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Radar Detector
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Firefly
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You're not going to find a really good detector that is also waterproof---- you can use one of the waterproof boxes for it. I never boxed mine... just removed it when riding in the heavy rain... don't like to speed much in the rain anyway.
As far as helmet audio, you're going to have to integrate the radar audio signal into your audio stream....various ways to do this.. just depends on your current helmet setup.
An alert light setup could work also... you'd just want it really bright and always in your line of sight.
Firefly
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Sny
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That's how I feel. If I get caught speeding, I just pay for it. If paying for it hurts, I speed less.
pps:If I spend that money on equipment to make it easier to speed, then... I speed more to justify the expense! :yikes:
Grandpa Spyder
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Just for info they are not legal to use in VA.
Just for info they are not legal to use in VA.
BajaRon
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Thank you for this one. As many sites as I visited, I had not found this one.
That's how I feel. If I get caught speeding, I just pay for it. If paying for it hurts, I speed less.
If I spend that money on equipment to make it easier to speed, then... I speed more to justify the expense! :yikes:
Excellent logic!:thumbup:
BajaRon
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Thanks everyone for all the help. You do have to weigh the cost of avoiding tickets with the cost of actually getting one. but there are hidden costs to getting a ticket like higher insurance costs, etc.
Right now I'm leaning to the BEL RX65. In most tests it is a bit better than the Passport 8500 X50. But it does depend on the test. There are a lot of variables which can put one ahead of the other depending.
I'm going for bang for the buck on this one and I may wish I'd gotten one of the top of the line units, we'll see.
Right now I'm leaning to the BEL RX65. In most tests it is a bit better than the Passport 8500 X50. But it does depend on the test. There are a lot of variables which can put one ahead of the other depending.
I'm going for bang for the buck on this one and I may wish I'd gotten one of the top of the line units, we'll see.
Bob Denman
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Well more than half of the fun is in the shopping! :thumbup:
Seriously though...(Gawd I hate saying that!); I would think that getting the one that keeps you from getting stopped would be better than buying a bargain... "Biggest Bang For The Buck"? I think that I'd just want the Biggest Bang; but that's just me!pps:
Seriously though...(Gawd I hate saying that!); I would think that getting the one that keeps you from getting stopped would be better than buying a bargain... "Biggest Bang For The Buck"? I think that I'd just want the Biggest Bang; but that's just me!
pps:Radar Detectors work well, As long your not in the lead or out by yourself.
When / if the lead vehicle is clocked, The vehicles behind will then catch the over spray and have time to slow down.
Arr MiHardies
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Wouldn't work well for me then. I'm the type that prefers to speed up to get past other cars as opposed to slow down to let them get ahead.
billybovine
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In Ontario
If you plan on visiting the fine province of Ontario, radar detectors are illegal. Fines range from 100 to 1000 dollars and your detector will be seized and destroyed. The provincial police have been using laser speed detectors on major highways recently and it has been claimed that they are taking pride in picking out the vehicle in the middle of the pack.
If you plan on visiting the fine province of Ontario, radar detectors are illegal. Fines range from 100 to 1000 dollars and your detector will be seized and destroyed. The provincial police have been using laser speed detectors on major highways recently and it has been claimed that they are taking pride in picking out the vehicle in the middle of the pack.
pro10is
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I wouldn't spend too much money on a radar detector these days as the switch to laser guns is now in full swing. I've noticed that both the state and local police in my area have switched to using them. With laser, by the time the detector sounds a warning, it's too late. Radar detectors may soon be all but obsolete as better technology replaces age old radar. They may have a few years limited use left but laser guns are now out there in large numbers so real protection is sketchy at best.
You can go with a laser jammer but if they're not already illegal in your area they probably soon will be. It's one thing to passively receive a radar signal which is just a radio wave, it's entirely another thing to actively jam a law enforcement officer's equipment. I gotta believe police and legislators won't take too kindly to that.
Take heart in knowing that the Spyder is probably a lousy laser target with its highly angled and mostly plastic exterior. I'll bet it's difficult to quickly get a good read on one.
You can go with a laser jammer but if they're not already illegal in your area they probably soon will be. It's one thing to passively receive a radar signal which is just a radio wave, it's entirely another thing to actively jam a law enforcement officer's equipment. I gotta believe police and legislators won't take too kindly to that.
Take heart in knowing that the Spyder is probably a lousy laser target with its highly angled and mostly plastic exterior. I'll bet it's difficult to quickly get a good read on one.
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Firefly
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I love it when I come across cops using laser........
Laser jamming is perfectly legal in the USA in most states...... and I can tell you that the really good units DO work... seen more than a funny look or two from a cop......
Firefly
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Agree. The times I've been popped were when I was in front and came across a cop using instant-on radar. Best solution is to always find a rabbit in addition to using your radar unit.
Bob Denman
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Would the use of a .50 caliber BMG be considered "jamming"?
(Been waiting to break him out again!):roflblack:
(Been waiting to break him out again!):roflblack:
SNOOPY
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SNOOPY
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I love it when I come across cops using laser........
Laser jamming is perfectly legal in the USA in most states...... and I can tell you that the really good units DO work... seen more than a funny look or two from a cop......
I've seen my share of funny looks using laser shifters. :roflblack:
SNOOPY
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Detectors such as Beltronics RX45 have a waterproof head you can mount wherever, the controls can be mounted where you get the least amount of water or rain spray.
Also has radar and laser capabilities as well as being undetectable by radar detector detectors.
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