What radar detector do you recommend?

[jrj512]

I do not use one, either. I use my cruise control to keep me at about 68 on the highway or 8 over, whichever is faster. So far, so good.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Most people get their tickets when using their radar detectors becuase they ignore short little beeps thinking that it's a false alarm. I slow down for nearly EVERY hit unless it's X band radar or a common spot where a door opener is at that I've passed a few times before. It's kept me good so far. My Cobra unit in my Saturn is starting to act like it has a mental condition giving me a max signal strength Ka or K hit when there is nothing for miles around me.

I just picked up a used Beltronics 995 off of fleabay. Sopoused to be a pretty good unit according to Radar Roy.

[Rebel]

None. The revenuers have the edge so practice driving the speed limit. It took me a while to figure this one out but now I drive from point A to point B without the worry that comes with speeding. I'm no saint but a day at the track is a lot cheaper than a day in court.

This is what I was thinking.

[TurboDuane]

I use the one in the car that's a half mile ahead going 90 to nothing. His brake lights go on, so do mine. Usually he gets the ticket and I drive by doing the speed limit, lol.

[TurboDuane]

My dad had one of those back in the late 70's, lol

[CarCar]

None. The revenuers have the edge so practice driving the speed limit. It took me a while to figure this one out but now I drive from point A to point B without the worry that comes with speeding. I'm no saint but a day at the track is a lot cheaper than a day in court.

Or just get rid of the Miata with the exposed roll bar, fancy race wheels, sparkly bright paint and get a 1993 Lincoln Towncar or some Buick.
As I stated in the first post I am not advocating speeding or reckless driving or driving like a douche but the reality is we drive sports cars and on occaision I am positive everybody likes to make their little car go zoomzoom for second or two. The locals up here are practicing zero tolerance and cameras are issueing tickets for as little as 5 over, the yellows on the traffic lights in Marshall resemble strobe lights in how quick they change now. I can not sit at one intersection in Marshall and not see somebody get their picture taken for a ticket. Even if you are not speeding you will get pulled over and be envited along on a fishing expedition with Barney Fife. When the economy went bad people stopped spending as freely and the city lost that sales tax revenue. A plague of traffic cameras appeared not because Marshall suddenly got to be a dangerous place to drive but because money was wanted. As the drivers adapted and the camera revenue dipped in Marshall more cameras were purchased and the yellow interval was shortened to bring the revenue back up. The last time I went throgh marshall I counted no less than 10 DPS,Sheriffs,Police along my route alone. Most had somebody pulled over. I understand and appreciate a town needs some revenue to operate but I can not agree to it being collected like this. I can't see the difference between that and somebody with a gun robbing a convience store other than the blessing of a mayor. I go out of my way to avoid Marshall on my daily commute, I do not buy gas, snacks, groceries or shop any of the merchants or restraunts there now because I refuse to contribute any tax money to their government. rant over

[gabkwong]

I watch for a rabbit (someone being silly) and trail them at a long distance, quarter mile or so

That is my TCB radar detector too on long road trips. I know all the usual spots on my daily commute route and also in heavy traffic there is no use for such thing. Hate to say the last few tickets were NOT speed related!

[Radio-Active]

Does the Escort offer a count on radar detected or front and rear? What if a cop is shooting radar in the same area as a know GPS radar will it ignore it?

I set my V1 in little logic mod.

Ken, Yes it still will alert you with new threats. No there is no fancy arows to tell you which direction it is coming from. But it's very quite around town when you have programmed it..
It will only block out a small frequeny on the Escort 9500i. I still get allerts on the unit when there is a new radar active, no mater what the band. Usually X band is obsolete. Ka band is what I see police in dallas using most of. There is a X and K band radar on the overpass aroun Marsh lane while driving down 635. I do not hear the alarm, but there is an icon that spins letting me know that it has seen it and is blocking it out. I have no complaints on my radar detector.

Programming false alarms requires hitting the mute button on the smart cord 3 times.(once to mute, second to let it know that you want to lock it out and the thirs to confirm). If you want to unlock the signal, just hit the mute button on the smart cord 2 times. It will ask you if you want to unlock that signal the first time and confirm it the second.

I would love to get my hands on a Blinder M27 laser jammer. That or the ZR4 shifter laser jammer so that I can direct connect it into my detector. Too bad I don't have the extra $400 for one.

[Radio-Active]

The locals up here are practicing zero tolerance and cameras are issueing tickets for as little as 5 over, the yellows on the traffic lights in Marshall resemble strobe lights in how quick they change now. I refuse to contribute any tax money to their government. rant over

Check the state laws. About three years ago, Rome TX was setting up a speed camera and collecting revenue. About the same time, a town outside of Austin started setting up speed cameras. The Texas legislature ruled that the speed cameras were unconstitutional and forced them to take them out.
Linkie:

SENATE VOTES TO BAN SPEED CAMERAS


Senator Judith Zaffirini of Laredo smiles at passage of HB 2235 during Monday's session.
(AUSTIN) -- Texas cities will no longer be able to use cameras to enforce speed limits under a bill passed by the Senate Monday. Senator John Carona, who sponsored HB 922, said he was concerned that these cameras served only to increase revenue rather than protect public safety. Though only two cities in Texas, Marble Falls and Rome, use traffic cameras to catch speeders, Carona said he thought the Legislature should intervene before they become more widespread.

Though HB 922 didn't address the controversial topic of red light cameras, another bill, HB 1052, sponsored by Carona and passed Monday did. That bill would require cities to post signs along roads leading to an intersection that is monitored by red light cameras, informing motorists of that fact. Should such signs not be posted, the city would not be able to issue a valid ticket.

[johnwag]

http://www.guysoflidar.com/radar-det...ctor-test.html

This is the most comprehensive testing that exists.

[CosmosMpower]

V1, but it stays in my kitchen drawer most of the time unless I go on a trip or long drive.

[SirHustlerEsq]

I love my V1 and switched after a fancy Bel and most recently a Passport X50. Nothing comes close to the V1. What the others may offer in extended range or GPS, the V1 gives peace of mind and enough information to take-up the slack. I don't really speed considering I've had a rash of tickets for crap like 4mph so I'm utilizing the radar to alert me when I'm being monitored.

[boisking]

Maybe I am the old man of the group, but you could just make sure to not speed. I hear that is a sure-fire way to sneak out of speeding tickets. I would even argue that obeying the speed limit is positively correlated with driver safety.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Maybe I am the old man of the group, but you could just make sure to not speed. I hear that is a sure-fire way to sneak out of speeding tickets. I would even argue that obeying the speed limit is positively correlated with driver safety.

A lot of those stats are generated from entities that make money from ticket revenues or recieve money from govt agencies that do. I could aruge that enforcement of limits could actually cause accidnets. You're tooling down the road at a speed that is safe for conditions but is over the posted limit. You see a trooper and slam on brakes to avoid a ticket which results in a traffic accident from someone following behind you.

I wouldn't have a big problem with speed laws IF it was about safety. No matter what govt person says what it is always about revenue generation which in my mind just isn't right one bit. What's wrong with me going down the highway at 80 when traffic is low or non-existant??

[modernbeat]

Maybe I am the old man of the group, but you could just make sure to not speed. I hear that is a sure-fire way to sneak out of speeding tickets. I would even argue that obeying the speed limit is positively correlated with driver safety.

Dream on. I've been cited for "unsafe speed" because I was traveling 2mph under the 20mph limit and the cop wanted to make a bust. No other reason. Not in a flashy car ('78 Dodge Van in good shape).

[Dave04]

No other reason. Not in a flashy car ('78 Dodge Van in good shape).

Might have had something to do with the "Free Candy" sign on the side...

[imsuchanoob]

i recommend the one in which you don't speed