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Never owned one and haven't had much of a problem with tickets, but my Camaro is just begging for some. Got lucky and got off with a warning on a questionable stop a couple weeks ago. I don't drive like an asshole, just occasionally take the "old back road through bayou country" on the way home from work and open it up every now and then.
Noticed some inexpensive radar/laser detectors in the paper this morning and was figuring I ought to get one. Are they still effective nowadays, and do you have to spend much to get one worth getting?
Noticed some inexpensive radar/laser detectors in the paper this morning and was figuring I ought to get one. Are they still effective nowadays, and do you have to spend much to get one worth getting?
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I have a top of line Cobra, and it works excellent and picks up everything front and rear.
Remember this though, with a pulse laser, it is not going to pick up the laser until the cop pulls the trigger on the laser, and by that point you're screwed anyway.
Good thing is, lasers are costly and most still seem to use radar, especially local municipalities
Question about the laser detection: will it pick it up from long range or only when the laser is pointed right at you? In other words, if he's pulling the trigger on the cars that are ahead of you, is the detector going to pick it up?
My wife is bitching about how much a good detector costs, but when you factor in the cost of just one ticket PLUS the increase in your insurance, I guess it pays off in the long run.
If they zero in on anyone else, you'll still detect it
If you're flying solo and nailed, you're nailed.
This is why I still always try to have and get behind a rabbit
Let someone else take the lead and haul ass a few hundred yards in front of me so they get popped first
AZ law is clear, you have to be served personally
They can't prove I ever even received the ticket in the mail
Thanks to DrMark, TJ and Ewbish for the heads up.
I did my research after that and they were right
Throw that shit in the trash, never even reply, just ignore it 100%
They have the red light cameras , in town , i know where every one of them is, and make sure to stop if its even close.
As far as radar dectectors never owned one, but i like bird dogs with them lol
I understand your point100%, but how does that work with parking tickets? Is it just that the vehicle is in violation regardless of driver?
Is the vehicle getting the ticket enough since they attached it to the vehicle?
If they get your plate picture, can they attach the Speeding/Red Light ticket to future registrations like unpaid parking tickets
Or is it similar to if you get out of sight of a cop around a bend or hill, his radar reading, etc is now invalid since it could have been another car, same make/model?
It's also a non-moving violation.
As for the multiple car question, you can try that defense, if you can prove it
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