At one time, radar detectors were illegal in Connecticut. I couldn't mount one in the 1980's when I lived and/or worked there. Then in 1992, the state legislature legalized the use of detectors and ended what had been a 20 year ban.
Police Scanners illegal, but not radar detectors?
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A radar detector lets you know you just got popped. Unless you’re in a crowd, then it’s a guessing game which car he will pull over. With all the newer vehicles that have satellite radio, they already know how fast you’re going. Just as bad as your cell phone, you’re tracked.
And how do they know your speed from a technology that only receives and doesn't transmit?
Obviously from the satellites, c’mon man.
Someone's been watching too much Star Trek.
A radar detector let's you know when the radar gun is emitting a signal. An alert doesn't always mean you got popped. With a decent detector, you may receive an alert over a mile away (depending on terrain).
Unless the LEO leaves the radar on, in which case you’ll likely pick up the gun long before you’re in range of a read, most departments now use “instant on” radar or laser, either of which means your busted by the time your detector lights up. Just smile, be polite, and hope the LEO is having a good day 👮♂️.
mmckenna
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I have a magic fix for all this.
Don't speed.
I have a large enough truck that driving much over the speed limit gets expensive and its uncomfortable/tiring.
Not getting speeding tickets, not wasting Diesel fuel, and not having to buy radar detectors saves a lot of money...
Don't speed.
I have a large enough truck that driving much over the speed limit gets expensive and its uncomfortable/tiring.
Not getting speeding tickets, not wasting Diesel fuel, and not having to buy radar detectors saves a lot of money...
Back in the '70s when I was a cop, the SCHP had MR-9 and MR-11 moving radars mounted in their vehicles. Quite a few of the officers died later of brain cancer, possibly from the radar.
Also, back then I subscribed to Playboy's sister publication called "Oui". In one of the articles an author described how a guy in Texas had adapted the internals of a Radar Range microwave oven to mount in the front of his muscle car. Supposedly he could jam any police radar and even "melt" the internals of the police radar. It was enjoyable reading, anyway...
I'm sure the photo spread wasn't bad either.
GadgetGeek
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Around here most of the cop cars have always on radar. My Ecort Max 360 picks them up before they're in sight a long ways.
Oui had articles?
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How is a gun designed to break any laws,?
I suppose that while a gun can be used in the commission of a crime as well as by a law enforcement officer or sport shooter, a radar detector doesn't have any other use other than avoiding speeding tickets and therfore law enforcement.
What you mean is telematics, e.g. OnStar. Nearly all new cars have telematics because the EU made emergency crash response mandatory starting 2018. Car makers realized they could have an ongoing revenue stream selling services like remote start, sending you ads the moment you're due for an oil change, as well as gathering analytics for their own use.
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That would be the FDA. The FDA is kind of the FCC for light as they regulate and classify laser emitting devices and similar.
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Firearms are also legally used for defense. More often than is reported by the media. It is especially helpful to elderly who can no longer defend themselves physically. Motor vehicles are used in the commission of crimes, as well as kitchen knives, axes and any other item someone chooses to use. By itself, a firearm cannot commit a crime any more than any other tool or object. Bad example. Anyone who depends on radar detectors to avoid speed detection is a fool. They are a useless gimic.
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