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Originally Posted By Its_Raining_Lead: Speeding is stupid Ironically TX has the highest posted speed limits in the US...... Though folks are going to lose it when photo radar finally comes to their ao and 11 mph gets them a citation by mail. It's finally coming here due to a bill Kay signed recently covering construction zones. I'm sure dropping the limit from 70 to 45 on i-65/10 won't catch anyone driving 56, nope. ($250 to the owner of the vehicle) |
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Originally Posted By justsayin: Ironically TX has the highest posted speed limits in the US...... Though folks are going to lose it when photo radar finally comes to their ao and 11 mph gets them a citation by mail. It's finally coming here due to a bill Kay signed recently covering construction zones. I'm sure dropping the limit from 70 to 45 on i-65/10 won't catch anyone driving 56, nope. ($250 to the owner of the vehicle) Originally Posted By justsayin: Originally Posted By Its_Raining_Lead: Speeding is stupid Ironically TX has the highest posted speed limits in the US...... Though folks are going to lose it when photo radar finally comes to their ao and 11 mph gets them a citation by mail. It's finally coming here due to a bill Kay signed recently covering construction zones. I'm sure dropping the limit from 70 to 45 on i-65/10 won't catch anyone driving 56, nope. ($250 to the owner of the vehicle) All of North Dakota and Montana freeways are 80 mph. Texas is predominately 75 mph. Although Texas does have the small 40 mile stretch of 85 mph. |
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: North Dakota and Montana is 80 mph. Isn't that the same as Texas? "The highest posted speed limit in Texas — and in the entire United States — is 85 mph, found on a 41‑mile toll segment of State Highway 130 (Pickle Parkway) between SH 45 near Austin and I‑10 near Seguin " |
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Originally Posted By justsayin: "The highest posted speed limit in Texas — and in the entire United States — is 85 mph, found on a 41‑mile toll segment of State Highway 130 (Pickle Parkway) between SH 45 near Austin and I‑10 near Seguin " Originally Posted By justsayin: Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: North Dakota and Montana is 80 mph. Isn't that the same as Texas? "The highest posted speed limit in Texas — and in the entire United States — is 85 mph, found on a 41‑mile toll segment of State Highway 130 (Pickle Parkway) between SH 45 near Austin and I‑10 near Seguin " You beat my edit. 41 miles, vs whole damned states.. pffft |
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Originally Posted By MB_GELANDEWAGEN: Jeez. In my part of Texas NW Houston, you have to be trying pretty damn hard to get pulled over for speeding it seems. I almost don't think they give fuck about that because if you are doing 10 or 15 over the limit, they are likely passing you and not paying you no mind anyway. This. Most of us that live in populated areas probably drive the "flow". Only the morans trying to barrage through 20+ over the prevailing traffic get scrutiny. As it should be. The only way a radar detector would do me any good would be rural interstate traffic out west. As I am not a moran trying to blast through traffic at 20+ over the "flow". Note the "flow" is often way higher than the posted speed limit. |
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Here in Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia if you keep it 10 or under on I-95 they completely ignore you. BUT,if they changed the unwritten rules and started writing tickets for only 5 over can you really bitch-after all you were speeding whether it was 5/10/15 over. |
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Originally Posted By Need4Guns: Illegal in VA.  My "friend" in VA conducts counter surveillance on The Man. |
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: You beat my edit. 41 miles, vs whole damned states.. pffft I didn't consider it a contest, besides I don't live there.... 
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Originally Posted By Its_Raining_Lead: Will do. Enjoy getting to where you are going 7 minutes sooner. Imagine having the inability to plan ahead of time that results in needless risks to accommodate lack of forethought. 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. |
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Originally Posted By dorobuta: You can do that, but most likely you'll lose. You're going to argue you were only breaking the law a little bit? Originally Posted By dorobuta: Originally Posted By southerncross: If a cop writes me a ticket for 6mph over I'm going to court. I've never had a ticket written for 10 over or less but I have been part of many a fishing expedition. My favorite is when they start the "I smell alcohol" and I tell them they should probably stop drinking at work. You can do that, but most likely you'll lose. You're going to argue you were only breaking the law a little bit? When a cop asks, "Do you know how fast you were going?", never say "no". "Yes, I do." "Then you know you were speeding." "How fast do you say I was going.?" "Big number." "Nope, that's not it. It appears we have a disagreement. See you in court." Perry Mason may not like it, but at least you didn't just roll over and take whatever number he gives as gospel. Now you can claim whatever number you want to argue in court, and give whatever explanation you desire, if you even speak at all. |
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Originally Posted By justsayin: I didn't consider it a contest, besides I don't live there.... Originally Posted By justsayin: Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: You beat my edit. 41 miles, vs whole damned states.. pffft I didn't consider it a contest, besides I don't live there.... It wasn't, I didn't mean to come off as a dick either. I should have put an emote there.. sorry.
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Speeding on highways and interstates, in and of itself, is a victimless “crime”. Anyone supporting punishments for it is a statist and an anti-Constitutionalist and should never be trusted with serious conversations or decisions concerning others. Cutting people off, too fast for conditions, tailgating, left-lane camping, swerving around and/or being a menace to others are reckless driving or similar charges and should be limited at that. School zones? Sure. Residential/surface streets with limited sight lines and limited time to react with cross street traffic? Sure. That’s “unsafe for the conditions.” But there are statutory rules for how speed limits are determined there, involving speed studies and such depending on the locale. And for the tired, old, topic that’s been rehashed countless times. Radar detectors work extremely well but you have to keep up with technology, and you must know how to use them properly such as mentioned above. Don’t be in front, have a rabbit or screening traffic, if there is no traffic at all you’re taking your chances, and detector + Waze can be a fantastic combo. Oh and LIDAR detection can work, but you mostly have to get lucky like mentioned above with some defracted or reflected lazer just happening to hit your detector. I’ve had at least one LIDAR save with a radar/laser detector. |
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Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: 6 over? It was probably more, but the cop "cut him a break". I have had several speeding tickets lowered by the cop so it wasn't as expensive. My tickets the cop always rounded up. I was going 14 over (by mistake -i usually don't go past 10 over but I was distracted). Cop wrote the ticket for 15 over in Georgia - I didn't argue with family in the car in spite of looking at the dash on a brand new vehicle while hearing the detector go off at the same moment.... 15 over gets you a "super speeder" additional fine, which I suspect helps pay for the local PD's operating budget. Oh well |
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Originally Posted By Cpn_Ron: you must know how to use them properly such as mentioned above. Don’t be in front, have a rabbit or screening traffic, if there is no traffic at all you’re taking your chances, and detector + Waze can be a fantastic combo. Oh and LIDAR detection can work, but you mostly have to get lucky like mentioned above with some defracted or reflected lazer just happening to hit your detector. I’ve had at least one LIDAR save with a radar/laser detector. Yes, I know how it works. A fair amount of my driving is two lane double yellow like the pic I posted in the OP. Often the speed limit is not a limit but rather more like a goal because some zombie driver will be going 22-23 MPH in a 30 MPH on double yellow with nobody in front of them. If I'm lucky and nobody is going slow in front of me then I would be the lead car and very easily targeted by a LE vehicle coming towards me or one sitting off the side of the road. The detector won't change my driving, I'm still not going to push it more than 5-7 over. As I said, it is to humor myself. On the motorcycle I've made several YT shorts where people are making me go 10 MPH under on double yellow. Now in the car I can amuse myself, if I pick up one of those unmarked trucks coming towards me, I could be going the speed limit and still be entertained.  |
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Originally Posted By Agilt: The old stuff is all but unusable due to modern vehicle lane and cruise monitoring systems. Not all old stuff. I have a V-1 that was updated prior to the release of the new V-1 and it still works very well and ignores most of the trash signals. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: Not all old stuff. I have a V-1 that was updated prior to the release of the new V-1 and it still works very well and ignores most of the trash signals. Originally Posted By Emoto: Originally Posted By Agilt: The old stuff is all but unusable due to modern vehicle lane and cruise monitoring systems. Not all old stuff. I have a V-1 that was updated prior to the release of the new V-1 and it still works very well and ignores most of the trash signals. |
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6 MPH over is a "look n sniff" stop, not a speeding stop. Son needs to polish up his projected image if this is happening to him. Like it or not, first appearances count. He's also the age where it's more productive for a "look n sniff" than an older dad type person. Waze and similar apps have taken over the detection role. |
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Originally Posted By DriftPunch: They used to confiscate them from everyone if caught using one, but lost a big case. Now, only VA registered cars can have detectors confiscated. Originally Posted By DriftPunch: Originally Posted By CashOnlyLargeBills: Originally Posted By Need4Guns: Illegal in VA. Ironically I got a ticket for having one when I was driving through VA with one. I was right outside DC at the time. They used to confiscate them from everyone if caught using one, but lost a big case. Now, only VA registered cars can have detectors confiscated. I was going to mention that I had heard stories years ago of the VSP confiscating and even giving people the choice to stomp them at the side of the road back in the 80s but thought it might have just been an urban legend or something. |
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Originally Posted By RR_Broccoli: Waze and similar apps have taken over the detection role. 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. |
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Originally Posted By justsayin: Ironically TX has the highest posted speed limits in the US...... Though folks are going to lose it when photo radar finally comes to their ao and 11 mph gets them a citation by mail. It's finally coming here due to a bill Kay signed recently covering construction zones. I'm sure dropping the limit from 70 to 45 on i-65/10 won't catch anyone driving 56, nope. ($250 to the owner of the vehicle) We have them, but I've only seen them in construction zones. I'm not sure if this is by statute. AFAIK, at least here, tickets issued are not initially reported and are simply a pay up deal. .gov gets slower traffic and easy cash, corporations get an easy cut. It takes an officer at your window for your ticket to immediately enter the 'system'. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: Not all old stuff. I have a V-1 that was updated prior to the release of the new V-1 and it still works very well and ignores most of the trash signals. Originally Posted By joekizanyu: Correct. A late gen Gen 1 is still effective as a pure radar detector for K and Ka bands, which is still what a majority of traffic enforcement uses. It may get more false alarms and miss some fixed photo radar, but still pretty good for an "old" detector. I'm quite happy with my V1G2. Downside to the Valentine is you have to run it with an external app since it offloads lockouts. |
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Originally Posted By Agilt: Fair enough, a very late model V1 is probably one of the few that could still be tolerable. Of course it'll still work for traffic radar - that hasn't really changed, it'll just be chatty in traffic or on surface streets. I'm quite happy with my V1G2. Downside to the Valentine is you have to run it with an external app since it offloads lockouts. I've been considering the V1G2. Sorry, but what does your sentence about lockouts mean ? |
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Originally Posted By Its_Raining_Lead: Will do. Enjoy getting to where you are going 7 minutes sooner. Imagine having the inability to plan ahead of time that results in needless risks to accommodate lack of forethought. Agreed. The national speed limit across ALL roads should be no more than 25. Nobody NEEDS to go faster than that. Just schedule your time better. (that was sarcasm) |
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME: True. I was a cop in 1992-94 I know how radar works, I used it. I know not to be the car out front, don't be the lone car, don't top the apex of a hill or bridge speeding as that is when you are vulnerable. In the daytime 6-7 over blends in with other traffic, like a wildebeest crossing a alligator infested river with the herd. At night you are like a lone wildebeest in the river and it is easier to get nabbed. My son had to learn this. I only really speed when I have a little canary to help clear the way for me. Luckily there's plenty of them on my commute. |
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Originally Posted By BladedRonin: 6 over?!?! Unless it was a school zone thats bullshit. I dont even cite for 6 over in a sz (I give ya 10) But good luck with radar detectors. We use lidar nowadays. Radar detectors detect *ding ding ding* radar. My Uniden R8 alerted to and identify "Stalker" LASER about 1/2- mile away. But laser jamming with remote shutoff button is what citizens need. |
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Originally Posted By Its_Raining_Lead: Will do. Enjoy getting to where you are going 7 minutes sooner. Imagine having the inability to plan ahead of time that results in needless risks to accommodate lack of forethought. Thanks, I will. Stay off your cellphone while in a car. Which one is more dangerous. |
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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.  It can be removed rather quickly. When I was a cop 1992-94 it was a Clinton bumper sticker.  
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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. But I have a radar detector. You’re not catching me speeding nor pulling me over. I know exactly where you are 2 miles before I even see you. |
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Tested it out this morning.  Wife is driving, I'm in passenger seat. In before duck hate, wife drives the Jeep and it's her ducks. It picked up one of these plenty far away on city mode. The other two  sent out a weaker signal, still I was entertained.Yea, we need speed check reminders every mile or so. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By spidey07: But I have a radar detector. You’re not catching me speeding nor pulling me over. I know exactly where you are 2 miles before I even see you. That airplane timing you between the white stripes on the road doesn't care.
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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. Wasn't that long ago the cops liked to see them. They knew those people were actually paying attention. |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: I've been considering the V1G2. Sorry, but what does your sentence about lockouts mean ? 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. |
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Originally Posted By bjkb1f: Shoulda bought the R8. Life is so much better with arrows. This. I had an R3 and couldn't stand not knowing where the radar was coming from. Got the R8 and life is good. Take note of the band TYPE in your local area and if you don't K band after a few months, turn it off to stop false hits from ADAS on auto opening doors at businesses. In my area local to me, 100% of police/HP/park rangers is on Ka band. Waze sucks. I ran both at the same time for a few months and the R8 was 100% and waze was maybe 10% accurate. |
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Originally Posted By Dr-G: My 16 yr old daughter got her first speeding ticket after 4 months. https://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/anim_slap.gif She must take after her dad with the lead foot but I don't get caught. my neice who is now 33 got 2 tickets for speeding her first year and 1 her second year of driving... for her 18th B-Day my sister bought her a low cut blouse and told her to practice her smile and batting her eyes... the B-Day card said it was cheaper than paying for the insurance increases now that she was on her own...  she's 5'8 blonde, green eyes and very well endowed LOL
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Originally Posted By lorazepam: That airplane timing you between the white stripes on the road doesn't care. I'm rarely on the interstate and Ive not seen white stripes on the roads in town. If I am on the interstate 7 MPH over ain't worth most cops time, I'd probably have people passing me. This unit is to humor me going to the gym or Walmart in town, I may be doing 36-37 in a 30 if there is not a zombie driver hindering my travel. My son is not the only one, wife saw on FB someone got a ticket for 7 over in town. When I was a cop (two years) nobody going 9 MPH or less over was even stopped in town. 10-14 over was my discretion. 15+ was ticket. If I'm living in a speed trap I may as well humor myself with it. |
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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. |
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