Re: Radar Detectors. Was: Spank!

From: Chris lang (langcj@polaris.clarkson.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 26 1998 - 00:45:51 EST


Hey I'm in NY too so I'm in the clear and most of the places I drive are
backroads so is only the occasinal state trooper sriving along so my
whistler 1490 does the job just fine. Have you ever seen VASCAR in NY?
Where if so.

Chris Lang

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, March 26, 1998 12:30 AM
Subject: DML: Radar Detectors. Was: Spank!

>At 11:39 PM 3/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>From: Miles Bosworth <mbosworth@ioa.com>
>>>Come down to NC, and see how well it works agains VasCar. Or drive
through
>>>VA, where the cops can electronically detect that you have a fuzz buster
>>>turned on.
>>
>>I dont care if the cop knows that i have it as long as I know he's there
>>with enough time to slow down.
>>
>>Chris Lang
>
> Radar detectors are illegal in VA. If the cop knows you have it,
>don't plan on ever seeing it again.
>
> The Valentine Ones are supposed to be undetectable by VG-2 until you get
>within a couple of feet of the unit. (Car & Driver tests) They have
>a nice remote mounted display option too. Costs extra of course, but
>very sneaky. :-) (I don't need the remote display here in NY. They're
>still legal here.) If anyone is in the market for a radar detector, I
HIGHLY
>recommend the V1. They are the best that money can buy.
>
> Despite that, I use my radar detector as sort of a "backup". Just
>because it doesn't detect anything doesn't mean that there isn't a cop
>sitting out there with instant-on. And no radar detector will save you
>from VASCAR. You've gotta rely on your eyes to do that. Watch for lines
>painted on the road, and aircraft in the sky. If the fuzz are really
>sneaky, they will use bridges or other landmarks as timing points rather
>than lines painted on the road, in which case all you can do is watch
>for aircraft, which is really hard when you're trying to drive.
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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