Radar Detectors
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If you keep to the speed limits you don't need one. ;P
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norm .net wrote:
If you keep to the speed limits you don't need one.
There are highways in Ontario where if you do the speed limit, the SUV behind you will rear end you, and push your crumpled car to the rear end of the car or SUV in front of you :-) In Georgia, drivers seem to be generally safer except near metro Atlanta where it seems like the drivers got trained in Ontario.
Regards, Nish
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norm .net wrote:
If you keep to the speed limits you don't need one.
There are highways in Ontario where if you do the speed limit, the SUV behind you will rear end you, and push your crumpled car to the rear end of the car or SUV in front of you :-) In Georgia, drivers seem to be generally safer except near metro Atlanta where it seems like the drivers got trained in Ontario.
Regards, Nish
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Maybe invest in a SUV, if ya can't beat 'em join 'em. I had a Radar detector back in 1998, paid £200 GBP for it, after receiving 2 endorsements in 2 weeks (here in the UK you're allowed 12 points on your license after that your banned, each speeding endorsement was 3 points giving me a total of 6 in 2 weeks :(( ), each endorsement takes 3 years to expire). I never the radar used it alot because I had to keep taking it out of the car every time I parked up to prevent the risk of theft to my vehicle. Yeah the bastards to caught me, had placed a inconspicuous white van on the side of the road with a speed camera in the back for a 2 week period, they caught a lot of angry motorists who were just over the limit 35mph in a 30mph zone.
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs
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Christian Graus wrote:
Does the term 'trace buster buster' mean anything to you ?
Nope. What movie would that be from?
Regards, Nish
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)The big hit.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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They are illegal in Ontario (and most parts of Canada). But except for Virginia and Washington DC, they seem to be legal in the USA. And I also read some views on how they actually help improve safety - though I am not so sure of that. Anyway, do people use them on a regular basis? Wikipedia says that Radar Detectors can be detected using something called a VG2 Detector, but that most modern Radar Detectors detect Detector-Detectors and switch themselves off in advance, thereby alerting you. So, those of you who use it - does it really make you a safer driver? And anyone has any buying tips? I see 9-band ones, as well as 12-band ones. The 12-band ones are more expensive than the 9-band ones. But what makes it weird is that some 8-band ones are double the price of most 12-band ones. Also Cobra seems like a popular brand. Please be aware that I drive a humble Hyundai Elantra (compact and slow car) - so I am obviously not going to be fast and/or furious while driving.
Regards, Nish
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Don't buy one. They don't help in several cases esp. streets. BTW: What why are you awake so lateearly? Is it drinks break?
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
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Maybe invest in a SUV, if ya can't beat 'em join 'em. I had a Radar detector back in 1998, paid £200 GBP for it, after receiving 2 endorsements in 2 weeks (here in the UK you're allowed 12 points on your license after that your banned, each speeding endorsement was 3 points giving me a total of 6 in 2 weeks :(( ), each endorsement takes 3 years to expire). I never the radar used it alot because I had to keep taking it out of the car every time I parked up to prevent the risk of theft to my vehicle. Yeah the bastards to caught me, had placed a inconspicuous white van on the side of the road with a speed camera in the back for a 2 week period, they caught a lot of angry motorists who were just over the limit 35mph in a 30mph zone.
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs
norm .net wrote:
they caught a lot of angry motorists who were just over the limit 35mph in a 30mph zone.
That truly sucks! There should be a minimal tolerance of 10 Mph - anything less than that is hard to maintain on a constant basis unless you drive with 100% of your attention on the speedometer.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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If you keep to the speed limits you don't need one. ;P
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs
Well said.
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Don't buy one. They don't help in several cases esp. streets. BTW: What why are you awake so lateearly? Is it drinks break?
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
BTW: What why are you awake so lateearly? Is it drinks break?
Woke up to drink some water and didn't feel sleepy. Last night I did a lot of research on improving credit history and had some confusing credit card dreams - that ruined my sleep.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Don't buy one. They don't help in several cases esp. streets.
I rarely speed nowadays (not that I used to in the past). But on highways, I find that everyone's going 10-15 over the limit, and then at certain points, they all slow down (possibly because many of them have detectors). Now because I don't have a detector, I can slow down only after a small delay when I notice everyone else's brake lights. So I may end up being the only one who gets detected by the speed gun - which'd be unfair to me.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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The big hit.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
Ah ok - haven't seen it.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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The big hit.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
That film is amazing.
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norm .net wrote:
they caught a lot of angry motorists who were just over the limit 35mph in a 30mph zone.
That truly sucks! There should be a minimal tolerance of 10 Mph - anything less than that is hard to maintain on a constant basis unless you drive with 100% of your attention on the speedometer.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Not really at 30mph. The difference between 20, 30 and 40 is very noticeable. In the UK there is a 10% leeway, but 35 is well over 30. One speed trap set at 35 outside a school near me caught so many people that the traffic police couldn't process everyone and had to raise the detected speed to 40 in order to catch fewer people. :|
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
BTW: What why are you awake so lateearly? Is it drinks break?
Woke up to drink some water and didn't feel sleepy. Last night I did a lot of research on improving credit history and had some confusing credit card dreams - that ruined my sleep.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Don't buy one. They don't help in several cases esp. streets.
I rarely speed nowadays (not that I used to in the past). But on highways, I find that everyone's going 10-15 over the limit, and then at certain points, they all slow down (possibly because many of them have detectors). Now because I don't have a detector, I can slow down only after a small delay when I notice everyone else's brake lights. So I may end up being the only one who gets detected by the speed gun - which'd be unfair to me.
Regards, Nish
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
So I may end up being the only one who gets detected by the speed gun - which'd be unfair to me.
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: You sure have a good imagination.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
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Not really at 30mph. The difference between 20, 30 and 40 is very noticeable. In the UK there is a 10% leeway, but 35 is well over 30. One speed trap set at 35 outside a school near me caught so many people that the traffic police couldn't process everyone and had to raise the detected speed to 40 in order to catch fewer people. :|
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They are illegal in Ontario (and most parts of Canada). But except for Virginia and Washington DC, they seem to be legal in the USA. And I also read some views on how they actually help improve safety - though I am not so sure of that. Anyway, do people use them on a regular basis? Wikipedia says that Radar Detectors can be detected using something called a VG2 Detector, but that most modern Radar Detectors detect Detector-Detectors and switch themselves off in advance, thereby alerting you. So, those of you who use it - does it really make you a safer driver? And anyone has any buying tips? I see 9-band ones, as well as 12-band ones. The 12-band ones are more expensive than the 9-band ones. But what makes it weird is that some 8-band ones are double the price of most 12-band ones. Also Cobra seems like a popular brand. Please be aware that I drive a humble Hyundai Elantra (compact and slow car) - so I am obviously not going to be fast and/or furious while driving.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Does the police still use radars i the states? Here, in Denmark, they only use laser guns to check how fast you are driving, no way to detect those :((
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They are illegal in Ontario (and most parts of Canada). But except for Virginia and Washington DC, they seem to be legal in the USA. And I also read some views on how they actually help improve safety - though I am not so sure of that. Anyway, do people use them on a regular basis? Wikipedia says that Radar Detectors can be detected using something called a VG2 Detector, but that most modern Radar Detectors detect Detector-Detectors and switch themselves off in advance, thereby alerting you. So, those of you who use it - does it really make you a safer driver? And anyone has any buying tips? I see 9-band ones, as well as 12-band ones. The 12-band ones are more expensive than the 9-band ones. But what makes it weird is that some 8-band ones are double the price of most 12-band ones. Also Cobra seems like a popular brand. Please be aware that I drive a humble Hyundai Elantra (compact and slow car) - so I am obviously not going to be fast and/or furious while driving.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)They are illegal in the Netherlands, so I never use a radar detector. We even have Radar-detector-detectors and yep, it's true: Radar-detector-detector-detectors. I love this country and I love the industry producing this even more. Gives me a good laugh :) But seriously, I don't think it improves safety, because people only drive slower with these things when a piece of equipment with a radar installation in it is near. In my opinion it makes you even more dangerous, you should always keep to the speed limits, it's not just to piss us off.
WM. What about weapons of mass-construction?
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If you keep to the speed limits you don't need one. ;P
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs
He lives in Atlanta now. If he keeps to the speed limit, he'll be dead. :)
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They are illegal in Ontario (and most parts of Canada). But except for Virginia and Washington DC, they seem to be legal in the USA. And I also read some views on how they actually help improve safety - though I am not so sure of that. Anyway, do people use them on a regular basis? Wikipedia says that Radar Detectors can be detected using something called a VG2 Detector, but that most modern Radar Detectors detect Detector-Detectors and switch themselves off in advance, thereby alerting you. So, those of you who use it - does it really make you a safer driver? And anyone has any buying tips? I see 9-band ones, as well as 12-band ones. The 12-band ones are more expensive than the 9-band ones. But what makes it weird is that some 8-band ones are double the price of most 12-band ones. Also Cobra seems like a popular brand. Please be aware that I drive a humble Hyundai Elantra (compact and slow car) - so I am obviously not going to be fast and/or furious while driving.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)As you might imagine, I have one in the Vette. At the time of purchase a few years ago, the two top brands were Passport and Valentine, and as I recall it was largely a toss up between them. The deciding factor was that Passport has an alarm silencer on the power adapter, which is easier to reach than the unit on the windshield (you get a fair amount of false positives with any detector due to automatic door openers at stores, etc.) Think I paid around $350. If you're going to buy one, be aware of the fact that radar is the only thing they'll protect you from. It's true that I've tapped the brakes from time to time because of radar, but when they're serious about setting a speed trap, they use laser. Most modern detectors do listen for laser as well, but when the alarm goes off the little message light should simply say, "pull over." Detectors won't hear someone else getting zinged with laser like they do radar, so what they're actually detecting is the fact that you just got clocked. Not much benefit there. So, if you want to buy one, here's a couple of manufacturer's links. Valentine[^] Passport[^] I think they're worth having, but I just wanted you to know that nothing offers real protection against laser. For that, you just have to use the Force. :)
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
BTW: What why are you awake so lateearly? Is it drinks break?
Woke up to drink some water and didn't feel sleepy. Last night I did a lot of research on improving credit history and had some confusing credit card dreams - that ruined my sleep.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Don't buy one. They don't help in several cases esp. streets.
I rarely speed nowadays (not that I used to in the past). But on highways, I find that everyone's going 10-15 over the limit, and then at certain points, they all slow down (possibly because many of them have detectors). Now because I don't have a detector, I can slow down only after a small delay when I notice everyone else's brake lights. So I may end up being the only one who gets detected by the speed gun - which'd be unfair to me.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)When you're on 575 north of Marietta, keep it under 10 mph over the speed limit when you hit the Holly Springs area. They're notorious for their, er, revenue enhancement program. That's one area where you'll see the locals slow down.
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
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As you might imagine, I have one in the Vette. At the time of purchase a few years ago, the two top brands were Passport and Valentine, and as I recall it was largely a toss up between them. The deciding factor was that Passport has an alarm silencer on the power adapter, which is easier to reach than the unit on the windshield (you get a fair amount of false positives with any detector due to automatic door openers at stores, etc.) Think I paid around $350. If you're going to buy one, be aware of the fact that radar is the only thing they'll protect you from. It's true that I've tapped the brakes from time to time because of radar, but when they're serious about setting a speed trap, they use laser. Most modern detectors do listen for laser as well, but when the alarm goes off the little message light should simply say, "pull over." Detectors won't hear someone else getting zinged with laser like they do radar, so what they're actually detecting is the fact that you just got clocked. Not much benefit there. So, if you want to buy one, here's a couple of manufacturer's links. Valentine[^] Passport[^] I think they're worth having, but I just wanted you to know that nothing offers real protection against laser. For that, you just have to use the Force. :)
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
Christopher Duncan wrote:
you just have to use the Force.
Does a 1997 F150 and driving THE speed limit count? :rolleyes: Strangely enough, I don't have problems with people in SUVs or other larger vehicles, it folks in the little itty bitty cars that sneak right up under my bumper (there’s been a few close calls though) so close I cant see their vehicle at all. Driving a tractor trailer must really suck.
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
you just have to use the Force.
Does a 1997 F150 and driving THE speed limit count? :rolleyes: Strangely enough, I don't have problems with people in SUVs or other larger vehicles, it folks in the little itty bitty cars that sneak right up under my bumper (there’s been a few close calls though) so close I cant see their vehicle at all. Driving a tractor trailer must really suck.
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
City driving is an exercise in balance between the desire to stay within the confines of the law and the desire to stay alive. When the flow of traffic is moving at 10 to 15 mph over the speed limit, strictly adhering to the speed limit is actually hazardous both the the driver and the traffic community. There's actually times I really don't want to drive as fast as common sense requires, especially in areas where I know they have frequent speed traps. A red Corvette is the traffic cop equivalent of three red concentric circles. However, rule number one is the same in driving as it is in self defense - don't get hit. And so I drive, I dodge, and I occasionally exceed the posted speed limit. :)
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City driving is an exercise in balance between the desire to stay within the confines of the law and the desire to stay alive. When the flow of traffic is moving at 10 to 15 mph over the speed limit, strictly adhering to the speed limit is actually hazardous both the the driver and the traffic community. There's actually times I really don't want to drive as fast as common sense requires, especially in areas where I know they have frequent speed traps. A red Corvette is the traffic cop equivalent of three red concentric circles. However, rule number one is the same in driving as it is in self defense - don't get hit. And so I drive, I dodge, and I occasionally exceed the posted speed limit. :)
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
When the flow of traffic is moving at 10 to 15 mph over the speed limit, strictly adhering to the speed limit is actually hazardous both the the driver and the traffic community.
There must be something I’m oblivious to, I drive in the far right lane, slow down or speed up to let on coming traffic merge. But rarely vary from the speed limit. If I’m going to slow for you, you’re more then welcome to go around me. Perhaps it’s a good thing I drive at off peak hours.
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley: