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yea so after getting myself my first speeding ticket im getting a radar detector. anyone have good or bad experirences with different models or brands?
I don't know brands or whatnot, but my friend had a couple and the cheap ones suck ass. Go with the more expensive ones that actually will detect for you.
however the cops have detectors that deteect that u have a radar detector, they will seach your car until they find it & confiscate it and give you a real big fine also.
to be used very sparingly, not on all the time cause they will eventually stop u if you are using it and alone on the highway they will pinpoint that it is you that has one.
ITS IS ILLEGAL IN THESE STATES: District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) - (1995 law, still effective 2003) - RADAR-detectors are illegal.
Illinois - (2002 law) - Not regulated in passenger vehicles, but they are illegal used in commercial motor vehicles over 26,001 pounds (which is redundant legislation, since Federal law already makes that illegal in any U.S. state for vehicles over TEN-thousand pounds, anyway; BUT, some states like to have it in their lawbooks so that they can charge added fines and penalties that would go to the state).
Minnesota - (2002 law) - Radar detectors not specifically regulated, BUT - hanging things from windshields not permitted. If one were to put two and two together, then this would supposedly include radar-detectors if they were hung from the windshield. However, I suppose one could also infer that they would be okay if simply rested upon the top of the dashboard. The law does not specify that it is not. So...
New York - (2002 law) - For motor vehicles over 18,000lbs, and any other commercial vehicle over 10,000lbs, RADAR-detectors are illegal. [This is already covered by Federal law, as well.]
They are illegal in Canada as well. If the police think you have a radar device in your car they have grounds to search if...who knows what else they will find.
Actually, its legal to have one, but illegal to use one. Anyway, cop check speeding because its a hasard, people die due to speeding. So the best detector is not speeding.
very few people die from speeding, people die when they are speeding, talking on the phone, and applying mascara at the same time. solution? ban cell phones and makeup in cars, fine that, not speeding.
I've had pretty good experiences with them. Although mine is somewhat old(mid 90's) it works fairly well. It usually detects most cops, but cops have many different radar things that the radar detectors can't detect. Maybe the new expensive ones can detect more, but not everything. with the radar detectors, you're not 100% sure not to get caught. and they are illegal in north carolina too, unless they changed their law.
the much safer way for photo tickets and such is buy a spray that reflects the light and fucks up the camera picture so they cant see your license plate. but a detector works fine, my moms ex-hells angels friend has one, but hes kinda crazy, really nice guy though
If the cop doesnt turn the gun on until he can see you, which some cops do sometimes, you will be screwed. They detector will tell you when the cop turns it on, but it might be too late. So, I mean it will def help, but its not foolproof at all
my dads girlfriends daughters brother has this thing where when the cops use the radar, it blinds it and makes it come up with like 639mph or some random ass number. its fuckin sick
i was driving back from alta to Ogden, and i saw like 4 patrol cars on the other side just pulling cars over....as i neared a bridge, i realized why - the was a cruiser sitting up there in a manner that when you first went under the bridge, you wouldnt see him...so people were getting raped....it was hilarious