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Some useful facts and figures about how radar and laser speed traps actually work and how a Snooper Safety Alert System can detect them.

How does a radar work?
Police radar transceivers, including Gatso cameras and Radar guns, operate
by sending out radio signals at a set frequency which are reflected by the
target vehicle. The reflected signal's frequency is shifted in direct
proportion to the vehicle's speed and this shift is used by the transceiver
to calculate the vehicles exact speed.

How can Snoopers detect radar?
A radar signal is conical in shape much like a torch beam. At 200 yards, the
normal operating range of a radar gun, the signal can be as wide as a dual
carriageway. most of the signal therefore, goes past the target and on up
the road reflecting off trees and houses etc eventually becoming 'radar
scatter'. Snoopers are extremely sensitive radio receivers tuned to these
frequencies and can detect very small particles of 'radar scatter' at up to
2 miles in some cases.

Are Snoopers Legal?
Following an Appeal Court ruling in January 1998 we have been advised that
it is completely legal to own and use a Snooper Safety Alert System in the
UK. It is illegal in France and Belgium and we strongly recommend that you
check local legislation before using this product outside of the UK.

How can you detect a Gatso camera?
Although Gatso cameras face away from the traffic and operate at very low
power they still emit 'radar scatter' which can be detected by a Snooper,
albeit at a much reduced range. As Gatso cameras are positioned in known
accident 'Hotspots' advanced warning from a radar detector can ensure that
you are concentrating fully through a potentially hazardous area.

How can the S6 neo & S4 neo detect digital Speed Cameras?
The new generation digital speed cameras do not use radar and are undetectable by the conventional style radar detector. The S6 neo and S4 neo use GPS (Global Positioning System) to cross reference your position to the square meter to the physical location of static cameras from a database which is contained within it. This database is ever changing with new cameras and must be updated from Snooper using the device and a phone line or Internet and a computer.

How effective are Snoopers?
Snoopers are highly effective as they have been designed specifically for
use in the UK and Europe to detect most speed monitoring systems currently using a radar or laser beam to determine your speed, effectively ensuring that you are fully aware of both your speed and your surroundings. In fact a MORI poll recently concluded that radar detector users have 24% fewer accidents than none users

Interesting Snooper Facts!
In May 2001, MORI poll carried out a survey which amongst other things, aimed to evaluate the driving habits, behaviours and accident rates of radar detector users and non radar detector users. A similar poll conducted in the USA a few years earlier had produced some very surprising results and it would be interesting to see if the same results would be returned in the UK.

It is a common misconception, often from people who have never actually used a radar detector, that people who do, do so to speed with impunity and as a result are more dangerous drivers and must surely add to the already too high, fatalities on British roads.

The facts are very different. Radar detector users, on average, drive 73952 miles further between accidents, than non-radar detector users. 75% of users claim to be more aware of keeping to the speed limit since they purchased a detector. Users claim to travel 50% further between accidents than non-users. 60% of users claim to have become a safer driver since purchasing a radar detector. 75% of users have become more speed aware since purchasing a radar detector. Snooper. Helping to create a safer driving environment.

Authorised Internet Snooper Dealers
Because so many Snoopers are now sold online from various non official sources, such as ebay where Snooper can't guarantee that products are new, the Internet Official Snooper Dealer Stamp of approval was launched. This guarantees that you are buying your product from an official and approved retailer and that all products are new and have the backing of the Snooper 5 year warranty*