Yeah I have a Cobra XRS-9970G radar detector which is suppose to pick up everything. I Know there's construction farther down the road but it got me next to ritas and jiffy lube

 

There's a reason Wal-Mart sells Cobra radar detectors and not Passport or Valentine One.

Hint.

 

I'd rather run no detector then to run a Cobra.

 

same/same, really.

 

I know my radar detector sucks azz you don't gotta rub it in lol

 

We do it because we love you.

 

v1 ftw

 

i haven't ran a detector for years. I just know when to slow down, and always have a rabbit.

 

Any idea what it is? I have a escort 8500 that works well. This is the first I've heard of a new frequency. X is oldest. Man those old things could be detected miles away. Then came K for instant on and some other tricky stuff. Then there was Ka with more tricky variations. There may be some other K bands as well. Last was laser. Another thing that uses laser is stop light cameras. My escort goes nuts everytime I come up on a light changing from green to red. I think they use it for motion detection and tie it to the light and camera.

 

If they have a speed trap setup, then you're F-ed.
In fact, even with a radar detector, if they have a speed trap setup and there's no other cars on the road then you're also F-ed.

If you see a police car, chances are they are NOT shooting radar.

 

I've never had my 8500 go off at a redlight camera, ever.

 

Try the light on Connecticut ave at Montrose rd in silver spring, to name one, and then you'll have the experience so you can't say never, never again.

 

I live in Montgomery County and got a speed camera ticket on Georgia Ave up near Olney. I knew the camera was there but was lost in thought and forgot to slow down. It was even more amazing because my V1 was telling me the camera was there as well. I guess I just tuned it out. The ticket was $40 (no points). That was two years ago.

A couple months ago I got hit again on 95 at the north end of all the construction in Baltimore. The camera car was set up at the very end of the construction zone. I drove carefully through the entire construction zone (about 5 miles worth) and accelerated when I thought I was through it. My bad. Same ticket.

It's good to have a radar detector for these speed cameras as they all appear to use radar so you get an alert as you approach them. Montgomery County is a test county for these money machines. Most are set to trip at 12 mph over the limit. On the interstate, they are usually set up with a digital sign that tells you your speed to give you a chance to slow down. But if you don't have radar...you don't know about the camera sitting there ready to shoot.

Oddly, the redlight cameras all use laser. I have a Laser Park Pro laser jammer that has paid for itself long ago. I often wonder if it would jam a redlight camera but it's not worth finding out in my opinion. Whenever I stop at a redlight that has a camera...my V1 and laser jammer are constantly beeping away until the light turns green.