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Originally Posted By NCPatrolAR: 6 over sounds like a roadside reduction. And threads like this are why I dont believe in doing them Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: Does it do the lockout combining location with an expected number of bogies? In other words "this location with 4 bogeys" is locked out. But, if it picks up 5 bogies it doesn't lock it out? Cops are not stupid, so may well position themselves in the cover of other signals. At least on V1driver, you can automute bands (like X and K). I think location lockouts are determined by frequency and location. So if you have a Ka 34.7 show up in an area that normally automutes a K band, the Ka will alert. I’d have to go back and review the info to know for sure though. |
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Originally Posted By MallNinja531: My first ticket was 55 in a 50.  Attached File Not funny. 
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: When I was a cop, a radar detector on the dash was an automatic ticket, no warning. Same with all the cops I knew. You probably thought you were doing something good, too. I wish cops would focus on drivers who are actually dangerous. Left lane campers, tailgaters, super slow drivers, road rage stuff like cutting people off, etc. Speed alone isn’t unsafe. I used to enjoy watching the confusion on people’s faces when I told them I generally slowed down considerably when passing other cars. 
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Originally Posted By NCPatrolAR: 6 over sounds like a roadside reduction. And threads like this are why I dont believe in doing them But how often are you really giving tickets? But yeah, 6 over is laughable. In another life that’s the last thing I wanted to do. You really really had to screw up to get pulled for a traffic infraction or it was suspicion of DWI. He did the driving school it sounds like so at least he is taking care of his business like a man OP, sounds like you did a good job! |
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Originally Posted By Hi-Vel: I have a 100% foolproof guaranteed way if not getting a speeding ticket, and the technology is so simple anyone can do it. Don’t go over the fucking speed limit. I do the limit in town, know how to use my V1, know when to be careful and alert, and I do 130-150mph almost every time I’m out. No tickets here either. |
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Originally Posted By Cpn_Ron: I wish cops would focus on drivers who are actually dangerous. Left lane campers, tailgaters, super slow drivers, road rage stuff like cutting people off, etc. Speed alone isn’t unsafe. Problem #1 is people driving distracted, looking at their damn phone or the laptop on the dash. Problem #2 is pedestrians & bicyclist who feel entitled to ignore looking for traffic and lack brakes or the ability to stop walking, moving. Problem #3 is overreaction by FDOT or .gov Some guy goes over 100 MPH on A1A and causes big wreck. OMG they are going 100 MPH. Let's drop the speed limit from 45 to 30. And in this spot where it is 30 drop it to 25 MPH. That should fix it. Someone is speeding on bridge and overturned in wreck. OMG they are speeding on the bridge fast enough to overturn, let's drop it from 35 MPH to 30 MPH. That should fix it. Everyone gets "punished' due to the reckless actions of a couple of people. Meanwhile Karen has not stopped looking at her damn phone while she is driving. I'm not exaggerating. |
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"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
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Originally Posted By Hi-Vel: I have a 100% foolproof guaranteed way if not getting a speeding ticket, and the technology is so simple anyone can do it. Don’t go over the fucking speed limit. Brilliant. Kinda boring but infallible logic. I use that same strategy to not get bit by a shark or gator; I stay out of the fucking water. |
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Originally Posted By King_me: Google Maps has saved my ass a lot of times from getting a speeding ticket, thanks to their police alert reporting. Georgia is the worse, troopers are staked out everywhere in that state. Lol, GA doesn't pull you over till you're doing 10+ and there are no points till you're going 15 over. The only place I've seen a heavy presence is in S GA on the highways, the rest of the state they're fairly sparse and laid back with traffic enforcement. If you think we're bad don't venture into VA, they're essentially a police state in comparison. ETA: Here there would be no point, nor would you likely see a reduction till you're doing 15 over either. |
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Originally Posted By Hi-Vel: I have a 100% foolproof guaranteed way if not getting a speeding ticket, and the technology is so simple anyone can do it. Don’t go over the fucking speed limit. Here's your daily reminder the average age of this forum is likely on the plus side of 60. |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: When I was a cop, a radar detector on the dash was an automatic ticket, no warning. Same with all the cops I knew. That's f'd up. It would be one thing if you got a speeding ticket and could pay the fine and that would be the end of it, but at least in some places your insurance company will punish you by raising your insurance rates for FIVE YEARS.  There doesn't even have to have been an accident; even a ticket for 3 mph over will do it. So, drivers want to know when they are under surveillance, be it by radar or laser. Most of the drivers I have seen on the interstate (maybe 75%) seem to travel at speeds above the speed limit. There are very few accidents, so those speeds are demonstrably not unsafe. I understand that police are simply enforcing the laws on the books and have no issue with that, but politicians setting artificially low speed limits are a problem that results in people who travel at a reasonable and safe speed being punished. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: That's f'd up. It would be one thing if you got a speeding ticket and could pay the fine and that would be the end of it, but at least in some places your insurance company will punish you by raising your insurance rates for FIVE YEARS. There doesn't even have to have been an accident; even a ticket for 3 mph over will do it. So, drivers want to know when they are under surveillance, be it by radar or laser. Most of the drivers I have seen on the interstate (maybe 75%) seem to travel at speeds above the speed limit. There are very few accidents, so those speeds are demonstrably not unsafe. I understand that police are simply enforcing the laws on the books and have no issue with that, but politicians setting artificially low speed limits are a problem that results in people who travel at a reasonable and safe speed being punished. Originally Posted By Emoto: Originally Posted By lorazepam: When I was a cop, a radar detector on the dash was an automatic ticket, no warning. Same with all the cops I knew. That's f'd up. It would be one thing if you got a speeding ticket and could pay the fine and that would be the end of it, but at least in some places your insurance company will punish you by raising your insurance rates for FIVE YEARS. There doesn't even have to have been an accident; even a ticket for 3 mph over will do it. So, drivers want to know when they are under surveillance, be it by radar or laser. Most of the drivers I have seen on the interstate (maybe 75%) seem to travel at speeds above the speed limit. There are very few accidents, so those speeds are demonstrably not unsafe. I understand that police are simply enforcing the laws on the books and have no issue with that, but politicians setting artificially low speed limits are a problem that results in people who travel at a reasonable and safe speed being punished. It would be pretty fucked if you lived in a state where they'd give points on a ticket for 3 over. Here in Georgia tickets that don't have points aren't recorded to your driving record. |
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Originally Posted By Justinandfreyja: He did the driving school it sounds like so at least he is taking care of his business like a man OP, sounds like you did a good job!  Honestly I'm not the best example. I'm thinking (thought) up to 9 MPH over is tolerable (was in KY) and usually go over the speed limit a bit if it is possible, just because (default setting); to me I'm within the accepted standard of tolerance or so I thought. I'm the one who taught him to drive. By the time I was his age (21) I had two speeding tickets and one for improper passing. And I thought that wasn't too bad.  I went about 16 years before I got another speeding ticket. Knock on wood but it's been about 16 years since I got a ticket - because usually I am "only" speeding a few over which I incorrectly assumed was within tolerable limits. So, my driving example was not follow the exact speed limit. Though I failed at setting the best driving example, both our boys (21 & 22) drive a manual transmission (as do my wife and me) so I did something right.  Yea, he paid the ticket, did the class and has had a reset on adhering to the speed limit more closely. I used the incident to buy a new toy. |
Strive to carry the handgun you would want anywhere, everywhere; forget that good area bullcrap.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
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Originally Posted By Coffin-Nail: Here's your daily reminder the average age of this forum is likely on the plus side of 60. OP is 59 and turns 60 this year. Well, assuming I make it. Riding a motorcycle in traffic here, no guarantee. Speeders ain't the problem, distracted drivers are. |
Strive to carry the handgun you would want anywhere, everywhere; forget that good area bullcrap.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME: OP is 59 and turns 60 this year. Well, assuming I make it. Riding a motorcycle in traffic here, no guarantee. Speeders ain't the problem, distracted drivers are. Originally Posted By CDW4ME: Originally Posted By Coffin-Nail: Here's your daily reminder the average age of this forum is likely on the plus side of 60. OP is 59 and turns 60 this year. Well, assuming I make it. Riding a motorcycle in traffic here, no guarantee. Speeders ain't the problem, distracted drivers are. Not saying older folks don't speed just that they're the ones that always helpfully tell us not speeding is the way not to get tickets, and that this forum is now mostly made up of those types.
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME: OP is 59 and turns 60 this year. Well, assuming I make it. Riding a motorcycle in traffic here, no guarantee. Speeders ain't the problem, distracted drivers are. Here we are. Couple days ago riding to the gym. Is she speeding? No. Is she focused on driving? No. Texting or something else on the phone is the priority. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: He is from TX, which laughable because every time I have been to Texas, I will be doing 15 over in the right lane get passed by almost everyone... Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: Originally Posted By fttam: Originally Posted By Its_Raining_Lead: Speeding is stupid Cool Stay out of the left lane, please He is from TX, which laughable because every time I have been to Texas, I will be doing 15 over in the right lane get passed by almost everyone... |
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Originally Posted By Coffin-Nail: It would be pretty fucked if you lived in a state where they'd give points on a ticket for 3 over. Here in Georgia tickets that don't have points aren't recorded to your driving record. That's how it is where I live. Even worse, they do it if you get a ticket in some other state.  Having said that, I can't remember when my last speeding ticket was. Between 26 and 30 years ago. So, I am generally fairly well behaved. Particularly when in towns or other areas of high traffic density I stick to the speed limit or very close to it. |
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Originally Posted By Southernman077: I used one while driving back and forth during college. It saved me a bunch of money. Now, I just leave earlier. Me driving 6-7 over the limit is not because I'm in a hurry. Miles of double yellow at 30 MPH (if I'm lucky and a zombie driver is not going slower than that, sometimes the speed limit is more of a goal than a limit) is just painfully slow, boring.  Again, the detector is for in the car, no convenient way to mount it on the bike. Attached File If the speed limit is 30 MPH that means under normal conditions at night one could go 30 MPH safely and not get a ticket. Logically if 30 MPH is safe at night then one could safely go faster than that in the daytime when visibility is way better. Do we have separate night vs day speed limits? Big Nope. Also, golf carts, I'm guessing 30 MPH is to accommodate allowing golf carts  to ride around on the main roads.Logic is not a factor though. Here is an example: In the busy part of town where the speed limit is 30 MPH due to heavy traffic, pedestrians, golf carts let's give bicycles a whole lane. Bicycles could ride on the sidewalk (legal) but Nooo.Attached File |
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Originally Posted By shane01: This. Was he in a school zone or work zone? FHP and Local Agencies dont mess around with those. It was like 10 PM (in town / city streets) after he got off work, blue uniform city agency. |
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"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME: ... Again, the detector is for in the car, no convenient way to mount it on the bike. ... I have run radar detectors on 6 different motorcycles, starting in 1986 on a GSXR-1100. You just need RAM mounts and a little creativity.  On my sport bikes, I fashioned a small shelf out of 1/8" thick aluminum bar stock from the hardware store, sprayed it black, and affixed it to a couple of bolts that held the mirrors on. A large square of industrial velcro held the detector on the shelf. I also had a big o-ring stretched across it for additional security. Some creative bending was involved to have it level over the side of the instruments. There are also commercially available mounts. Search for "motorcycle radar detector mount" and you will find them. Some guys mount them to a triple clamp bolt or a brake or clutch reservoir mounting bolt. Throw oyur gloves down over it if you get pulled over. I like the 'remote audio adapter' for my old V-1 (other detector brands may have a built-in audio out jack IDK) and I have it running to a SENA SM10 Dual Stream Bluetooth Stereo Transmitter (SM10-01) in my tankbag that is paired to my headset. This gives me the audio alerts inside my helmet instead of blasting them for the world to hear. Works like a charm. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: That's f'd up. It would be one thing if you got a speeding ticket and could pay the fine and that would be the end of it, but at least in some places your insurance company will punish you by raising your insurance rates for FIVE YEARS. There doesn't even have to have been an accident; even a ticket for 3 mph over will do it. So, drivers want to know when they are under surveillance, be it by radar or laser. Most of the drivers I have seen on the interstate (maybe 75%) seem to travel at speeds above the speed limit. There are very few accidents, so those speeds are demonstrably not unsafe. I understand that police are simply enforcing the laws on the books and have no issue with that, but politicians setting artificially low speed limits are a problem that results in people who travel at a reasonable and safe speed being punished. I wrote at 15 over. Everyone I know that uses them are seeing if they are under surveillance at 15-30 over. It seems the only time I get tickets is when I am on two wheels.
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Originally Posted By Lexington: That's 7 minutes I have not wasted with my ass sitting in a rolling box. It's not all about the journey, it's about the destination, and the less time I spend on the road, the better. It adds up over a lifetime. 10% over the limit your entire life with no tickets nets you about 2 months. Tickets eat into that, I didn't calculate by how much. Waking up 4 minutes earlier your whole life gets you the same result. Some folks need their beauty sleep I guess. |
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME: Problem #1 is people driving distracted, looking at their damn phone or the laptop on the dash. Problem #2 is pedestrians & bicyclist who feel entitled to ignore looking for traffic and lack brakes or the ability to stop walking, moving. Problem #3 is overreaction by FDOT or .gov Some guy goes over 100 MPH on A1A and causes big wreck. OMG they are going 100 MPH. Let's drop the speed limit from 45 to 30. And in this spot where it is 30 drop it to 25 MPH. That should fix it. Someone is speeding on bridge and overturned in wreck. OMG they are speeding on the bridge fast enough to overturn, let's drop it from 35 MPH to 30 MPH. That should fix it. Everyone gets "punished' due to the reckless actions of a couple of people. Meanwhile Karen has not stopped looking at her damn phone while she is driving. I'm not exaggerating. Speeding is just as safe as an AR15. It is how it is used. |
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME: I've used Waze. It may report a cop parked in the median or side of road. Waze is not as useful for reporting a LE vehicle (especially unmarked) that is moving on a two lane road like I posted in the OP. Waze is merely a supplement to a radar detector. |
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Originally Posted By Hi-Vel: I have a 100% foolproof guaranteed way if not getting a speeding ticket, and the technology is so simple anyone can do it. Don’t go over the fucking speed limit. Nothing is 100%. I was in a rental car (POS econobox) and got pulled over by a cop who was on the side of the road. I saw him and, since I was doing the speed limit, I didn't bother to slow down. He said he clocked me at 88 MPH. I started laughing, stating that I'm not certain this POS can do 88. He said, well honestly, I wasn't really paying attention and traffic was heavy so no ticket. Still, getting pulled over while doing the speed limit shows that theory isn't infallible. My mom was driving on base in a heavy rain, doing well under the speed limit because of the conditions. An MP pulled her over and said she was speeding. Only ticket she ever got in her entire life. |
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When I was much younger, it seemed I had more places to be and less time to get there. Got a lot of tickets early. I had an off brand of a Passport IIRC ordered out of a magazine that sold audio gear. Got one of their EQs too. Anyhow, it was a GREAT unit. Served me well for many years until it was stolen from the truck. I got another one (mail order company was out of biz by then) but it was nothing more than an ornament. Pure garbage. Got a couple of tickets with it and I think just having it did make the police a little angry. I gave up on detectors over 20 years ago and just started driving smarter. No more than 10 over depending on where I am. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: Does it do the lockout combining location with an expected number of bogies? In other words "this location with 4 bogeys" is locked out. But, if it picks up 5 bogies it doesn't lock it out? Cops are not stupid, so may well position themselves in the cover of other signals. Originally Posted By Emoto: Originally Posted By Agilt: The V1G2 doesn’t have built in gps like most all of the other brands. You connect the detector via Bluetooth to your phone and an app (JBV1 on android or V1Driver on iOS) that keeps track of location and locks out repeatable junk signals. JBV1 integrates other detectors responses/data plus Waze now I think into heat maps as you drive. It’s pretty powerful but is an android only app. If you’re interested, look up Vortexradar on YouTube. He has a very good channel with great videos detailing all the differences on the current models. Does it do the lockout combining location with an expected number of bogies? In other words "this location with 4 bogeys" is locked out. But, if it picks up 5 bogies it doesn't lock it out? Cops are not stupid, so may well position themselves in the cover of other signals. My V-1 did the job yesterday that a unit with a GPS lockout could not do. I was on my way to buy groceries. This takes me past a school that has a 20 MPH zone when the yellow lights on poles are flashing. The same pole also has a radar gizmo and one of those signs that tells you how fast you are going. Well, the yellow lights were flashing, and my V-1 alerted as usual, but the bogey counter showed TWO signals instead of the normal single signal. Of course if it had a GPS lockout, it would have been silent. On the grass just off the edge of the pavement right near the radar sign sat Office Obie running traffic radar. I had already slowed down, but just after I passed him, his lights came on (bright enough in my mirror to draw my eye) and he banged a u-turn to pull someone over. Now, I've driven past that school countless times in the years I've lived here, and this is the first time I've seen a cop "hiding" in the cover of that other radar. Glad to have been alerted. |
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: That airplane timing you between the white stripes on the road doesn't care. JBV1 lets me know when a police aircraft is flying within 10 miles of me. |
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Strive to carry the handgun you would want anywhere, everywhere; forget that good area bullcrap.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
"Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.
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Originally Posted By Prae: That's why you remove it from the dash before you pull over .  Originally Posted By Prae: Originally Posted By lorazepam: When I was a cop, a radar detector on the dash was an automatic ticket, no warning. Same with all the cops I knew. Attached File |