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On 10/31/2014 4:20 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/31/2014 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Friday, October 31, 2014 4:04:50 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/31/2014 3:54 PM, wrote:
On Friday, October 31, 2014 3:40:00 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:29:47 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Friday, October 31, 2014 2:36:30 PM UTC-4, wrote:

These days they are pretty useless anyway because all of these cars
with collision avoidance systems trip them.

Not really. The newer detectors are *much* smarter, and the
adaptive cruise controls and collision avoidance systems don't
even register on them.

This is the one I have:
https://www.escortradar.com/PassportMax2/
Dies it really help that much these days with the triggered guns
and
the lasers?
Since I left Maryland, the speed trap capital of the world, I really
have not been paying much attention

Yes and no. With the instant-on or pulse guns, you're depending on
it being used on someone traveling in front of you so you get the
alert. You have to be pretty close to the gun for it to measure
your speed, but the detector can pick it up from a very long
distance. Even if they don't clock someone first, if you are quick
enough with the brakes you may still knock enough off before it
locks in to avoid a ticket.

With laser you're hoping to get a scattered laser signal when they
clock someone else. Good news is that they must be stationary and
can't shoot you through a closed window. Laser, at least around
here, is rare.

So they do work, but you have to be vigilant and pay attention to
traffic and your situation. Hey, that sounds like driving, at least
what you're supposed to do!

Bottom line, you can't set your speed at 20 over and blindly drive
like the old days of X and K band that was always on. Personally, I
never go any faster than I'm willing to get caught for. Well, most
of the time...

Why bother with a detector then?

Because when the detector saves you from just one ticket, it pays for
itself. I like to drive with a purpose. I'm currently ticket-free,
and have been for many years. :-

The older I get the slower I drive. I'll probably get a ticket for
impeding traffic in a few more years. :-)

I am not in any big hurry to get anywhere anymore and I've outgrown the
thrill of speed. I've had a couple of cars that were pretty fast and
high performance. Problem was, there's no place to use them to their
potential unless you go to a closed race track.

Yup, my dad raised me to "never make up for lost time behind the
wheel"... and I don't. Well, maybe twice that I can remember, once was
getting a guy with a broken arm and no pulse to his hand to the ER...
But other than that, I don't. Hey, I'm not perfect, I routinely set my
cc to 72-73 on the highway when the speed limit is 65... But I rarely if
ever get above 10 over...

I got a bunch of grief in my community (motorcycle racing) after I had
no pity for a street stunter/racer who got killed.. My opinion is if you
are that good, take it to a track and prove it against other pro's, not
against grandma on the interstate.... If you ain't good enough to be
picked up by a team, or pay for track days, stop stunting/racing. I
indicated my feeling for those who play with my life on the streets and
it did not go over to well with some...