That's the same radar detector I've got and I have to agree,it's a total piece of crap.
did you ask to see the gun?? if you ask they have to show it to you, he could have bluffed ya
I have Valentine one which considered to be the top radar detector and got busted once. Lesson- don't speed up when there is no one around, because you're the only target.
-TTE+Jul 9, 2004 - 9:41 PM
-Hym3n+Jul 9, 2004 - 11:15 PM
Parents are pissed and I have restrictions out the ass to say the least. I'll be calling DPS on Monday to find out exactly what is going to happen with my license. As far as I know, a point system was enacted in Texas Courts in September of 2003. However, when I spoke with the court clerk in the city that I received the citation, she mentioned that if you are to go over the alotted points, that you could pay a fine to retain your license. Suddenly money buys everything again :)
-Brian
nope i didnt ask for the read out but i knew i was going that fast so i didnt argue
as far as radar detectors go, the only two that work are
Valentine - One &
Escort - Passport 8500
check this site out
www.radartest.com
i have the escort and i havent been pulled over since. Its a great buy.
I like my cobra, but it only workED when there was a cop in front of me, if he was coming up behind me, i have no clue. Which brings up the story against the rockets, hahaha. I just jammed it in first accross the intersection, and then they passed me doing wheelies and i clapped my hands. Then i said out loud to my friend, that would suck if there was a cop, and by george, the lights went on in my rear view mirror, and i got to hear the roar of the undercover impala fly past my poor dinky celica. what a night.
The most important lesson I learned from Karate-Dô Kyôshan–“You can not be what you do not believe you are”
chucho... if it was radar the he was tagged with... he should have the right to see the radar, or at least have it checked for accuracy on the scene... depending on where you are...
As far as laser goes... you don't get to see that, you get to see the judge.
I'm not a believer in radar/laser detectors at all. Radar is becomming more out-dated everyday, being replaced by laser detectors. How confident are yinz with laser detectors?
Say you're driving along the road, and you're speeding. Next thing you know, the laser detector supposedly picks up a laser being fired... so you slow down. But so what... you still got tagged by the laser, you just know in advance that you'll get pulled over.
How are the laser detectors at picking up lasers from above the car? Cops in my area sit on overpasses pick out individual cars, then tag them as the pass them. People never see them. Of course, they see the cop sitting on the side of the road a mile later, so they slow down, but that cop is just wating for them to pass so they can pull them over... doesn't matter what speed they're going at now.
Laser detectors = useless.
Laser scramblers = godly, but stupid and illegal. Cop sees you going "above 75" and gets a return of 45; your ass is screwed and you've interfered with an "investigation"
Valentine One = the best you can get- but it guarantees against all speeding tickets- how did you still have to pay for that one?
-shid+Jul 10, 2004 - 10:34 AM
Man you guys suck at evasion. I am 19 and go at least 20 over whereever I go. 85 in 65 all the way to work. Never been caught, never had a speeding ticket, never even been pulled over.
What is it you expect us to do?
Two days ago I was about to be pulled over by a cop and took a quick right into a shopping center while he was behind a curve still. He missed me, but he knew I was in there; so he waited and watched the exits. I had to watch HIM for half an hour before he got bored enough to pull someone else over, then I made a break for it.
Even closer to now, I pulled a u turn after racing a civic because I was headed somewhere. seconds after I pulled the uturn, a cop on a cycle blazes past me- goign the direction the civic and I were going- with his lights on going 90.
So smart one, what do you do when a cop pulls out behind you with his lights on? Make a break for it? you're the dumbass.
TTE- I mean the valetine one GUARANTEES you won't get a speeding ticket... and if you do- they pay for it- why didn't you take them up on it?
I didn't say you were stupid you ass hole. God I didn't mean it to be so personal. Grow up. Maybe you should consider the WAY that you drive. You can go fast just don't be stupid about driving.
This post has been edited by canyonking: Jul 10, 2004 - 6:32 PM
I have the Valentine One and it has saved me countless times. Prior to purchasing, I had 14 tickets in three years. Since buying it in August of 2002, I have had one ticket. On that one, the Valentine never went off and the cop showed me the radar. 81 in a 65. I still wouldn't drive without my Valentine.
QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback]i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.
You still didn't answer my question, how exactly would you evade it? What makes you so much better than us?
You see, the fact that I have NEVER been caught going fast. I used the wrong word, I shouldn't have used evasion. I am sorry that I used the wrong word there and I am sure that there are many better drivers on here than me. JUST DON'T BE SO DAMN STUPID WHEN YOU DRIVE! Thats how you get caught, that is also all I was trying to say. God some people get so cocky when they have quick cars that look fast. That's why I really don't like import owners. They are so damn cocky me myself included sometimes.
This post has been edited by canyonking: Jul 10, 2004 - 7:01 PM
*shrug* I drove for 4 years- fast- without getting a ticket. It has nothing to do with how "safe" you drive, or "cocky" you drive really; you're going to get pulled over eventually if you consistently drive faster than the speed limit. At 19, you just haven't expierenced this yet and are filled with the arrogance of youth still.
mmmm... arrogance of youth
not getting a speeding ticket is easy, just learn your area. cops have the tendence to stick to spacific spost where they know you cant see them, just figure out where those spots are and drive the speed limit in them. I have never had a speeding ticket, however i have been pulled over 2 times and gotten bs tickets both times, (one for no head lights, and the other for my music, bs kennmore cops, none in my celica, and both thrown out) i guess that i'm not much of a speeder and its saved me many times.
side note: I have a cobra 2x Blah blah something, ($69.99 at Fred meyer) and it was a life saver for me back in my civic days. it alwasy worked and enough in advance to save me.
-shid+Jul 10, 2004 - 4:02 PM
I always get pulled over for stupid ****, misuse of power,illegal drag racing,passing in double yellow,running red lights,20mph over the speed limit around sharp turns...ahaha.. But,funny thing is.. I manage to talk my way out of things...It's just a bit of the Ole Irish Luck! who0 ho0
-97Celica+Jul 10, 2004 - 11:09 PM
-97Celica+Jul 11, 2004 - 3:09 AM
-hyp3rk1d+Jul 11, 2004 - 4:13 AM
It needs the SMB1 level complete sound effect
> stupid radar didnt even work i have a whistler 1730 i was going bout 86 then a cop pulled me over he was hideing under a bridge not a sound from the dectector any better ones that work?
