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re: Do people still use radar detectors?
Posted on 10/5/24 at 8:05 am to SlidellCajun
Posted on 10/5/24 at 8:05 am to SlidellCajun
I use Waze and cruise at 9 over which usually means there is at least one car passing me every few miles and running blocker for me in case Waze misses Barney.
My biggest gripe about speed limits are that in many if not most cases they are set for political reasons rather than safety. Having 30mph limits on 4 lane divided roads through towns is just a revenue opportunity. Rural interstates are designed for speeds well above the posted limit. Out west you can see 5 miles in all directions. There should be no speed limit in such places. Going 40 in an active school zone though should get your license pulled.
My biggest gripe about speed limits are that in many if not most cases they are set for political reasons rather than safety. Having 30mph limits on 4 lane divided roads through towns is just a revenue opportunity. Rural interstates are designed for speeds well above the posted limit. Out west you can see 5 miles in all directions. There should be no speed limit in such places. Going 40 in an active school zone though should get your license pulled.
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Posted on 10/5/24 at 8:16 am to Slammy
Ditto on the old Valentine getting it done. Waze augments it.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 8:24 am to Chromdome35
Lidar (laser) is used in 20% of speeding tickets.
Radar detection devices are still very useful.
Since I’ve moved to the Mountain West, these guys hide at tops and bottoms of hills when they can. They get you either way.
Radar detection devices are still very useful.
Since I’ve moved to the Mountain West, these guys hide at tops and bottoms of hills when they can. They get you either way.
This post was edited on 10/5/24 at 8:30 am
Posted on 10/5/24 at 8:32 am to TheDude321
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Best hope at that point is to just take the first side road that you see, then hit the gas and just try to get out of there before the officer can get to where you are.
Who are you, Burt Reynolds?
Posted on 10/5/24 at 8:45 am to TheDude321
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However, these days police use laser guns, not radar guns. Laser guns produce a single, narrow beam from the officer directly to your car.
Most cars are using front and rear facing radar devices and not lasers.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 10:15 am to Pandy Fackler
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Do people still use radar detectors?
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Are they still useful?
Yes, and they are more useful today than they ever have been. Whether the technology is built into the detector itself, or if an app is required to get the most out of your detector, they are incredibly helpful.
I've had a Escort Redline 360c, Uniden R7, Uniden R8, and V1G2 (twice now).
I'm staying with the V1G2. Valentine's latest firmware update is incredible, and it's quiet until it needs to be. V1G2 is considered an "enthusiast" radar detector and there is a tremendous amount of knowledge and support behind it. JBV1 and Highway Radar come to mind.
Pair either the V1G2 and either JBV1 or HR with Waze --- and the likelihood of you receiving a speeding ticket is considerably reduced. Throw in a laser jammer and you're almost full proof.
This post was edited on 10/5/24 at 10:16 am
Posted on 10/5/24 at 11:05 am to Will Cover
Used to use one all the time. I traveled a good bit for work and small towns are notorious for ticketing people just passing through.
One time I got pulled over in Montgomery, right after where I-85 starts at I-65. Apparently on this stretch of 6 lane interstate the speed limit is 50 for the first couple of miles. Montgomery cop on a BMW bike pulled me over and said he had followed me for a mile, and I said yeah I saw you. Then he said wasn’t your radar detector going crazy. Told him yeah but I thought I was going 65. Told me I was but the limit was 50 until exit 4 and to slow it down and just gave me a warning. Not all cops are dicks about it even if they see you’re using one.
One time I got pulled over in Montgomery, right after where I-85 starts at I-65. Apparently on this stretch of 6 lane interstate the speed limit is 50 for the first couple of miles. Montgomery cop on a BMW bike pulled me over and said he had followed me for a mile, and I said yeah I saw you. Then he said wasn’t your radar detector going crazy. Told him yeah but I thought I was going 65. Told me I was but the limit was 50 until exit 4 and to slow it down and just gave me a warning. Not all cops are dicks about it even if they see you’re using one.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 12:01 pm to Pandy Fackler
No, I’m not in that big a hurry.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 12:25 pm to OU812ME2
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OU812ME2
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Use a Uniden R3 with just ka band to eliminate false alarms
The radar detectors with GPS built in, or the ones that use apps, can silence the K-band beeps after you pass them so many times.
Where are you located? Because I can almost guarantee you that K-band is most likely still used in your state.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 12:30 pm to TheDude321
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However, these days police use laser guns, not radar guns.
Yes, traffic police do use laser, but laser units are considerably more expensive than radar units, and the majority of police departments today still use radar, most likely of the Ka Band variety.
In Louisiana, State Police uses Stalker Ka Band 34.7 GHz, and the same goes for BR City Police. In the EBR Parish, EBRSO uses Kustom Talon KA Band 35.5 GHz. All 3 agencies have laser, but it is much easier for each department to use radar as it can be stationary or moving, whereas laser is completely stationary --- and often times you will see the police officer outside his vehicle using it or having it window rolled down --- which can get hot in Louisiana. Another reason why radar is preferred.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 12:49 pm to Will Cover
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Where are you located? Because I can almost guarantee you that K-band is most likely still used in your state
Georgia but mostly rely on it going over to Arkansas and Louisiana on the interstate. I’m not looking for perfect, because I know some small Arkansas towns use K but I don’t speed there.
Posted on 10/5/24 at 12:54 pm to Pandy Fackler
True story Pandy. Once upon a time I owned a radar detector device that would set off peoples radar detectors. Im talking around 1990. It wasn’t super powerful so the car had to be pretty close. And we would go on road trips and zap people and then watch them slam on their breaks and look around . And then after a few miles when the coast was clear they’d speed up and we’d do it again. This could go on forever. Sometimes, lol, they’d figure it out and lose their minds…
Good college prank.
Good college prank.
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