Radar Detectors Help Prevent Speeding Tickets

[toobroketoretire]

Radar Detectors HELP To Prevent Speeding Tickets

I'm sure there are those people who didn't see the word "HELP" in the title of this thread and will argue a radar detector won't ALWAYS prevent a speeding ticket. If those people would learn to comprehend what they read they would be a lot better off. For those people I suggest they Google the word "Comprehension" and see what Wikipedia has to say about it. But then again they wouldn't comprehend what they read in Wikipedia either. Sigh.

 

[LLC5]

I'm sure there are those people who didn't see the word "HELP" in the title of this thread and will argue a radar detector won't ALWAYS prevent a speeding ticket. If those people would learn to comprehend what they read they would be a lot better off. For those people I suggest they Google the word "Comprehension" and see what Wikipedia has to say about it. But then again they wouldn't comprehend what they read in Wikipedia either. Sigh.

Living proof.

 

[Otter]

I'm sure there are those people who didn't see the word "HELP" in the title of this thread and will argue a radar detector won't ALWAYS prevent a speeding ticket. If those people would learn to comprehend what they read they would be a lot better off. For those people I suggest they Google the word "Comprehension" and see what Wikipedia has to say about it. But then again they wouldn't comprehend what they read in Wikipedia either. Sigh.

I'm so pleased that the mods/owner hired you for your daily comedic relief. It is Thanksgiving week, for this I am thankful

 

[Mac]

The position of smart-ass comic relief has already been filled.

Mac

 

[toobroketoretire]

Why I Use A Radar Detector

Any time a cheap electronic device can detect the use of radar being used ahead of you it's certainly worth the minimal cost to buy it. Countless times I have been driving along when my radar detector goes beep..........beep..........beep..........beep..........beep.........beep........beep.......beep......beep.....beep....beep...beep..beep..beep.beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep. Hmm. And then a Highway Patrol passes me and I'm thankful I had an early warning so I could reduce my speed. So I don't use mine to speed but rather to remind me to WATCH my speed.

 

[dougelam]

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[SVO]

I have a Valentine One which I like. It costs a whole lot more than a J.C. Whitney special. Only down side to the Valentine (and others) is when driving near chemical plants that use radar level indication/control instrumentation on their storage tanks.

But a radar detector won't keep you out of trouble all the time. God, it was beautiful, DPS writing 14 speeding tickets for 15 mph over to 13 Corvettes and a PT Cruiser.

 

[Scottsredvette]

Ahhhhh, radar. Back in the day I could make my Speedgun 8 read whatever I wanted it to.....never had to resort to doing that because speeders were just too easy to catch.

That said, and not knowing what the requirements are today, 35 years ago, we had to train with a certified radar instructor for about a week (plus yearly refresher training) before we were allowed to use radar. Radar was used to confirm the officers initial visual speed estimate. We had to consistently be able to visually estimate (within 5 mph) the speed of the target before confirming with the radar gun. We used Speedgun 8's and had to confirm that the gun was still within specs at the start of shift and after every ticket written using two tuning forks (we did not carry the calibration cert with us, it was back in the PD for safe keeping). Ours were calibrated twice a year or (heaven forbid) if the post failed. Had to be careful where we used it, too. Couldn't shoot radar in a curve, didn't work worth squat in a rain storm, the local AM radio station transmitter screwed with it if we were beside the tower, train tracks paralleled the main road so we couldn't shoot cars if a train was going by, couldn't use it in heavy traffic, and the town I lived in back then was close to an air force base. They just had no sense of humor when we'd shoot the jets coming in or leaving the runway......

 

[kpic]

Police lasers are highly directional. I was driving at 57-58 in a 55 and my detector screeched laser. I had just been passed by a Chrysler 300; yet a Corvette going slower was the focus of attention.

I bought a couple of cheapo JC Whitney radar detectors in the late 1980's for about $50 each and have been using them ever since.

TBTR:
Do your late 1980's radar detectors warn against anything except X band radar? Ohio, New Jersey, Oregon, North Carolina and even Indiana still have X-Band in their arsenals and most other states have switched. You did notice a lot of other states including yours are missing..

Anyhow, as one who drives on under inflated tires; please drive under the posted speed limits..
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[Toms007]

I will say that I use my detector (escort 9500xi) very much like TBTR. I'm not a big speeder, but when I hear that beep beep, it makes me aware of my speed, as I immediately look at the detector (the 9500xi has GPS, which flashes your speed, and has a data base that is updated with red light cameras and known speed traps and will alert you when you get close to those). It is a good reminder for me.

But like many have said before, it's pretty useless against Laser. By the time it picks it up, you're done. I've been targeted a few times with Laser and when it goes off I can already see the LEO with the "gun". And I know I'm not the first car through there that has been "tagged", but the signal is so narrow and doesn't reflect like K or Ka band. The other thing is many Ka bands are "instant on" and if there is no traffic ahead that is tagged, you never know until they hit you.

No, you can still get a ticket when using a detector. You have to be a smart driver. Many would say, "Just drive the speed limit." But sometimes, my mind wanders and don't realize that the speed limit changed or will be changing in a short time. When I hear that beep, beep, it brings me back.

 

[kpic]

Although both expensive and a federal offense; there are laser jamming.

Laser Jammer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Glossary

There is also a product, stealth veil: Veil G5 Anti-Laser Stealth Coating: Avoid Speeding Tickets!

No, I do not have either.

 

[toobroketoretire]

C3 Speedometers And Tachometers Are Often Hard To See

When I am out and about during the day I often find it almost impossible to read my speedometer and tachometer because of how they're recessed into the dashboard. If the sun is in front or to the side of me the glare makes it very hard to see them so I can only rely on my senses to tell me how fast I'm going.

 

[toobroketoretire]

Anyhow, as one who drives on under inflated tires; please drive under the posted speed limits..
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What makes you believe they're under inflated? Because the pressures I run SEEM too low? If my huge 255X60R15's were mounted on a VW bug how much pressure should they have?

 

[Antz81]

When I am out and about during the day I often find it almost impossible to read my speedometer and tachometer because of how they're recessed into the dashboard. If the sun is in front or to the side of me the glare makes it very hard to see them so I can only rely on my senses to tell me how fast I'm going.

Maybe for you. Please sell all of your vettes and buy something else

 

[KeepSpeedinCheck]

KeepSpeedinCheck

Radar detectors are designed to alert drivers to police speed traps. 112,000 speeding tickets are fined every day in America, often in speed traps. Speed traps can be unfair road constructions where the legal speed limit precariously drops in a short distance.