Radar Detectors?

[.Kevin.]

Meme is like U LIEK MUDKIPS quotes sayings etc which also include photos. A funny picture linked all over isn't a meme.

Sorry, feel free to think so though I'm not gonn make this thread about a picture.

[djct_watt]

So condescending and wrong. . .
Internet meme is not yet in the dictionary, so here's a link:
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=59911,00.asp

An image, video, story or joke that is voluntarily passed from one Internet user to another

If you want to keep debating me with invalid points, we can continue on PM.

[.Kevin.]

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[JumpmanYaris]

Does anyone know how much these costs? and whereabouts you purchase one? I have a bad habit of speeding on open roads late at night and early morning and almost got nailed by the cops today lol

and howabouts do you go installing these?

This is what the topic is guys^^^^
and then lead to legal or not and then speeding and then what they do in Canada if they catch you with it and then how to joke on canadians and then about the meme thing.

[djct_watt]

Sorry, I just hate it when people correct me incorrectly. . . I promise to stay on topic.

Installation is a breeze. Suction cups to the glass, and a power cord dangles down which you plug into a cigarette lighter. You can feed the cord through the dash, depending on length and brand. This is the easiest way.

Even better yet, hardwire the detector. All the good detectors (Vector, Passport, and Valentine) use a telephone plug wire as the connector. If you don't want to splice the OEM cord, you can buy an RJ11 head/wire and wire it up to an ignition switched 12+ and ground. Or you can also be ghetto fabulous and cut the existing chord and wire it up. I HIGHLY suggest you add a fuse, but that's up to you if you're already wiring it to a fused circuit. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, just have a radio shop do it for you.

I also hate the springy rattle-y sound of the RD flopping around over bumps, so I used 3M double sided tape to affix the RD to the glass. No more flop. . .

But be aware that these things are not foolproof. Many police officers, especially in the city, leave their radar units off. CHP seem to always leave them on and I used to get advance notice up to 5 miles ahead of the officer. . . worst case scenario I'd get a good 30 seconds. More and more officers are using laser, and for that detection is near useless. I highly suggest you get a higher end unit with switchable bands, and find out what particular equipment is issued to your local/state/territory???? municipalities. You can turn off the radar bands that are not used.

I can say that I almost never got a false alert. CHP uses kA band, and I had all other bands switched off. Some local police still use the outdated K bands, but I never sped in the city (too dangerous). And even so, K band radar is fairly archaic and uncommon. . . and unless you're driving through Somalia, you will NEVER encounter a REAL X band radar gun. Also kU is not in use the USA (AFAIK, but I moved out about a year ago). Leave those frequencies off! What will ruin you (with a cheap POS RD) isn't just bad range, but the fact that it will beep at everything. And after awhile, you get used to it's constant noise. Unfortunately, the one time you encounter a real speed trap, you will be busy either trying to confirm if it's a real signal (looking for the cop) or you won't even notice it. Trust me, when mine went off, I ALWAYS took it as a real threat, and could visually confirm it in almost every scenario.

Having said that, be safe and don't drive like an idiot. 99% of speeding is useless and ends up just wasting gas and gets you there in the same amount of time. Do it right, and you can cut hours off a long drive. And make sure your car is prepped right; tires, brakes, engine, safety equipment all in working order.

[.Kevin.]

Thinking of getting a 15 band Cobra with a compass 360 degree detection?

[djct_watt]

You can pick up laser scatter, but it's HIGHLY unlikely, and any reports of it are the extreme minority. A laser beam does get larger over distance, and it gets there at light speed (of course). And at a 1 mile distance, the beam is pretty friggin big. But you are 100% correct, to use laser, the officer MUST be stationary and set up at a proper angle with good visibility. Many times, they require multiple officers to work the "trap," with one perched on an overpass and several chase vehicles below. However, in money hungry and quota enforcing states like CA, they are becoming very common. Although guns are expensive, the tickets are VERY hard to fight, and detection is nill to zip.

But honestly, from a law enforcement standpoint, radar is far more effective and practical for daily use. Not many people carry detectors, and most who do carry Cobra or Whistler junk which have EXTREMELY limited range. Many of my friends whom are officers pull over these guys ALL the time, bewildered by why their detectors failed them. Heck I've owned each and every single brand at one point or another, and can confirm that. If the box advertises radar reception of radar bands that haven't been used for almost three decades, you should know it's not going to very good.

[djct_watt]

Oh yeah, and another VERY effective countermeasure is to know how to read truck drivers and their signals (they flash their lights to communicate), ie when it's clear to pass or merger over, cops ahead, etc, and 99.999% of freight drivers know and use the signals.

Also carry a CB radio. You'll get code for traps all the time. These guys are professionals. . . and are royally (*@#(*#@$ if they get tickets.