Radar Detection, more like...
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Topic: Radar Detection, more like...
Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Subject: Radar Detection, more like...
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:25pm
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Retarded.
Seriously, dont you people who purchase these things realize that once it goes off, you just got busted for speeding? In order for it to detect the radar the cop has to point the gun at your car, meaning he sees how fast youre going, then the detector goes off. It amazes me that people buy these things thinking they will get them out of speeding tickets. Idiots. ------------- ///AMG What? |
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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:28pm
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Thats not true, my dad has used one for a long time now. It picks up the radar from other cars as well, meaning when a cop is radaring a car half a mile up from you, it goes off, telling you to slow down. It has saved my dad from tickets a bunch of times. -me ------------- 
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Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:30pm
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Yeah... I don't even understand them... They go off like a bajillion times while I'm in a car with one and there is never a cop there. Cops don't even use speed radars that often. They can just judge how fast someone is going by looking at them and comparing the vehicles speed to other vehicles' speeds on the road. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> |
Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:32pm
Also, they started using lasers to detect the speed instead, meaning your radar detecor is useless. Wait, a half mile up from where you are? Uhhhh, sure they can... ------------- ///AMG What? |
Bolt3 wrote:Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:33pm
Unless it's quota day and they need some tickets so they ive em for like 40 in a 35 zone. ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:38pm
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It's true, maybe farther. My dad and I were coming back down the mountain from snowboarding, and the radar went off, so he slowed down. About 2 minutes later, sure enough, cop sitting along side the road with his radar gun out. -me -------------
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Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:57pm
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same thing happen with my sister. she was doing 70 in a 50. sure enough, her rader went out, she slowed down. then we saw a cop in the woods. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 3:59pm
| yeah... regular old radar guns have a pretty broad range. lasers that the state patrol use... theres no warning. |
Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 4:29pm
| I think they're illegal here...but they still sell them at Wal-Mart. Same with limo-dark tint. |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 4:58pm
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If they were illegal they wouldnt be selling them at walmart.... ------------- A-5 E-Grip JCS Dual Trigger DOP X-CORE 8 stage x-chamber Lapco Bigshot 14" Beadblasted Optional setup: R/T Dead on Blade trigger |
Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 5:45pm
Are you sure that you did not pass a cop before then, but he was better hidden then the one you did see? |
Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 5:48pm
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:02pm
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i know that radar detectors will go off if buildings use certin types of security systems. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:24pm
Blue neon lights for cars are illegal, but they sell those in retail places. Same with the window tint stuff (as said above). "Water pipes" (aka bongs) are used for illegal purposes, but are sold under the half-lie that they'll be used for tobacco. If you word things correctly, you can get away with selling almost anything. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 6:35pm
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It used to be that police didn't use the instant-on radars, and that they were on all the time regardless of if they were aiming it at you. If you get hit with radar, you can still slow down and mess up their reading.
Nearly all detectors now have laser warnings also, though if it picks it up you're probably already done. |
Posted By: Lawless
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 7:27pm
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Hey! Don't knock on the fuzzbuster! The one I had in my Reatta saved my butt countless times. When I get my Z, I'm puttin' some $$$ into a radar detection system. There will be sensors in my front and rear bumpers and the main control unit will be mounted under my dash. Well worth the money if you ask me. *Note* Many companies that make radar/laser dectectors offer a "No Ticket Guarantee", which would be rather costly to the companies if their products didn't work. ------------- Name: Paul R. Warman II Location: The Boonies, MI Phone Number: (989)666-XXXX |
Posted By: slacker guy
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 7:40pm
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 7:41pm
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whoever said that there's go off all the time...construction vehicles
and the big doors at large factories emit frequencies that set them
off, but it probly has a light or seperate sound for each one and guys,
you can block the lasers just as easily, has anyone ever seen the
phantom? it doesnt scramble radar/lasers, it grabs them and sends back
a false reading, how cool is that?
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 7:44pm
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^^ i have a buddy that works for DOT and he says state cops sit in their trucks all the time and mark people then they have a squad car about 200 yards up that pulls um...
on the bong thing im not sure but ive heard down here in VA you will get arrested if you have a bong regardless if it has weed resadue or not. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 8:03pm
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No, it could be used for tobaco. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors"> 
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 8:09pm
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^^^my dad(head of County Drug unit) says that it counts as drug paraphenalie(sp?) ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 8:14pm
Reminds me of Ice pipes, they are sold for burning insence over here. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: MetallicaESPa5
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 8:19pm
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Yeah my dad has one. Its illegal in virginia. I think in some states its not though.
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Posted By: Belt #2
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 8:24pm
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It depends on the laws in that particullar area. In most areas of St. Louis, so long as it does not have weed residue, or even have a hint of weed odor on it, a bong is legal. It just has to be sold and owned under the purpose of tobacco use. Same with pipes and one-hitters.
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Posted By: Johnny|3eGood
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:08pm
Well they are still allowed to sell it, its illegal to use it. haha how **edited** is that. why do you think you can buy illegal tv cable scramblers at the swap shop? And yes radar detectors do work the radar sends out waves that radiate from it its not in a beam right at your car. However, the laser ones now used do shoot right at you so when you see the letteer "L" on your detector start getting your license and registration out. ------------- Silver 98 Custom R/T Flatline Barrel Empire Reloader (Smoke) Phat Flame Drop Foward Toxic Double Trigger (silver) DYE Carbon Fiber Panel Grips Lapco Front Grip |
Posted By: :ShockeR_ratm:
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:22pm
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my friends got one in his car and it works great
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Posted By: 636andy636
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:31pm
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they dont use radar here. they use lasers. lots of people have lazer blockers.
they sell bongs here. there for hemp only lol |
Posted By: Johnny|3eGood
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:32pm
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damn you guys respond quickly
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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:37pm
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That was not needed, just as this post is not needed either. -me -------------
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Posted By: dtfastj
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 11:43pm
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My radar detects k, ka, l, as well as x band. I've yet to be pulled over for speeding after buying mine. ------------- A-5 RT$380 Double Trigger$29.95 Flatline$149.95 16in All American$75 WGP 70ci 45 CarbonFiber$200 ETC = $1026.75 Whomping newbies who have Markers that cost more than my entire setup...PRICELESS |
Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 12:01am
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Radar guns transmit a radio frequency in the SHF (microwave) range. It measures the dopler effect on the reflected signal to determine the speed of the object that it reflected off of. Laser devices use the same technique except it uses frequencies in the light spectrum. Your detectors are radio receivers, and light detectors. They look for specific frequencies of radio or light, that are common to radar/laser guns. The alarm sounds at the first hint of a signal, long before the Cop is pointing it at you. The false detections are caused by the automatic door detectors that use the same frequencies and technology as radar guns to detect movement to open the door. So every time you drive by a store, with these sensors, your detector will go off. ------------- United States Marine Corps.... When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight! Just say NO to junk mods |
Posted By: pineconecow
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 12:02am
exactly i have em also, its good cuz it sences the radar a few miles ahead so u have time to slow down |
Posted By: Johnny|3eGood
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 12:04am
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looks like Kevin Z either looked that up or has learned a thing or two
in Physics. Gotta love the dopplar effect and apparent frequency.
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Posted By: Johnny|3eGood
Date Posted: 21 March 2005 at 12:05am
don't be such a party pooper! ------------- Silver 98 Custom R/T Flatline Barrel Empire Reloader (Smoke) Phat Flame Drop Foward Toxic Double Trigger (silver) DYE Carbon Fiber Panel Grips Lapco Front Grip |