Radar Detector(s) ?

[LTD.330]

I used one years ago. Don't remember the brand. But here in Oregon, they are banned. But not always ticketed for having them. The biggest issue is there is dummy signals put up all over the place so your detector is always going off and you never really know if its the law or not. And the traffic cameras now will hit you if you are three miles over the limit. And those are at damn near every intersection.

Last ticket I got, I over paid the ticket. When they sent me a check for the overage, I tossed it. That kept the file open, so it never showed up on my driving record. 8 years later, the state put the $5 in the wildlife fund. So it still never really showed up because the violation drops after 7 years.

You do realize radar detector technology has come along way from the days of the FuzzBuster?

My radar detector has a built in GPS that will automatically block false sources of radiation if driven by the same location three times. It also filters out the passive radar signals from highway traffic monitoring systems, and does a really good job of filtering out radiation transmissions from all of the car safety systems such as Blind Spot Monitoring, Adaptive Cruise Control, etc. Since the locations of fixed radar guns and red light cameras are known, the detector warns me of said device as I approach it.

What I'm really trying to say is that when my radar detector goes off there is most likely a cop in the area.

I've tried Waze and found it was out of date at least a third of the time. Cops are nowhere to be seen, or worse, sitting right there in the median with no corresponding alert. For me, Waze is next to useless.

 

[mrsrobinson]

Gentlemen, I could be wrong, but Waze only works off of users/drivers submitting, meaning if there's police ahead with radar, and no driver submits it, you won't know about it. You also don't know if it's stationary or moving. That's always been my assumption, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

And Waze attempts to validate what a user submits by prompting you with a message, "did you see it?"

 

[Skybolt]

Gentlemen, I could be wrong, but Waze only works off of users/drivers submitting, meaning if there's police ahead with radar, and no driver submits it, you won't know about it. You also don't know if it's stationary or moving. That's always been my assumption, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

And Waze attempts to validate what a user submits by prompting you with a message, "did you see it?"

I don't think anyone is saying waze is the best thing to use, it's just what they use and find it ok. I happen to agree with you in that it's only as good as the people in front of you for like 15min or so. That said, app's like that are a good 2nd to an active up to date radar detector. I guess you can add in a laser/ladar scrambler as well.

 

[JHornsby3]

You do realize radar detector technology has come along way from the days of the FuzzBuster?

My radar detector has a built in GPS that will automatically block false sources of radiation if driven by the same location three times. It also filters out the passive radar signals from highway traffic monitoring systems, and does a really good job of filtering out radiation transmissions from all of the car safety systems such as Blind Spot Monitoring, Adaptive Cruise Control, etc. Since the locations of fixed radar guns and red light cameras are known, the detector warns me of said device as I approach it.

What I'm really trying to say is that when my radar detector goes off there is most likely a cop in the area.

I've tried Waze and found it was out of date at least a third of the time. Cops are nowhere to be seen, or worse, sitting right there in the median with no corresponding alert. For me, Waze is next to useless.

As the holder of a CDLA, I choose to not do over the speed too much. First, a ticket is the maximum fine times three. And second, I dont need the points against. I get 10 points a year. A speeding ticket is 3 points. A speeding ticket of more than 10mph over is a suspension.

I choose to leave my home on time for the appointment and weather. And to not rely on the finest Chinese crap to come off the boat. Plus I have seen, cleaned up and sat in court for witnessing what happens when folks are in a hurry to get nowhere.

 

[JHornsby3]

That’s hard to believe….. I can rent a car and use my insurance….. I can loan my car and use my insurance….. what are you guys missing?……. Is your insurance free ?

Yeah, you rent a car and use YOUR insurance. As in your name. Or you pay for theirs that is in YOUR name. My insurance is more to protect me from the others on the road. It's not that I agree with it, because if someone steals my vehicle and wrecks, it's up to the crook to pay for the mess. Never gonna happen. And if I want to lend something to someone I trust, I should be able to. And they be covered. But here, it's been explained, they are covering the driver, not the vehicle.

 

[sbw1]

Best approach is to set the cruise control at nine over. Never had a ticket even in the Porsche.

 

[LTD.330]

As the holder of a CDLA, I choose to not do over the speed too much. First, a ticket is the maximum fine times three. And second, I dont need the points against. I get 10 points a year. A speeding ticket is 3 points. A speeding ticket of more than 10mph over is a suspension.

I choose to leave my home on time for the appointment and weather. And to not rely on the finest Chinese crap to come off the boat. Plus I have seen, cleaned up and sat in court for witnessing what happens when folks are in a hurry to get nowhere.

Sorry dude. I'll get off of your lawn.

 

[Blueone]

Best approach is to set the cruise control at nine over. Never had a ticket even in the Porsche.

I do 8 over and drive 10 hours a week on highways….. never an issue

 

[JHornsby3]

I do 8 over and drive 10 hours a week on highways….. never an issue

The neighbor, a state trooper, said, and I shit you not, 7 3/4 over is good. LOL, he said they make more revenue on 8-14 over than anything else. Randy got ticked at me when he was asking questions about the big boat in the driveway, when I put the registration book on the hood, with all the permits and such. He is quick to pass on just enough of the small details to keep us all from getting tickets. He is a hard ass, good ol boy type trooper.

 

[firecadet613]

I do 8 over and drive 10 hours a week on highways….. never an issue

9 your fine, 10 your mine.

I'm typically 9 over, unless it's an interstate I travel frequently and know where they sit, then I'll typically do 14 over. No detector, just Waze, which is very accurate in the midwest on busy interstates.

 

[Woody]

I haven't had a speeding ticket since 1975

 

[Stee6043]

I haven't had a speeding ticket since 1975

+1. I thought we were all old enough to have figured this one out by now

 

[sbw1]

I do 8 over and drive 10 hours a week on highways….. never an issue

German cars have speedometers that read higher than actual speed. This is because there is a federal law in Germany that imposes stiff fines on manufacturers for building cars that understate the actual speed. I've noticed that my Audi and Porsche both read 2MPH slow at 25 and 75. We have radar speed limit signs in Michigan that post your actual speed vs. the posted speed. If I have my cruise set at 2MPH over the posted limit, my actual speed reported by the radar is the same as the posted limit. I assume that setting the cruise at 9 over means I'm actually going about 7 over the limit which does not seem to trigger any interest in roadside sheriffs running speed checks. I suspect American manufacturers do something similar to help owners avoid tickets.

 

[sbw1]

+1. I thought we were all old enough to have figured this one out by now

Living in a small west Michigan town means my unique, uncommon car is well known to local LIOs. They would never cut me any slack if I speed, so I never speed and they know it.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

I don't speed on the interstates anymore. Just not worth it to me. I always leave with plenty of time to get where I'm going. So why do I have a 640 hp Camaro? I still like to get to 60 in a hurry when the circumstances allow.

 

[cnollego]

You do realize radar detector technology has come along way from the days of the FuzzBuster?

My radar detector has a built in GPS that will automatically block false sources of radiation if driven by the same location three times. It also filters out the passive radar signals from highway traffic monitoring systems, and does a really good job of filtering out radiation transmissions from all of the car safety systems such as Blind Spot Monitoring, Adaptive Cruise Control, etc. Since the locations of fixed radar guns and red light cameras are known, the detector warns me of said device as I approach it.

What I'm really trying to say is that when my radar detector goes off there is most likely a cop in the area.

I've tried Waze and found it was out of date at least a third of the time. Cops are nowhere to be seen, or worse, sitting right there in the median with no corresponding alert. For me, Waze is next to useless.

Same here. Configurable POIs, and GPS make a radar detector a real asset...No more red light cam, speed cam surprises. you just have to buck up for a good one. Love Randenso...and no...i'm not with that company.

if they can monitor me...i want to monitor them.

 

[Woody]

I don't speed on the interstates anymore. Just not worth it to me. I always leave with plenty of time to get where I'm going. So why do I have a 640 hp Camaro? I still like to get to 60 in a hurry when the circumstances allow.

Last summer some kids were horsing around next to me at a stoplight, I smoked my truck tires like them when the light turned green, felt kinda good....might do it again.

 

[Blueone]

Last summer some kids were horsing around next to me at a stoplight, I smoked my truck tires like them when the light turned green, felt kinda good....might do it again.

A buddy of mine smoked his tires in a parking lot and a cop happened to have been there....gave him a ticket for excessive noise

 

[spikedaddy99]

A buddy of mine smoked his tires in a parking lot and a cop happened to have been there....gave him a ticket for excessive noise

So did Kyle Bush years ago in Richmond, Va...

 

[Pirate Lady]

German cars have speedometers that read higher than actual speed. This is because there is a federal law in Germany that imposes stiff fines on manufacturers for building cars that understate the actual speed. I've noticed that my Audi and Porsche both read 2MPH slow at 25 and 75. We have radar speed limit signs in Michigan that post your actual speed vs. the posted speed. If I have my cruise set at 2MPH over the posted limit, my actual speed reported by the radar is the same as the posted limit. I assume that setting the cruise at 9 over means I'm actually going about 7 over the limit which does not seem to trigger any interest in roadside sheriffs running speed checks. I suspect American manufacturers do something similar to help owners avoid tickets.

Hyundai reads 5 over on all their cars.