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Radar Detector Question

The Valentine is without question the best radar detector out there.

That said, radar detectors are worthless against modern police speed detection technology. By the time the detector alarm goes off, the cop is already writing the ticket.
 
This is for NYC driving, does most cops use Laser and stuff or something more advance? If so, I'm going to look for something else instead
 
Don't know about NY, but in CA, highway patrol uses Ka band. I've turned off X and K, unless except to pick up grocery store entrance signals. Depending on the city, some cops are too lazy to turn off the radar and you can pick up their signal way before you see them or they see you.

I know that on the freeway, I've gotten the signal many times before seeing the cop hiding somewhere, but.... still uses your eyes and common sense. Slow down at freeway onramps and known hiding spots and just look for them.
 
Valentine One is the only detector with two radar antennas -- one front and one rear -- to scan all around your car and precisely locate each radar threat.
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My radar detector also has two antennas, front and rear.

And I only paid $60 for it at Sears.

It works great.
Give me a sec and I'll find out which brand it is.


-Aaron
 
Yes, most cops use laser or radar "instant-on" detection nowadays. Back in the old days, the radar gun was always on. Radar detectors worked by picking up the residual radiation in advance, while the cop was targeting other cars before he targeted your car specifically. Now, even with radar, the guns have a narrow beam that the cop can pull the trigger and focus on one specific car, and they can get a speed reading in a split second (this is called "instant-on") with little to no residual radiation for other cars with detectors to pick up. He's writing the ticket before you can slam the brakes.

If you want a real way to cut down on tickets, that is free, take off your front license plate. This is illegal in most areas and can get you a ~$100 ticket (that won't show on your driving record). BUT, modern front license plates are specifically designed to make a perfect target to reflect police radar and laser guns. Otherwise, modern cars are generally too rounded and have too few reflective surfaces for the cop to get an accurate reading on. Oddly enough, the company that contracts to most states to make license plate materials and paints is the same company that makes most photo radar and red-light cameras and makes most police radar/laser guns (answer: Lockheed).
 
This is the one I bought.

But I pick it up when it was %50 off at Sears. In fact I bought two of them. One for me and one for my girlfriend.


Have not been pulled over for speeding since I got them.

Well,.... I did get pulled over once. The cop never clocked me, but said it "look like I was going 20MPH over the speed limit".
He saw my detector and every thing but he just gave me a warning to slow down.




-Aaron

 
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