Well I'm 23 and have never had or used a radar detector. I always had a feeling that it would give me a false security blanket to speed. And yes everything sets them off, but from what I have seen it's buildings or other objects that are the same place, so after a few days of the detector beeping at the same spot it gets ignored. If your going to speed take the responsibility for it, don't try to duck around and hide what you are doing. Obviously one knows speeding is wrong if they have a detector for radar, so why do it?
Am I just getting older or what????
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Hot N Bothered
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Maybe the kid bought it with his own money and takes it down when he's at home. :shrug: Teenagers have been known to be sneaky like that.
Most people I know who had radar detectors as teens and young adults "outgrew" them. I don't know anyone who kept them past the age of 21 or 22. They discovered that the things provide a false sense of security. One friend told me that the only time he got a ticket was when he had the radar detector running. Once the signal was blocked by a hill and it went off as soon as he got to the top, but it was too late. And a couple of friends got tickets when the cop had the radar gun on "trigger" mode, instead of on continuously. The detector went off at the same time they were caught.
Most people I know who had radar detectors as teens and young adults "outgrew" them. I don't know anyone who kept them past the age of 21 or 22. They discovered that the things provide a false sense of security. One friend told me that the only time he got a ticket was when he had the radar detector running. Once the signal was blocked by a hill and it went off as soon as he got to the top, but it was too late. And a couple of friends got tickets when the cop had the radar gun on "trigger" mode, instead of on continuously. The detector went off at the same time they were caught.
Chain729
CageKicker Extraordinaire
Magnum said:
False alerts is why I use a V1. It tells you how many signals its picking up and where they're coming from. Radar detectors only go off when they detect a radar signal. It just so happens that the same frequencies used by police are also used by automatic doors, other radar detectors, and motion sensors (all of which use radar).
BTW, I'm not making the connection between taking responsibility and using a radar detector. If I can circumvent a consequence that I don't agree should exist, the logical thing is to do so.
As far as teens with radar detectors, I can see both sides. IMO, I really don't think parents should condone non-safe habits or lending security (false or not) to those easily and often tempted to do such actions. As much as it sucked to get through the new licence program (long story), I think its a good thing. I'd be even happier with it if so many people I know that got pulled over with a provisional licence weren't let off with a verbal (mostly female, but that's another rant).
Hot N Bothered
New Member
Chain729 said:
Just a bat of the eyelashes and a, "why officer I had no idea I was going that fast."Alas, it's a curse to be this beautiful...
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
I believe they are set at the speed the absolutely worst drivers on the road are able to negotiate a given section of road safely. Most speed limit enforcement is a form of revenue collection and has nothing to do with safety.kwillia said:You don't see the need for set speed limits and subsequent enforcement of such limits...
Railroad
Routinely Derailed
When you folks are zipping up 235 blithely ignoring the speed limit there are a lot of people you whiz past that are wishing bad things on you. Just thought you'd like to know how popular your selfish, narrow-minded, irrational approach is, thinking the laws (or the punishment) shouldn't apply to you.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Evidently our selfish, narrow-minded, irrational approach is very popular since the people that drive 45mph (the speed limit between Rt.4 and the park) on 235 are such a small minority they constitute a road hazard. The police and school busses run at higher speeds.Railroad said:
Chain729
CageKicker Extraordinaire
kwillia said:You don't see the need for set speed limits and subsequent enforcement of such limits...
The way the laws in MD are written, no. The speed limits are written to reflect the maximum safe speed in the rain, at night, with traffic. Other states realize this, so they say that in clear whether during the day you may drive faster (up to a certain speed) as long as 1) traffic allows for it and 2) you aren't driving in a reckless or negligent manner. Example: IMO, 55 Mph on the North end of 235 is a joke on a clear day without heavy traffic. I would consider 75 or even 85 Mph to be a safe speed as long as you aren't making sudden changes in direction or velocity, or weaving through traffic like an a**.
janey83
Twenty Something
:shrug: If you're worried about your teens driving w/ a radar detector -- use my dad's method: he didn't let me or my brother get our driver's licenses until we were 20 years old. It really sucked at the time, because I wanted to drive earlier than that...but I have a clean driving record and I feel like I'm more responsible a driver than I would have been at 16 years old.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Why was your father able to dictate when you rec'd your drivers license after age 18?janey83 said:
Did he hold your education over your head?
Chain729
CageKicker Extraordinaire
Ehesef said:
I can't think of one of those that you can't see over at least a quarter of a mile away. If you can't stop or change your speed enough to avoid a collission, with a quarter of a mile of road in front of you; you have worse problems than what speed you're driving. If you don't have a clear line of sight, due to whether, obstacles, SUV's, etc.; you slow down.
The speeds are based on good weather, in daylight conditions and dry pavement.