From: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Subject: Re: Mounting radar detectors on bikes
Reply-To: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Organization: Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 12:02:45 GMT

In article <Oct.5.18.08.05.1992.22570@remus.rutgers.edu>,
kretz@remus.rutgers.edu (Kevin Kretz) writes:
|> In article <Stafford-051092145932@stafford.winona.msus.edu>,
|> Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford) writes:
|> 
|> ] Hold it.  Don't these units emit radiation, albeit very little? 
|> Was it
|> ] not this radiation which allegedly caused testicular cancer in a
|> ] number of cops who put the radar gun in their lap while waiting to
|> ] gun down speeders?  Wouldn't it be a little unwise to put the unit
|> ] next to your body?
|> 
|> Yeah,  right.  It was _one_ cop.  And nothing has been (or _will_
|> be,
|> I bet ) proved.  If you're worried about extremely low-level
|> radiation, then don't go outside during the day, stay away from the
|> ground, don't smoke or go near anyone who smokes, don't go to the
|> dentist, and don't get any X-rays.
  BZZZZZT WRONG..It was and is more in the neighborhood of 36 state
police when counting CT and OH who participated in the study. CT state
troopers keep the radar emitters in the right rear window, inside
the car, they (12) suffered from cancer of the RIGHT and only RIGHT
eye. It was from the way they would sit and watch the traffic and
the readout unit on the dash. In OH it was testicular cancer and
only those officers using hand held radar guns in traffic enforcement
had it..they had been in TE for +5 years each. While at the local
diner (**RADAR ALERT FOR RCR **Effort Diner, EFFORT PA,) the PA
troopers
set up a radar trap on weekends, I noticed they are using "donuts"
(no not the eating kind) the kind that are used by roid sufferers
(no I am not refering to any individual on the net either)
and dont keep them on their laps anymore. CT has moved all the emitters
to the outside of the car instead of inside, I don't know what OH has
done. 
Would you really expect that woman doctor who origianlly did the study
to say "Oh gee, I guess maybe it could be" yea right. suit city. 
Back in 72 coming into Pearl Harbour I was standing lookout in the
sail and watched some deck hand paint chipper type get "fried" by a
radar fire control radar, I can imagine the people who swung for that
screw up of bypassing red tags and log book, thats the "fast track"
from Captain to civilian. I paid a lot more attention to our masts
after that and always checked out the unit to see if it was tilted out
and powered up before going topside.
|> And, if the gun radiation _was_ significant, then the detector
|> radiation would be insignificant to the point that it would be worth
|> having it to keep you away from the guns themselves.

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