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Old 10-07-2009, 08:11 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by JackG
Weird... with the Passport, I let off the gas when the alert started (just like you had to) and get back on it after it's gone (just like your did). No taking my eyes off the road to look at arrows that just distract me.

And what's with that V1 falsing from a laser? They can't use laser from a moving ("trailing") vehicle. They have to be stationary to laser you.
I quote: "Laser cannot be used in moving mode it must be stationary. Most state enforcement agencies have passed on using laser for this reason. Laser is most prevalent in metropolitan areas with one officer on an overpass operating the laser and officers lined up on entrance ramps waiting for the radio to ID the offender. Similar to radar, laser cannot be used in the rain, snow, or high dust environments. Laser takes precise aiming."

You may need to send your V1 back in for "updating". It seems to be malfunctioning, or your local po-po is stupid.
Depends on where you live. Here in NJ the state troopers pull you over from behind. I've seen at least a dozen times. They use Laser. The local cops use the old stuff from a stationary point. So you need both around here.

regarding the arrows, its uncanny the split second you've passed the radar gun it points side ways. At that very blink of an eye you know you're safe and can get back on the gas regardless of whether its beeping loud. That right there is worth the V1. The other benefit is the remote match box display that I place directly underneath the speedo. While I check my speed I can see where the arrows are pointing in one glance. This also means that the main unit visible from behind is not flashing which can attract tail gaters or the attention of that trailing trooper.
They DESPISE radar detectors. The other day one a trooper pulled up next to me
was checking out the Boxsters saw the radar detector, gets on his speaker and says "radar detectors make you look very very very guilty guy". Hence, you don't want that thing flashing ever. Driving a Porsche is enough bad attention when it comes to those guys.
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