Radar Detector Recomendation
 

For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
on up to$500 or more.

I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.

So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
recommendations?

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Butch Haynes wrote:
> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
> on up to$500 or more.
>
> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
> when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
> area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
> EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
> recommendations?

Use your cruise control. Then, you don't have to worry about speeding.

Jeff

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Butch Haynes wrote:
> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
> on up to$500 or more.
>
> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
> when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
> area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
> EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
> recommendations?
>
>

Valentine One! $399.00 Top rated.

Buying a cheap radar detector makes as much sense as buying a smoke
detector that "usually" works well but is guaranteed to work once the
house is actually burning well.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1ZHqj.26852$qI.12555@trnddc03...
> Butch Haynes wrote:
>> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
>> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from
>> $50 on up to$500 or more.
>>
>> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best"
>> one. Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for
>> breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of
>> cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do
>> in my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>>
>> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any
>> specific recommendations?
>

> Use your cruise control. Then, you don't have to worry about speeding.
>
> Jeff

Well, if I accidentally set it a little too high, the radar detector will
still be helpful. So can you recommend anything?

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

I have had a passport solo for several years. It is nice in that
it runs on batteries and doesn't have a cord hanging. I does
a pretty good job, but you still have to be fast on the brake.






On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:59:17 -0500, "Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville>
wrote:

>For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
>round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
>on up to$500 or more.
>
>I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
>Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
>when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
>area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
>EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
>So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
>recommendations?
>

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

In article <RbSdnUDnXeKG2jbanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville> wrote:

> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
> on up to$500 or more.
>
> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
> when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
> area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
> EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
> recommendations?

Get a Valentine One.

Drive with traffic in the right lane.

Don't tailgate.

Don't swerve in and out of traffic.

A radar detector by itself is meaningless. A radar detector against
lidar is meaningless.

A radar detector against radar, coupled with intelligent driving, will
keep you safe.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-BE5487.16141107022008@nntp3.usenetserver.com...
>
> A radar detector against radar, coupled with intelligent driving, will
> keep you safe.

Intelligent driving by itself will keep you safe.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Butch Haynes wrote:
> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
> on up to$500 or more.
>
> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
> when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
> area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
> EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
> recommendations?
>
>
Hi,
I never saw perfect one or dependable one. More like a nuisance causing
distraction. Just dirve sensibly. In my driving days, I had one ocasion
where detecotr prewarned radar ahead, then did not matter any way, I was
not speeding. If you have money to spend on radar detecotr, I'd get a
GPS unit(more helpful).

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in news:YjLqj.18493
$C61.11322@edtnps89:

>
> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
> news:elmop-BE5487.16141107022008@nntp3.usenetserver.com...
>>
>> A radar detector against radar, coupled with intelligent driving, will
>> keep you safe.
>
> Intelligent driving by itself will keep you safe.
>
>


Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the posted
speed limit.


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:2sLqj.3253$Ly.2633@pd7urf1no...
> Butch Haynes wrote:
>> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
>> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from
>> $50 on up to$500 or more.
>>
>> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best"
>> one. Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for
>> breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of
>> cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do
>> in my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>>
>> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any
>> specific recommendations?
> Hi,
> I never saw perfect one or dependable one. More like a nuisance causing
> distraction. Just dirve sensibly. In my driving days, I had one ocasion
> where detecotr prewarned radar ahead, then did not matter any way, I was
> not speeding. If you have money to spend on radar detecotr, I'd get a GPS
> unit(more helpful).

Lemme see if I got this right. Based on the fact that the one time your
radar detector went off you weren't speeding, you recommend that I should
install a device that tells me my exact location instead of warning me of a
cop's speed gun? Huh??

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <RbSdnUDnXeKG2jbanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> "Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville> wrote:
>
>> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
>> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
>> on up to$500 or more.
>>
>> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
>> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for breakfast
>> when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of cops in the
>> area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in my '07 Accord
>> EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>>
>> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
>> recommendations?
>
> Get a Valentine One.
>
> Drive with traffic in the right lane.
>
> Don't tailgate.
>
> Don't swerve in and out of traffic.
>
> A radar detector by itself is meaningless. A radar detector against
> lidar is meaningless.
>
> A radar detector against radar, coupled with intelligent driving, will
> keep you safe.

A RADAR detector won't keep you safe. Safe driving will.

Jeff

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Butch Haynes wrote:
> "Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:2sLqj.3253$Ly.2633@pd7urf1no...
>
>>Butch Haynes wrote:
>>
>>>For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
>>>round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from
>>>$50 on up to$500 or more.
>>>
>>>I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best"
>>>one. Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for
>>>breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of
>>>cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do
>>>in my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>>>
>>>So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any
>>>specific recommendations?
>>
>>Hi,
>>I never saw perfect one or dependable one. More like a nuisance causing
>>distraction. Just dirve sensibly. In my driving days, I had one ocasion
>>where detecotr prewarned radar ahead, then did not matter any way, I was
>>not speeding. If you have money to spend on radar detecotr, I'd get a GPS
>>unit(more helpful).
>
>
> Lemme see if I got this right. Based on the fact that the one time your
> radar detector went off you weren't speeding, you recommend that I should
> install a device that tells me my exact location instead of warning me of a
> cop's speed gun? Huh??
>
>
Hmmm,
What I meant was spending money on GPS may be wiser than on detector.
Today there are so much eoctronics noise every where, detector goes off
on false signals so much.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

In article <2sLqj.3253$Ly.2633@pd7urf1no>,
Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:

> In my driving days, I had one ocasion
> where detecotr prewarned radar ahead,

no, it didn't prewarn; it warned.

There is no such word as "prewarn".

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote

> In article <2sLqj.3253$Ly.2633@pd7urf1no>,
> Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> In my driving days, I had one ocasion
>> where detecotr prewarned radar ahead,
>
> no, it didn't prewarn; it warned.
>
> There is no such word as "prewarn".

Well, dumbass, once again you're wrong:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prewarn

Prewarn
\Pre*warn"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Prewarned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prewarning.] To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [R.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.



No be a man and apologize to Tony.

Let's see what you're *really* made of...

Polfus

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:51:55 -0500, Butch Haynes wrote:

>> Use your cruise control. Then, you don't have to worry about speeding.

> Well, if I accidentally set it a little too high, the radar detector will
> still be helpful. So can you recommend anything?

If you "accidently set it a little too high", you're a ing moron and
deserve to get a ticket. Slow the down, asswipe, and keep yourself
and all of us safe.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

On 2008-02-07, Butch Haynes <Butch@huntsville> wrote:
>
> Lemme see if I got this right. Based on the fact that the one time your
> radar detector went off you weren't speeding, you recommend that I should
> install a device that tells me my exact location instead of warning me of a
> cop's speed gun? Huh??

The problem is that they do not warn you all that well. If the cop is
using K, Ka or X Band radar, you MIGHT get a slight warning if the cop
just has the gun running full-time. BUT, if he is using it properly
(instant on), you have no chance, as he won't clock you until he
observes that you might be speeding.

Also, if he is using Laser (lidar), you get no warning EVER. If the
detector goes off, it means he just clocked your car, and already
knows exactly how fast you are going.

And if they are monitoring speed from the air, you'll never get an
alert, but you'll still get a ticket.

If after all that, you still want to piss away money, buy the best, as
it is your only chance of getting some semblance of early warning in
scenario 1...


--
Joe - Linux User #449481/Ubuntu User #19733
joe at hits - buffalo dot com
"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..." - Danny, American History X

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville> wrote in message
news:RbSdnUDnXeKG2jbanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
> on up to$500 or more.
>
> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for
> breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of
> cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in
> my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
> recommendations?
>

Amazing how many people waste their time, and yours, and newsgroup space,
responding but NOT answering your question. A few years ago I would have
recommended Bell, but now - Valentine is the only one worth considering.


Bob

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

rjdriver wrote:
> "Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville> wrote in message
> news:RbSdnUDnXeKG2jbanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
>> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
>> on up to$500 or more.
>>
>> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
>> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for
>> breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of
>> cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in
>> my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>>
>> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
>> recommendations?
>>
>
> Amazing how many people waste their time, and yours, and newsgroup space,
> responding but NOT answering your question. A few years ago I would have
> recommended Bell, but now - Valentine is the only one worth considering.
>
>
> Bob

The OP asked for specific recommendations. I gave him mine: Don't speed.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Jeff wrote:
> rjdriver wrote:
>> "Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville> wrote in message
>> news:RbSdnUDnXeKG2jbanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500
>>> mile round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to
>>> range from $50 on up to$500 or more.
>>>
>>> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best"
>>> one. Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had
>>> for breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance
>>> warning of cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high--
>>> real easy to do in my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>>>
>>> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any
>>> specific recommendations?
>>>
>>
>> Amazing how many people waste their time, and yours, and newsgroup
>> space, responding but NOT answering your question. A few years ago I
>> would have recommended Bell, but now - Valentine is the only one worth
>> considering.
>>
>>
>> Bob
>
> The OP asked for specific recommendations. I gave him mine: Don't speed.

given that the title of this thread is "radar detector recommendation",
we have to assume from your answer that "don't speed" is a brand. but i
can't find that one at my local radar detector retailer. do you care to
say where they are sold? sanctimoniousclaptrap.com perhaps?

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

In article <slrnfqnic7.pdr.joe@barada.griffincs.local>,
Joe <joe@nospam.hits-buffalo.com> wrote:

> The problem is that they do not warn you all that well. If the cop is
> using K, Ka or X Band radar, you MIGHT get a slight warning if the cop
> just has the gun running full-time. BUT, if he is using it properly
> (instant on), you have no chance, as he won't clock you until he
> observes that you might be speeding.

But if you're driving properly--anonymously--and letting the rabbits run
ahead, you get the warning from the cop hitting the idiots and losers
who are happy to rabbit for you. Then you can safely slow down from
75-80 back to 65-70 before you go past that particular cop.

This works whether the cop is using instant on or is running it full
time.

Speeding without tickets isn't just about a radar detector; it's a
system. Please note that the above works only when you're doing it
properly, in a pack. If you're out on the highway alone with little
traffic, with nowhere to hide and no rabbits ahead, just slow down.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

In article <47abbc72$0$30681$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
"Polfus" <nostringscouldsecureyou@thestation> wrote:

> > There is no such word as "prewarn".
>
> Well, dumbass, once again you're wrong:
>
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prewarn
>
> Prewarn
> \Pre*warn"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Prewarned; p. pr. & vb. n.
> Prewarning.] To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [R.]
>
> Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
>
>
>
> No be a man and apologize to Tony.
>
> Let's see what you're *really* made of...

Oh yeah, wikis and online "dictionaries" are what I base my life on,
sure.

No apology required, because there's no such word as "prewarn".

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

On 2008-02-08, Elmo P. Shagnasty <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

> But if you're driving properly--anonymously--and letting the rabbits run
> ahead, you get the warning from the cop hitting the idiots and losers
> who are happy to rabbit for you. Then you can safely slow down from
> 75-80 back to 65-70 before you go past that particular cop.
>
> This works whether the cop is using instant on or is running it full
> time.
>
> Speeding without tickets isn't just about a radar detector; it's a
> system. Please note that the above works only when you're doing it
> properly, in a pack. If you're out on the highway alone with little
> traffic, with nowhere to hide and no rabbits ahead, just slow down.
>

In a pack is the least of the times I want to drive fast. I generally
drive fast during the times that the cops don't mind. If I am driving
late at night or on a road with little to no traffic, I drive a bit
faster. On a busier highway, I stick to 5-7 over the limit, and the
police are fine with that.

I drive an 06 Si, am 35 years old, and have never had a speeding
ticket. Not that it won't happen eventually, but I try hard to drive
with some common sense, and it seems to work...


--
Joe - Linux User #449481/Ubuntu User #19733
joe at hits - buffalo dot com
"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..." - Danny, American History X

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
news:pan.2008.02.08.02.46.58.602777@moria.lan...
> On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:51:55 -0500, Butch Haynes wrote:
>
>>> Use your cruise control. Then, you don't have to worry about speeding.
>
>> Well, if I accidentally set it a little too high, the radar detector will
>> still be helpful. So can you recommend anything?
>
> If you "accidently set it a little too high", you're a ing moron and
> deserve to get a ticket. Slow the down, asswipe, and keep yourself
> and all of us safe.
>
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

You obviously have an IQ in the single digits or else are deficient in the
English language, if you can not express yourself without resorting to name
calling and the use of profanities. So, in order for you to comprehend my
meaning, stop wasting my bandwidth you ing moron. Stop the from
posting meaningles, useless bullshit.
DaveD

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns9A3DB72D26A8Ftegger@207.14.116.130...
>
> Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the posted
> speed limit.

Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not intelligent.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Brian Smith wrote:
> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A3DB72D26A8Ftegger@207.14.116.130...
>
>>Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the posted
>>speed limit.
>
>
> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not intelligent.
>


Not driving at the prevailing speed of surrounding traffic is dangerous.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Butch Haynes" <Butch@huntsville> wrote in message
news:RbSdnUDnXeKG2jbanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> For the rest of the year, I'll be on the interstate for a weekly 500 mile
> round trip-- and want to get a radar detector. They seem to range from $50
> on up to$500 or more.
>
> I'm not interested in over working my credit card for "the very best" one.
> Nor do I need one that gives me the cop's name and what he had for
> breakfast when he lights me up. I just want a little advance warning of
> cops in the area if the old needle creeps up too high-- real easy to do in
> my '07 Accord EX-L Sedan 6 cyl.
>
> So where's the most bang for the buck/sweet spot to buy-- and any specific
> recommendations?

To those fine folks who answered the question I asked, thanks for the good
advice and suggestions! To the rest of you sophomores-- OK children, recess
is over, go back to your homerooms now...

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in
news:tOUqj.3955$FO1.805@edtnps82:

>
> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A3DB72D26A8Ftegger@207.14.116.130...
>>
>> Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the
>> posted speed limit.
>
> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not
> intelligent.
>
>
>



Suppose the posted maximum was set for political reasons and is set too
low?


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns9A3E50897EBB5tegger@207.14.116.130...
> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in
> news:tOUqj.3955$FO1.805@edtnps82:
>
>>
>> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A3DB72D26A8Ftegger@207.14.116.130...
>>>
>>> Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the
>>> posted speed limit.
>>
>> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not
>> intelligent.
>>
>
>
> Suppose the posted maximum was set for political reasons and is set too
> low?
>
>

Good point. There's a 10 mile stretch of westbound I-20 about 35 miles east
of Birmingham, AL where the S/L is 55 for no reason other than so the local
cops can bag "speeders". The S/L on either side of this speed trap is 70 and
the road there is wide, in good repair, has gentle curves and hills only.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Brian Smith wrote:
> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A3DB72D26A8Ftegger@207.14.116.130...
>> Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the posted
>> speed limit.
>
> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not intelligent.

around my neck of the woods, slowing down to the posted limit would
cause a 50 vehicle pile-up - and that's /really/ not intelligent.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Butch Haynes wrote:
> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A3E50897EBB5tegger@207.14.116.130...
>> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in
>> news:tOUqj.3955$FO1.805@edtnps82:
>>
>>> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns9A3DB72D26A8Ftegger@207.14.116.130...
>>>> Intelligent driving does not necessarily entail adhering to the
>>>> posted speed limit.
>>> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not
>>> intelligent.
>>>
>>
>> Suppose the posted maximum was set for political reasons and is set too
>> low?
>>
>>
>
> Good point. There's a 10 mile stretch of westbound I-20 about 35 miles east
> of Birmingham, AL where the S/L is 55 for no reason other than so the local
> cops can bag "speeders". The S/L on either side of this speed trap is 70 and
> the road there is wide, in good repair, has gentle curves and hills only.
>
>

take that up with the feds. i understand that there have been a whole
bunch of these kinds of "local economy boosters" that have been
eliminated in ca and nv. apparently, there's some kind of law against
arbitrary local authority speed limits, and there's a "percentage of
local income" economic test applied when scrutinizing.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:43:47 -0900, Dave and Trudy wrote:

>>> Well, if I accidentally set it a little too high, the radar detector will
>>> still be helpful. So can you recommend anything?

>> If you "accidently set it a little too high", you're a ing moron and
>> deserve to get a ticket. Slow the down, asswipe, and keep yourself
>> and all of us safe.

> You obviously have an IQ in the single digits or else are deficient in the
> English language, if you can not express yourself without resorting to name
> calling and the use of profanities. So, in order for you to comprehend my
> meaning, stop wasting my bandwidth you ing moron. Stop the from
> posting meaningles, useless bullshit.

You don't think my post was accurate, and truthful? You think it's just
fine for idiots to go blasting down the highway endangering the rest of us
because they want to? Is that what you believe, you ignorant ?

off and die, dimwit.




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Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:00:55 -0800, jim beam wrote:

>> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not intelligent.

> around my neck of the woods, slowing down to the posted limit would
> cause a 50 vehicle pile-up

Bullshit. Poor attempt at rationalization.


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Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Dan C wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:00:55 -0800, jim beam wrote:
>
>>> Not driving within the Posted Maximum Speed limit is not intelligent.
>
>> around my neck of the woods, slowing down to the posted limit would
>> cause a 50 vehicle pile-up
>
> Bullshit. Poor attempt at rationalization.

sorry dude, it's not bullshit. you're just so enraged in your argument
with dave, you're not thinking straight.

come to the san francisco bay area. 580 oakland is posted 55. if you
go much slower than 80 outside of rush hour, you'll cause an accident.
it's 4 lanes, bumper to bumper. rush hour is slower - about 35. 280 is
posted 65 and 80 is the rule. if you drive the 15 into las vegas from
l.a. on a friday night, that's posted 65 and prevailing is about 95.
that's bumper to bumper too.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:58:54 -0800, jim beam wrote:

>>> around my neck of the woods, slowing down to the posted limit would
>>> cause a 50 vehicle pile-up

>> Bullshit. Poor attempt at rationalization.

> sorry dude, it's not bullshit. you're just so enraged in your argument
> with dave, you're not thinking straight.

Wrong. I'm not "enraged" about anything. You apparently are, which may
explain your need to speed on the highways. It's called "road rage".

> come to the san francisco bay area. 580 oakland is posted 55. if you
> go much slower than 80 outside of rush hour, you'll cause an accident.
> it's 4 lanes, bumper to bumper. rush hour is slower - about 35. 280 is
> posted 65 and 80 is the rule. if you drive the 15 into las vegas from
> l.a. on a friday night, that's posted 65 and prevailing is about 95.
> that's bumper to bumper too.

More bullshit. I lived in Alameda for 6 years, and frequently went to
S.F. I also go to Vegas at least 6-8 times a year, and that's just not
the truth. Keep trying to rationalize your speeding, though.


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Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

> But if you're driving properly--anonymously--and letting the rabbits run
> ahead, you get the warning from the cop hitting the idiots and losers
> who are happy to rabbit for you. Then you can safely slow down from
> 75-80 back to 65-70 before you go past that particular cop.
>
> This works whether the cop is using instant on or is running it full
> time.
>
> Speeding without tickets isn't just about a radar detector; it's a
> system. Please note that the above works only when you're doing it
> properly, in a pack. If you're out on the highway alone with little
> traffic, with nowhere to hide and no rabbits ahead, just slow down.
>

Perzactly! Well put.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> wrote in message
news:pan.2008.02.08.15.38.38.486343@moria.lan...
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:58:54 -0800, jim beam wrote:
>
>>>> around my neck of the woods, slowing down to the posted limit would
>>>> cause a 50 vehicle pile-up
>
>>> Bullshit. Poor attempt at rationalization.
>
>> sorry dude, it's not bullshit. you're just so enraged in your argument
>> with dave, you're not thinking straight.
>
> Wrong. I'm not "enraged" about anything. You apparently are, which may
> explain your need to speed on the highways. It's called "road rage".

Speeding is not road rage. Some people are quite calm at 10+ over the
limit. Speeding is speeding. Driving angry as a result of something
another driver did or you perceive they did, is road rage.

>> come to the san francisco bay area. 580 oakland is posted 55. if you
>> go much slower than 80 outside of rush hour, you'll cause an accident.
>> it's 4 lanes, bumper to bumper. rush hour is slower - about 35. 280 is
>> posted 65 and 80 is the rule. if you drive the 15 into las vegas from
>> l.a. on a friday night, that's posted 65 and prevailing is about 95.
>> that's bumper to bumper too.
>
> More bullshit. I lived in Alameda for 6 years, and frequently went to
> S.F. I also go to Vegas at least 6-8 times a year, and that's just not
> the truth. Keep trying to rationalize your speeding, though.

I can't speak to those roads, but I-80 in NJ, if you're not keeping up with
traffic you are causing a problem.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

Seth wrote:

> I can't speak to those roads, but I-80 in NJ, if you're not keeping up
> with traffic you are causing a problem.
>

I-80 NJ to OH, same story. Anyone at 65 is a rolling roadblock.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns9A3E50897EBB5tegger@207.14.116.130...
>
> Suppose the posted maximum was set for political reasons and is set too
> low?

My living depends on my licence being perfectly clean. It has been for
over twenty five years now, I'm not about to change the way I drive because
of any reasons, political or not.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"News" <News@Group.name> wrote in message
news:UMKdnR2ioPSU1jHanZ2dnUVZ_vvinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>
> Not driving at the prevailing speed of surrounding traffic is dangerous.

I agree, for the fools and idiots that can't or won't obey the law and
use common sense.

Re: Radar Detector Recomendation
 

"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
news:RJGdndSbq6ME_THanZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>
> around my neck of the woods, slowing down to the posted limit would cause
> a 50 vehicle pile-up - and that's /really/ not intelligent.

Not for the morons that won't obey the law, it isn't.