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Califbill

Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:54:46 -0700 (PDT), 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...

I'm a 10%'er. Add 10% to the limit and set the cruise control. Has
always worked, although I get passed a lot.

The speed limit is 3 mph less than the fast cars.