Speed camera

 

Its true they are all gone. However I never had a problem with them, I would set my cruse controll at 74 and they would never go off.

 

I only went thru Arizona 4 times and the speed cameras and the army that followed them were everywhere.

I was so glad I had a Valentine 1 because virtually every camera had 3-4 troopers in the vicinity to overwhelm traditional radar detectors.

 

Great speed cameras are a tax grab and nothing else.

Both speed and redlight cameras have increased traffic accidents in all 3rd party studies.

 

The major issue with them is that it shifts the burden of proof from law enforcement to the accused. This is unconstitutional as it changes our legal system from one of innocent until proven guilty to one that is of guilty until you can prove that you are innocent.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth. Don't even get me started on the confrontation clause issues presented. Nothing like making revenue collection a priority over public safety, eh?

 

You guys should come down to Australia and see how bad the speeding laws are here.

 

I think speed cameras are BS as well but I am very skeptical about quotes like that. I can see how there would be an increase in rear end accidents as people try to avoid the tickets and slam on their brakes. However, I would argue that the red light cameras are no more to blame than a police officer sitting in his car at the same intersection. It takes two motorists driving poorly to create the above-mentioned scenario (assuming that's what you're referring to as the increase in accidents but please don't let me put words in your mouth).

Additionally, to lump all accidents into the same category seems like useless information. I suspect that even if there was a considerable increase in rear end accidents as a result of these cameras that it's still probably nets an improvement in terms of loss of life or serious injury in the sense that someone being T-boned when they run a red light is a more dangerous proposition.

Again, I agree that cameras like this are BS but I think that blanket statements like that are misleading at best.

Again, I'm doing a bunch of speculating here and mean no disrespect.

 

I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand this. A radar detector allows me to detect the presence of police radar. How would more police radar make it harder for my radar detector to detect police radar?

 

When you see the cop you think that's it and go back to speeding but over the hill/around the corner/etc. is another cop you don't see because you think you know why the radar detector is going off.

In Arizona they'd string them out on the road so you had to pass several. They'd use radars on different bands to further confuse you.

I was even hit by X band. At one rolling speed camera I was hit by X, Ka and Laser.

With the V1 you not only get a counter to see how many different radars are painting you, but you also get arrows to show where they are.