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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin
I disagree, if you've got revenue generation going on on a busy highway most of the time the cop is shooting several people a minute, looking for the biggest fine. A higher end radar detector will pick that up well in advance and give you time to avoid a potential ticket. Now if the radar detector has been off for some time and you are the lucky winner there's not much you can do about it. That has never happened to me and I'm almost 35 now.
I have the new Passport 9500ix which has GPS. If it picks up the same signal three times it filters it out and you never hear it again. It also tells you of any red light or speed cameras too, in fact it warned me this week of a red light camera ahead.
https://www.escortradar.com/store/passport-9500ix.html |
Also, I drive the same route to and from work every day. I know the usual speed traps and the occasional speed traps. The cops always trigger the cars they want to check in an attempt to avoid being detected. My Escort will pick up the trigger plenty far enough in advance to warn you to slow down. Now if you are out in front on the pack and no one has passed the cop for some time, you might get triggered and caught, but with plenty of traffic on the road these days that rarely happens...... also, an awareness of the trap locations and the fact you have seen no traffic ahead of you to "trigger" your radar detector, you slow down until you pass the location.
That GPS is a great feature, mine doesn't have it, but I do know the very few false alarms that exist on my usual routes as well. My detector has saved me numerous times. Some might think this is an excuse to drive recklessly, I don't drive too fast for conditions (IMO
). Most of my detector use comes on the interstate, where the speed is ridiculously set at 60 MPH on a 6 lane section with limited access......... at 60 you get run off the road, everyone is doing 70 or more.
John