First C7 Ticket??
Team Owner
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From: Springfield MO
^Exactly....and anyone who believes otherwise is a fool...
I worked for PD for three years...I know what goes on. We had officers making more than the Chief because of how much traffic they did. I know a guy that is a cop in my town where my shop is...his base salary is 78k/yr and he is on track to make 138k this year from traffic. The township will buy him any vehicle he asks for...he wanted a motorcycle...he got it....he wanted an unmarked to hide...he got it....it's about money, not safety. If it were about safety, they'd sit on the side of the road with their roof lights on...everyone would slow down...that's proactive....
I worked for PD for three years...I know what goes on. We had officers making more than the Chief because of how much traffic they did. I know a guy that is a cop in my town where my shop is...his base salary is 78k/yr and he is on track to make 138k this year from traffic. The township will buy him any vehicle he asks for...he wanted a motorcycle...he got it....he wanted an unmarked to hide...he got it....it's about money, not safety. If it were about safety, they'd sit on the side of the road with their roof lights on...everyone would slow down...that's proactive....
Team Owner
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From: Springfield MO
Locally, in the city, the LEO's in cars, will light up on a sport bike to see if he will run. Poor guy on the bike doesn't realize there is a chopper overhead, off to the side, in radio contact with the ground unit. Bike makes a run for it, the ground unit doesn't chase him, but the chopper is watching him the whole time, but never hits him with a spotlight. When the biker thinks he's in the clear, there is a waiting reception for him by the ground units. Biker never knows that he was set up. Of course he shouldn't have made a run for it, but they usually light him up for no reason, just to see if he will run. Bikers know that it's against city policy for the cops to engage in a high speed chase within the city limits. If he does run, he's toast, and he never knows that he was being watched the whole time he was running, by a chopper.
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St. Jude Donor '17
and this is exactly the point i try to make. sure, i'd love to have a z06, but why? i'm not one to track my car so it would be a waste of money due to what happens when we get a little "giddy" with our vette. you don't think 460 hp is enough power without mods? 
i know i'm satisfied with the power my stock car puts out.
i know i'm satisfied with the power my stock car puts out.
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From: salem OR
Learn from my mistake. I went to a place where I thought I would have some isolation and did a little road testing with my headers and tune combo....lets just say it gets up to "speed" a lot quicker now. However, be warned, the ticket for doing so is pretty hefty (rightfully so) . Over $1k by quite a bit and I'll leave it at that. Not trying to brag, I'm honestly just saying to be careful and admitting to how dumb of a move it was. I am sure that I'm not the only one who is beyond excited to see what the stingray can do, so this should be a lesson to all, there are much better/safer places to do things like this. I'll be searching for a legitimate closed course to do any additional testing. Be careful everyone!
buying the new MAX escort soon! Save yourself! Actually not smart not to since they are legal!
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From: salem OR
radar detector is always my first mod.
(I only use it to remind me not to go too fast)
And on the odd occasion I find my self slipping over the speed limit by accident I try to do it on multi lane in each direction devided hi way, with a long view so I can see cars people or such up ahead, in the day light so I can see cars ahead. And I may still from time to time get caught slipping over the posted speed limit. ( My worse slip was 107 over the posted speed )but that was years ago and I learned a lesson back then.....better detector!!!
(I only use it to remind me not to go too fast)
And on the odd occasion I find my self slipping over the speed limit by accident I try to do it on multi lane in each direction devided hi way, with a long view so I can see cars people or such up ahead, in the day light so I can see cars ahead. And I may still from time to time get caught slipping over the posted speed limit. ( My worse slip was 107 over the posted speed )but that was years ago and I learned a lesson back then.....better detector!!!
Plus they flat improve your driving because you are constantly AWARE! When your being aware and you know the routewell! It is near impossible to get caught! First beep your off the gas! Plus you know who the plain patrol is too!
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From: Kern County CA
^Exactly....and anyone who believes otherwise is a fool...
I worked for PD for three years...I know what goes on. We had officers making more than the Chief because of how much traffic they did. I know a guy that is a cop in my town where my shop is...his base salary is 78k/yr and he is on track to make 138k this year from traffic. The township will buy him any vehicle he asks for...he wanted a motorcycle...he got it....he wanted an unmarked to hide...he got it....it's about money, not safety. If it were about safety, they'd sit on the side of the road with their roof lights on...everyone would slow down...that's proactive....
I worked for PD for three years...I know what goes on. We had officers making more than the Chief because of how much traffic they did. I know a guy that is a cop in my town where my shop is...his base salary is 78k/yr and he is on track to make 138k this year from traffic. The township will buy him any vehicle he asks for...he wanted a motorcycle...he got it....he wanted an unmarked to hide...he got it....it's about money, not safety. If it were about safety, they'd sit on the side of the road with their roof lights on...everyone would slow down...that's proactive....
Safety Car
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From: Austin Texas
St. Jude Donor '15
I'd like to say that I've never gone over the speed limit, but since I've owned 9 Corvettes, a '65 Cobra 427 side oiler and others I'd be lying. I got one ticket in Nebraska in my sisters '92 Buick that my dad had made for her ( vert in a custom shop ). I was delivering it to her in Great Falls, Montana. Doing 65 in a 55 country. So I have been very lucky, also very smart as I don't speed when I can't see for miles in any direction. But as I have gotten older I have become much safer with my driving, not for my sake but for the safety of others whom I might not see. Drive safe ya'll. And enjoy your cars in a safe and fun way. Drive at a track and take a course at a driving school, you will really learn how to control yourself and your car. Sorry for the big ticket OP, just glad you weren't involved in something worse.
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From: moraga ca
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We collected "bike files". We would run every bike we saw then file it according to make and color. Three to four cops did it all the time. If one ran, about half the time they'd find it in there and go to their house and game over. The way stuff is around here though, its more concentrated, so people tend to stay in and around a couple towns.
I quit because of the corruption there. I could no longer be part of it, and it was turning me into an ugly person...my wife made me leave. The day I left, I felt like a weight was lifted.
I quit because of the corruption there. I could no longer be part of it, and it was turning me into an ugly person...my wife made me leave. The day I left, I felt like a weight was lifted.
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St. Jude Donor '14
Locally, in the city, the LEO's in cars, will light up on a sport bike to see if he will run. Poor guy on the bike doesn't realize there is a chopper overhead, off to the side, in radio contact with the ground unit. Bike makes a run for it, the ground unit doesn't chase him, but the chopper is watching him the whole time, but never hits him with a spotlight. When the biker thinks he's in the clear, there is a waiting reception for him by the ground units. Biker never knows that he was set up. Of course he shouldn't have made a run for it, but they usually light him up for no reason, just to see if he will run. Bikers know that it's against city policy for the cops to engage in a high speed chase within the city limits. If he does run, he's toast, and he never knows that he was being watched the whole time he was running, by a chopper.
Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas, TX
The other thing is that it's very rare that people get tickets for going too slow on the freeway (especially in the left lane), even though that is objectively, quantifiably, significantly more dangerous than going too fast by the same margin.
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radar detector is always my first mod.
(I only use it to remind me not to go too fast)
And on the odd occasion I find my self slipping over the speed limit by accident I try to do it on multi lane in each direction devided hi way, with a long view so I can see cars people or such up ahead, in the day light so I can see cars ahead. And I may still from time to time get caught slipping over the posted speed limit. ( My worse slip was 107 over the posted speed )but that was years ago and I learned a lesson back then.....better detector!!!
(I only use it to remind me not to go too fast)
And on the odd occasion I find my self slipping over the speed limit by accident I try to do it on multi lane in each direction devided hi way, with a long view so I can see cars people or such up ahead, in the day light so I can see cars ahead. And I may still from time to time get caught slipping over the posted speed limit. ( My worse slip was 107 over the posted speed )but that was years ago and I learned a lesson back then.....better detector!!!
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Is this the one I should buy? Any one else have a recommendation to compare against?
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my bet is that this MOMENT and all its glory will never die
And yes, he said he could take me in for it so I am feeling lucky.
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From: weatherford texas
Rdar Detectors
HAVE 2014 VETTE USE ESCORT MAX works great am very happy with performance. HAVE SUV USE ESCORT 9500 -have used for approximately three years. The MAX and 9500 are very similiar in performance with MAX having some advantage in picking up distant radar. HAVE PICKUP that I drive primarily in rural areas-have just purchased a ESCORT REDLINE-this unit apparently is the most sensitive to distant radar and is the best overall protection but would pick up a lot of false signals in city driving. Hope this helps in your selection of radar detectors.
