what radar detector you use?
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what radar detector you use?
Ambushed by a cop on my way to lunch today, got a ticket for doing 60 in a 45 zone. Damn that really sucks my second ticket in less than a year. What radar detector do you guys use? I really need one now otherwise I can't drive fast no more.
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I think you'll find many threads that support the V1.
But, it's not going to make you invincible. I just fell victim to instant on the other day in Michigan. It gave me some great instant-on warnings earlier in the trip, but this bugger was lurking over a brow and I didn't stand a chance. What sucked was I saw him pull out but he never gunned it to catch me and never turned his lights on so I hopped off at the next exit and took a leisurely 15 minute drive down some backroads. When I thought the coast was clear I had to come back the way I had come to get back to the freeway and the bastard was looking for me still. Needless to say he wasn't to impressed.
Valentine all the way though - the multi signal and unidirectional abilities give you so much more information to work with.
But, it's not going to make you invincible. I just fell victim to instant on the other day in Michigan. It gave me some great instant-on warnings earlier in the trip, but this bugger was lurking over a brow and I didn't stand a chance. What sucked was I saw him pull out but he never gunned it to catch me and never turned his lights on so I hopped off at the next exit and took a leisurely 15 minute drive down some backroads. When I thought the coast was clear I had to come back the way I had come to get back to the freeway and the bastard was looking for me still. Needless to say he wasn't to impressed.
Valentine all the way though - the multi signal and unidirectional abilities give you so much more information to work with.
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Originally posted by DaveH
I think you'll find many threads that support the V1.
But, it's not going to make you invincible. I just fell victim to instant on the other day in Michigan. It gave me some great instant-on warnings earlier in the trip, but this bugger was lurking over a brow and I didn't stand a chance. What sucked was I saw him pull out but he never gunned it to catch me and never turned his lights on so I hopped off at the next exit and took a leisurely 15 minute drive down some backroads. When I thought the coast was clear I had to come back the way I had come to get back to the freeway and the bastard was looking for me still. Needless to say he wasn't to impressed.
Valentine all the way though - the multi signal and unidirectional abilities give you so much more information to work with.
I think you'll find many threads that support the V1.
But, it's not going to make you invincible. I just fell victim to instant on the other day in Michigan. It gave me some great instant-on warnings earlier in the trip, but this bugger was lurking over a brow and I didn't stand a chance. What sucked was I saw him pull out but he never gunned it to catch me and never turned his lights on so I hopped off at the next exit and took a leisurely 15 minute drive down some backroads. When I thought the coast was clear I had to come back the way I had come to get back to the freeway and the bastard was looking for me still. Needless to say he wasn't to impressed.
Valentine all the way though - the multi signal and unidirectional abilities give you so much more information to work with.
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The V1 is best for overall situational awareness (the directional arrows).
In an instant-on encounter (where the officer is operating the radar properly) when you're the only car out there, or are the lead car, there's not a detector out there that will save you. The ability of a detector to keep you from getting a ticket is based on early detection, which allows you to slow down. Most of the high end detectors will alarm on a radar that's transmitting on cars ahead of you well in advance of entering the radar's lock-on range. In an instant-on encounter where the officer waits until you're inside the lock-on range of his radar before emitting, the detector just tells you to be ready for a ticket (if you're speeding).
In an instant-on encounter (where the officer is operating the radar properly) when you're the only car out there, or are the lead car, there's not a detector out there that will save you. The ability of a detector to keep you from getting a ticket is based on early detection, which allows you to slow down. Most of the high end detectors will alarm on a radar that's transmitting on cars ahead of you well in advance of entering the radar's lock-on range. In an instant-on encounter where the officer waits until you're inside the lock-on range of his radar before emitting, the detector just tells you to be ready for a ticket (if you're speeding).
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Originally posted by Dock (Atlanta)
The V1 is best for overall situational awareness (the directional arrows).
In an instant-on encounter (where the officer is operating the radar properly) when you're the only car out there, or are the lead car, there's not a detector out there that will save you. The ability of a detector to keep you from getting a ticket is based on early detection, which allows you to slow down. Most of the high end detectors will alarm on a radar that's transmitting on cars ahead of you well in advance of entering the radar's lock-on range. In an instant-on encounter where the officer waits until you're inside the lock-on range of his radar before emitting, the detector just tells you to be ready for a ticket (if you're speeding).
The V1 is best for overall situational awareness (the directional arrows).
In an instant-on encounter (where the officer is operating the radar properly) when you're the only car out there, or are the lead car, there's not a detector out there that will save you. The ability of a detector to keep you from getting a ticket is based on early detection, which allows you to slow down. Most of the high end detectors will alarm on a radar that's transmitting on cars ahead of you well in advance of entering the radar's lock-on range. In an instant-on encounter where the officer waits until you're inside the lock-on range of his radar before emitting, the detector just tells you to be ready for a ticket (if you're speeding).
