Besides police radars..what else do radar detectors detect?

[Syringer]

I've noticed that when I pull up in front of stores with doors that open as you walk up to them my Escort goes crazy. What else does it go off on?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Spiders

 

[spidey07]

banks, motion detetors, security systems, automatic doors.

Then again, my radar rarely goes off unless it is actually a cop.

 

[sigs3gv]

From what I've heard, those motion sensors those doors use are the same band as police radars.

Edit: spidey beat me to it

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Spiders

With radar beams on their head.

spiders, with radar/laser beams on their head.

 

[Black88GTA]

Automatic doors like the kind found in malls use radar to sense when someone is in front of the door, so they know when to open. They use the same frequencies as the cops. Radar detectors are very sensitive to it, so they'll go off sometimes from quite a ways away.

 

[moomoo40moo]

I thought the automatic door opener things used the x band, while most cop cars i'v seen have used K band, anyone else with any more info?

 

[mugs]

Construction signs

 

[cheezmunky]

Originally posted by: moomoo40moo
I thought the automatic door opener things used the x band, while most cop cars i'v seen have used K band, anyone else with any more info?

automatic doors typically use x-band while most cops use k- or ka-band

 

[Legendary]

Sometimes they pick up ATMs/bank security.

 

[Gunslinger08]

All of your more common VDs.

 

[iamtrout]

Ka band, it WILL be a cop.
K band, most likely a cop or a roadside speed camera thing.
X band, could be anything. If you're out in the middle of nowhere and X band goes off, be suspicious. If it goes off in a part of town where is never used to go off, be suspicious.
Laser, you're just been fvcked my friend.

 

[mdchesne]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Spiders

lmao

 

[sharkeeper]

Other radar detectors.

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: mugs
Construction signs

i hate that one the most.

had me slowing down and figured out it was one of construction signs...sighs.

 

[Eeezee]

Government satellites

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: iamtrout
Ka band, it WILL be a cop.
K band, most likely a cop or a roadside speed camera thing.
X band, could be anything. If you're out in the middle of nowhere and X band goes off, be suspicious. If it goes off in a part of town where is never used to go off, be suspicious.
Laser, you're just been fvcked my friend.

Are lasers not detectable unless you're within a really close range or something?

What are the ranges of the other ones for a top of the line detector (within reasonable price) like the Escort 8100?

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: iamtrout
Laser, you're just been fvcked my friend.

Unless you've got a jammer, then you quickly switch it off while slowing down, leaving a very confused cop in your wake.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: iamtrout
Laser, you're just been fvcked my friend.

Unless you've got a jammer, then you quickly switch it off while slowing down, leaving a very confused cop in your wake.

jammers are pretty cool.

 

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