The OP was asking about radar detectors not laser.

Although the majority of speed traps (in my state of Wa) are Lidar on the interstate. The majority of non interstate (rural roads, residential, other hwys) are radar. This is where a good radar detector is useful. And as I stated before they don't really use instant on here (the guns may have it but they don't use it). The best defense is to have both a laser jammer and a radar detector (throw in waze use for longer trips to add a 3rd defense).

Every state or region may do things differently. So it is best to check sites that show what is used in your are. Also detectors are illegal in a few states (virginia, etc)

 

I think there are only a couple states where windshield mounted Radar is illegal (long way from being classified as MOST states). Those are California and Minnesota according to your often linked Radardetector.org site and Wikipedia.

And the fact that 95% of states use Lidar doesn't mean that those DO NOT use Radar also.. because MOST (if not all) use both.

Plus if you get a hidden mount radar (ALP, Escort 9500ic, VI remote mount, etc) then you are only outlawed in 1 state Virginia, DC, and Military bases (cant use any radar detectors).

Laser Jammers are outlawed in the states below, but legal in all others.

• California
• Colorado
• Illinois
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Virginia
• Washington D.C.

 

Members are expected to be civil to one another even when in disagreement...using profanity and name calling will never be tolerated...get this thread back on topic or time off will follow

 

http://gpstracklog.com/2014/07/gps-w...-half-u-s.html

 

Great link..if we were talking about GPS devices.

The laws are for devices mounted in the drivers view. Most people mount RD in positions higher or lower that do not interfere with the view of the road. GPS on the other had are often mounted in the view area to make it easy to see or operate...which is a bad thing (blocking clear view of the road). Plus they are larger devices again compounding the issue.

If you click on some of the states that have regulations, it either gives detail on where you can mount devices or stated that they would be illegal IF they interfere with the drives view of the road. Common sense should kick in there, long before the law.

 

omg. The law in 28 states says "you can not affixed ANYTHING to the windshield". That includes detectors, gps etc. This info is not hard to find. You just want to ignore it and argue like it dosent exist. Go get a radar detector and stop arguing with laws and proven facts. Google is not hard to use.

 

“No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.”


DONE!!!!!!

 

I am officially retiring from this thread..as it is well beyond sharing useful info to people that have a valid question. It is now all about you being an expert on Radar Detectors when you clearly stated you dont need one because your wife gave you a jr trooper sticker for your car. In addition you are more worried about fabricating info for your view of things instead of what the real facts are.

Regarding your last comment about not being able to Mount ANYTHING in 28 states. Here is the info from YOUR link above. How is this not mounting ANYTHING..

• Arizona – You can mount it in a 5 inch area in the left lower corner of the windshield on the driver side, or a 7 inch area in the right lower corner of the passenger side.
• California – You can mount it in a 5 inch area in the lower corner of the windshield on the driver side, or a 7 inch area in the lower corner of the passenger side, provided it does not get in the way of airbags and is only used for “door-to-door navigation” meaning it’s designed for automobiles. This would probably not cover using your phone to navigate. Edit: California recently changed the law, making using your smartphone for GPS while in the car legal.
• Hawaii – You can mount it in a 5 inch area in the left lower corner of the windshield on the driver side, or a 7 inch area in the right lower corner of the passenger side.
• Indiana – You can mount it in a 4 inch area in the lower righthand corner of the windshield on the passenger side.
• Maryland – Maryland law allows for nontransparent materials to be placed “within a 7 inch square area in the lower corner” as long as it doesn’t obstruct view of traffic. There are no specifications as to which side of the windshield is allowed, so presumably both sides would be acceptable.
• Nevada – You can mount it in a 6 inch square in the lower corner on the passenger side windshield.
• Ohio – You can mount a GPS device if it is not more than six inches below the upper edge of the windshield and is outside the area swept by the vehicle’s windshield wipers and does not restrict line of sight.
• Utah – You can mount it on the lower righthand side provided it does not extend more than three inches to the right of the edge or more than four inches above the bottom edge of the windshield. I’m not sure that’s enough space for a GPS, but that is the only place it says you can have nontransparent materials mounted on the windshield without breaking the law.

For all the states not listed, there are no specific regulations for mounting your GPS to the windshield, but be sure that you still have a clear view of the road, and that the GPS device isn’t located somewhere where it is going to be a distraction as you drive.

 

AND AGAIN CAUSE YOU CANT SEEM TO READ. LAW STATES: “No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.”

 

Read your own posts... ok...now I am done.

 

ANY NONTRANSPARENT MATERIAL. Guess a useless detector is transparent now. LOL Anything mounted OBSTRUCTS your view. Thats why the law exists. Go buy a cop detector already.

 

hahaha you list 8 states. Guess you didnt know there are what, let me see, 50?? Did I EVER say in EVERY state? NO. Stop making lies up. In 28 states NOTHING can be mounted ANYWHERE on the windshield except for factory items.
And you dont have to be an expert on radar detectors to learn about how they work. Any one, even you, can use google to find info on if they work or not. This isnt the 1980's. Technology has advanced since then weather you like it or not.
BTW, how much is is for a good "cop" detector? I want to install one and see if it detects my wife and friends that are cops.

 

This thread has outlived its usefulness....closed