SoCal General Chat

[blackhawkimpact]

although if a cop is behind you he'll also be using his eyes to calculate your speed.

if you really want to reduce your tickets learn not to weave in an out of lanes because that's how they spot you speeding from much farther away than they can radar you.

^This. I've been speeding all my life and never been pulled over cuz of that. Well just once, but he got lucky. lol

[smooth]

Meh, all my open road hits were well beyond LOS. Realistically though, radars are useless anywhere near the LA area - that's why I sold mine. But in Arizona it was stupid consistent and reliable.

True enough but I was making two different points.

One to his question of how effective they are if one speeds past a LEO coming onto the freeway. My point was that it doesn't matter because he can just use his eyes in that situation.

The second point was about speeding in traffic. Radar isn't going to nab you in four lanes of traffic on the 5. LEO watches the spaces in between the cars and sees you weaving, catches up to you, then tags you with radar for the court's benefit.

But yeah, in Arizona, NorCal, trips to Vegas, I can see radar detectors being somewhat useful.

[mkcman17]

Right. traffic is useless. But in open country it's EXTREMELY useful, to the point of almost complete confidence.

[smooth]

I intend to be the meat in the middle of the v1/escort wielding drivers sandwich when we caravan to pasadena :D

[mkcman17]

Best of both worlds! Haha.

[Ayman]

So are laser detectors almost pretty much useless? I mean if it catches the signal once it hits you there's really no point huh?

[smooth]

So are laser detectors almost pretty much useless? I mean if it catches the signal once it hits you there's really no point huh?

Yep...unless you have a jammer (but I wouldn't advise one since they're illegal in Cali).

But people want features so features they pay for, unfortunately, because otherwise your money would go toward better radar detection circuitry instead of laser.

[mkcman17]

Passive vs active...different worlds.

[smooth]

I'm not sure what you're trying to say with that comment?

The speed traps that you successfully detected and when LEO is traveling behind cars are passive radar systems.
A laser gun, however, is an active system. The LEO has to be stationary and aim it at you to get a reading. When he pulls the trigger it's speed of light registration on your speed.

Radar detectors are useful, laser detectors are not.
Radar jammers are a federal offense, laser jammers are state offenses in certain states.

[mkcman17]

Sorry, directed at Ayman. I'm just saying that detectors are useful in passive detection situations (open road/long spans), whereas they're virtually useless in constricted or trafficked conditions.

[smooth]

ah gotcha :)

On a sidenote...

does anyone have any spare fiber optic cables for the hvac sliders?

You guys know the part I'm asking for, right? The three wires that slip into the back of the temp sliders to light them up? Shouldn't take but a few quick minutes next time one of you are at one of the yards.

[Ayman]

^This. I've been speeding all my life and never been pulled over cuz of that. Well just once, but he got lucky. lol

OHMAGAAAH the way she bites dem lips. :nice:

[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

OHMAGAAAH the way she bites dem lips. :nice:

Haha. Ur obsessed... But she is definitely gorgeous.

[blackhawkimpact]

Haha. Ur obsessed... But she is definitely gorgeous.

This is me everytime I see her

[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

Haha