Laser guns have a max range of around 3000 feet. A good detector can pick up laser from beyond that. The problem is, laser is a tiny dot, which the officer will aim at your front license plate or headlight reflector. If he is good and steady your detector will never pick it up. Your only chance against a laser gun is 1) laser shifters mounted adjacent to your plate, 2) catching a glint off another vehicle, or 3) a rookie cop who can't aim worth a damn.
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Laser guns have a max range of around 3000 feet. A good detector can pick up laser from beyond that. The problem is, laser is a tiny dot, which the officer will aim at your front license plate or headlight reflector. If he is good and steady your detector will never pick it up. Your only chance against a laser gun is 1) laser shifters mounted adjacent to your plate, 2) catching a glint off another vehicle, or 3) a rookie cop who can't aim worth a damn.
Not true. As I said before CHP uses Stalker Duals, Ka band, which have POP capability. However compared to the number of cops who just leave their radars on continuously, the number who actually use POP is rather small. Most cops are lazy and just leave theirs lit up while they troll traffic
Most cops I have seen using POP, I already knew were there. My Beltronics RX65 easily picks them up from 2 miles away. What they do is POP a car every so often, so you'll most likely catch a weak signal briefly, then another short burst a little stronger, and so on. Its easy to avoid getting nailed with POP if you aren't the only one on the road.
Jeffs2013GTI
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- Imperial Valley, CA
I have seen a few Fusions, Chargers, and such as unmarked cars in the area. They do it I would assume for undercover work, or to blend in and nab people. haha.
The Pasport 8500 may detect 1/2 mile out, but all your getting are strays, if you are targeting for speeding? Your done. By that time, they have you on radar, or paced you. If you get a heads up on a Radar detector, most likely they were not looking at you to begin with.
Jeff
nouse4aname
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I've switched from Trapster to Waze, but they both largely work the same. Have the phone either docked or running through bluetooth and it will pop up in audio with "police reported ahead" and other warnings for hazards, road conditions, traffic etc. Also supports voice control so that you can make the reports yourself without having to look at it.
Jeffs2013GTI
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They Use POP where I live, neighbor that is a CHP warned me months ago and I live in dog patch California. I KNOW they have it else where.
Jeff
Jeffs2013GTI
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That is SWEET...is it a free app? Which one do you prefer since you have used both??
Jeff
nouse4aname
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They're both free and on both IOS and Android. I prefer Waze largely because it has more users around here thus better reporting. Rumors going around that Apple is looking to buy them, so grab it on an android while you can heh.
Jeffs2013GTI
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- Imperial Valley, CA
Your right if you have lazy cops. If you live in a "city" you can blend in with traffic better for sure, but for me? I live in dog patch where I am the only car on the HWY sometimes, I mean?? no arguement. I just set the cruise for 73mph and play it safe (70mph speed limit).
I still say Radar Detectors give falso sense of security no matter how good they are.
I do like that App thing though, that is something that may be very useful.
Jeff
Jeffs2013GTI
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Which Waze is it? when I check on the app store it only shows Waze Social GPS maps and traffic, and Wase Talk and drive?
Jeff
nouse4aname
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Social GPS
You can link your facebook and what not, but I just went with email registration. Social aspect for me is just the reporting.
http://www.waze.com/
Even builds in a little gamification where you can unlock achievements.
You can link your facebook and what not, but I just went with email registration. Social aspect for me is just the reporting.
http://www.waze.com/
Even builds in a little gamification where you can unlock achievements.
Jeffs2013GTI
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- Imperial Valley, CA
Ok Thanks, I will install both Trapster and Waze and try both out. I dont have facebook, I refuse to have a facebook account. Personal preference.
Jeff
Jeffs2013GTI
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- Imperial Valley, CA
Do you have to have your Navigation on the cell to make this work? Or just keep your GPS signal on in your cell and it will notify you?
Jeff
nouse4aname
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- Vantucky, WA
Not sure what you mean by having navigation on, referring to a native nav app?
You do have to give it access to your location(gps signal) and it will run active or in the background. Have no problem running it and Pandora at the same time.
You do have to give it access to your location(gps signal) and it will run active or in the background. Have no problem running it and Pandora at the same time.
Maybe in your state. If you take traffic school your insurance doesn't go up in cali