Who Has What Contributed by Allan "Botoboy" Chen Note: X- and K-band radar are not listed becasue all states and provinces use one or both. In the columns under Ka, laser, and photo surveillance, a Y means yes, the method is used; an N means it is not used and "test" means it's being tried. Our sources include RADAR, the detector industry's lobbying organization, and Gray Electronics, Inc., maker of the Uniden BearTracker scanner. Gray Electronics publishes the National Highway Patrol Reference Guide (call 800-722-6701 for the soon-to-be-published third edition), which also identifies the makes of cars used by state patrols, and how many airplanes, helicopters, and other speed-enforcementtools the state rely on. A membership in RADAE is $29 and includes periodic updates to this chart, plus a 50-page description of speed-measuring devices and a monthly newsletter (513/667-5472). Our sources in Canada include the legendary Mounties--The Royal Canadian Mounted Police STATES Ka Laser Photo ====================================== Alabama Y* Y* N Alaska Y Y N Arizona Y Y Y* Arkansas Y test* Y California Y Y* Y* Colorado Y Y Y Connecticut N Y N District of Y Y Y** Columbia Delaware Y Y N Florida Y Y* N Georgia Y Y Y Hawaii N Y* N Idaho Y N N Illinois Y Y Y Indiana Y Y N Iowa Y N N Kansas Y* test N Kentucky Y N N Louisiana N Y N Maine Y Y N Maryland N Y N Massachusetts Y Y* N Michigan N Y N Minnesota Y* Y N Mississippi N Y N Missouri Y Y N Montana N N N Nebraska N Y N Nevada N Y N New Hampshire N Y N New Jersey N Y Y New Mexico N Y N New York Y Y N North Carolina N N N North Dakota Y N N Ohio Y Y N Oklahoma Y Y N Oregon N Y N Pennsylvania Y Y Y Rhode Island Y Y N South Carolina N Y* N South Dakota Y N N Tennessee Y Y N Texas Y Y N Utah Y Y* Y* Vermont N Y N Virginia+ N Y N Washington N Y N West Virginia Y Y* N Wisconsin N Y Y Wyoming Y Y N PROVINCES Ka Laser Photo ====================================== Alberta N Y Y* British N Y N Columbia Manitoba + N Y N New N Y N Brunswick+++ Newfoundland+ N N N Northwest N N N Territories++ Nova Scotia N N N Ontario+ Y N Y Prince Edward N N N Island+ Quebec+ N test N Saskatchewan N N N Yukon N N N Territory++ * Not statewide; local municipalities only ** Coming this summer + Radar detectors illegal; VG-2 in use ++ Radar detectors illegal; no VG-2 in use +++ Radar detectors to be illegal soon; VG-2 use expected