If you are tagged with a laser...might as well pull over and wait for the cop, those things are somewhat accurate to the vehicle being "zapped", where as the other radar bands (like Ka which CHP uses) can give pre-warning because they bounce off other objects and can be picked up by the radar ahead of time to give you warning to slow down. The cop has got to zap you directly to get a read on that band. My dad's 1992 Accord has a radar detector, but most of the time, I find it annoying as hell with the beeping so I disconnect it. Plus if a cop sees it...they are more than likely to give a ticket as opposed to a warning as my friend (who is one) tells me. It's like telling the officer indirectly, "I like to speed so I try to avoid you guys with this."
Jammers are obviously illegal since you are interferring with a....oh what's the terminology....can't think of it now, but it is something like "official" or "governmental" signal. Some states allow them, but not CA.
here's a thought...how about slowing down? 52 in a 30 is quite fast
