[TSi+WRX]

Also, I should clarify -

Don't get me wrong....I do *NOT* believe that, in a LIDAR-as-primary-threat area, a detector (even a top-line detector, or even the superior laser-sensitivity V1, outright) is "sufficient" protection.

While I've said above that police LIDAR is not as infallible nor as instantaneous as it's made out to be, the truth of the matter is that this device still greatly shifts the favor of the field-of-play towards the side of the enforcers.

Although a good detector, plus good mounting considerations, plus a good amount of tactical usage consideration (plus luck) can effect "saves" from "scatter," reflections, and the "down road" painting of preceeding vehicles, you must remember that you're still playing the odds - and these odds are stacked well against you, and much favors the enforcer, who not only can pick his equipment, but can also alter the physical constraints of the engagement circumstance (i.e. recall the close-range overpass shot, frontal, using a LA SpeedLaser-III, which defeated the infamous noory's single front LPP setup).

The fact is that early-detection - and "save" - via good detector is *possible*, and is not so infrequent nor rare as to make it an unlikely event, and should not disuade anyone from the dollar-investment necessary to obtain a top-flight detector.

However, the fact also remains that if you face LIDAR as your primary daily threat, eventually, your odds are going to run out. This is why a good active jammer (plus good mounting considerations) is an absolute NEED, if your primary threat is LIDAR, as it helps shift the balance-of-favor back somewhat into our court.

Even then, it should be noted that no jammer is "100%." There's always, always, that chance of an unfortunate - and unexpected - PT, whether this be due to equipment failure or user-error (to include, but is not limited to: failure to switch-on the jammer, failure to properly operate the jammer [i.e. incorrect mode selection], failure to regularly check head leveling/aim, etc.). This is why not only is it of utmost importance to have as good of a jammer setup as possible, but also to further "layer" one's defenses, and again, in this respect, a good detector, capable of picking up down-road paint-spill, scatter, or reflections, is just one such layer.