Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Radar Detectors

[Adam Green (FlatCrank]

Classic responses to the detector topic! : )  "Vehemently"?  Hence my use of the word "religious."  : )  Over 100 mph on public roads in traffic?  Hmmm.  Not cool, man, not cool.

Mr Handa hits the nail on the head, if you're running solo, you're dead.  If there's suckers ahead or you're wise to overpasses and roadside "traps" you can generally drive around the threat.  

A laser is 1 foot wide at 100 yards and 10 foot wide at 1000 yards.  Response time is a matter of a few tenths of a second.

Adam

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM, David Handa <dave [at] davehanda.com> wrote:

+1.  I have had numerous occasions over the years where my V1 detected laser, and I had sufficient time to slow down.   Though limited, there is some “scatter” to laser and it is possible to pick that up.  But like any encounter, it requires some people being lasered ahead of you for this to work…if you are on the road alone, laser or radar, you are toast. 

 

Dave

 

From: Hans E. Hansen [mailto:FList [at] hanshansen.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:57 AM
To: dave handa
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Radar Detectors

 

I have to vehemently disagree about the
V1 and laser protection.  I've been saved
dozens of times (3 times in one day, each
over 100mph!) and never have got the ticket.
They have to shoot you much like if they
were using a pistol.  Try hitting a moving
target accurately (hitting headlights or license
plate) from a couple of hundred yards with
your pistol and see how well you do.  The
best they can do is "paint" the front of your
car with the laser, which triggers the detector.

Been a very satisfies V1 user for many years.
I originally bought it because I managed to
get 3 tickets in one month - 2 of them on the
same day.  No tickets post-V1; same driving
habits.

I gave one to my son for Christmas a couple
of years ago, and one to my son-in-law for
a grad present to use in his new Z06.  They
swear by them too.

Hans.

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Adam Green <FlatCrank [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Turbo R.  That should blend in.  Cops will barely even notice it.

 

: )

 

Radar detectors are something of a religious controversy, or so it seems.

 

I've used Valentine 1 for years (decades?) and saved thousands in nuisance "usage tax revenue" tickets.

Some swear by Escort, which produces a different model with some interesting gimmick (GPS, etc.) from year to year.

 

Nothing (nothing!) will protect you from laser.  If you're hurtling along at 90 in a 65 or 70 zone, you'll get the ticket and the talking-to simply because you're in the big Bent.

 

I use the detector, but drive at 72 to 74 mph on the cruise control and prefer the worry-free motoring, with perhaps an occasional "excursion" to different rates of progress when the risks are negligible.

 

You can install a laser "diffuser" or other "countermeasure" products.  Some of these are FCC regulated and illegal from state to state.  Some will get you in handcuffs, so do some research (google radar detector and check the various "review" sites that are all basically just advertising sites, but they do have things like references to state laws.)  Some say a good detector will pick up "scatter" when a cop uses laser and hits a car ahead and some of the laser skips and flickers through the traffic as the (hand held device) cannot be trained on a single, moving object without some overshoots.  Maybe so.  I'd rather not be on the side of the highway debating the matter with a member of the constabulary. : )

 

 

Adam

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:

All,

 

Let's just say hypothetically that I just purchased Dave Quick's 1991 Bentley Turbo R. And let's just say hypothetically that it presently lives in Bellevue, Washington and that I live in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Also, let's just say hypothetically that I want to drive the car from there to here starting Friday afternoon and arriving home Sunday night or Monday morning. Hypothetically I would have my wife joining as a second driver from Salt Lake City. Hypothetically, of course.

 

Given that hypothetical setup....

 

What is the skinny these days on radar detectors? I haven't looked in a long time, because we cannot have them in Virginia, and my long drives recently have been in a 72 year old Rolls-Royce that cruises quite nicely at 65mph, a speed where I have no concern about speeding tickets. I used to drive the 308 long distances (not so much anymore since the 3 kids don't fit in the trunk), and when I toyed with obtaining a radar detector then, I perceived the best of a consumer radar detector to be Valentine One.

 

Is that still the case?

 

I haven't done any research. And yes I can Google it, but querying a bunch of Ferrari friends that I know seems a good place to start with practical experience/opinions.

 

Does there exist a device that, given an internet connection (via WiFi, for example), can triple as a navigation system, a speed trap advisor, and a radar detector? Any ideas on what is state of the art in not only "radar/laser detection," but also additional capabilty would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

-Matt

'85 308

'39 RR P-III

'57 Bel Air

'78 450 SEL

'91 Turbo R???

 

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