SPOTTED: Calgary Police doing laser on Barlow in almost pitch black conditions...

[Zhariak]

So I didn't think they were allowed to do this... but...

I was just exiting from Deerfoot (by 130th Ave) onto Barlow, turning left at the casino. I see some guy standing on the side of the road. All of a sudden he jumps in front of 3 cars, almost gets hit and the cars drive away....

I pull a u-turn by the casino to see if some dude is drunk trying to kill himself by jumping in front of cars. I get back on Barlow, it's super dark (because the lights are burned out) but you can vaguely see his shadow on the southbound lane (I'm back on northbound). I go up barlow, and pull another u-turn...

After getting southbound, It turns out to be a police officer doing laser in the pitch black. He has a ghost car, ALL lights are off. For some reason the vest he had on was barely reflecting... Most of the cars he was trying to pull over wouldn't even stop (you could barely identify him).

Are they allowed to do this in pitch black conditions?

[cannondale1]

I'm sure they are allowed do that.

[superboss]

Cops make their own rules!!!

[gam0s]

Originally posted by superboss
Cops make their own rules!!!

LOL HAHAHA so true hahaha

[n1zm0]

as long as the radar can receive after hitting the target, you can do it night or day. i've been caught by radar gun on 14th coming out of the underpass at night for speeding, cop had reflective vest and a red 'lightsaber' thing lol definitely saw him then

[Eleanor]

Why wouldn't they be able to do it at night?

[wes_v]

That happened to my buddy last night. He was driving down memorial drive around like 10 pm, were talking and all of a sudden i see a flash. Pitch dark outside, i couldnt even see the cop car or the police officer. I have never heard or seen of this before. Police can laser you then take a picture of your plate at the same time? I thought thats what red light cameras are for

[2002civic]

^^was it photo radar?

[signature7]

Originally posted by wes_v
That happened to my buddy last night. He was driving down memorial drive around like 10 pm, were talking and all of a sudden i see a flash. Pitch dark outside, i couldnt even see the cop car or the police officer. I have never heard or seen of this before. Police can laser you then take a picture of your plate at the same time? I thought thats what red light cameras are for

You sure you didn't pass a caravan? I've seen them out at all hours of the night, sometimes they're subtle in where they park so the flash seems out of no where.

[ReflexFX]

Originally posted by signature7


You sure you didn't pass a caravan? I've seen them out at all hours of the night, sometimes they're subtle in where they park so the flash seems out of no where.

this

[TorqueDog]

This is what's known as "natural selection".

[black13]

Originally posted by wes_v
That happened to my buddy last night. He was driving down memorial drive around like 10 pm, were talking and all of a sudden i see a flash. Pitch dark outside, i couldnt even see the cop car or the police officer. I have never heard or seen of this before. Police can laser you then take a picture of your plate at the same time? I thought thats what red light cameras are for

dude, i've been dinged on memorial twice now. Very sneaky people who are parked in an un-marked car on the side of the road with their lights off. You pass it and then bam bright flash.

Hate memorial cause speed limit is always changing which is bs. Keep it at 60 and be done with it.

[2Valve0]

Originally posted by signature7


You sure you didn't pass a caravan? I've seen them out at all hours of the night, sometimes they're subtle in where they park so the flash seems out of no where.

There was one on deerfoot last weekend right at 64th exit, caught him LAST LAST second and hit the breaks to avoid a ticket, they are sneaky bastards in there dark blue vans while pitch black out

[speeed]

yeah those caravans are always on deerfoot and i see them quite a bit on 14th street too.

[FraserB]

250lb bumper and 600W of forward facing light.

Its a good thing.

[wes_v]

Originally posted by 2002civic
^^was it photo radar?

If you meen redlight camera no. We were not in a intersection just driving down the road and all of a sudden a big flash appears.

[wes_v]

Originally posted by black13


dude, i've been dinged on memorial twice now. Very sneaky people who are parked in an un-marked car on the side of the road with their lights off. You pass it and then bam bright flash.

Hate memorial cause speed limit is always changing which is bs. Keep it at 60 and be done with it.

70,80,50,60. He was doing like 70 and it was 50 so...

[2002civic]

Originally posted by wes_v

If you meen redlight camera no. We were not in a intersection just driving down the road and all of a sudden a big flash appears.

well Calgary has photo radar which are unmarked civilian cars with cameras in them to catch speeders

[Rstar]

hahah that is the most fail thing ever.

Driving from Hope to Merritt I had a cop jump in front of me from behind a sign. There was absolutely no chance of stopping so I swerved and continued on my way. It took me a few good seconds before I even realized WTF he was trying to do, but by then I was a good 100m away

[beyond_ban]

It is perfectly legal, but it is up to the officers discretion. Personally,if i were an officer i wouldn't risk my life to fill my quota . . .