Radar detectors in Canada
03-18-2010, 03:45 PM
#46
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t!!I'm of the mind that says if I can afford the detector - then I can afford the fine and the loss of it - or slow down. Spending thousands of dollars instead of paying the fine?? Well thats a lot of money I could put to better use elsewhere.
Do I LIKE the goosestepping way our Province seems to be going with the HTA? Hell no. But you've got to pick the better fight - this is an issue (detectors) that 99% of the public cannot get on board with. - it is a waste of energy.
Fight the good fight over the seizure of your assets for simple speeding - this is something that the public CAN understand!!
03-18-2010, 09:02 PM
#47
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It is legal to have a radar detector in your trunk for use in the US.
if it is concealed they can take apart your car and leave it that way.
it has been discussed if you leave an envelope addressed and with stamp in the glove box and drop it in there and seal it police can't open as it is federal mail...I was told by a cop that this is not true.
if it is concealed they can take apart your car and leave it that way.
it has been discussed if you leave an envelope addressed and with stamp in the glove box and drop it in there and seal it police can't open as it is federal mail...I was told by a cop that this is not true.
03-19-2010, 08:38 PM
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I don't know if this has been mentioned but there's an alternative...
it's a iphone app. called "trapster".
It gives you real time info on a map which follows your vehicles GPS and as you approach a speed trap etc. it will give you an audible warning.
Now this is achieved by a previous "trapster" user simply hitting the screen when passing the speed trap, letting others know the location.
It also comes with preset favorite speed trap spots based on the frequency the police uses these locations.
The best thing is that it legal!!!
Yes, this is considered a "sharing network" and therefore falls outside of the scope of legally chargeable offenses normally associated with these types of electrical devices.
It works great, unless your the first one to get clocked....
Cheers,
Sid.
it's a iphone app. called "trapster".
It gives you real time info on a map which follows your vehicles GPS and as you approach a speed trap etc. it will give you an audible warning.
Now this is achieved by a previous "trapster" user simply hitting the screen when passing the speed trap, letting others know the location.
It also comes with preset favorite speed trap spots based on the frequency the police uses these locations.
The best thing is that it legal!!!
Yes, this is considered a "sharing network" and therefore falls outside of the scope of legally chargeable offenses normally associated with these types of electrical devices.
It works great, unless your the first one to get clocked....
Cheers,
Sid.
03-19-2010, 08:52 PM
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I have trapster on my phone. It's okay. It's not real time info, it just marks the previously reported spots that radar might be. But where I live, it's legal to have a detector. Can you guys get laser jammers in your neck of the woods?
I also have trafficnet to report traffic congestion.
I also have trafficnet to report traffic congestion.
03-19-2010, 09:04 PM
#50
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OK... thinking like a SOB... What would happen if a cop drove around all day clicking away on HIS iphone at false locations just to screw everyone up? Or clicking on a location 500 meters PAST a radar/laser trap?
Is there away for the system to flag this type of abuse Sid?
Is there away for the system to flag this type of abuse Sid?
03-19-2010, 09:08 PM
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I think the way Trapster works is that a "sighting" gets more "credibility" as more and more people confirm the sighting, and if one person drives by a location where the cop "faked" a sighting, they would provide a negative feedback to the system which would reduce the credibility of the reported cop location.
EDIT: just read nine11's post. Apparently I'm wrong. But this is how it SHOULD work!
EDIT: just read nine11's post. Apparently I'm wrong. But this is how it SHOULD work!
03-20-2010, 01:04 AM
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I think the way Trapster works is that a "sighting" gets more "credibility" as more and more people confirm the sighting, and if one person drives by a location where the cop "faked" a sighting, they would provide a negative feedback to the system which would reduce the credibility of the reported cop location.
EDIT: just read nine11's post. Apparently I'm wrong. But this is how it SHOULD work!
EDIT: just read nine11's post. Apparently I'm wrong. But this is how it SHOULD work!
03-20-2010, 02:34 PM
#53
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I admire some of these guys who take on expensive court fights, based on principle.
In particular, the guy who challenged the Ontario probate fee regime, ending up with a Court of Appeal decision that it was an illegal tax. This forced the governments of all the provinces and territories to review their fee schedules, and the Klein government in Alberta decided to lower many of them. The result is that you can file a multi million dollar probate with the Court of Queen's Bench for $400.00, or register a million dollar property at the land titles office for $235.00.
But in other provinces, you may not get off so easy...
In particular, the guy who challenged the Ontario probate fee regime, ending up with a Court of Appeal decision that it was an illegal tax. This forced the governments of all the provinces and territories to review their fee schedules, and the Klein government in Alberta decided to lower many of them. The result is that you can file a multi million dollar probate with the Court of Queen's Bench for $400.00, or register a million dollar property at the land titles office for $235.00.
But in other provinces, you may not get off so easy...
03-23-2010, 01:03 AM
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