Anyone use a Radar Detector?

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213) 04/20/2015 at 15:46 • Filed to: None

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EBay has a deal on this Beltronics unit for only $110 (link in comments because kinja). is it worth buying?

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 15:50

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Ok so I cant copy/paste links on mobile. Heres a screengrab.

Milky > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 16:02

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If it only saves you once its paid for itself. If it saves you twice, great. Mine has saved me more times then I care to count.

Team6.1 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 16:04

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I do. I sprang for a Escort 9500 though (about $400). You just have to understand how they work. It’s not a magic cop detector that will protect you from any speeding ticket. It requires vehicles in front or behind you, and the cop to shoot them with his radar gun. Even then, it’s not gonna detect laser until he hits you at which point you are S.O.L. Thinks like alarm motion detectors and automatic doors can set them off too.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Milky 04/20/2015 at 16:07

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That was my thinking and Hell for only $110? Seems like a smart investment especially when I go on a small road trip

ttyymmnn > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 16:09

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I’ve had one for years, and I just think of it more as a fun gadget, not necessarily something to protect me from the cops. As Team6.1 said, they only work if the cop lights up somebody else first. On the open road, you can pick up a cop who is driving with his radar on, sometimes even over the brow of a hill. If you’ve got the funds, go ahead and have fun with it. But don’t rely on it. As Blue Leader said, “Remember, they can jam every instrument on your ship except your eyes.”

MIATAAAA > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 16:16

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Maybe I’m just paranoid, but the states I live in have restrictions on commercial vehicles using radar detectors and the cops have RDDs (radar-detector detectors).

I always feel like if you do get pulled over for speeding and they detected your device, then they’ll definitely give you a ticket.

But maybe not.

Justin Hughes > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 16:18

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I’ve used one, and I’ve not used one for years, all with the same result - no tickets in a very long time.

I do indulge my speed urges on the street at times, but intelligently and safely. I save pushing limits for the track. A lot of it is maintaining situational awareness, and don’t be “that guy” who sticks out in traffic.

I did NOT say I haven’t been stopped. Sure I have. I follow the advice Steve Lehto recently gave about how to handle that. Also, a cop can interpret possession of a radar detector as intent to speed, and make them more likely to turn a possible warning into a ticket.

Every once in a while I ponder getting a detector, but then I remember that I seem to be doing fine without one.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 16:38

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I’ve got a passport and love the thing

Jonathan Harper > Milky 04/20/2015 at 17:46

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same

Jonathan Harper > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/20/2015 at 17:47

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I have a V1. Spend a bit more and get some quality equipment like a V1 or Escort.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > MIATAAAA 04/20/2015 at 18:18

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I know of a few places having issues with them. I live in Florida so luckily it’s all good for me!

Dunnik > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/21/2015 at 01:40

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The local piggies aren’t telling, of course, but it’s widely suspected that they mostly use lasers (but occasionally use radar to mix it up) and they also have radar detector detectors. So I just rely on old-school methods, like knowing where the trap spots are, being alert to sudden appearances of brake lights for no reason, never being first - or last - and otherwise waiting for somebody else to pass, then hide in their radar shadow (while keeping far enough away for safety).