Having fought a LIDAR ticket before, the officer simply claims that he or she targeted your car and the judge admits the claim as a fact without question. Any attempts on your part to question this will be met with a reminder that the officer is Certified and Trained and you are just a random person with no qualifications to question the officer's abilities.

You can ask the officer if there was a wind that day, and if so how heavy. You can ask if the officer used a tripod or held the gun freehanded. Even if the officer admits that there was a heavy wind, the gun was used freehanded, and he or she pinged you in traffic at 950 ft, the judge will still accept the officer's word that your car, and only your car, was targeted.

Why? Because it's easier for the court, because they know you can't prove without a doubt that the officer targeted a different car, and because it is an important source of income for the city or county which has summoned you.

It's a scam, but it's one which Americans in general are comfortable with because it gives them the illusion of safety.

I believe they have "sights" and are aimed like a gun.