Anyone using speed radar/laser detectors? [MERGED]

[shadow]

IMO, it's just not practical to own one here, there is virtually no place that you will need it, except for NLEX...

[ghosthunter]

IMO, it's just not practical to own one here, there is virtually no place that you will need it, except for NLEX...

True but for speed addicts, having one would be more than handy. And I am sure there are some out there.

It is owning a 200 to 500 HP car is not "practical" in the city yet we see a lot of them time to time and over the weekends.

[shadow]

It is owning a 200 to 500 HP car is not "practical" in the city yet we see a lot of them time to time and over the weekends.

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[ghosthunter]

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Adrenaline addiction as well.

[kulotz]

True but for speed addicts, having one would be more than handy. And I am sure there are some out there.

It is owning a 200 to 500 HP car is not "practical" in the city yet we see a lot of them time to time and over the weekends.

thrill seekers (lalo na nung nawalan ng preno tsktsk turn off) haha!

baka puwede magpaimport sa ibang bansa haha mag aa la need for speed most wanted na me speed trap ayus yun:P

[ghosthunter]

At the moment I am in Subic having lunch at Mongkok.

Manila to Subic on this trip look an hour as I was travelling between 160kph to 210kph on nearly the entire length of NLEX/SCTEX. Departed Manila at 9:20am and arrived at Subic by around 10:20am.

My radar/laser detector was up and running but there wasn't a single beep during the expressway run to Subic. The only "hit" I got was at a certain Subic intersection on the "K" band.

[ghosthunter]

Nearing NLEX Bocaue exit (towards Manila), I was trying to keep pace with a rather fast red Corvette ahead. Suddenly my radar detector rang it's alarm and I slammed on the brakes to reach under 100kph.

Lo and behold, I spotted a white unmarked Toyota Innova was parked half-way hidden by some roadside bush, etc. as I drove by at 100kph.

At the NLEX tollbooths, the red Corvette was flagged to one side by the "cops" with ticket booklet in hand. I just joined the cue and drove off after I have paid the toll.

[number001]

During Aug 31, we were on our way home from Subic. At SCTEX I spotted a handful of white Hilux J and Innova J parked by the roadside. Sometimes, its a supposedly "broken down" Isuzu Crosswind or other AUV or Subic-smuggled-out-SUV (with the token bonnet up) but never a Picanto or Alto, etc...(or any vehicle where a person with a radar gun couldn't fit comfortably). Funny you don't see the drivers or passengers around the vehicle doing any sort of repairs or something, in fact there is no one outside.

Their favorite spot is to park right below a slope downwards. People usually go fast on an upward slope and drivers couldn't see what's on the horizon or road ahead until they hit the downward slope.

If you frequent NLEX or SCTEX very often, a radar is a worthy investment esp. if you like going fast. This will save you lots of hassle.

[ghosthunter]

This is my radar/laser detector:

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[meledson]

Mga magkano po ang radar/laser detector?

Currently, this is not illegal, right? :D

Sa NLEX, SCTEx. I do my best to keep my speed below 120Kph. Typically mga 105 to 115. So far, wala pang huli. :D

Mas regular ako sa SLEX, so far, wala pa namna nang huhuli ng over speeding dito.

[speed unlimited]

I have one on my TOYOTA CELICA in New jersey and a Cobra CB Radio with a K40 antenna monitor always on channel 19 were almost all the trucker tune . The brand of radar detector is FOX .visor clip mount . It is very important to me .I always travel at Route 95 highway .From my house Oxon hill Maryland going to Bethesda MD.takes less than an hour without traffic. Its like MANILA to Angeles distance . The state tropper we call them SMOKEY .OR GRASSHOPPER always hiding in the bush with radar detector. One time we were going to New Jersey on the highway i remember There one guy in a Mazda RX-7 . A BMW , Were driving over the speed limit and i see my radar detector beep and light . I slow down and after a few minutes a trooper pull down the guy with a mazda RX7 . I saw also the BMW has a radar detector also which light also. The CB radio is also important because trucker who approach a state tropper will warn other vehicle who monitor in channel 19. In VIRGINIA it is illegal to use radar detector. Just sharing my experience.

[ghosthunter]

Mga magkano po ang radar/laser detector?

Prices differ between brands/models and levels of detection. Just google for the sites selling them. I got the V1 because it offered the best detection. But it is also one of the most expensive as well.

Currently, this is not illegal, right? :D

nope, not illegal. In fact I had it in my windshield during my entire drive from Manila to Subic and back. No one even batted an eye.

[roberto_minosa]

How far is the distance of the radar/laser speed checker before the detector sensed it? Could it give a warning 1km before reaching radar/laser range?

[niky]

Prices differ between brands/models and levels of detection. Just google for the sites selling them. I got the V1 because it offered the best detection. But it is also one of the most expensive as well.

nope, not illegal. In fact I had it in my windshield during my entire drive from Manila to Subic and back. No one even batted an eye.

It would take an act of Congress to make it illegal.

Of course, since the only ones who would benefit from the banning of such devices are the people running the NLEX... there's not much chance of this happening.

Hell... wang wangs are illegal, and nobody is clamping down on those guys...

[ghosthunter]

How far is the distance of the radar/laser speed checker before the detector sensed it? Could it give a warning 1km before reaching radar/laser range?

http://www.007radardetectors.com/val...r_features.htm

Detection up to 11+ miles.

[meledson]

It would take an act of Congress to make it illegal.

Of course, since the only ones who would benefit from the banning of such devices are the people running the NLEX... there's not much chance of this happening.

Hell... wang wangs are illegal, and nobody is clamping down on those guys...

Sad but true

[Galactus]

It would take an act of Congress to make it illegal.
Of course, since the only ones who would benefit from the banning of such devices are the people running the NLEX... there's not much chance of this happening.

Hell... wang wangs are illegal, and nobody is clamping down on those guys...

It doesn't take a Republic Act to make radar detectors (or similar devices) illegal. Even a mere Executive Order or Presidential Decree will do. (PD 96 banned the use of sirens, flashing dome lights, etc. by civilians or non-authorized agencies. Caveat: AFAIK, PD's were issued only during martial law).

Heck, under the local government code, even LGU's, through ordinances, can outlaw such devices.

[roberto_minosa]

http://www.007radardetectors.com/val...r_features.htm

Detection up to 11+ miles.

Thanks...

So far, is it failsafe? SCTEX is such an ass on the uber-slow 100km/h jalopy speed limit and I wanna give erpats one when I accidentally find $500.

[ghosthunter]

It doesn't take a Republic Act to make radar detectors (or similar devices) illegal. Even a mere Executive Order or Presidential Decree will do. (PD 96 banned the use of sirens, flashing dome lights, etc. by civilians or non-authorized agencies. Caveat: AFAIK, PD's were issued only during martial law).

Heck, under the local government code, even LGU's, through ordinances, can outlaw such devices.

I wouldn't really care even if it's declared illegal by the law of God by reason that the local authorities wouldn't really know what it looks like nor common enough (yet) to make them take any attention to it.

[ghosthunter]

Thanks...

So far, is it failsafe? SCTEX is such an ass on the uber-slow 100km/h jalopy speed limit and I wanna give erpats one when I accidentally find $500.

Well, let's put it this way, it's a detector. How the driver reacts to the warnings is beyond it's design. There are also precautions on how you drive to make best use of it's features like dropping your speed (to a more sane 150kph or whatever you want to call sane) when approaching a blind rise in the road until the detector has time to "check" ahead before proceeding "normally".