector equipped car blows by, and it's like having a remote control hooked to the other guy's brakes.