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who uses radar detectors? - denali7432 - 10-17-2010
i was wondering if anyone here uses radar detectors and what kind do you use? are you happy with it?
RE: who uses radar detectors? - wtfdic - 10-17-2010
I use a combo Radar/Laser unit that i love.
RE: who uses radar detectors? - denali7432 - 10-17-2010
any details? brand, model, experiences?
RE: who uses radar detectors? - jitzy - 10-17-2010
I used to do Radar Enforcement years ago and would pull so many people over with a radar detector and laugh all the time and if I did pull someone over with one the definitely got a ticket. Do they work? Yes, but and here the thing they only work if the radar is turned on and most guys keep them off till they determine your speed. When you get a speeding ticket you're getting it off of the officers training in assessing speeds and the radar just corroborates your findings. Look I ain't gonna say slow down or anything like that cause I drive fast too just keep a eye out for your surroundings and try and pay attention to where you see the cops sit cause if he's sitting there one day odds are good he'll be there another day. Cops get very comfortable in their "spots" and will usually have a couple that they stay in.
RE: who uses radar detectors? - US_Tank - 10-17-2010
The radar detector is something that can help you. But don't rely on it. Know the color of Highway Patrol cars and scan oncoming traffic for them. In order to ticket you they need to be within 1/4 of a mile to identify your car. You can usually ID them patrol car on interstates for example farther than that. They also use the "instant on" so when I speed I tend to open up more with decoy cars ahead of me. When you open up and you are in the open on your own keep the eyes moving.
Radar you are dead unless you spot them first. And if you get a ticket you need to get off on a technicality in court. And this is easy as Asst. DA's do these cases every day and the general population does not know trial court procedure and they almost always win. Which means they are complacent with those that know how to argue, produce multiple technicalities and keep asking for dismissal.
I have the Escort Passport. It works great. It let's me know right when the laser hits me right before the cop pulls me over. Then I have to go to court to get off which actually gets me off. LOL!
RE: who uses radar detectors? - CigarJohn - 10-17-2010
I have an attorney that gets speeding tickets changed to parking tickets....Its not what you know its WHO you know.
Most important be alert, keep your eyes on the road and your surroundings. Coming around a bend or up a hill is usually where I see the rader taking place.
RE: who uses radar detectors? - BlackKnight - 10-17-2010
Mmm, don't speed and you won't have a problem and won't need to waste your money.
RE: who uses radar detectors? - Soulend - 10-17-2010
Quote:Mmm, don't speed and you won't have a problem and won't need to waste your money.
^ This. Or, at least speed reasonably..I drive around 9 MPH over on city streets and have never been pulled over in over two decades of driving. Go with the flow on the highway. There are tricks a Master Trooper with the NCHP told me but are outside the scope of this. He did say that radar detectors are largely a waste of money with pulse and laser though. By the time laser is detected - because it is fired at a specific vehicle instead of being constantly on - they already have a reading. He'd seen everything from covering the dash in aluminum foil to putting rocks in the hubcaps - and the radar absorbing license plate covers. He did say if they had a detector, they are DEFINATELY not getting out of the ticket.
I used to have an original Fuzzbuster with a single light that looked like a taillight on a '57 Cadillac though and was as big as a desktop humidor. Just cause it looked cool.
Also they are illegal on military bases, and in VA where my wife is from so I can't be bothered hiding sh1t. I can steal you some paint that absorbs radar though, or a system that will register your speed as 0 or 1000 MPH; your choice as long as you can convert from 28 VDC. Just kidding, I can't afford a stay in prison right now.A lot of states will convert speeding to parking or 'improper equipment' just to make sure you don't have an out by questioning the calibration of their radar or your proximity to other vehicles, you don't need an attorney for this.
RE: who uses radar detectors? - CKlineline - 10-17-2010
(10-17-2010, 02:16 PM)BlackKnight Wrote: Mmm, don't speed and you won't have a problem and won't need to waste your money.
But we're men...It's what we do...Go fast and smoke stuff...(insert grunting noises here)
RE: who uses radar detectors? - BlackKnight - 10-17-2010
(10-17-2010, 02:43 PM)Soulend Wrote: ^ This. Or, at least speed reasonably..I drive around 9 MPH over on city streets and have never been pulled over in over two decades of driving. Go with the flow on the highway. There are other tricks a Master Trooper with the NCHP told me but are outside the scope of this. He did say that radar detectors are largely a waste of money with pulse and laser though.Exactly! The last time I was pulled over for speeding was in 1985 and even then I was on my way to the clinic with a piece of sliver in my eye.
I used to have an original Fuzzbuster with a single light that looked like a taillight on a '57 Cadillac though and was as big as a desktop humidor. Just cause it looked cool.
Oh, and if everyone think it's a cop courtesy thing it's not. When I drive my personal vehicles no one knows I'm a cop.
I have issues with this as you are purposely looking to buy an item that would allow you try to get away with breaking the law. Making mistakes is one thing, purposely speeding is another.