Radar Detectors which and yeh or neh

[glassman]

Going on a road trip soon. Which i do in both of my "touring" machines from time to time. Both particular machines tend to cruise kinda well.

I'm doing research, couldn't find this in the search forum, kinda surprised it hasn't come up before or its' just a sensitive legal topic....
currently reading this from the p-car forum https://rennlist.com/forums/off-topi...etector-2.html

(BTW, i do keep my head on a swivel to coin a hockey phrase)

thoughts?.....

[69hugger]

My opinion is they are not worth the hassle of false alarms & your (my) constant focus on it looking for every little blip or beep from it. Not to mention if the cops have LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology, you'll get no warning.
In some states, detectors are illegal. If they see your detector, they will confiscate it & give you a hefty ticket for it. And, the cops don't like them. They view them as a method to evade the law and will treat your stop accordingly, meaning you'll get no break. I have personally experienced that. Hell, I've even talked to people that got an additional ticket for obstructed vision because it was on the dash.
Many years ago I came out from a friends house to a smashed side window and a missing Passport on a very cold January night. My wife was not amused on the long drive home with no window, sitting in glass.

I seldom see them in use because of all of this.

My Camaro came with the latest (5-6 years ago) built in Escort 9500ci with built in laser jammers, front & rear jammers/detectors, GPS, blah blah blah. The operation manual is 27 pages. Talk about complicated...
I tried to play with it, but gave up. Scared the crap out of me when I'd drive by a Home Depot because of the front doors setting it off. I finally shop the damn thing off. If it wasn't such a complicated installation, I'd pull it out & sell it.
I find the "head on a swivel" is my best bet, but then again I don't often drive "like some of you"!

This is just my $.02. YMMV.

Have a great tour. I'm very jealous. I signed up for it for the last 2 years, but haven't made the cut.

[CJD Automotive]

I’ve had a V1 for 20 plus years, updated when needed. It has literally saved me a ticket every day I’ve driven, but I’m that 70 in town 85-90 interstate guy. Wouldn’t go to check the mail without it.

[clill]

Been using them for years and they have paid for themselves many times over. Most highway patrols use KA band and the detectors pick them up very early. Used Valentines for years but now prefer the Escort 360 max ? It has directional arrows that tell you where the signal is coming from. It also uses gps. When it goes by the same false alarm like the Home Depot mentioned above it mutes it after it has stored the signal from the same location several times.

[GregWeld]

I have an older Valentine One -- probably 'cause Charley said that's what I needed....

They all work - they all make noise.... You get a FALSE sense of security from them... The cops have squelched their radars up so tight that they got your ass by the time the things go off these days. Unless you're in a place where -- like here -- the county sheriffs just run with radar all the time so you pick them up on these two lane roads... so they can be a good REMINDER to check your speed.

I use the cruise control -- best ticket preventer ever developed -- set it at 5 or 6 over and relax. The guy that just blazed by you... yeah -- you'll pass him a few miles. That happened CONSTANTLY in my semi !! LOL

[GregWeld]

I just stay behind Charley and let him get the tickets..... best radar detector ever.