VR6
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I'm guessing you don't read many of my posts...
I just assume you're praising jags so I just skim over it.
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I'm guessing you don't read many of my posts...
Great site, I'm gonna do some serious reading now.
Thanks : )
I've driven a car with a BCT-15X before (this is what happens when your entire extended family is made up of volunteer firefighters). Uniden kit is epic in general and well respected. I was in a pretty quiet area and not paying much attention to it, though, so I didn't get to give it much of a test.
In my experience radar/laser detectors can be helpful. If the cops are using radar that they have on all the time, effectively advertising their presence, you usually get plenty of warning. Also if the cop sucks at aiming his laser gun or does it too far away, you will get a warning in time. However if the cop knows what he is doing, once they tag you with laser it is too late.
I got tagged this summer 4 times with laser, the first was from a cop over a mile down the road... he did it way too far away and I had more than enough time to slow down before he was able to get a reading on my speed. The other was on the freeway and I didnt see the cop and he was hiding behind a construction barrel only 200 meters in front of me. I hit the brakes immediately, but read my speed as 71 MPH at that time... when he stopped me he said he clocked me at 71 MPH. Damn! So don't even bother with laser.
I also got hit with laser two times on my trip down to Cali this summer from freeway overpasses, but it was too early and I was able to slow before they got a good reading I think, or they just didn't think my speed was worth pulling me over for.
So yeah Detectors can help, as I said if the cops suck at aiming or are advertising their presence, otherwise your screwed. All you can do is learn to recognize a police car/bike from a distance, even at night, and use constant situation awareness. Every time i've got a speeding ticket it was because I let me guard down and was either cruising comfortable (albeit over the speed limit) or was screwing off driving like a jerk. Usually though as long as i'm paying attention and not driving like a jerk all the time i'm fine and don't get tickets.
Radar is MESSY. That shit bounces everywhere and you can detect it reliably around corners. It's made even more reliable because a lot of police cars have static mounted radar units which are always on. This will give away a lot of officers who are using laser to do actual enforcement.So until the unit has been switched on and used to get your speed reading, is there no ways of detecting the speed gun / laser gun with a detector??
Don't you guys have the "mobile" places in the GPS too? I have those, and they're usually right. You can also update them yourself and upload it, so as long as a couple of people do this, you're always up to date
actually, radar detectors are indirectly illegal in California and New York. This is because there are laws that prohibit putting things on your windshield (like a radar detector) since they "obstruct your view" So I am almost positive they would pull u over and give u a ticket for that if they see it.
I agree about situational awareness. I got a ticket for 90mph the other day because I was stupidly not paying attention to overpasses and there were too few cars on the road to be able to hide. Ofcourse had there been more cars I wouldn't be going as fast.So yeah Detectors can help, as I said if the cops suck at aiming or are advertising their presence, otherwise your screwed. All you can do is learn to recognize a police car/bike from a distance, even at night, and use constant situation awareness. Every time i've got a speeding ticket it was because I let me guard down and was either cruising comfortable (albeit over the speed limit) or was screwing off driving like a jerk. Usually though as long as i'm paying attention and not driving like a jerk all the time i'm fine and don't get tickets.
BearTracker... Do I see a Smokey And The Bandit reference there?
I don't really know much about the lidar guns they use but I think they press a trigger to send the laser beam on its way and get a reading. I don't think it is shooting the laser until the cop pulls the trigger. So there is nothing to detect until he shoots it off. Now they can still shoot the laser at you but not get a reading, depending on distance and how steady their shot is. I don't think it matters much where they hit your car though... I have no front license plate on my car and the freeway copper had no problem getting a reading.
Depending on how effective this BearTracker is I'm thinking that, plus a decent quality radar/laser detector, and some good situational awareness and discipline will be the best bet in fighting back.
So until the unit has been switched on and used to get your speed reading, is there no ways of detecting the speed gun / laser gun with a detector??
That is definitely not good news...... If I'm gonna drop like $700 on a detector unit, I'd expect the unit to buy me some "guaranteed" time/distance, enough for me to slow down and not get caught.
I shouldn't need to try my luck with an experienced speed gun user, because that eliminates the purpose of buying the unit. If this is the case, then I'll be much happier with a jammer unit, instead of a detector, even if its illegal.