Radar detectors could be banned

[HornetBoy]

$150,000 waaat i dont think it would be that step ,holy shit take me a while to pay that off yea couldn't see this law coming into play anytime soon .although its not supriseing if it did

[AllanB]

Emotive stuff.

I personally don't own a detector probably will never (especially now).

The bottom line is 100 kph is the LEGAL speed limit on the open road (and various lower ones in other areas -50,60,70,80). Get caught over it -shit happens costs money etc.

I was asked only the other day what speed I cruise at on the bike - generally 110-120 range. I was then asked what speed I cruise at in the car - 100 pretty much.

The next question was why do I feel it is OK to go faster on a motorcycle.

I had no valid answer, 20 years ago bikes were better than cars at higher speeds - now days almost any modern car is easily comfortable and handles well in excess of the speed limit.

'Because it feels right officer' apparently does not cut it any more.

Write to the minister of transport if you are really worked up - but don't expect anything to change - how would the letter go" Dear Sir, I regularly ride by ZXGSYZRR 1500 over 100 kph and I have fitted 2 radar detectors to avoid getting caught. I feel you are an arse for proposing to ban them.

As far as red light runners go - I live in Christchuch and apparently we are the 'best' at this and I hope there is not a city worse in NZ - every single day on my way to or from work I'll see red light runners, often it is someone in a lane adjacent to me two or more cars BEHIND (see I use the mirrors) who shoots through a light that I stop at! Scary stuff.

Indeed they are and it will alter the road toll not one iota and in fact it may increase with more vehicles to a given area blindly following the leader.

I agree with this 100%, as often I pass vehicles doing around 90-95 who then speed up and use me as a 'pace setter' for the next X kms.

[El Dopa]

speeding has always been a measurable and attackable issue when it comes to road safety initiatives.

When all you have is a hammer, quite a few problems start to take on the apperance of nails.......

A detector which remotely measures shitty driving, including changing lanes without indicating, tailgating, randomly swerving all over the frickin' show, not pulling over and letting people past when you're doing 50 in an 80 zone, and various other numbnuts behaviour, is well overdue.

[Da Bird]

This will no doubt start appearing in the patrol vehicle's windscreen along with the Stalker...

http://www.stalkerradar.com/rdd/Stal...-Detector.html

[scracha]

I remember enforcing the old TV licence system in the UK where we had to perpetuate the myth by rumour that TV detector

You were one of them bastards....I want the green bling I gave you for another post back. I'd regularly tell your colleagues to go forth and procreate with themselves until they came back with a warrant (never).


I suspect we'll all start switching to GPS / moby phone based detection devices anyhoo.

Oh..and radar detectors are legal in the UK AFAIK.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I think Uncle Helen will ban Christmas soon too.

But would be the only thing Uncle Elen would do right... fuck I hate Xmas... while we are at ban Easter too, and birthdays... oh andevery other stat holiday...

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Where a receiver does not emit a signal it is impossible to detect - I therefore suspect that radar detectors, which receive but do not transmit, are also undetectable and that they are trying to create the same myth 50 years later on a different subject using rumour.

Being an ex-radar operator from the RNZN you've hit the nail on the head. You can't detect something that does not emit a signal... the electronic warfare guys would laffing their pants off at the radar detector dector statement.

The unit describe above doesn't detect the radar dector as such it detects the leakage

It does this by detecting the radio frequency “leakage” emitted by all radar detectors.

So good sheilding is required... so there is good chance that a sensitive enough bit of equipment could lock on to, but unlikey. And probably would be no way of telling if it was a a dector, or GPS unit or cell phone, PDA, Laptop, your alternator, vibrator... (what ever tickles your fancy) ...

Radar jammers on the other hand are easily dectable...

After all, if a commercial driver is in possession of an illegal radar detector, who knows what else he may be in possession of.

I did find that comment funny...


At the end of the day its no skin off my nose..

[Winston001]

There is every chance this will happen. Remember this is a nanny government. Look at how they rammed through the Electoral Finance Act.

I understand radar detectors are illegal in some states of Australia and other places around the world.

Bill Jefferies was Transport Minister in the 3rd Labour Government (Lange et al) and was moving to this ban but they lost the election to National in 1991.

[Slingshot]

Suggest when this finally comes to fruition. We find a small black box that can be bought at "The Warehouse" get the receipt, every bike rider get one and velcro it to the handlebars. Put your house key in it and your ear plugs so when you are stopped you can show the police that it is there for a reason. That makes every biker a target to be stopped and I would think after a while even the police would give up.

spd:-)

That small black box could be the shell of an old detector, a couple of latches to hold it together and it would be perfect.

[Swoop]

This will no doubt start appearing in the patrol vehicle's windscreen along with the Stalker...

http://www.stalkerradar.com/rdd/Stal...-Detector.html

In fact, only the Spectre III detects every radar detector certified for operation in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission as of December 2004.


This unit would be seriously out of date.

[homer]

oh stuff the the government
i guess they only get told what to do really

they can all do what ducks cant

stick there bills up there ass

[SimJen]

jammers aren't illegal as they are deemed to not detect anything. They only modify a signal recieved....or they put out interferance which confuses the radar.
Alternatively you can buy Veil paint that is painted invisibly on your headlight (the area most cops will aim for as its often the most visible and reflective) it massively decreases the distance they can get a lock on you.....very good as an extra deterrant, not too pricey either.

[Slingshot]

jammers aren't illegal as they are deemed to not detect anything. They only modify a signal recieved....or they put out interferance which confuses the radar.
Alternatively you can buy Veil paint that is painted invisibly on your headlight (the area most cops will aim for as its often the most visible and reflective) it massively decreases the distance they can get a lock on you.....very good as an extra deterrant, not too pricey either.

At the moment, Laser Jammers aren't illegal as you don't have to have a license to transmit light.

Ka Jammers are illegal as they transmit a radio signal. And it's pretty unlikely that you'll have a license to transmit on the required frequency.

It could be argued that you're interferring with the flow of revenue to the queen though.

[SimJen]

id only use a laser jammer as lasers are almost instant.....KA is pretty obious when you see a cop car....its not like the buggers hide with them these days.
I got done a few years back by cops hiding behind a tree in bright sunlight with a handheld laser.....nice

[Delphinus]

http://www.stalkerradar.com/rdd/Stal...-Detector.html

After all, if a commercial driver is in possession of an illegal radar detector, who knows what else he may be in possession of.

hahahahaha