Radar/lidar detectors?

[dazzleman]

Wow, it took almost no time at all for this thread to turn into Penthouse For Dazzleman.

Kevin, it might be worth figuring out what your local departments use if you haven't already (RADAR, LiDAR, instant-on, whatever else). Most of the recent testing I've seen says that by the time you can detect LiDAR, it's too late.

Penthouse for Dazzleman -- that's a good one, Psilos..

[Rupert]

Because lidar is a straight-line beam rather than a spreading wave, there is a much smaller area over which a lidar detector will pick it up, meaning that the warning that comes, if at all, will be much shorter.

Cops around here seem to use lidar a lot.  My last ticket was lidar rather than radar.

The last time you got a ticket, it was for not having a runner in front of the automobile with flags and an oil lantern to warn the horses; there weren't no LiDAR!

[dazzleman]

The last time you got a ticket, it was for not having a runner in front of the automobile with flags and an oil lantern to warn the horses; there weren't no LiDAR!

[CJ]

Seriously.  You encourage us to get tickets, yet where's yours?  Get busy, geezer. 

[dazzleman]

Seriously.  You encourage us to get tickets, yet where's yours?  Get busy, geezer. 

I've been trying so hard, with no luck.  That's what happens when you get older....

[Raza]

I've been trying so hard, with no luck.  That's what happens when you get older....

Do a burnout in a police station parking lot.  Guarantee you'll get a ticket.

[dazzleman]

Do a burnout in a police station parking lot.  Guarantee you'll get a ticket.

Are you speaking from experience? 

[CJ]

I've been trying so hard, with no luck.  That's what happens when you get older....

Work harder.

[dazzleman]

Work harder.

You're right.  I'm ashamed of how long it has been.  Same thing with all my friends.  I can't think of the last time most of my friends have gotten tickets.  For me, speeding is a way to act young.

[CJ]

You're right.  I'm ashamed of how long it has been.  Same thing with all my friends.  I can't think of the last time most of my friends have gotten tickets.  For me, speeding is a way to act young.

Do it.  Go now and fucking do it, you old piece of shit. 

[dazzleman]

Do it.  Go now and fucking do it, you old piece of shit. 

Haha, now isn't the best time.  Too much rush hour traffic out there.  Saturday or Sunday morning is the best.  My best drive ever was from Washington DC up here on a Sunday morning once.  Man, I was flying.  The fact that there were cops out there, but that they were always busy with other customers when I went by, made it even more fun than if I hadn't seen a cop.  But I slipped through the net and got no tickets, despite my best efforts.  That's how it's been for going on 14 years now.  I almost hope I get one, just to confirm that I'm not too old for it. 

[Cookie Monster]

Dave, go get a literbike and blast through traffic at 150+ mph.


Sure way to get a ticket (and probably a ticket to the mortuary as well).

[dazzleman]

Dave, go get a literbike and blast through traffic at 150+ mph.


Sure way to get a ticket (and probably a ticket to the mortuary as well).

That's a bit much for me.  I want to stay safe.

[Rupert]

For me, speeding is a way to act young.

NO! Really?!

[dazzleman]

NO! Really?!

Well, you think I have other reasons, but it's really just a way to fight aging and stay fun, rather than be old and staid.

[Raza]

Are you speaking from experience? 

Well, I do do a hard 5-2 high rev downshift exiting a 90 degree turn where a police station is on the corner.  I have high confidence that I'll be over the state line before they get off their considerable doughnut fed asses and into their aging Crown Victorias if they ever decide to do something about it. 

[dazzleman]

Well, I do do a hard 5-2 high rev downshift exiting a 90 degree turn where a police station is on the corner.  I have high confidence that I'll be over the state line before they get off their considerable doughnut fed asses and into their aging Crown Victorias if they ever decide to do something about it. 

[hotrodalex]

Could have gotten a ticket on Saturday when I went driving through the mountains. Was flying down the switchbacks and only slowed down because I caught up to a pick up truck. A couple minutes later we passed a cop chillin on the side of the road.

Not sure how fast I had been going, since I was busy paying attention to the road, but I'm assuming I was speeding quite a bit. First time I contemplated getting a radar detector. Hard to spot a cop on a switchback. Although I'm not sure if a detector would have helped. I don't think he was actively radaring anyone.

[dazzleman]

Could have gotten a ticket on Saturday when I went driving through the mountains. Was flying down the switchbacks and only slowed down because I caught up to a pick up truck. A couple minutes later we passed a cop chillin on the side of the road.

Not sure how fast I had been going, since I was busy paying attention to the road, but I'm assuming I was speeding quite a bit. First time I contemplated getting a radar detector. Hard to spot a cop on a switchback. Although I'm not sure if a detector would have helped. I don't think he was actively radaring anyone.

Can you afford another ticket?  I'm surprised you don't already have a radar detector.  You should find out if a ticket in Utah would show up on your Kentucky license.

[VTEC_Inside]

Its pretty much all laser herexand detectors are illegal.

Basically I see them at pretty much the same time the detector would let me know. I've pulled over 10ft past where cops were sitting, I think that surprises them, but hey when you're done, you're done.

[Laconian]

Laser jammers are legal in Washington State. Jammin'.