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gsxr750 · 06-24-2013, 08:40 PM

Bottom line a detector is worthless, if the majority of police use the KA Band and it only detects them with in a 10th mile or less for the majority of detections.

You will not have time to slow down, your only hope is that the police already targeted someone else or is in the process of writing up a ticket to another driver.

Your statements about observing other cars to see if they set off the detector is BS. No one has that much time to waste when driving and you can't slam your brakes on with every false detection

Either the detector works or it doesn't.

The other issue is that you really can't speed and hope you won't get caught, with the 65- 70 mph speed limit on most roads, its fast enough to not have to worry about a $200-$500 ticket to save a few minutes on a trip.

XwChriswX · 06-24-2013, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gsxr750

Bottom line a detector is worthless, if the majority of police use the KA Band and it only detects them with in a 10th mile or less for the majority of detections.

You just said you had 8+ detections at distances over a half mile... That's not worthless.

You will not have time to slow down, your only hope is that the police already targeted someone else or is in the process of writing up a ticket to another driver.

Your statements about observing other cars to see if they set off the detector is BS. No one has that much time to waste when driving and you can't slam your brakes on with every false detection

You don't slam on your brakes for ANY detection... Talk about highlighting yourself even more than speeding. All you do is come off the gas, and if you're going too fast, give the ebrake a quick squeeze to bleed speed. A quick drop in speed lets the cop know you know he saw you = you're guilty.

And no, it isn't BS. It takes no time at all. I've had several false detections from other vehicles and noticed the back up/collision avoidance sensors and chalked it up to those. After you spend a good amount of time with the detector, you Learn what it picks up and are able to discern what is/is not a real alert.

Either the detector works or it doesn't.

And according to your review, it DID work. You are saying if you're a horrible driver, don't waste your money. But an actual alert driver, someone who pays attention, and takes the time to understand how the detector works and it's quirks, will go far fine.

The other issue is that you really can't speed and hope you won't get caught, with the 65- 70 mph speed limit on most roads, its fast enough to not have to worry about a $200-$500 ticket to save a few minutes on a trip.

And no one is saying otherwise, that point isn't even being debated. If YOU want to go the speed limit, and get there maybe 15 seconds later, good for you. But for those that would like to go a few MPH higher, and have a detector help, where's the best place to buy...

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gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 14	Bottom line a detector is worthless, if the majority of police use the KA Band and it only detects them with in a 10th mile or less for the majority of detections. You will not have time to slow down, your only hope is that the police already targeted someone else or is in the process of writing up a ticket to another driver. Your statements about observing other cars to see if they set off the detector is BS. No one has that much time to waste when driving and you can't slam your brakes on with every false detection Either the detector works or it doesn't. The other issue is that you really can't speed and hope you won't get caught, with the 65- 70 mph speed limit on most roads, its fast enough to not have to worry about a $200-$500 ticket to save a few minutes on a trip.