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Radar detector
Heel & Toe
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Escort and Valentine both have made great detectors over the years. I've had both.. Your eyes are the best radar detector period.. People don't realize it, 99% of us drive drive like a horse with blinders on.. Your focal point needs to be 15 seconds ahead of where you are while driving this way when you come close to a hill or curve you will see cars hit the breaks(cops) well before you get there. The Key is to SCAN your ENTIRE field of vision Also pay attention to traffic going the opposite direction.. Someone will flash their lights letting you know a cop is ahead. Check the top of bridges and over passes.. Cops radar from these places and have backup further down the road. These are a few habits to get into for everyone.. Cops around here in Dallas do random shots with the radar gun on/off between shots.. NO radar detector will defend you in these cases
i cant stress this enough. My only ticket is due to late night, and *** on my bumper through a corner. Cop tried to hit me up for street racing. (porsche vs 6cyl rustang.) instead nailed me for 25 over in a 35. (its a recommended 35, 45 zone). I got it knocked to 5 over but still...
my fav is seeing the cop and then watching others realize WAAAAY too late that they are speeding.
people dont pay attention. Hell ive seen a cruiser trying to get past someone have to use their light bar before the guy would move over for faster traffic. (going 5 under in the fast lane does not fly with me either...)
At my old home town, the cops just got a new set of the latest and greatest laser. They sit on a bridge overpass and hit cars 2 miles away. They sit on one side of the bridge and radio their buddies on the onramp the speed and car and zap your ticketed. They get you when your past the overpass heading away from them. its crazy to see how many ppls they catch.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Virginia Beach VA...originally Burtonsville, MD
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
You have any idea how many retired cops are on this forum?! smooth move...
Pro
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 598
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From: Vinton VA
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
Last edited by cb5300; Aug 18, 2008 at 03:19 PM.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
Originally Posted by Drewstein View Post
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
If you only knew how many "real criminals" get arrested everyday by patrol officers working traffic.
Those "real criminals" all drive between their "jobs" and they're usually not driving very well. DUI, outstanding warrants, narcotics, child/spousal abuse, rapists, burglars/thieves of all things not theirs...maybe yours!
Last edited by hotwheels57; Aug 18, 2008 at 03:25 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Waldorf Md
St. Jude Donor '08
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
Thanks for answering my, "Why?" question. I was simply curious.
I'm not a LEO (close to a few) and I was trying to understand the motivation.
I know around 180 or so LEOs were killed last year, a lot at traffic stops. I may not like one of the thing they do (regarding speeding tickets ), but I do respect the people in the uniform. I know if I'm in trouble they will be there to help and protect me.
To each his own and may your "hatred" not burn you inside.
Last edited by Katie_Q; Aug 18, 2008 at 03:50 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: ANGLETON TX
+/- 2 mph from Kustom electronics thats what they say moving radar is good so if ur doing 65 then r u doing 63 or 67 or what!! attys use this and it works seen it in court tons of time it throws off the credibility of the units..... also the tuning forks if used on new units then drove it and compared to the same radars patrol speed and low and behold the calibrated speedo says one thing and the radar says another........ sevral mph off.....radar is not full proof lazar is!!!
Drifting
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From: Redwood City CA
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 346
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From: Laguna Niguel CA
Trust me, I can vouch for that. If the cruiser has his radar on all the time while driving, then the radar detector works great, but more and more I find cops using the hand held units and you can't detect them until it is too late. I have been beaten 
into submission by the local LEOs so now I drive the speed limit. :o
Instructor
Joined: May 2008
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From: Twain Harte CA
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
My hatred of the boys in blue runs real deep and I choose to express that towards them every chance I get.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
This goes for patrol officers only and not detective level officers as they bust real criminals.
Once they stand up and denounce things like photo radar they will get a little more respect to name one issue.
I would be willing to bet that the majority of those "detective level officers" were patrol officers at one time and because they did such a good job at being a patrol officer, they eventually were rewarded/promoted to that position because of their hard working ethics. I'll venture to say, that you are one of those "entertaining" traffic stops.
Race Director
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
I have top of the line V1 in my C5. It has worked well for me so far.
Everybody speeds INCLUDING LEOs. I know a bunch who have street raced me in the past but that is another story. I am normally very careful when I speed. I just got pulled over in my daily driver last Friday for 74 in 55. I was lucky because seconds before that I was doing triple digits. My last speeding ticket before that was in 2000. I asked the officer politely if I could be given a warning instead. Nothing. He was adament. I know they have more important things to do so I did not waste his time. On Monday, my attorney took care of the matter. So last speeding ticket I got was still back in 2000. I love how the system works.
Everybody speeds INCLUDING LEOs. I know a bunch who have street raced me in the past but that is another story. I am normally very careful when I speed. I just got pulled over in my daily driver last Friday for 74 in 55. I was lucky because seconds before that I was doing triple digits. My last speeding ticket before that was in 2000. I asked the officer politely if I could be given a warning instead. Nothing. He was adament. I know they have more important things to do so I did not waste his time. On Monday, my attorney took care of the matter. So last speeding ticket I got was still back in 2000. I love how the system works.
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 137
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From: North Las Vegas NV
I have the Escort Solo II and it's saved me a number of times driving between SF and Las Vegas. It's battery operated(no wires to hookup, and they last about 3 months), front and rear detection, and a lot less than the V1.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: ANGLETON TX
come on guys as a retired LEO traffic is a MINOR thing as a former big city houston cop traffic was the least thing on my agenda , unless ur a state highway patrol and thats all they do, with 20 calls on the mdi beeping at you, as long as noone passed me ran a light/ stop in front of me i didnt care and most of us didnt too busy with REAL crime to worry with that!!! unless ur a highway patrol
Racer
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Lake Forest CA
In California, they only use the point and shoot guns on city streets, and they're tough to beat.
The CHP use the always on type and my Valentine does a good job picking them up.
If you want to roll the bones, get a radar jammer. They knock out everything, but they're illegal.
I'm not sure how you'd get caught though. Seems to me if a cop got a no-read, he'd chalk it up to a malfunction.
The CHP use the always on type and my Valentine does a good job picking them up.
If you want to roll the bones, get a radar jammer. They knock out everything, but they're illegal.
I'm not sure how you'd get caught though. Seems to me if a cop got a no-read, he'd chalk it up to a malfunction.