Anyone using speed radar/laser detectors? [MERGED]

[roberto_minosa]

Yeah, I cruise at speeds more than 100km/h from Bocaue to Balintawak when I'm southbound and Balintawak to Sta. Rita when going home.

[spectr]

Heads up.

Expect MMDA to be enforcing the 60kph speed limit along EDSA with their pew-pew LTI TruSpeed laser guns.

So if anyone spots them, please post where the pew-pew guys are located.


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[dr. d]

i do not remember when i last did 60 along edsa...

[spectr]

i do not remember when i last did 60 along edsa...

Its still more than possible to do 60kph on EDSA and other major roads in Metro Manila. The problem is if you hit 61kph, ticketed for over the speed limit ka na. Pangbawi ng MMDA for their lost income when NCAP was banned.


I just had my other car installed with a radar/laser detector.

[sirkosero]

Its still more than possible to do 60kph on EDSA and other major roads in Metro Manila. The problem is if you hit 61kph, ticketed for over the speed limit ka na. Pangbawi ng MMDA for their lost income when NCAP was banned.


I just had my other car installed with a radar/laser detector.

61kph ticket na? From personal experience ba ito? What your source?

There was an interview before with nebrija, they have allowance daw to account for some errors. I dont think 1kph automatic na

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[spectr]

61kph ticket na? From personal experience ba ito? What your source?

There was an interview before with nebrija, they have allowance daw to account for some errors. I dont think 1kph automatic na

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Sometimes there is a gap between what Nebringa says and what the MMDA people does. Only when people complain loudly is stuff like that gets fixed.

[oj88]

So, does anyone have a list of detectors that work on current radar and laser speed guns used locally?

[ale828]

Its still more than possible to do 60kph on EDSA and other major roads in Metro Manila. The problem is if you hit 61kph, ticketed for over the speed limit ka na. Pangbawi ng MMDA for their lost income when NCAP was banned.


I just had my other car installed with a radar/laser detector.

Not entirely True.
i have been caught speeding by MMDA.
Macapagal has a max speed of 60kph. i was caught over 70kph
i Talked to them.
Binibigyan nila ng leeway yung speed. Usually 10% above speed limit
Usually daw anything above 65kph huhuliin nila.
of course baka pag gutom sila.

in fairness you can challenge the ticket.
tried it once. within 3 working days may tatawag sa iyo from MMDA to confirm.
you have to present proof (GPS speed, Dash cam footage, etc.)

[shadow]

Not entirely True.
i have been caught speeding by MMDA.
Macapagal has a max speed of 60kph. i was caught over 70kph
i Talked to them.
Binibigyan nila ng leeway yung speed. Usually 10% above speed limit
Usually daw anything above 65kph huhuliin nila.
of course baka pag gutom sila.

in fairness you can challenge the ticket.
tried it once. within 3 working days may tatawag sa iyo from MMDA to confirm.
you have to present proof (GPS speed, Dash cam footage, etc.)

How do you contest it? Punta pa sa MMDA office?


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[ale828]

How do you contest it? Punta pa sa MMDA office?


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Yes, tumawag sa akin yung isang secretary sa MMDA around 3-5 days after the incident.
kailagan pumunta sa MMDA office dala mga evidence. Dashcam footage usually daw.

[dr. d]

Not entirely True.
i have been caught speeding by MMDA.
Macapagal has a max speed of 60kph. i was caught over 70kph
i Talked to them.
Binibigyan nila ng leeway yung speed. Usually 10% above speed limit
Usually daw anything above 65kph huhuliin nila.

might i inquire,
what evidence did they show you, that you were indeed speeding?

[ale828]

So pag nanalo ka sa Contest, suspended ba yun enforcer?

Dapat yata pag meron nag contest ng huli automatic suspended without pay ang enforcer para hinde puro imaginary apprehension ginagawa nila.
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I don't think so but all they told me is if manalo ako no need to pay the ticket, parang void na yung ticket thou wala sila sinabi ano mangyayari sa enforcer.

In fairness, mabait yung mmda enforcer. inexplain sa akin paano and procedures pag challenge ng speeding ticket. Which was also explained again by the MMDA na tumawag sa akin.

might i inquire,
what evidence did they show you, that you were indeed speeding?

They will show you their radar gun with a picture of your car and the speed captured.
you can take a pic of it for evidence if you plan to challenge it. mabait naman yung mmda na nanghuli sa akin.

[spectr]

might i inquire,
what evidence did they show you, that you were indeed speeding?

They will show you the photo of your vehicle (license plate visible) and measured speed.

[Miles_on]

Its still more than possible to do 60kph on EDSA and other major roads in Metro Manila. The problem is if you hit 61kph, ticketed for over the speed limit ka na. Pangbawi ng MMDA for their lost income when NCAP was banned.


I just had my other car installed with a radar/laser detector.

We've never used one of these, not even when we lived overseas.

Question - how do these detectors work? Do they warn you a few kilometers in advance that a radar's being used in the vicinity, or only when you're being scanned by the radar already?

Off the bat thought- It's going to be hard to contest these radar gun tickets, unless you have a GPS enabled dashcam that logs your speed at the same time stamp of the radar reading. If advanced or late yung dashcam time or the timestamp of the radar recording (hindi tugma time nila), it will greatly complicate things.

Naku, baka gawing cash cow na naman ito like the ASBU of the LGU's some time back.

[Walter]

Radar speed guns are detected when still far away even in curves ... gives you ample time to react ... but with laser detectors, once detected then you've been tagged ...

[spectr]

Radar speed guns are detected when still far away even in curves ... gives you ample time to react ... but with laser detectors, once detected then you've been tagged ...

Radar gun detection. Depends on the operator. If the operator keeps it turned on and pointing on the road, radar detectors will detect it at 500 meters or further. BUT if the operator does a POP method, like pop-up for a few seconds then puts the radar gun down or turns the emitter OFF, then the radar detector will not detect it until its pointing at you. This has happened to me along NLEX driving to CLARK. Good thing I was at 95kph when my detector alarm triggered. I saw the radar operator sitting behind the median metal crash barrier. Almost got me then.

[spectr]

but with laser detectors, once detected then you've been tagged ...

Laser speed guns versus radar/laser detectors. The detectors are virtually useless against lasers because the moment it alarms, you are already caught by the laser gun.


To counter the thread of the laser speed gun, you will need a laser jammer. This device will fire back a laser signal when it detects a laser aimed at your vehicle. The result is an "error" when the speed gun tries to measure your speed. Do note that dfiferent brand laser jammers work in the same principle but differ in how they can be successful versus different brands/models of laser speed guns. Most advanaced laser speed guns use randomized coded signals that prevent most jamming of the signal. Fortunately for us, the MMDA, and other authorities still use more basic (cheaper) laser speed guns like the LTI TruSpeed 20/20.


FYI: Kindly note that laser jammer kits are LEGAL to use in the PH due to the fact that their is no laws against its use.

[spectr]

Question - how do these detectors work? Do they warn you a few kilometers in advance that a radar's being used in the vicinity, or only when you're being scanned by the radar already?

Off the bat thought- It's going to be hard to contest these radar gun tickets, unless you have a GPS enabled dashcam that logs your speed at the same time stamp of the radar reading. If advanced or late yung dashcam time or the timestamp of the radar recording (hindi tugma time nila), it will greatly complicate things.

Naku, baka gawing cash cow na naman ito like the ASBU of the LGU's some time back.

Radar detectors simply detect the radar signals from the radar speed guns. Assuming the radar gun is turned on, you can detect it starting between 500m to 1km away with most radar detectors. Most often, radar/laser speed guns are operated along straight lengths of road as radar/laser does not go around curves. For the same reason, its best for a speeding car to slow to legal speeds on top of hilly roads so your radar/laser detector can have time to sense of there is a speed-trap beyond the rise of the hill.

There have been cases like along coastal road where the vehicle was detected as "overspeeding" but actually driving at legal speeds. This was covered before in one of James Deakin's older articles. Even when properly documented of never exceeding the limit, the authorities still insisted their measurements were accurate and correct.

[_Qwerty_]

madami pinapara dyan sa Edsa North Bound don after Kalayaan and before Estrella.. under the overpass madami nagtatagong MMDA.. don kasi sa area na yun after Buendia medyo lumuluwag ang trapik pag mga 2pm to 4pm.. pag nakita nila humaharurot ka don after Rockwell flyover.. paparahin ka don sa may overpass.. sasabihin sir lampas ka sa 60kph.. di ko lang alam kung may namamaril ba don before that..

Heads up.

Expect MMDA to be enforcing the 60kph speed limit along EDSA with their pew-pew LTI TruSpeed laser guns.

So if anyone spots them, please post where the pew-pew guys are located.


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