You may not have heard, but the police are carrying laser guns. Granted, these guns may not blast a hole in your fender, but they will zap your bank account: we're talking laser speed-monitoring guns. They're more accurate and more difficult to detect than radar-based monitoring guns. While laser detectors are available from several companies, K40 takes a different tack with its Defuser, a product designed to jam police laser guns.
Defuser packs an infrared emitter into an inconspicuous Lexan license-plate frame. The infrared light it emits is of the same wavelength as the laser gun's, making a reading impossible, according to K40.
While a radar detector is a passive device, the Defuser actively interferes with law enforcement. Since it operates in the light spectrum, not radio, K40 claims the defuser is outside Smokey's jurisdiction.
K40's guarantee: If you get a ticket from a laser-gun toting cop, K40 will pay you twice the amount of the fine. But to keep it off your record, you'll have to go to traffic school yourself.
K40 Defuser: US$199 installed. K40 Electronics: (800) 323 6768, +1 (708) 888 7200.
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