Radar/Laser detectors

josh79 · 07-09-2009, 03:00 AM

Hey All

Just wondering whats the best laser/radar detectors avialable on the market these days is it still the valentine 1? or any other recommendations?

Cheers

Kaan · 07-09-2009, 03:23 AM

Read the page below first dude

http://www.australianradar.com.au/news.htm

Bent8 · 07-09-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by josh79

Hey All

Just wondering whats the best laser/radar detectors avialable on the market these days is it still the valentine 1? or any other recommendations?

Cheers

The V1 is still the best detector out there. Even does a decent job picking up laser scatter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgIHZPLWgAk

I got mine from these guys...
http://www.dontgetcaught.com.au/home.html

josh79 · 08-09-2009, 04:40 AM

i been learning towards the valentine one but radarshop in morely reckons the whistler pro 78(www.radars.com.au) is just as good anyone had much experience with laser jammers as in the GF100(or any other model) they are selling or are they a bit of a gimmick

htrdmstng · 08-09-2009, 06:27 AM

IMO all radar/laser detectors are useless. Doesn't matter if they are legal or not in your area usually by the time they go off and you react your caught anyways, especially at higher speeds.

flappist · 08-09-2009, 09:06 AM

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IMO all radar/laser detectors are useless. Doesn't matter if they are legal or not in your area usually by the time they go off and you react your caught anyways, especially at higher speeds.

When you live is a country that will fine you for travelling 2 MPH over the speed limit, where every state except 2 is bigger than Texas and uses speed cameras as a form of taxation you will understand.

htrdmstng · 08-09-2009, 12:49 PM

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When you live is a country that will fine you for travelling 2 MPH over the speed limit, where every state except 2 is bigger than Texas and uses speed cameras as a form of taxation you will understand.

I can see where they might help as far as speed cameras go but still useless to me. If you like driving fast you should come to Salt Lake City. The speed limit on I-15 is 65mph most people drive 80, If you get caught driving 65 in the fast lane you get ticketed for obstruction of traffic.

flappist · 08-09-2009, 02:47 PM

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I can see where they might help as far as speed cameras go but still useless to me. If you like driving fast you should come to Salt Lake City. The speed limit on I-15 is 65mph most people drive 80, If you get caught driving 65 in the fast lane you get ticketed for obstruction of traffic.

No I will have an accident, you all drive on the wrong side of the road....

sgt_doofey · 09-09-2009, 04:11 PM

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I can see where they might help as far as speed cameras go but still useless to me. If you like driving fast you should come to Salt Lake City. The speed limit on I-15 is 65mph most people drive 80, If you get caught driving 65 in the fast lane you get ticketed for obstruction of traffic.

I was driving on the 101 in California, doing 70MPH in the 65 zone. Was passed by a cop car. Scared the bejesus out of me as I didn't see it coming and thought I would be picked up. I was just keeping up with traffic at that speed.

mcnews · 08-09-2009, 12:54 PM

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IMO all radar/laser detectors are useless. Doesn't matter if they are legal or not in your area usually by the time they go off and you react your caught anyways, especially at higher speeds.

I don't think you could have ever used one. Car mounted radars on country roads are sometimes picked up many kilometres away.

htrdmstng · 08-09-2009, 03:13 PM

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I don't think you could have ever used one. Car mounted radars on country roads are sometimes picked up many kilometres away.

I have had plenty of experience with them still got pulled over 90 percent of the time. I gave up on them when they came out with laser.

The cops in my area would leave their radar switch off until you were in range then switch it on and check your speed.

mcnews · 08-09-2009, 03:34 PM

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I have had plenty of experience with them still got pulled over 90 percent of the time. I gave up on them when they came out with laser.

The cops in my area would leave their radar switch off until you were in range then switch it on and check your speed.

Generally they are not that clever here. Although I do agree nothing will save you from Laser.

TOM-CAT · 08-09-2009, 04:09 PM

so who thinks its worth the $900? that being said ive only ever been flashed once and it was for 12kmph over, rolling down a hill in nuetral... but i do exceed the legal speed limit most days at 3am on the way to work.... sneaky buggers have started setting cameras at that hour..

mrbaxr6t · 08-09-2009, 05:47 PM

when you get popped at the bottom of a hill cause you don't have cruise control and the speed creeps up on you come see me tomcat

TOM-CAT · 08-09-2009, 11:21 PM

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when you get popped at the bottom of a hill cause you don't have cruise control and the speed creeps up on you come see me tomcat

sorry, i don't quite understand what you mean?

mrbaxr6t · 09-09-2009, 03:55 PM

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sorry, i don't quite understand what you mean?

ok mate I have been hit with speeding fines of maybe 4-5 km over the limit at the base of a big hill on the highway, as the speed creeps up as your car rolls down the hill, if you crest the hill at the limit to maintain the limit you have to brake, taking your foot off the accel is not enough to keep you below the posted speed limit, so pow speed fine issued by a hidden vehicle, that stretch of road is getting so bad for fines lately that driving down there has become dangerous with cars lightly braking as they drive down said hill, throw a truck or two into this mix and things get scary - real scary

TOM-CAT · 09-09-2009, 06:13 PM

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ok mate I have been hit with speeding fines of maybe 4-5 km over the limit at the base of a big hill on the highway, as the speed creeps up as your car rolls down the hill, if you crest the hill at the limit to maintain the limit you have to brake, taking your foot off the accel is not enough to keep you below the posted speed limit, so pow speed fine issued by a hidden vehicle, that stretch of road is getting so bad for fines lately that driving down there has become dangerous with cars lightly braking as they drive down said hill, throw a truck or two into this mix and things get scary - real scary

heh i see what you mean, that is essentially exactly what happened... anyone who has driven down Greenmount hill (gt eastern highway) will know what i mean.

Green X · 08-09-2009, 08:51 PM

Yeah iv got the latest Bell STI-XR, Got done by a car mounted Laser as he came round a bend few weeks ago 125 in a 110 zone, With these you basically need to be on the brakes as the detector goes off, i wasn't!!.

On the plus side i new i was done. by the time he had tuned around. I had stopped had my license out the window, was sipping on my choc chill. said morning officer ya pinged me at 125 right LOL.

Thou it did save me about 2 hours latter as i was overtakeing a truck and caravan and there was a Radar hidden in the trees up ahead that would have been bout 145 in a 110 zone.

The Myth spread by the Road safety groups and government that a Radar detector let's you get away with speeding is just that a myth.

mcnews · 08-09-2009, 08:59 PM

The Safety Wanring System also built into the detectors also works, alerts you to ambulance on road etc. I remember once in the hills north of perth the emergency vehicle warning went off and made me back right off and lo and behold round the next corner was an ambulance blocking half the road.... Probably more valuable than any speeding fine the detector ever saved me from.

Green X · 08-09-2009, 09:26 PM

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The Safety Wanring System also built into the detectors also works, alerts you to ambulance on road etc. I remember once in the hills north of perth the emergency vehicle warning went off and made me back right off and lo and behold round the next corner was an ambulance blocking half the road.... Probably more valuable than any speeding fine the detector ever saved me from.

Yeah true that, That system is very valuable!

IAM58L · 08-09-2009, 09:28 PM

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Generally they are not that clever here. Although I do agree nothing will save you from Laser.

In NSW they are this is how police radar is operated, only released when a target vehicle is selected. Which means unless you have some traffic for them to shoot radar at some distance in front of you your detector won't go off until they shoot it at you. Then you can bet if you hit the brakes when the radar hits you chances are your going to get stopped for a search. Another trick the highway patrol do is set the radar off as they approach the crest of a hill as it picks up traffic that can't be seen.

In saying that I think radar detectors just even things up considering how police hide on the roadside. Another plus as has been said is the warning systems built into modern radars for roadworks and ambulances.

With Laser they have your speed almost instantly so your pretty much stuffed.

I remember reading somewhere about using the radar units off auto doors to jam police radar as they run the same frequency, probably a load of b/s I know they set a detector off.

So worth $900 ? well it depends on how much you want to speed by as you gotta be able to slow down to the speed limit when it goes, off in saying that it won't take long for it to pay for itself in saved tickets. I'd go with a Bel STI for its undectability which is nice in a country where they are illegal to have in a car plugged in or not.

malazn mafia · 08-09-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mcnews

The Safety Wanring System also built into the detectors also works, alerts you to ambulance on road etc. I remember once in the hills north of perth the emergency vehicle warning went off and made me back right off and lo and behold round the next corner was an ambulance blocking half the road.... Probably more valuable than any speeding fine the detector ever saved me from.

Is this the 'CAUTION' notification on the Bel STI XR? Whats the point of ambulances emitting this signal if all of us *law-abiding* road users don't have detectors?

Mr Hardware · 08-09-2009, 09:46 PM

best radar/lidar/speed camera van/ambulance detector looks like this:

superpursuit83 · 09-09-2009, 04:24 PM

I was passed by a RV towing a 4wd while doing 70mph on th 101 in California !!

My $900.00 Bell detector has probably paid for itself now, and I do not speed everywhere. Just the 2-3kmh thing that costs you dollars.

Brilliant for KA Band - Mutinovas and with all the other noises it makes you seem to check your speed more often.

Useless for laser alert, and I do not quite understand POP alert.
And the pre warning for emergency vehicles and roadworks is ok too. This alert system should be picked up by som GPS and maybe digital radio when they make there way into cars I reckon.