Best radar detector from experience?
09-01-2013, 08:35 PM
#62
I wish there was a system that used small battery powered receivers with bluetooth communication to a remote display.
My state does not allow the use of radar detectors. Not sure if simply having one in the car is also illegal. A visually obvious arrangement like that shown in the photo is basically saying "give me a ticket".
My state does not allow the use of radar detectors. Not sure if simply having one in the car is also illegal. A visually obvious arrangement like that shown in the photo is basically saying "give me a ticket".
09-01-2013, 10:35 PM
#63
If it is Virginia you are talking about, yes just having it in the car is illegal as long as it is accessible. If its in a locked place or trunk that can't be accessed from the cabin then its ok.
I don't know the specifics in DC.
I don't know the specifics in DC.
09-02-2013, 12:00 AM
#64
Neither of us have gotten ticketed for it in DC.
I've been good for years now, but I was still well aquatinted with local law enforcement for quite awhile after getting the V1 so it's not like there wasn't plenty of opportunity for them to notice while chatting me up on the side of the road
12-09-2013, 01:09 PM
#65
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Thanks!
12-09-2013, 03:28 PM
#66
Burning Brakes
I have a Passport Redline which they claim has the greatest range and sensitivity on the market. I'd believe it because it'll sniff out radar WAY, WAY down the interstate. The drawback is that it'll sniff it so far out that it's easy to dismiss the signal as a false alarm. So, in that regard there was a bit of a learning curve with it. Now on the subject of false alarms, they are pretty rare with the exception of POP alarms which are rare too. POP isn't used in NC and I suspect the POP alarms I get are from the adaptive cruise control and lane departure features on other cars.
12-09-2013, 04:12 PM
#67
i have a V1 in my car, my wife's car, and i purchased another for my brother-in-law for his birthday.
Hi Phil. I have a question about that mount.
Do you have any rattling issues?
If it isn't too much trouble, may i get a front view (as if you were sitting in the driver seat)
But, otherwise, THAT SETUP looks MIGHTY clean and very convenient.
Props to the set up!
12-09-2013, 07:38 PM
#70
Rennlist Member
It's not as if I am planning on running every red light. Just sometimes when you get into an area that you are unfamiliar with and that yellow light catches you at that split second where you decide I can make it, or should I slam on the brakes......
12-10-2013, 02:30 PM
#73
Burning Brakes
Car and Driver's latest edition has a test comparison between the two. The Passport Max won out mostly because it's filtering of false signals. V1s definitely suck when it comes to filtering false signals.
12-10-2013, 03:01 PM
#74
Unfortunately it's no longer that simple in our country........But......before I go into my rant about this I should disclose that I was a police officer in a major metro area for 10 years!
There are two major issues at war here these days. The first one is that many jurisdictions abuse the traffic code and use it as a means to generate revenue for the city. This has become more obvious with "radar camera vans", etc. Devices that have no other purpose other than generating revenue. If speeding were really a problem that needed solved for the safety of our public, then all traffic speed cameras would be permanently mounted. People would quickly learn where they are and stop speeding in those high risk areas!....but that costs the city money instead of making it!
The second issue is that cars and roads have advanced a LOT since many of these speed limits were put in place. Making these roads more easily traveled at higher speeds safely. So the average speed of traffic in those areas goes up! So even if you are hanging out in he the right lane below the average flow of traffic, you still may be "speeding" by the legal definition!
I'm personally just a fan of situational awareness. (Probably an ex-cop thing) A radar locating tool like the V1 aids situational awareness!
I used to drive through 5 jurisdictions to get to my office. The average traffic flow was usually 10-15 over the 55-65mph speed limit. Every other week or so each jurisdiction would take their crack at randomly pulling cars out of the pack to issue them a "driving with everyone else tax". I could either slow down, impede traffic, and be "that A-hole" while making other mad at me for no reason, or, be aware of when tax day was happening and only slow up enough to not be the lottery winner of the day
There are two major issues at war here these days. The first one is that many jurisdictions abuse the traffic code and use it as a means to generate revenue for the city. This has become more obvious with "radar camera vans", etc. Devices that have no other purpose other than generating revenue. If speeding were really a problem that needed solved for the safety of our public, then all traffic speed cameras would be permanently mounted. People would quickly learn where they are and stop speeding in those high risk areas!....but that costs the city money instead of making it!
The second issue is that cars and roads have advanced a LOT since many of these speed limits were put in place. Making these roads more easily traveled at higher speeds safely. So the average speed of traffic in those areas goes up! So even if you are hanging out in he the right lane below the average flow of traffic, you still may be "speeding" by the legal definition!
I'm personally just a fan of situational awareness. (Probably an ex-cop thing
) A radar locating tool like the V1 aids situational awareness! I used to drive through 5 jurisdictions to get to my office. The average traffic flow was usually 10-15 over the 55-65mph speed limit. Every other week or so each jurisdiction would take their crack at randomly pulling cars out of the pack to issue them a "driving with everyone else tax". I could either slow down, impede traffic, and be "that A-hole" while making other mad at me for no reason, or, be aware of when tax day was happening and only slow up enough to not be the lottery winner of the day
