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    Quote Originally Posted by spudchucka View Post
    Ah, the old comparing traffic cops to the Nazi regime of Germany during the 30's trick. Its old material sunshine, please at least try to be original.
    Ah, the old attack the messenger rather than the message. Distraction has always been a good form of defence when you have no defence. I see Spud you are keeping up the same old behaviour pattens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    Agreed.
    Over the last couple of long rides with the new detector it is obvious the (non lazy) cops wait till they close then turn it on. Seem to target bikes it seems to me tho'

    One thing that my RD has shown, and made me more aware of is the number of radars around and hence I am very much more aware of my speed.

    My Whistler is just a temp sensor and amp meter tho orrrficer... Tui ad comes to mind lol
    someone pointed out that an RD with a longer range gets around this but I don't think a range detector with a longer range would make any difference as they leave the Radar on standby then turn it on when 50M from you... time to react is very small...

    BTW the whistler is right up there with the others in tests etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    someone pointed out that an RD with a longer range gets around this but I don't think a range detector with a longer range would make any difference as they leave the Radar on standby then turn it on when 50M from you... time to react is very small...
    A TOP of the range Detector will pick up the scatter signals from a long range to pick up the instant on checks - BUT that only happens if there is other traffic ahead of you.
    So a quiet road is not always a good road to fang it a bit.

    Oh well it won't matter soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    someone pointed out that an RD with a longer range gets around this but I don't think a range detector with a longer range would make any difference as they leave the Radar on standby then turn it on when 50M from you... time to react is very small...

    BTW the whistler is right up there with the others in tests etc.
    If you haven't seen the car, remembering that any Falcodore is an immediate suspect, before 50m - hell 200m- you'd be after a new glasses prescription me thinks.
    400m isn't a whole to ask from your eyes in idendifying a potential mufti and blue & whites stand out from further a-field than that.
    It's already been suggested in this thread that RD's are the back up to a keen road scanner and not the silver bullet and as Denill states, with any traffic within 2-3 km ahead of you you're gonna get plenty of warning.
    I used to have a Whistler ten years ago or more. I'm going to check some test results and see where they're at.

    Scummy, are you referring to a time when Police sometimes would give the discos a flick and/or wave the finger at someone who was up around 114 for instance? They were great times indeed. Shame too many people couldn't see that was pushing the extent of their driving skills...
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    etiquette? treat it like every other vehicle on the road, assume they are a blind, ignorant brainless cunt who is out to kill you, and ride accordingly

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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    Ha!
    THAT was the case 6-7 years ago - and people still moaned when they got pinged!
    People are never satisfied.

    Here's a thought, stop pinging people for just being different. Maybe if people only got pinged when it could be proven empirically they were actually dangerous (say, after they'd caused a crash) people would get the impression that the powers that be actually cared about road safety.
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    We have to do it sooner or later.

    Well I've taken my Scorpion RD out of the car this morning. No one can beat the law, (except Helen) so I am weening myself to driving at the legal speed limit on the open road.

    I have to go to Palmy this arvo so I will see how my head handles the adjustment. I know the Quattro will hate it, as it's cruising speed is 120kph. But it to will have to tell the OB computer that from now on we cruise at 100kph. What a bore Zzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

    But as for the bike. Well that's another kettle of fish!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by madandy View Post
    Scummy, are you referring to a time when Police sometimes would give the discos a flick and/or wave the finger at someone who was up around 114 for instance? They were great times indeed.
    Surprisingly, that STILL happens a fair bit!

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    Most raders have a jammer that jams the Police radar I guess thats why they are shitty
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ivan View Post
    Most raders have a jammer that jams the Police radar I guess thats why they are shitty
    They don't actually. There are jammers which jam lasers, but you'sd need a truck load of elctronics to jam a microwave radar (Ka band).

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    I met a guy at the track day Saturday with a large red BMW , I have never seen so much electronic trickery installed on a bike !
    Everything was hidden, detector, front and rear jammer units !
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    Quote Originally Posted by civil View Post
    Ah, the old attack the messenger rather than the message.
    There wasn't a message to attack.

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    Only one company has ever produced a radar jammer (scorpian ka jammer) it costs $1500USD and takes up most of your dash on a car. Would be ridiculous on a bike. Trademe is full of people claiming to sell radar jamming detectors that simply dont work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by denill View Post
    My original post was that it may be of interest to some KBers. If it isn't to you don't read it. But if you want to comment on it, you should read it - otherwise you won't know what you're talking about. As you just did.
    You really did hide behind the door when God gave out humour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spudchucka View Post
    There wasn't a message to attack.
    Yes there was. Ya just don't get it tho. Or don't want to?

    The message could be summarised as - 'The power of indoctrination'.
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    You just recycled an already abused derogatory comment for no good reason other than as a fishing expedition.

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