Radar Detector
 

Meant to put this under a new thread but accidentally put it under the chocolate milk thread. Anyway:

I got a ticket this morning on the way back from fishing. I normally don't speed much, but I was this morning, for no reason really just felt like getting home. Sometimes I just feel the need to get moving, but most times I just let it get away from me while not paying attention. I've got cruise control and that is usually how I keep the speed I want. Anyway, I have a buddy that swears by his radar detector and says that it has saved his butt a time or two. I don't want to break the bank, but what are some decent models that can help alert me to trouble ahead.

I've got one that came with my truck. I don't use one and, never have. If you ever make it over toward Gonzales, you can have it. Don't know how big and bad it is but, free is pretty tough to beat!

I have a cheaper cobra and it works pretty well it has saved me a few tickets!! I need to invest in a new one though as it is about 5 years old and does not pick up the new radars that they use on the interstate, the ones where they stand outside the car and aim it at u like a gun lol

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Thanks 151, I might take you up on that.

Those are lasers they point at you.
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No matter the brand or type, none can protect you from a ticket. Only thing you can hope for is the traffic in front of you gets the radar beam before you do.

Cameron parish is the worst. Got one before Creole on the way to work early Thursday morning.

Don't think a detector would have helped me.

will not do anything for you if they radar you directly, but does work wonders if they radar someone in front of you, or if they are sitting there with the radar on. Have got a ticket with a radar detector before, but it has saved me from way more than that. Mine broke a couple years ago. Was a cobra. Need to get me another one...

My buddy is a cop and tells me they don't have to radar you to give you a ticket either. They have to pass a test where they sit on the side of the road and they drive a car past 10 times. They have to guess within 3mph at least 6 -10 times and they are certified to give a ticket without radar. Seems awfully scientific. What a joke.


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Belltronics Best Detector out there.


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I got a Valentine about 5 years ago and the only time I have ever gotten a ticket was when my detector got unplugged and I didn't realize. I did a lot of traveling every weekend and only one speeding ticket (the one mentioned above). Since then I got my radar detector hardwired and have never had any problems. I really don't like traveling without mine.

Bull****

Hey I'm just saying what he told me. I have no idea how true it is but I wouldn't be surprised at all if that's how they rock it.


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Got me a good radar for all my travels. Never had a ticket for past 7 years and I get 5 in 2years . 2 were detail so no go on record and had 2 fixed 1 on record. They only get u in more trouble and more expensive tickets. And there is no legally stopping a laser.
Now I'm back to driving like a grandpa and learned an expensive lesson
300$ radar & @1k in tickets

Were you drinking when he told you this? Radar certification of an officer does require "estimating" the speed of a car. It is not part of the process to issue a citation, as we can not "guess" the speed to put on a ticket. I can, and do on a regular basis, get behind someone on I-10 and "pace" them using my GPS, then initiate a traffic stop. I do not need radar to issue a citation for speeding when I pace a vehicle. Usually, when I return to my unit, I activate my radar to let them know their detector is working. That way when I walk up to have ticket signed they ask me if I used my radar and I say "while yes I did, didn't go off while I was sitting in my car just now"? :eek:

HAHA sneaky right there

Nice! Clampy don't drink.... So no excuse... Lol... Some ppl just say things to say em possibly. I'm sure he told clampy that but he may have been drinking n driving at the time... Lol ;)

To dispell other rumors in law enforcement -
No department has "quotas"
No officer gets paid extra for writing more tickets
No officer has an agenda
It IS officer discretion to write/not write a violator
Attitude may/may not assist in that discretion
Off duty traffic details are quite common through federal/state grants
Cops, in general, are not there to make your life difficult. They are there to do a job.
Cops did not write the laws they are there to enforce, thus they may themselves not agree with them!
And last but not least - if you are having a bad day, think about the poor soul having to direct traffic because of an idiotic driver wearing polyester clothes, a ballistic vest, and 30 pounds of gear around your waist! - No wonder they are a jerk!!!

Why yes. I was hammered and driving at the same time. As always.


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Yeah. Cops never over step their boundaries ever ! ;)


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Have you had your coffee yet today?lol Don't read too much into it, this is a BS fishing website and we are all here for the same reason.....To BS!:)

Maybe he said that was part of their test I don't remember. He showed me he paces cars also but it's still a guess within a few mphs.


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Oh I know just saying. Maybe I had too much cofffee


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I have 2 friends who are both troopers. I asked them if they have "quotas". They told me when they work a detail from complaints of speeding in a certain area or of an intersection where people are running red lights they are asked to write 12 tickets a shift. Writing 12 tickets on a 12 hour shift is pretty easy.

they all work good now a days.. I had one when I was in the military driving back and forth to north Carolina. works when thy are radaring other people. if they just radar you its too late and the detector will go off as they get your speed. so take that as a warning, it will detect the radar, but it might be too late..

My brother is a cop and, there is SOMEWHAT of a quota for him when he is on his bike working. It is expected of him by the department to make at least 10 contacts per shift. That said, he is NOT expected to write 10 citations.

Just keep your eyes peeled the range on them things isn't as far as they would you too believe. The dash mounted ones are a little over 1/2 a mile I think maybe 3/4.


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I probably really don't need one. I get stopped about once every two years and usually just when I am not paying attention.


When the cops are using lasers on the interstate, do radar detectors pick those up or are lasers undetectable? As you can see, I don't know much about the subject.

You really need to get out more Dan.:p Nothing detects the LAZER
Most jurisdictions will give you 5 mph over the limit (Cameron Parish 65 mph is good to go) so after that your driving on prayers. Used to never leave home without a RD on the dash but as I matured it dawned on me how much money I had spent on speeding tickets (thousands). It's also easier to get a ticket fixed without a RD on the dash because they always note on ticket if they busted you while using one.

When working LACE - we are looking for points in violations, not tickets. If I stop someone with a suspended license, for speeding, with an expired MVI, no insurance, and happened to have modified exhaust - then this homeboy will be off duty early for hitting the jackpot!!!!!!!:grinpimp:

Got stopped expecting a 3 mph over ticket instead got a no seatbelt. Had to unbuckle it to get out of the truck? Ended up paying it cause it was only $25 but it did leave a sour taste in my mouth for state troopers. All else fails write a no seatbelt ticket your word against theirs.

Call and ask what min ticket price is in Acadia/Lafayette/Iberia/St Martin/St Landry parish is. Bet a month of dog training that it's 6-7 times what you paid. I I thanked the last guy who gave me the option of a seat belt ticket. Also thanked the last Trooper who sent me on my way when he could have bent me over good for being a big dummy. Gimme all dem seat belt tickets for $25

Got a ticket reduced from careless ops to 73 in a 70(yes, 3mph is why he cited me with careless ops!). I thought it was a good deal until they read the fees. It's $2 per mph over so, $6 right?...WRONG! By the time I paid that and, court fees, it was $115!! I nearly went to jail after hearing that number!

Oh yeah, it was a state trooper who issued the citation to me at 5:30am on a Sunday morning while I was headed into work! Even before this moment, I have had no use for a trooper!

Fin I need you to pull me over and dot my truck!!! I get extra cash for clean roadside inspections!!!!

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However, no detector will save you if the Po Po is triggering his radar and you're the only car/truck around.

That said, my Val 1 has more than paid for itself many times over

He did not give me a option? It was total BS......

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i put 40-60k miles a year on the road and have had a detector for 5 years. 1 ticket because i wasn't paying attention and had my unit on silent. i rarely drive the speed limit on highways and the interstate. no telling how much money in tickets it has saved me. yeah they only work when traffic in front of you is getting shot but whens the last time you were driving and didnt have someone in front of you? a good detector will pick up 8-10 miles ahead. escorts new redline claims 14. valentine will read 10 miles. if you are driving a lot its worth to have one. if you want one get a good one expect to spend 400-600 bucks.

Pardon me.....but i have to ask!

Why is it legal to sell and/or possess a Radar detector when the intended use is to allow someone to break the law by driving faster than the speed limit?

IMO.....Using Radar detectors [so a person can speed] makes our highways less safe.

If I were to get one, it wouldn't be so I could deliberately speed. It would be for protection from those bull **** speed traps they set up. I travel a lot and everywhere you go there is a speed drop with minimal marking where it goes from 70 to 55, and some **** cop sitting hidden behind the bushes just waiting for someone to miss the sign.

It's nearly impossible to see every single sign, especially in a place where one shouldn't even be.

How about heading to Houston, when you get over into Tx it goes up to 75 and holds it through the curvy sections, it feels like you're going too fast at times due to the curves. Then, you hit a looooong strait away in the middle if nothing, and the speed has mysteriously dropped down to 65 - tell me why???? To get us folks from the east excited about moving quicker, then stick us when we miss the limit dip?

I disagree.

A radar detector is made to detect radars not allow people to speed.
Guns are made for killing things, they legal.

Why is it legal to make a car that goes over 75 when 98% of the roads in America are 75 mph or less? They sell you a vehicle that allows you to break the law.

I can almost gaurantee that more Interstate Accidents are caused when the traffic is moving slow or someone is driving slow in the left lane or someone is trying to get around someone driving slow.

There is " speeding" and then there is "reckless " driving. If a detector gets you out of a chicken $h;t 5-7 mph over ticket then good.


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Majority of interstate wrecks are from people being scared to pass a 18 wheel and instead riding in his blind spot for 5 miles.


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Actually, the 65 is because that county was above the legal limit on ozone or one of the "pollutants" cars put out so they lowered the limit to try and meet the regs.