radar detectors

[mgt]

Can I geet some opinions on some radar detectors?

 

[F. F.]

Moving to Non Tech... Not Modified Tech related, or OEM Tech.

 

[mgt]

sorry about that

 

[Rev Den]

Laser is getting real big in your area...slow down.

Rev

 

[94_2wdcherokee]

if u get a radar detector make sure it is a Cobra with 360 degrees

my 2 cents

 

[mgt]

It's not for me. I don't speed too much anymore, I grew up

 

[acard]

Valentine One...Expensive but about the best available.

 

[mgt]

That's the one i told him, but he did not want to spend that much

 

[SeanP]

v1, don;t waste money on anything else.

mine has paid for itself at least 10X by saving my ass.

 

[brent]

just slow down. yea a radar detector may save your ass if there is someone else on the road in front of you that got clocked, but they also have this function called fastest speed, if your comming up on a car fast and there is a car inbetween you and the cop, the radar can get both your speeds. so really the only ass saving a radar detector is going to do you is if the department is required to "lock" your speed on the radar unit itself, then it takes actually having your speed clocked for a couple of seconds. if they are using a lidar, it dosen't have a big enough beam width to bounce off another car and set off your detector. so if it goes off, your got.

 

[mgt]

I said once before, This is not for myself.
I don't need to here "just slow down" anymore, that's just common sense.

 

[RichP]

With the speed trap equipment now a days all the detector does now is let you know that you've been 'got' so the pull over is not such a big suprise.
Here in PA they use aircraft, road markers and spotters, done deal, no contesting it. They have it on video tape.
Me, I learned many years ago that my license is important to me. I can't earn a living without it so I very rarely speed anymore and on open roads where I could speed I've learned to actually enjoy the driving and listen to book tapes, need a bigger coffee cup sometimes though

 

[SeanP]

How to speed an not get caught:

The most important deterrence to getting a ticket is your eyes. Keep your eyes open and looking ahead for potential folks that are measuring your speed. Laser must be used in a nearly straight-on direction towards the target with only about a 400 yard (1/4) mile range. At 400 yards the cone is about 25 foot wide and you can get stray IR from the vehicle in front of you being targetted. Basically if you get a laser warning from your detector, you need to be on the brakes immediately. However, you should be looking at least 1000 yards 3/4 mile down the road for cars on the side. Also look for brakelights ahead of you. THis will tell you that there is a cop there. In the 70's people in oncoming traffic would alert you to radar traps by flasing their headlights. People still do this so watch the oncoming traffic. If you use CB, channel 19 is generally used by truckers to chat about radar traps.

Air traps are pretty sneaky. I never see these in CA but I know in other states they are popular. The planes usually fly at about 1000-2000 feet and pace a certain stretch of highway and make continuos loops. Keep an eye on the horizon, you will see these. Also, look for the telltale white marks on the side of the road that mark the distance increments used to extrapolate your speed from the elasped time.

Radar is the easiest to beat. X band is rarely used, except for some older departments and for photo radar (where the send you the speeding ticket in the mail). In CA, K and Ka band are usually used for speed measurement. My V1 gets these MILES away.

Nothing is foolproof and you might get caught. I have had one ticket in 10 years and that was because I wasn't paying attention and the CHP entered from an on-ramp at the wrong time, wrong place. One ticket can be erased with traffic school every 18 months. Just use common sense, don't stand out but going 25 over the flow of traffic.

Also, why I love my V1:
Two antennaes gives you directional indication of where the radar source is (front, back left right). THis is huge
Separate tones for X, K, Ka and Laser.
Traking of multiple sources, each with it;s own identifying number and the ability to mute selelcted alerts for known false signals.
Adjustable sensativity profiles. For instance, cities have more x band traffic and you can filter these out.

SeanP

 

[Jes]

Geeze Sean, did you learn all this stuff from your Dinan M3 days?

Jes

 

[SeanP]

yes, you will note that I sold that car after I got my last ticket. It was too much of a target being all Krauted out with 18s, spoiler and tint.

*Krauted is what you would call Rice for german cars.

SeanP

 

[brent]

How to speed an not get caught:

The most important deterrence to getting a ticket is your eyes. Keep your eyes open and looking ahead for potential folks that are measuring your speed. Laser must be used in a nearly straight-on direction towards the target with only about a 400 yard (1/4) mile range. At 400 yards the cone is about 25 foot wide and you can get stray IR from the vehicle in front of you being targetted. Basically if you get a laser warning from your detector, you need to be on the brakes immediately. However, you should be looking at least 1000 yards 3/4 mile down the road for cars on the side. Also look for brakelights ahead of you. THis will tell you that there is a cop there. In the 70's people in oncoming traffic would alert you to radar traps by flasing their headlights. People still do this so watch the oncoming traffic. If you use CB, channel 19 is generally used by truckers to chat about radar traps.

Air traps are pretty sneaky. I never see these in CA but I know in other states they are popular. The planes usually fly at about 1000-2000 feet and pace a certain stretch of highway and make continuos loops. Keep an eye on the horizon, you will see these. Also, look for the telltale white marks on the side of the road that mark the distance increments used to extrapolate your speed from the elasped time.

Radar is the easiest to beat. X band is rarely used, except for some older departments and for photo radar (where the send you the speeding ticket in the mail). In CA, K and Ka band are usually used for speed measurement. My V1 gets these MILES away.

Nothing is foolproof and you might get caught. I have had one ticket in 10 years and that was because I wasn't paying attention and the CHP entered from an on-ramp at the wrong time, wrong place. One ticket can be erased with traffic school every 18 months. Just use common sense, don't stand out but going 25 over the flow of traffic.

Also, why I love my V1:
Two antennaes gives you directional indication of where the radar source is (front, back left right). THis is huge
Separate tones for X, K, Ka and Laser.
Traking of multiple sources, each with it;s own identifying number and the ability to mute selelcted alerts for known false signals.
Adjustable sensativity profiles. For instance, cities have more x band traffic and you can filter these out.

SeanP

and it took them 8 hours in a police academy class to tell us that

one thing tho, you don't really have to be strait on to be got by lazer, but the more angle you are on to the lidar gun, the lower the reading on the gun, and the greater the advantage for the speeder.

 

[wolfy]

i really liked my beltec. i think its the 985 model. quite pricey, but its saved my @$$ many, many times. why the rush though? i used to drive fast every where i went, but it got me in alot of trouble. even when i was only 5 or so miles over the limit.

 

[mikal]

my neighbor is a cop and what he told me is to just keep your eyes open. he just sits with his radar off until he sees someone speeding who doesn't see him. then he'd flip his gun on. he figures if you are paying enough attention to see him and slow down then he doesn't need to pull you over, but if you're speeding and not aware of your surroundings then you deserve a ticket. i don't know how common that attitude is, but it seems reasonable to me.