I used to religiously run radar detectors up until a couple years ago - in cars mind you. Had everything up to a top-line Bel at one point. They definitely picked up radars and camera vans (or wagons as they were then!!).
Instant-on radar gets you every time (unless they're pinging someone else first). The cameras you only get if, as mentioned above, it's got something to scatter off or drive past it! The laser detection basically tells you you've just been pinged. Your best hope is a lazy cop who leaves the radar on - then you get them miles away generally. Okay, so it does save you more often than not, can't deny that.
But quite frankly by the time I hid the thing everytime I left the car, or every time I'd get pulled over - cops have little mercy for a dashmount!, I just couldn't be bothered with the hassle.
As I get older I drive progressively slower and slower anyway (although that doesn't seem to translate to the bike...) so I just accept the average one ticket a year I get as a cost of motoring, just like Wofs and regos!!
The final nail in the coffin was when I lent the Bel to a farking mate... that was xmas 2002. And do you think I can find the bastard? Best $900 of mine he ever spent!!
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Originally Posted by k14
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