Radar Detectors
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They do that round here, a lot. Thankfully other drivers are very helpful in flashing you to warn of impending white vans. I have no problem with the police enforcing the legal limits, but they should do so where appropriate for safety reasons and not simply were they can raise money. Their favourite seems to be camping just inside a newly reduced speed limit to catch out all the regulars.
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Thankfully other drivers are very helpful in flashing you to warn of impending white vans.
Nice - I wonder if people do that here too.
David Wulff wrote:
I have no problem with the police enforcing the legal limits, but they should do so where appropriate for safety reasons and not simply were they can raise money.
Yep, well said!
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I'm not sure. As Stuart points out, there have to be a lot of fixed cameras to make producing such maps worthwhile. The UK sure has that...there must be 30 or so Gatsos in Bournemouth[^]alone, along with 2 or 3 mobile camera vans. Needless to say, they aren't very popular[^] (not that I'd condone such vandalism, but it's certainly indicative of their "popularity").
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Needless to say, they aren't very popular[^]
I wouldn't think they'd be :-)
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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.
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And I also read some views on how they actually help improve safety...
Whose biased opinion is this?
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Anyway, do people use them on a regular basis?
I never have, and hopefully never will.
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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.
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So I may end up being the only one who gets detected by the speed gun - which'd be unfair to me.
Yeah, that's just way unfair (to be speeding and get caught). :rolleyes:
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
And I also read some views on how they actually help improve safety...
Whose biased opinion is this?
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Anyway, do people use them on a regular basis?
I never have, and hopefully never will.
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"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
DavidCrow wrote:
Whose biased opinion is this?
See http://www.motorists.com/pressreleases/montana.html[^]
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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.
Yeah, that's just way unfair (to be speeding and get caught). :rolleyes:
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DavidCrow wrote:
Yeah, that's just way unfair (to be speeding and get caught).
Typically, on most highways, the right most lane (slowest) would still be doing > speed limit. So unless it's relatively empty, you'd struggle to maintain it around speed limit. So even if you don't want to speed, you may sometimes be forced to.
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DavidCrow wrote:
Whose biased opinion is this?
See http://www.motorists.com/pressreleases/montana.html[^]
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
See http://www.motorists.com/pressreleases/montana.html\[^\]
But where does the article mention that radar detectors help improve safety?
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DavidCrow wrote:
Yeah, that's just way unfair (to be speeding and get caught).
Typically, on most highways, the right most lane (slowest) would still be doing > speed limit. So unless it's relatively empty, you'd struggle to maintain it around speed limit. So even if you don't want to speed, you may sometimes be forced to.
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Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
So even if you don't want to speed, you may sometimes be forced to.
I'm not buying this. Unless you are trying to avoid an accident (where speeding up would keep your rear end from getting crunched), there's never a reason to exceed the posted speed limit.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
So even if you don't want to speed, you may sometimes be forced to.
I'm not buying this. Unless you are trying to avoid an accident (where speeding up would keep your rear end from getting crunched), there's never a reason to exceed the posted speed limit.
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DavidCrow wrote:
Unless you are trying to avoid an accident (where speeding up would keep your rear end from getting crunched), there's never a reason to exceed the posted speed limit.
Well, I haven't driven around a lot in the States, so my experiences may have been exceptions then.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
See http://www.motorists.com/pressreleases/montana.html\[^\]
But where does the article mention that radar detectors help improve safety?
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DavidCrow wrote:
But where does the article mention that radar detectors help improve safety?
Sorry - that one doesn't. And a quick googling does not return the article I read that said that. But here's a snippet from Wikipedia[^] In some countries and areas, such as those listed below, using or possessing a radar detector is declared illegal and may result in fines, seizure of the device, or both. Generally these prohibitions are introduced under the premise that a driver who uses a radar detector will pose a greater risk of accident than a driver who does not. Not all research agrees with that premise, such as the 2001 Mori report which suggested that radar detector users on average posed a 28% less risk of accident and also traveled far more miles. That is interesting, to me anyway.
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