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Originally Posted by chgolatin2
A few years ago I caught a guy with a Red Porsche Turbo Carrera speeding at 182 per hour he had a radar detector, guess what happen to him, went to jail, got his car impounded and lost his license forgot to mention all the money that was spent on legal fees...
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Ummm... It doesn't matter WHAT kind of electronic countermeasure the person has who is stupid enough to do 182 per hour.. Remember that even without a positive radar image, you guys can still site him for reckless endangerment and a host of others (Hopefully including "being a dumbass and putting every single other person on the road at risk!"), as well as the fact that there is no way to slow down from 182MPH down to 80 (or whatever is the "safe" speed) without you guys noticing... The only way you would be able to drive 180 MPH, is to honestly believe that you're not going to get caught. There's nothing else that would protect you from that amount of stupidity.
The thing that you don't mention with radar is that it bounces, which is how the detectors work... Sure the cop is using instant-on, but the only time you really won't know ahead of time is if there's no one else on the road. Any other time, the guy hits a car ahead of you, the radar bounces and you get notified (briefly). This is what makes radar detectors worth it to me and others to have in their cars.
Of course, that's what makes Laser oh-so-dangerous to us
Either way, cheers to an informative post