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Originally Posted by sperry
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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Just keep it under 100 so if you do get popped it's not straight to jail.
The best part is, around here the NHP officers usually just leave their radar on. And I haven't ran into any POP with NHP or Washoe county SO. I have seen it a lot in Cali though. Not to mention you run the risk of getting busted even having it in the car in that state. But if CA made it against the law to use one, there has to be a reason for it....they work. If pot didn't get you high, you'd be able to buy it at the 7-11.
Between here and Vegas NHP does turn the radar on and off. I caught one blip of Ka then nothing. I slowed for about a mile and a half, there was NHP zapping only the cars that appeared to be going fast, I know because he hit me but not the vehicle in front of me. Sneaky bastard!! At least he didn't nail me for doing 5 over, which I do admit to.
You definitely have to be smart when you are speeding even if you have one and know that they can estimate your speed if they didn't radar you and still give you a ticket with a hefty fine attached. Officers have to be able to guess your speed within 2 or 3 mph (I can't remember exactly) before hitting you with the radar in order to be certified to use one (I had a friend that used to work patrol in another state)