Surely, you can keep your music at a level where it would be safer for you and others on the road so that you can be more aware of your surroundings? I doubt that's why the majority of people get one.

Here are the facts:
A person wants to speed and not get caught, so they by a police radar detector in order to detect a police radar and slow down before they get a speeding ticket. Point blank. Ask anybody, who won't bull crap you about the matter, why they bought one.

Let's not fuel people's “need for speed.”

BTW, “Character is what you would do if you would not be found out.”

The decision to speed is made by the driver, even without a radar detector in the car. Without one, if they see the officer, they're most likely going to slow down, anyway. If the radar typically beeps after the police officer has gotten a reading, then there's no point in arguing how it helps people evade speeding tickets.

People should be allowed to carry a radar especially if they can alert drivers to oncoming emergency vehicles like ambulances and fire trucks as mentioned in the blog, that way they have more than enough time to pull over, instead of heading the sirens and realizing it might be coming your way at the last moment and hoping you can pull over enough in time.

i love driving and yes, i do sometimes make the conscious decision to speed (e.g. late at night when the roads are empty and I judge it to be safe or if i’m running late), but it’s pretty much impossible to argue against the public policy rationale of making speeding illegal and having speed cameras to catch offenders. don’t get me wrong, if i lived somewhere where it was legal to have a radar detector, i would probably get one. i’m just saying, though, that it kinda boggles the mind that these devices are legal ANYWHERE and there are very few convincing reasons for them to be legal.

Just like guns might help someone break the law by killing someone!

Wait, am I doing this right?

If it weren’t for the supporting opinion to go along with the blogspam for your Web site (that I conveniently removed), I’d normally just delete your comment; however, I want to publicly own you on your argument.

First, I’ve used several different radar detectors in the past in true “real life” applications on both highway and city driving. Both environments offer benefits as well as drawbacks. For instance in the city you have the advantage of multiple cars surrounding you, but the disadvantage of the likelihood of an officer using LIDAR to get you. On the highway you are isolated, but officers there often use RADAR so you have advanced notice as to stuff. Also, I have many friends who invest in $400 detectors which are top rated, and they aren’t fool-proof — it’s science.

Radar detectors offer less than favorable chances for receiving a ticket, let alone any countermeasures. In fact many states are adopting legislation to make it a fine to own a detector (like VA and DC), and several currently view the use of one as a means to evade law enforcement and fine you accordingly.

Without spamming your site, I implore you to share what would be the best countermeasure in your experience. Personally, I find that Whistler’s work great, but a high-end Cobra will get the job done and not leave your wallet dry.

~ Joe

Stick with the best countermeasures and not cheap devices or gimmicks.