"Greasy Rider" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 01:48:16 -0800, "Gregory E. Rose"
disturbed the phosphur particles on my
screen with the following:

How effective are scanners in alerting the driver to highway
patrol cars while driving?

My guess would be that a scanner would be off little value in alerting
you to where a HP car might be unless you happened to hear that he was
working an accident at a certain location.

A CB radio transmission from a trucker will keep you better informed
as to the "20" of a smokey.

That's a big ten-four good buddy.

The Uniden BCT8 would be good for a mobile scanner as it has less depth than
the BC780XLT, but their alert technolgy
is a bit questionable. A patrol car could be off the highway on a side road,
or just parked in an area in a rest stop for work,
and working an accident, or just on the side of the road at the rest stop,
the patrol officer busy conducting an investigation of
a fresh box of Krispy Kremes and coffee.

How effective are scanners in alerting drivers to highway patrol cars? It
depends on how you listen, as you'll need to listen
for unit numbers and locations.The BC8 wouldn't be that dependenable.

As for the scanner itself get a Uniden BC780XLT or a Radio Shack Pro-95
portable. I have both and have one or other with me when I travel.

And keep within +1 to no more than +10 MPH of the speed limit.

There's a bear out there.