Nicole

- driving naked

- playing russian roulette

- volunteering to pay extra tax (Irad tax, that is)

- keeping a whale in a fish bowl

- doing unrprotected what we don't discuss in this forum

- ...

AO

- pissing into the wind. It works, but kinda doesn't.

Ben B

You don't need a radar detector if you have FOP plates!

hacker-pschorr

Not having to hit the brakes at every bank, grocery story, gas station, wal-mart...............

dr bob

-- Driving with one eye closed and no rear-view mirrors.

ablose58

Driving a shark without a radar detector is like being a one legged man in a butt kicking contest

BrianG

What's radar?

sweanders

Driving a shark without a radar detector is like driving a supercar and never taking the car to it's proper speed. Anything over 100 mph and the detector is useless.

Unfortunately I have documented proof of this from California and Nevada.

DFWX

Except for the 99% false beepings, a radar detector tells you when you are about to get a ticket. The lead time to brake is usually less than 2 seconds - if that.

Tony

thats my opinion as well. If your by yourself rolling along the interstate, or through a town with an officer who knows how to use the gun well, it will just tell you when you got the ticket.

They work best when you have some one a head of you to draw the cops "fire". Thats when the performnce of the unit and its directional capabiltiy are important.

I havent had mine in my car for a year now.
Granted, having one is better than not, so it goes in on the longer trips, but i rarely depend on it to save me.

SharkSkin

Driving a shark without a radar detector is like...

... saying, "Give me a ticket!"

Not useless in the triple digits IMHO... it all depends on the situation. I've had my *** saved at high speed with a detector more than once, YMMV.

Nicole

Bill and I had plenty of opportunities to get tickets on the way to and from Sharks in the Hood. The detector issued warnigs way ahead of time, because many Hiway Patrollers in CA don't turn off their radar while they cruise. In Oregon we had one guy come towards us in a construction zone and fiip the radar on and off - but he sure did not get us. I know it won't protect me in all possible situations, but I believe it's a great tool

I feel naked driving without the V1 on the freeway!

TeufelHei

You know how it feels to drive naked on the freeway? I should really spend more time in the Bay Area.

Sharkbait

If you want to get rid of 99% false warnings, disable x band on your detector.

Abby Normal

- bringing a squirt gun to a gun fight.