Radar detectors.

[Hot Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Zach

Heading home from Tampa yesterday I had been annoyed at 2 cars in front of me going 65 MPH.....I go into the right lane and I finally pass the car in the left lane....building acceleration (probably around 85-90) when my X50 goes off....absolutely HUGE speeding trap right in front of me. My detector caught it just in time for me to brake down to 75-80. Close call

Good you got quick reflexes, and that they weren't using laser!

[MADN3SS]

Originally Posted by Hot Pursuit

Good you got quick reflexes, and that they weren't using laser!

I only had the laser signal go off 3 times on my whole trip. If it is so effective, why don't more agencies use them? Is it the cost of replacing what they already have?

[Hot Pursuit]

Originally Posted by MADN3SS

I only had the laser signal go off 3 times on my whole trip. If it is so effective, why don't more agencies use them? Is it the cost of replacing what they already have?

Honestly it's because they are more work for the officer. They do not have a moving mode, so we have to sit still and purposely do speed enforcement. They have a sight picture with a "scope" on the top to look through. The sight picture lets you aim at a single car. Great for court, but a pain in real life. We have to continually aim and click, aim and click, aim and click. Add to that the laser does not go through glass so we have to stand outside the car for stealth, or sit sideways (90 degrees) to the roadway to shoot out our rolled down passenger or drivers window. I would venture to say the price is much higher to buy them initially, except that eventually is made up by the tickets themselves.

Radar is alot easier to run. It's on all the time unless we hit the "hold" button to pause the signal. We can use it in moving mode. It can be in opposite directions or in same direction mode. That means that if you are gaining on the officer from behind him, or speeding away in the same direction because you didn't look in the mirror you can be clocked. It also goes through glass. Since it goes through the glass we can sit facing the traffic or away from the traffic (facing the same way as the car we clock to avoid making a u-turn). That keeps the decals on the fenders and doors from glowing at night.

[MADN3SS]

Originally Posted by Hot Pursuit

Since it goes through the glass we can sit facing the traffic or away from the traffic (facing the same way as the car we clock to avoid making a u-turn). That keeps the decals on the fenders and doors from glowing at night.

I guess it's a good thing that I have 20/10 vision!

You know what I think is funny? People riding the back bumper of a cruiser! That kills me. We were in Georgia (I think) last week on the way to Kentucky. Probably doing 85-90. I can't remember if the limit was 65 or 70. Anyway, a cruiser comes down the ramp onto the Highway, so we back off to 70-75. The cruiser is doing about 80. And here comes this guy in a piece of crap beat up car, right past us and onto the cruisers azz. I get the feeling it was quitting time, since he didn't do anything. There was no radar on, but he coulda paced him and also given him a ticket for tailgating. Man he was right on there!

[SRQC5]

for some reason i feel that if i have a radar detector, i will be more likely to speed. if not, it does give you the added protection against speeeding tickets. i will probably get one when i go off to college.

[SRQC5]

Originally Posted by MADN3SS

I guess it's a good thing that I have 20/10 vision!

You know what I think is funny? People riding the back bumper of a cruiser! That kills me. We were in Georgia (I think) last week on the way to Kentucky. Probably doing 85-90. I can't remember if the limit was 65 or 70. Anyway, a cruiser comes down the ramp onto the Highway, so we back off to 70-75. The cruiser is doing about 80. And here comes this guy in a piece of crap beat up car, right past us and onto the cruisers azz. I get the feeling it was quitting time, since he didn't do anything. There was no radar on, but he coulda paced him and also given him a ticket for tailgating. Man he was right on there!

Ive seen some people do some pretty stupid things right next to cops and the cips never did anything. It sorta pisses me off cuase i know they deserve to get busted much more than some guy doing 42 in a 35 mph zone. Oh well, i guess we could be worse off.

[whoodiestyle]

i dont have one but i should get one soon anyone got any good recomendations? i dont want to flop out alot of $$ for one ethier im not rich

[ynkedad]

Well, I shelled out about $400.00 for my V1 and it's the best. IMO
There's two others that are ranked right up there with the V1. Bel Rx65 and the Escort x50 They're in the $320.00 + or - range. These are arguably the top three out there.
Mine has paid for itself at least once thus far, by helping me avoid tickets that would have collectively cost more than the V1!

~Ray

[Mekanic]

V1 is the best, there are none ranked with it. It pwns all.

[whoodiestyle]

well it looks like v1 it is then