California cruisin... Part II - The Road...!! - Page 2 - Team-BHP

Nitin · 18th September 2007, 21:54

This seems to be getting better & better.. Every travelogue is filled with the best of pictures,and a nice detailed write up!

It almost feels like I've seen the west coast..

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Superb job,Tanveer!! Hats off to you!

vnabhi · 18th September 2007, 22:22

Excellent travelogue---reminds me of my 100 day stint in the bay area of SFO 2 years ago. I missed the Big Sur, and am very happy to see the pics you have posted. Golly, I really missed something!

tsk1979 · 18th September 2007, 23:10

Hey guys thanks for all the compliments.
This has been the last trip till now where the Journey has been the destination.

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Originally Posted by greatDrive

Fantastic pics, Though I have seen some good pics of Bay Area, california but they are not that clean and impressive.
Did you get a chance to visit this Gurudwara?

Yup, Gone there twice. Will post some pics sometime.
Plan to go every week actually.
Infact before this trip we went to the Gurudwara and then started on our journey to Big Sur etc.,

pjbiju · 26th September 2007, 01:50

Tanveer,
Thanks for sharing such wonderful pictures and the interesting narrative. I was in Cypress, CA, a couple of weeks back. Although I wanted to drive to a lot of places, work took precedence and could only drive to some local beaches. Will keep your travelogue handy, whenever there is a next trip to CA.
-Biju

payam · 26th September 2007, 02:25

awsome pics and nature,lovely write up.
thanks dude.

1100D · 29th September 2007, 03:20

Lovely pics. However one thing I noted was your Radar detector is mounted high on the windshield. Although it will detect Radar effectively, In this position it is at a disadvantage to spot laser/Lidar guns. The reason being that the angle of dispersion of Laser beams is pretty low and if the cop is targeting your front license plate you would want to have the detector as close as possible to it, which is at the bottom of the windscreen.

However percentage of Lidar to Radar is pretty less and most highway patrols use mostly Radar. Now they are intent on using Ku band too.

tsk1979 · 29th September 2007, 03:23

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Originally Posted by 1100D

Lovely pics. However one thing I noted was your Radar detector is mounted high on the windshield. Although it will detect Radar effectively, In this position it is at a disadvantage to spot laser/Lidar guns. The reason being that the angle of dispersion of Laser beams is pretty low and if the cop is targeting your front license plate you would want to have the detector as close as possible to it, which is at the bottom of the windscreen.

However percentage of Lidar to Radar is pretty less and most highway patrols use mostly Radar. Now they are intent on using Ku band too.

Actually if a cop is targetting your car with LIDAR, you are already toast. Only when he is targetting somebody else, and you get scatter you are warned.
Only Veil or a blinder can save you. I don't have either, so I mount it high or mid windshield.

18th September 2007, 22:22	#17 (permalink)
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,107 View My Garage	Excellent travelogue---reminds me of my 100 day stint in the bay area of SFO 2 years ago. I missed the Big Sur, and am very happy to see the pics you have posted. Golly, I really missed something! __________________ ------------------------------------- Ford Fiesta 1.6 sxi 2007 WagonR LXi 2001 M800 1986 (sold)

26th September 2007, 01:50	#19 (permalink)
pjbiju BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Karamattom, Aluva, Kotagiri, Yercaud, Hospet, Indore, Nashik, Pune (now) Posts: 338	Tanveer, Thanks for sharing such wonderful pictures and the interesting narrative. I was in Cypress, CA, a couple of weeks back. Although I wanted to drive to a lot of places, work took precedence and could only drive to some local beaches. Will keep your travelogue handy, whenever there is a next trip to CA. -Biju Last edited by pjbiju : 26th September 2007 at 01:56.

29th September 2007, 03:20	#21 (permalink)
1100D Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 2,644 View My Garage	Lovely pics. However one thing I noted was your Radar detector is mounted high on the windshield. Although it will detect Radar effectively, In this position it is at a disadvantage to spot laser/Lidar guns. The reason being that the angle of dispersion of Laser beams is pretty low and if the cop is targeting your front license plate you would want to have the detector as close as possible to it, which is at the bottom of the windscreen. However percentage of Lidar to Radar is pretty less and most highway patrols use mostly Radar. Now they are intent on using Ku band too. __________________ ________________________ Every Ferrari is always a Fiat

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18th September 2007, 21:54	#16 (permalink)
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,832 View My Garage	This seems to be getting better & better.. Every travelogue is filled with the best of pictures,and a nice detailed write up! It almost feels like I've seen the west coast.. ! Superb job,Tanveer!! Hats off to you!

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payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 890 View My Garage	awsome pics and nature,lovely write up. thanks dude.