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Let's talk about radar detectors...
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:13 am
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:13 am
I've always thought radar detectors were hokey, but this past weekend I went on a 12 hour round trip with a guy who has been all about them for years.
It gave me a chance to watch him drive, for me to drive with it, and for him to discuss all of the ins and outs of how and why it works, as well as tips, tricks, and things to know about the downfalls of it.
He had an Escort Passport 9500... he said it's about $400.
Anybody else into these? I think I may be in the market...
It gave me a chance to watch him drive, for me to drive with it, and for him to discuss all of the ins and outs of how and why it works, as well as tips, tricks, and things to know about the downfalls of it.
He had an Escort Passport 9500... he said it's about $400.
Anybody else into these? I think I may be in the market...
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Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:14 am to Clyde Tipton
just use Waze...
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:16 am to Clyde Tipton
nb4 100 valentine 1 vs. escort posts
its the apple vs android of the radar detector world
its the apple vs android of the radar detector world
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:16 am to Displaced
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just use Waze...
Yup
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:16 am to Clyde Tipton
I've used the same Valentine1 for the last 10 years. I've got one ticket from being lazered
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:17 am to Clyde Tipton
Don't get too comfortable with one.. Lasers and instant-on will still get you. I also wonder how it would go with getting pulled over and the cop seeing that you have a radar detector.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:17 am to Clyde Tipton
I like the Passport personally, but cant go wrong with either that or the Valentine.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:17 am to Displaced
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just use Waze...
And do the speed limit
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:19 am to Clyde Tipton
KNOW people. If you are somewhere that you don't know people there, know people who know people there. Enough to get you out of speeding tickets. We aren't talking about getting out of a felony.
Be a true one-percenter.
Be a true one-percenter.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:19 am to Clyde Tipton
Let's not and said we did.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:19 am to Croacka
just get what this guy has
Meet the guy who drove across US in 28 hours 50 minutes
eta just noticed that.
Meet the guy who drove across US in 28 hours 50 minutes
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"If two trucks were next to one another, we'd call to one of them," he explained. "'FedEx, this is King Trucking. I'm right next to you. Can you tap your brakes so I can get by?' When we sped past, they probably saw the huge antenna on my trunk and got really mad.
eta just noticed that.
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 10:22 am
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:22 am to AUCE05
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And do the speed limit
See, I'm not a big speeder to begin with. The guy I was with did 90+ all the way across Texas... I was using it and still never really got much above 80 on TX's 75mph interstates.
I mean, what do you really save? Showing up 20 minutes early on a couple hour drive?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:22 am to tiddlesmcdiddles
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I've used the same Valentine1 for the last 10 years. I've got one ticket from being lazered
So it doesn't work. Got it.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:23 am to tiddlesmcdiddles
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I've used the same Valentine1 for the last 10 years. I've got one ticket from being lazered
DP
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 10:26 am
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:24 am to Artie Rome
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So it doesn't work. Got it.
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radar detector
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got one ticket from being lazered
It's not a lazer detector, Chief. That's two different methods to measure your speed...
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 10:25 am
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:24 am to CAD703X
I have the passport max and really like it. Been using passports for years...they are not foolproof but have saved me from a ticket to pay for its self 10 times over.
If that doesnt work you need to know how to get them reduced to non moving violations so it doesnt jack up your insurance rates.
If that doesnt work you need to know how to get them reduced to non moving violations so it doesnt jack up your insurance rates.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:24 am to Croacka
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nb4 100 valentine 1 vs. escort posts its the apple vs android of the radar detector world
fact.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:27 am to LSUsuperfresh
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I also wonder how it would go with getting pulled over and the cop seeing that you have a radar detector.
I got a warning once in Montgomery. We were driving from Birmingham down to Troy for a football game, and then on to stay at my parents that night. It was me, my wife, and daughter, and our two dogs. Plus a ton of luggage. The Montgomery PD has some BMW motorcycles and one of them got me on I-85 after I had been on there for a mile or two, after getting off of I-65. Apparently the speed limit is 50 for the first few miles before going back up to 60 and then 70. I'm still not sure why a 6-lane Interstate needs to be 50, but there are parts of Birmingham like that as well. So I'm going 70 and he pulls me over. The usual talk about why I pulled you over. I honestly didn't know it was for speeding. He asked me if my radar detector hadn't gone off, and kind of chuckled. I said yeah, it did, and I saw you. He gave me a warning and told me that this section was 50 mph and to slow it down.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:28 am to LSUsuperfresh
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I also wonder how it would go with getting pulled over and the cop seeing that you have a radar detector.
They are illegal in some states. So there's that.
ETA: D.C. and Virginia are all I see.
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 10:30 am
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:30 am to Clyde Tipton
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Anybody else into these? I think I may be in the market...
Valentine 1 (arrows and bogey counter) with Waze running on my phone. Great combination.
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