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Old 2009-03-20, 04:20 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by cody View Post
I want a $40 one if it helps and isn't super annoying.
Most of the cheap ones aren't good enough to give you a useful heads up. So you basically get a noisemaker that detects automatic doors at the mall and that's about it.

Really, the only time a detector helps is if 1) you're not speeding too fast, 2) the cop is not using laser or pop/instant-on radar, 3) the cop is radaring cars in front of you, 4) you have a detector good enough to pick up the scatter off the cars in front of you.

And just as a general statement, radar detectors (even the best one money can buy) certainly don't give you the ability to just ignore the speed limits.
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