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Buying a radar detector for a truck
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:35 pm
My nephew just got a Mitsubishi Triton and he would like me to buy him a radar detector for it. Now, of course, I have done the research myself reading and annotating several scholarly articles about the best types, but I have not found any one brand that is overall regarded as the best. What type of radar detector should I get and where should I buy it?
ETA: I don't want to encourage speeding, its wrongful
ETA: I don't want to encourage speeding, its wrongful
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 4:39 pm
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Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:36 pm to lsudave1
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My nephew just got a Mitsubishi
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I have not found any one brand that is overall regarded as the best
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My nephew just got a Mitsubishi
why start worrying about the best brands now?
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:36 pm to lsudave1
Dont encourage speeding
I have an escort redline though
I have an escort redline though
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:36 pm to lsudave1
Just download waze.
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:37 pm to lsudave1
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:37 pm to lsudave1
Valentine or gtfo
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:38 pm to lsudave1
Why enable a younger kid to make stupid decisions?
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:38 pm to lsudave1
Download the Waze app
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:39 pm to lsudave1
Do cops still use radar? I always see them on the side of the road behind their open drivers side door shooting laser in a tactical stance.
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:39 pm to TennesseeFan25
So that he can learn from his mistakes. “We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.”
- Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
- Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:40 pm to lsudave1
Usually, you can detect the radar gun pretty easily because it comes attached to bright flashing blue lights.
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:44 pm to The Boat
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Do cops still use radar?
The hits I get on my Escort are probably 100 - 1 radar over laser.
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:45 pm to The Boat
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Do cops still use radar? I always see them on the side of the road behind their open drivers side door shooting laser in a tactical stance.
It's more of a Lidar system than actual laser and therefore emits RF energy that can be counterdetected
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:45 pm to lsudave1
I had no clue Mitsubishi made a truck until now
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:47 pm to The Boat
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in a tactical stance.
Yep. They look like they’re always pissed and out for blood
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:47 pm to whit
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Just download waze.
but somebody's got to be the first one to see the law officer
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:47 pm to lsudave1
i had a few and found all they did was make me speed more with false sense of security.
often store motion sensing doors can set them off, plus in most cases by the time it goes off you are within visual sight line of the radar gun so its 50/50 he gets you or the car next to you.
bottom line is, save your money, they dont work as good as people think they do at giving you time to slow down.
but if you want to waste money on a "gadget toy" that gives you a false sense of security have fun, but you will still get a ticket with them unless they get the guy right in front or behind you, in which case the radar detector isnt the reason you escaped getting one
often store motion sensing doors can set them off, plus in most cases by the time it goes off you are within visual sight line of the radar gun so its 50/50 he gets you or the car next to you.
bottom line is, save your money, they dont work as good as people think they do at giving you time to slow down.
but if you want to waste money on a "gadget toy" that gives you a false sense of security have fun, but you will still get a ticket with them unless they get the guy right in front or behind you, in which case the radar detector isnt the reason you escaped getting one
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:47 pm to lsudave1
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My nephew just got a Mitsubishi Triton and he would like me to buy him a radar detector for it.
Posted on 9/26/18 at 4:53 pm to lsudave1
I've had an escort redline for years. Great detector. For its great range (a good mile or two), it does not yield that many false positives. I've heard good things about Valentine as well, but never owned one.
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