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I laugh at the fact that they have a manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario... It's illegal to use radar detectors here. Having said that, I'm going to need to source
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I laugh at the fact that they have a manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario... It's illegal to use radar detectors here. Having said that, I'm going to need to source one of these out... you know... for um... "off road" testing.
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It would take a lot of radar detector to make me get rid of my Valentine 1. The arrows really are a big help on deciding if it's a threat or not.
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Which, if you need an arrow to pull your head out of the dash and out scanning front and back, then a radar detector isn't going to do you any good. I am constantly scanning both oncoming and similarly flowing traffic curbs to see if there is a car on the side of the road, and the medians for those crossovers they love to park at. When my radar detector goes off, I get even more paranoid about it. ![]()
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Not sure if joking....
If behind you it can be a huge threat. Could easily be a cop doing laser or possibly point Ka. The arrows on the V1 are huge for me, when I had mine, it easily gives me a direction to check and verify the threat. The range is great and matches all other companies and I really don't care for traffic cams or the other features.
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And yes, the arrows do make a huge difference. ![]() The front arrow and back arrow tell the story. The side arrows are not a threat as any cop using radar can not get you from the side. They have to be either in front of you coming towards you, or from the rear heading towards you. It really is amazing to see the Front arrow going off then going to the side arrows and eventually to the rear arrows heading away from you. You then know for sure the threat is gone. Very nice indeed. ![]()
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Bottom line is that laser and radar detectors will never respond in time or warn you before the COP nails you .
Only fools buy them anymore, detectors stopped being of any benefit 23 yrs. ago when pulsed radar and laser, instant on were used by the police. |
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This is completely wrong. My radar detector proves this wrong at least once a week. You are aware it can pick up when someone else is being radared, right?
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And just because they're behind you doesn't mean they're not a threat, or the threat is gone. Many cars now have rear facing radars too I've noticed.
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The legal side is, jamming a laser signal is not illegal per federal law. Some states have passed specific legal action against jamming police usage.
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Like product reviews and CAI dyno results, all those tests don't apply because he doesn't agree with them.
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