Radar Detectors.....

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MJESHO

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After another speeding yesterday (64 in a 45), I'm looking to purchase a new radar detector.  My Escort 8500 didn't do anything when the police popped me with his new "LIDAR".

What brand/model of radar detectors are you using these days for the new laser technology that the police are using?

I'm leaning towards the Escort 9500 simply because it has 360 degree "protection" & GPS.  The K40 brand will pay your speeding tickets within 1 year of purchase.........that may be a good enough reason to try them out too!!

Thanks.

MJE
 
I've been very pleased with my 9500ix and like being able to update it with my PC at home.
If you want to go all out for protection from Laser/Lidar you may want to look into installing laser jammers.
 
Radar detectors work if you're not going so fast that you can't get to/under 10mph over the posted speed limit.  I have an 8500 x50 that I've been more than pleased with.  It doesn't catch everything but police are tricky and do catch you at times.  I spend lots of time scanning as far ahead as I can possibly see.  I've also been popped by laser w/ my 8500 which never went off but if I would have been adhering to my personal rule I wouldn't have gotten a ticket.

Detectors are just tools and drivers are still required to be proactive.  Try not to become complacent with it.

I say lawyer up or go see the prosecutor, get the ticket changed to a non-moving violation and keep your speed to no more than 10-15mph over the posted.  Although being almost 20 over you might need a lawyer.

Something else I use is the Waze app on my Andriod phone (available for Apple phans also :) ) while driving.  Like the Escort Live app but free, people will report police (or anything else for that matter) and then you will see them using the app.  This has helped a lot also and there's LOTS of other "Wazers" out there.
 
Question for you wazers, how much does it run your phone battery down? Do you need to use a power cord for a longe trip say 5 hours or more?
 
66 Galaxie said:
Question for you wazers, how much does it run your phone battery down? Do you need to use a power cord for a longe trip say 5 hours or more?
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Yes!!

My Nexus 5 needs to be connected to power, and will still lower the battery charge level on my approx one hour drive to/from work. 
 
Anyone using Wazer noting false speed traps? The web is full of reports of false location posting by LEOs, especially FLA... Any problems on this line?
 
Galaxie...just as J-Will said, yes you will likely need to be plugged into power.  It's not any different than using Google Maps w/ navigation really.  It's the GPS chip that does a lot of battery draining along with pulling/sending data.

MaC...I've not hear of this and not sure how this works in the LEO's favor.  They're simply making false reports of LEO sightings which in turn will cause other Wazers to be caution and/or slow down in the area where posted.  If they setup shop further down the road someone Wazing is likely to report it and the jig is up.
 
Understand... Seems since LEOs want traffic slowed the false reports accomplish this...,true that real setups would be reported. Just seems like the false reports would increase effective numbers by multiplying the number of apparent LEOs.
 
I dumped my 9500 for the Valentine One.

You will be shocked at the true range of threats around you.

Bogey counter and arrows FTW!

Get a Jammer for the Lidar.
 
I've had my valentine one for awhile. saved me a lot of money! I don't use it anymore, and have it listed on craigslist and some othe sites. with the concealed display, I paid $440 plus shipping. lmk if interested, I am looking for $300 for both parts.
 
66 Galaxie said:
Question for you wazers, how much does it run your phone battery down? Do you need to use a power cord for a longe trip say 5 hours or more?
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I'm using it on my work phone (5c) and was just complaining about how much battery it uses.  I was 87% battery yesterday and after about 1.5hrs of use it was down to 28%.

 
BiGMaC said:
Anyone using Wazer noting false speed traps? The web is full of reports of false location posting by LEOs, especially FLA... Any problems on this line?
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As I've already mentioned I drive a ton (about 4-5K per month) and just about overtime Waze tells me that a LEO is around I'll see one (generally with somebody pulled over.)  On my drive this week I saw 6 officers in about a 15 min stretch and Waze alerted on all but one and I was already plenty paranoid by the 3rd one.

As far as power it will kill off my iPhone6 on a 3-4 hr drive.  I keep it plugged into the car and I'm golden.
 
No radar detector is going to be very good against lidar/laser.  There is not a lot of scatter or mis-aim of the beam, so usually if you get a laser alert, you've already been hit.

Best you can do is help "hide" your vehicle and make it harder for the cop to get a lock and/or target.  They typically aim at front license plate and headlights. Both highly reflective by design.

As mentioned, laser jammer scan work IF SET UP RIGHT, which means ugly aesthetically for the car. Plus, may be illegal and likely guaranteeing not receiving a 'warning' (although that is true of detectors too).

Next, if your state allows no front plate, then a win for you. If you have one, I have seen plates you can buy that are made of plastic/fiberglass that look like a real plate, even with your number.  Again, probably illegal and may get you another ticket.

Another counter measure that is popular is Veil.  Designed to be a coating for your headlights and plate, thus making harder to get a lock by the cop.  That, with a good laser detector, COULD give you time/warning to slow down.

Last, if you have a reflective vehicle, like me with Ingot Silver, and a chrome grille like we have on early models, we are even more at the mercy of laser cops.  F150s with the even larger front end and larger headlights, even worse.
 
Very nice summary!

For those that are running radar/laser detectors the best mounting position for them to catch a laser signal is on the bottom of the windshield where it is closest to where the laser will be aimed at your vehicle.  Also make sure your detector is level and "looking" straight down the road not pointed up at the sky.

For those interested in laser jammers here is a link with some good info: https://www.radarbusters.com/Laser-Jammer-Test-2015-s/2614.htm
 
I'm going to upgrade my 9500ix for a Passport Max 2. I've never gotten a speeding ticket from radar or laser. Only airplanes lol.


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