[Mugen EvOlutioN]

anyone using it? is it legal in BC?


http://www.escortradar.com/passport8500x50-details.php


thinking getting one....


the 8500 / 9500 seems nice, does the cheaper model means it wont work as accurate?

[RCubed]

I had a Valentine 1 but I sold it cuz it got friggen annoying with all the false alarms.
I find common sense and awareness works a lot better.
For the 8500s i think youre paying a premium for the color.

[AVS_Racing]

i thought the general rule is the more $$$ the radar the less false alarms it gives. any one have a radar jammer? im curious if those work

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

I had a Valentine 1 but I sold it cuz it got friggen annoying with all the false alarms.
I find common sense and awareness works a lot better.
For the 8500s i think youre paying a premium for the color.

my friend said he is able to get 20% discount ish down in the states, asking me if i want one or not

8500 can be had for $200

9500 can be had for $400

which is a pretty good deal IMO

website and other places list a lot higher

[Szeto]

hm... thought about getting one too but it's a lot of hassle to get radar jammer then laser jammer ... too busy inside.

let me know when you have one up n running, i'd love to know how well these things work out

[Nanaki]

i'm running the 8500 and it does give false readings sometimes BUT its definately given me a heads up from a pretty good distance most of the time.

[tiger_handheld]

i have an old school Whistler one ... saved me about 5 tix already..

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

so it does work afterall than


and not illegal


despite being legal, i wonder if the cops harrase u for having the device

[TOPEC]

its really situational based, most of the time when ur radar detector is warning u, it is picking up the radar readings thats bounced off of the car infront of u. if let say ur the first car in a pack and speeding, by the time ur radar goes off, the cops already got a reading on u.

so dont solely rely on it when u do have one. common sense beats the radar most of the time.

[threezero]

so it does work afterall than


and not illegal


despite being legal, i wonder if the cops harrase u for having the device

Have my 9500i for quite a year now, I score it on craiglist for $250 it was an EXCELLENT deal. anyways here's my thought:

the accuracy of the radar depend on the location and if you have place it correctly (totally flat the ground)

I have the detector on the suction cup mount for a while in the middle of the windshield. I was able to get notice farer away than now when i have the detector up on the rearview mirror hardwired.

Again depending on the position and which detector the best result is when your on a highway. In the city you are mostly catching rebound from other cars / reflective surface. so you might suddenly get a strong burst and than suddenly none at all.

If you get a model that doesn't have false signal lockout, be prepare to get hit with false signals EVERYWHERE. you will be driven crazy and you will trust the detector less and less.

imo, it is only worth it if you do alot of highway driving, which i do, i have been saved a few times on the highway. I don't think cops use lasers on the highway, its probably too hard to get a reading safely. In the city you get the real warning once in a while plague by 1000000000 other false alarms from electronic construction sign, auto doors etc. Get one with false alaram lockout, being able to lock out the false signal > slightly greater accuracy.

I notice police mostly use Ka bands, so i'm on high alert everytime i hear Ka band detection. But i have seen a few police use K bands.

the detector i have have laser detection but everybody knows that is useless.

and yes common sense still triumph. I got pull over by a cop because he was tailing me to get my speed instead of using a radar, it was dark and i didn't realize. He clearly saw my detector and didn't do or say anything about it.

[rageguy]

There isn't much point in getting a radar detector only. Most speeding tickets are from:
1. Standing speedtrap
2. Police cruiser following behind you/You passed a police cruiser in the opposite way and he u-turns.

Situation 1 is bad. No detector can save you reliably in this case. Only a laser jammer can.

Situation 2 is bad. Most cops don't run with their radar on, they go by pacing instead. Detectors won't work.

[FerrariEnzo]

Situation 1 is bad. No detector can save you reliably in this case. Only a laser jammer can.

how much for these laser jammer?

[spoon.ek9]

so it does work afterall than


and not illegal


despite being legal, i wonder if the cops harrase u for having the device

a cop thought my air freshener was a radar detector :lol

i'm pretty sure a few of my friends had their detectors confiscated after getting pulled over.

[BrRsn]

anyone using it? is it legal in BC?


http://www.escortradar.com/passport8500x50-details.php


thinking getting one....


the 8500 / 9500 seems nice, does the cheaper model means it wont work as accurate?

Where do you drive?

If you drive mostly highway get it, otherwise don't. Driving around the streets of richmond/vancouver/burnaby, any shop with an automatic door that uses radar to detect people will cause your radar detector to go off. It is a sweet thing to have though if you do a lot of highway driving.

[underscore]

I coulda sworn the jammers were illegal???

[BrRsn]

how much for these laser jammer?

Quite expensive. Because lasers speed guns are instantaneous, the only way to give yourself a grace period to slow down is to get a laser jammer, and jammers work by sending out rays of infrared light to confuse the laser speed gun. To get a laser jammer setup done on your car it'll require 2 infrared beams out front, and 2 in the back if you want to be covered from the rear as well. They're definitely into the 4 figure numbers ($1xxx installed)

They're also illegal as they tamper with police equipment (jamming their speed detectors).

a cop thought my air freshener was a radar detector :lol

i'm pretty sure a few of my friends had their detectors confiscated after getting pulled over.

They're legal here, I don't see why they'd do that

[CP.AR]

remember, they are ONLY LEGAL in BC. Skip down to Washington state, even Alberta - and it's illegal.

Cops don't confiscate radar detectors when they pull you over, they just laugh in your face and think "wow, you HAD THAT AND STILL DIDNT SEE ME COMING? LOL NOOB"

[JSALES]

i used to have one but it didn't work so great

[hchang]

Got search?
http://www.revscene.net/forums/radar-detector-t525211.html?t=525211&highlight=radar+detector

No it is not illegal in BC, I've just heard that it's frowned upon, but in the thread I just posted one of the officers said that he doesn't mind people using radar detectors.

I myself run a radar detector but I don't find it always that great. I've been saved twice on the highway and never had a problem with false alarms in the city, as my detector has a highway and city mode, which does a pretty good job filtering out everything, except those things that tell you your speed like on No 5 road, and the ones they put in construction zones. My radar always goes crazy around there.

But however there were a few times where I saw a cop already and my radar wasn't even beeping. It's a good tool to have but don't 100% rely on it if you ask me. I heard that most cops now don't used radar, they use laser or other kind of technology, so try to get the newer detectors, but also be prepared to use common sense.

[keitaro]

Radar detectors are legal in BC, and radar jammers are illegal.

I own the Escort Passport 8500 X50. I've used it for 3 years now, and it works pretty good.

[optiblue]

I use the passport 8500 x50 in blue. I like how it displays the vehicle voltage when it's not detecting anything. It's saved me countless times locally and a few times in the states. I had no clue it was illegal in Washington LOL

[orange7]

never had one, and never got a speeding ticket

[keitaro]

I use the passport 8500 x50 in blue. I like how it displays the vehicle voltage when it's not detecting anything. It's saved me countless times locally and a few times in the states. I had no clue it was illegal in Washington LOL

It is legal in Washington State, illegal in Washington D.C.

[Soundy]

No it is not illegal in BC, I've just heard that it's frowned upon, but in the thread I just posted one of the officers said that he doesn't mind people using radar detectors.
I'm sure cops love the false sense of security people get with them, thinking they can zip around as long as it's not going off... then tagging them with laser.

Many many years ago, I was zipping down the south end of Cambie when a motorcycle cop stepped out from the curb around 75th and waved me over... it was a bright, sunny day, and I had the windows down and the tunes cranked... he saw the detector in the middle of my windshield and asked if it had picked him up. I said I didn't know, since the music was too loud to hear it and the sun was too bright to see the LEDs. He just laughed, told me to slow down, and let me go with a warning. I was probably doing about 70k (speed limit there is 50) but with the good visibility and lack of other traffic, plus the chuckle, he was probably in a good mood.

[SkinnyPupp]

I've only gotten one speeding ticket in all my life, and that was when I had a radar detector :o

[roastpuff]

If you don't feel like driving down London Drugs has the 8500X50 (red) for 279 and the 9500i for 429. And the Solo S2 too but I'm not sure how much that one is.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

never had one, and never got a speeding ticket

wow u must obey the law really really well


weird how futureshop/best buy's website does not list them

[slammer111]

Got a V1 here, as a gift. Saved me maybe 2 tickets. A few times it didn't even go off (ie cops didn't use radar) but thankfully they got someone else. :)

Common sense is best. ;)

My understanding for radar/laser detectors is that they're legal (but frowned upon) in BC/AB/SK, and EVERY state except VA and I think DC. Notice I'm talking about detectors, NOT jammers.

[StealthFighter]

I have a V1. pretty much for highway use. i don't rely on my detector completely, but it's good to have on top of common sense. e.g. don't drive like larry chu.

For Canada

Alberta
Radar Detectors in Alberta: Radar detectors are legal to use in Alberta.
Laser Jammers in Alberta: Laser jammers are legal to use in Alberta.
Laser Parking Sensors in Alberta: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Alberta.

British Columbia
Radar Detectors in British Columbia: Radar detectors are legal to use in British Columbia.
Laser Jammers in British Columbia: Laser jammers are legal to use in British Columbia.
Laser Parking Sensors in British Columbia: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in British Columbia.

Labrador
Radar Detectors in Labrador: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Labrador.
Laser Jammers in Labrador: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Labrador.
Laser Parking Sensors in Labrador: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Labrador.

Manitoba
Radar Detectors in Manitoba: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Manitoba.
Laser Jammers in Manitoba: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Manitoba.
Laser Parking Sensors in Manitoba:.Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Manitoba.

New Brunswick
Radar Detectors in New Brunswick: Radar detectors are illegal to use in New Brunswick.
Laser Jammers in New Brunswick: Laser jammers are illegal to use in New Brunswick.
Laser Parking Sensors in New Brunswick:.Laser parking sensors are legal to use in New Brunswick.

Newfoundland
Radar Detectors in Newfoundland: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Newfoundland.
Laser Jammers in Newfoundland: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Newfoundland.
Laser Parking Sensors in Newfoundland: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Newfoundland.

Northwest Territories
Radar Detectors in Northwest Territories: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Northwest Territories.
Laser Jammers in Northwest Territories: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Northwest Territories.
Laser Parking Sensors in Northwest Territories: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Northwest Territories.

Nova Scotia
Radar Detectors in Nova Scotia: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Nova Scotia.
Laser Jammers in Nova Scotia: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Nova Scotia.
Laser Parking Sensors in Nova Scotia: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Nova Scotia.

Ontario
Radar Detectors in Ontario: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Ontario.
Laser Jammers in Ontario: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Ontario.
Laser Parking Sensors in Ontario: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Ontario.

Prince Edward Island
Radar Detectors in Prince Edward Island: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Laser Jammers in Prince Edward Island: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Laser Parking Sensors in Prince Edward Island: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Prince Edward Island.

Saskatchewan
Radar Detectors in Saskatchewan: Radar detectors are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Laser Jammers in Saskatchewan: Laser jammers are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Laser Parking Sensors in Saskatchewan: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Saskatchewan.

Quebec
Radar Detectors in Quebec: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Quebec.
Laser Jammers in Quebec: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Quebec
Laser Parking Sensors in Quebec: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Quebec

Yukon Territory
Radar Detectors in Yukon Territory: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Yukon Territory.
Laser Jammers in Yukon Territory: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Yukon Territory
Laser Parking Sensors in Yukon Territory: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Yukon Territory.

http://www.laserstarcanada.com/Info.html

In the US, radar detectors are only illegal in washington DC and virginia.

laser jammers are illegal in some states. http://www.guysoflidar.com/usa-laser-jammer-laws.html

[mqr03]

not to shit down on your parade but these are pretty much illegal. friend got pulled over and got fined.
don't speed and you won't need one.

[JordanLee]

not to shit down on your parade but these are pretty much illegal. friend got pulled over and got fined.
don't speed and you won't need one.

Someone really needs to ban this troll.

[SkinnyPupp]

not to shit down on your parade but these are pretty much illegal. friend got pulled over and got fined.
don't speed and you won't need one.
Not to shit on your troll parade, but you have been banned :troll:

[TOPEC]

Not to shit on your troll parade, but you have been banned :troll:

HOLLLY FUCK FINNALLY

PRAISE SKINNYPUPP

[FerrariEnzo]

wow on only 3 provinces allow radar detector..
when will BC clamp down on this?

[Soundy]

wow on only 3 provinces allow radar detector..
when will BC clamp down on this?
Surprised there aren't some sort of constitutional challenges against the bans (or maybe there are and we just don't hear about them there). I know in the US, there've been a number of such challenges, which appear to have had varying success... they basically argue that (paraphrasing here, it's been a long time since I read about these cases) the Constitution guarantees people the right to receive any radio signals they want, something that was put in place to prevent the government from restricting what overseas radio people were allowed to listen to... but since radar is, after all, just radio waves, and a detector is nothing more than a receiver with a signal-strength meter, they say that falls under the same law.

Anyway... I love how RS sends out notification emails with the posts included... so even if you edit your post, the original content is still out there:


hey i heard that if you get pulled over by a cop and he see this, you get a ticket?
is this right or is it a myth??
Yes, if you get pulled over and the cop sees you reading this thread on RS, you WILL get a ticket. :troll:

[1BADMR2]

I have a Passport 8500 X50 (blue) that i purchased off ebay and it has saved me many times. I have noticed that the fuzz here use the KA band much more than the rest of the frequencies. I have hit a laser trap once since being in the mainland.
Even when i an using the detector i am always scanning ahead and behind for regular and undercover fuzz.

[Vale46Rossi]

Everyone has different opinions on this, my Valentine 1 has saved me COUNTLESS times, even in the city a lot of times cops drive around with the radar still on and when you detect "KA" anywhere just to slow down only police radars use KA but there are many "K' around as well.

Although the Valentine 1 is annoying I got used to it and learned where ALL the false alarms are "since I always drive the same routes regularly" Then you will get used to it.

Going up SFU it has saved me more than 10 times so good luck.

[orange7]

Not to shit on your troll parade, but you have been banned :troll:

permanent ban pretty plz.

[Lomac]

I noticed I got more speeding tickets when I used a radar detector. I found I relied on it too much that I wasn't using common sense to watch out for standard speed traps. Since getting rid of it (sorry, since it was stolen out of my car a few years back), I've only gotten one speeding ticket, and it was one that a radar detector wouldn't get me out of anyway.

Mind you, my days of speeding more than a few clicks over the limit appear to be behind me now. Arriving at my destination two minutes faster just doesn't outweigh the cons.

[Eff-1]

I've used a V1 and it was a nice-to-have. But I couldn't justify the cost vs benefit.

Driving smart will prevent more tickets than relying on any kind of detector.

Remember: If you're caught with a detector, the chances of the officer letting you go with a warning will plummet dramatically.

[hchang]

Remember: If you're caught with a detector, the chances of the officer letting you go with a warning will plummet dramatically.

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