Another Record : Speeding Ticket in Virginia 5 days into ownership!
#46
Originally Posted by Ty Smith
Attorney or not the defense should be "going with the speed of traffic". Anyone that has driven on 495 knows that if you're not going 80 you're going to get run over. .......
PS.. I think I have the record, I got pulled after only a few hours of ownership.. Talk about a reality check...
#47
Burning Brakes
Originally Posted by alpinadvl
LMAO!!!! That is true! and too funny!
....So, if you got pulled over a few hours into ownership...that settles that issue!
....So, if you got pulled over a few hours into ownership...that settles that issue!
I'm sure there is someone on this board though who probably received a ticket while test driving the car before they bought. it
Dan
#48
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Originally Posted by Ty Smith
For you fellow Virginia drivers with detectors, how do you conceal them?
Anyone know the fines/penalties associated with using them....
Attorney or not the defense should be "going with the speed of traffic". Anyone that has driven on 495 knows that if you're not going 80 you're going to get run over.
Good luck, and keep us informed.
PS.. I think I have the record, I got pulled after only a few hours of ownership.. Talk about a reality check...
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Anyone know the fines/penalties associated with using them....
Attorney or not the defense should be "going with the speed of traffic". Anyone that has driven on 495 knows that if you're not going 80 you're going to get run over.
Good luck, and keep us informed.
PS.. I think I have the record, I got pulled after only a few hours of ownership.. Talk about a reality check...
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#49
There is also a pretty good stealth way to mount the V1, but more expensive, using the rear view mirror as a display. You buy a pre-etched mirror package as a direct replacement for the one currently in your car, which has the V1 displays- as well as displays for Lidatek units- built into the mirror glass. You still need to buy or use a V1 unit on top of that, but the unit can be discreetly hidden. I had AI in NY do my GT2- it was not cheap but you really could not tell that there was a detector in the car unless you looked at the mirror itself, and the unit was turned on. If you do some online searches, you can find various aftermarket mirror assemblies preetched and wired for the V1.
Since I have slowed down, and live in a state where radar is not illegal, I don't go to all this bother anymore. I simply attach the V1 to a hardwire and mount it using suction cups adjacent to my factory rear view, which I leave intact. Works fine, and is virtually invisible, for my purposes.
Since I have slowed down, and live in a state where radar is not illegal, I don't go to all this bother anymore. I simply attach the V1 to a hardwire and mount it using suction cups adjacent to my factory rear view, which I leave intact. Works fine, and is virtually invisible, for my purposes.
#50
I got busted in NH last April for, they claim, 93 in a 65 on the interstate. It was more like 80 mph MAX. That was more than 26mph over. In NH its a 30 day ban and $800 fine. I was BEHIND a VM Golf and a Merc was behind me. No way were we going 90MPH, too much traffic, even the ticket stated medium traffic, yet I got pulled and the others were let go. The cop pulled me over grinning from ear to ear and told me "Thats what you get for driving a Porsche in this state" ! I kid you not.
#51
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Originally Posted by mstupp
V1 is supposed to be invisible to the VG2. Is the VG2 improved so that is no longer true?
Also, I didn't realize that VA doesn't take away radar detectors. The thought of losing the V1 is enough of a deterrant to shut the unit off when I get a signal. Still, I'd like to avoid having to pay a $90 fine, in addition to a speeding ticket. Might make a PBJ a bit more difficult to come by.