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How do you feel about radar detectors?

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by Hardcorehehaw, Feb 22, 2009.

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How do you feel about radar detectors?

Poll closed Jul 7, 2010.

  1. I Own one and recommend them

    108 vote(s)
    30.9%

  2. They're a waste of money, unreliable

    88 vote(s)
    25.1%

  3. They're illegal in my state

    20 vote(s)
    5.7%

  4. I don't speed

    41 vote(s)
    11.7%

  5. I Want one

    67 vote(s)
    19.1%

  6. Other

    26 vote(s)
    7.4%
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  1. May 4, 2009 at 6:22 AM
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    my truck is not a race car.. but i use my fuzz buster to alert me of their presence. Theres nothing i hate worse than getting snuck up on my the po-po!
     
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  2. May 4, 2009 at 3:00 PM
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  3. May 14, 2009 at 3:24 AM
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    I have a tendancy to speed so the one time I borrowed one I was too tempted and went WAY WAY over... so now I don't let myself even near one. Granted I cut the travel time down an hour and a half...
    Not knowing where and when the po-po can strike keeps me a safe driver... and then when I get pulled over I can pull the girl-card. ;)
     
    tacomachic, May 14, 2009
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  4. May 23, 2009 at 12:06 PM
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    i want to be a cop but i hate cops when there checking speed, im not gunna lie, i speed...really fast and i hate the inconvinence of slowing down lol no disrespect to any police officers!!
     
    ClemsonTacoma, May 23, 2009
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  5. May 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM
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    now i really wanna b a cop!
     
    ClemsonTacoma, May 23, 2009
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  6. May 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
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    If you really are 15- You are a moron.

    You passed your driving paper and practical tests- Good for you. You have like 50-60 good years of driving ahead of you...That's the real test. You aren't doing anything that hasn't been done before and believe me- You will get caught at some point.

    Slow down and drive reasonable before you get into an accident or get enuf tickets to lose your license.
     
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  7. May 23, 2009 at 6:52 PM
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    i dont drive like a normal teen i drive 60 in a 45= flow of traffic round here and 85 in a 70(highway)...i drive the same with my parents in the car...im not trying to show off, i understand your concern though and thanks for looking out for my/others saftey
     
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  8. May 23, 2009 at 7:37 PM
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    i think it's a good idea to detect radon it can fuck up your'e hole family and get y'all disycedelic when tiping on the surfboard:p Plus it's a good ideer to get a godzilla 4yer basement just in case rodan shows up so you can have a creature dubble feature;););):eek:
     
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  9. May 23, 2009 at 7:41 PM
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  10. May 23, 2009 at 7:52 PM
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    That was exactly what I was thinking:D
     
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  11. May 23, 2009 at 8:12 PM
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    WTF?

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    this is a recipe for disaster

    youre GOING to get caught...its not a matter of if...its a matter of when

    at your age...you also dont have the driving experience to be able to safely handle an emergency situation at those speeds...

    you NEED to slow down...youre putting your life...and everyone around you's life at risk when you drive like that

    speed limits are not a right...they are a suggestion of the MAXIMUM safe speed for that area of roadway on a CLEAR DRY day with no traffic

    you should adjust your speed accordingly dependent on weather and traffic conditions

    try telling a trooper you "were going with the flow of traffic"

    goes back to that line parents love "if everyone was jumping off a cliff...would you?"

    just because everyone else is exceeding the speed limit does NOT make it right for you to do so

    if you hate the "inconvenience" of driving slow...wait till you have the "inconvenience" of getting cut out of that precious truck by the jaws of life...then transported to ER in an ambulance...and then major medical bills and exorbitant insurance rates...wait till you get to experience the "inconvenience" of sitting in court awaiting trial on reckless homicide or manslaughter charges...because you were too "inconvenienced" by the posted speed limit and wrecked your truck killing an innocent person...














    /rant
     
    JimBeam, May 23, 2009
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  13. May 24, 2009 at 12:54 AM
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    I have the V1, the best of all the ones I tried. I don't use it to look out for cops so I can drive it like a rental. I have a heavy foot and tend to just cruise 5-10 mph over. So if I pick up the slightest radar, I let off the gas and chill. I am looking for a laser jammer though =]
     
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  14. May 24, 2009 at 5:23 AM
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    Like I said man...You aren't doing anything new- Every teenager thinks they need to pace traffic or just get where they are going or whatever...And it builds habit patterns that follow you thru life. So you find yourself on an empty road going somewhere and realize you are doing 80 or 85 again...cause it's what you always did.

    Do what you want...but realize that it'll be a matter of time before something goes wrong and consequences can be severe
     
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  15. May 24, 2009 at 5:49 AM
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    everybody is right im going to slow down if i catch myself again
     
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  16. May 24, 2009 at 7:03 AM
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    dude i hope you pull me over someday... like if you ever see me just pull me over and rip me out of the truck and start beating my ass, and then be like "SIKE!"

    haha
     
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  17. May 28, 2009 at 9:14 PM
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    Yer killin' me Smalls!!! LOL
     
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  18. May 28, 2009 at 10:32 PM
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    Me too... and also to remind me that my windows are tinted so roll em down a bit if I know a cop is around. :)
     
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    Tigerfan... I laugh literally out loud every time I see your avatar.
     
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    LOL...you should read the "Limmo tint" thread if you haven't already. Yeah, limo was spelled wrong.
     
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