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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:40:09 AM EDT
I moved from PA, where only state police could radar and only while stationary, to Tennessee where everyone has radar and it's always on even when they're moving.

My uniden R8 is hardly ever quiet as it alerts me to every cop within a 2 mile radius.

What a wonderful device.

At first I was wondering if there's way more cops here but it's simply a function of them all having rolling radar so it just seems like it.

Only once in a while have I seen a cop without radar on or using instant on radar.

I love this detector!

CSB
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Hahahahaha
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 11:49:15 AM EDT
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You just know this guy is left lane camper.
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You just know this guy is left lane camper.
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if you just drive the speed limit, you wouldn't need one. And we'd all be safer.


You just know this guy is left lane camper.


I drive the speed limit AND keep right except to pass.  Your assumption is gratuitous.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 11:55:00 AM EDT
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Constant on front/rear facing radar is the best invention ever.


Because you can see them miles away around corners and hills.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:02:22 PM EDT
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I’m an adult, I don’t need a speed limit sign to tell me what’s safe. I also treat red lights as stop signs when I can safely see traffic from all directions and no cars are coming. Free will
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:05:15 PM EDT
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It's truly wonderful. Annoying that this "free state" let's all cops roll like this, but wonderful that we have the tech to defeat them.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:05:56 PM EDT
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The cops used to do the same in Delaware constantly have radar on.  I called my V1 my "popometer".
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:07:13 PM EDT
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Pretty sure radar detectors are illegal in TN.

Enjoy it though.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:08:08 PM EDT
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Found the left lane camper.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:10:20 PM EDT
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Sure, right after everyone else decides to drive the speed limit. I’ll also turn all my guns in once everyone else does. We’ll all be safer afterwards, right?
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:10:34 PM EDT
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I know this is a joke... BUT around here if you aren't pushing 35-50 in the 25 mph zones you have all the locals riding your ass.  Giant straight roads at 25mph and the people that drive them daily have figured out a better speed.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:10:37 PM EDT
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I love my R7!
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No they're not.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:13:04 PM EDT
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No, they are not. Radar detectors are completely legal in Tennessee.
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https://www.automoblog.net/are-radar-detectors-legal/

surprisingly only Virginia has some radar as illegal.  Gotta believe private vehicles should be gtg .

Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:15:32 PM EDT
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Screen name checks out.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:19:34 PM EDT
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I’m a huge fan of my Escort Max

That in combination with the Escort app and Waze is like having a cloaking device.

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I'm a huge fan of my Escort Max

That in combination with the Escort app and Waze is like having a cloaking device.

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Yeah definitely should have an app like Waze too. I use JBV1 triggered off Android Auto starting because it pulls data in from Waze and highway radar including aircraft tracking.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:23:05 PM EDT
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Well dang,  Off to get one then.

I have thought they passed the law banning them years ago.  

Thanks.
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Even if they did the R8 and other high end detectors are invisible to radar detector detectors.

I ran mine through Virginia with no problems.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:25:43 PM EDT
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Agreed. a simply amazing detector!

The directional arrows are also a plus.

AoD
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I’m an adult, I don’t need a speed limit sign to tell me what’s safe. I also treat red lights as stop signs when I can safely see traffic from all directions and no cars are coming. Free will

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Eastern Colorado begs to differ.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:27:46 PM EDT
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I ran mine through Virginia with no problems.
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I have thought they passed the law banning them years ago.  

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Even if they did the R8 and other high end detectors are invisible to radar detector detectors.

I ran mine through Virginia with no problems.



If caught in Virginia, it's a 90 dollar fine....and they DO NOT take the detector.....well worth the risk, IMO....

AoD
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:29:19 PM EDT
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If caught in Virginia, it's a 90 dollar fine....and they DO NOT take the detector.....well worth the risk, IMO....

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Word.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:33:43 PM EDT
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Ha.
I’m the guy that makes your blood boil Mr. Traffic monitor.  
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:35:49 PM EDT
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Wife and I are happy with our Radenso DS-1's.
We learned back in the 80's, how to tell where RADAR was, when it was just a front antenna.

If Radenso ever stops sucking the .mil money cock long enough to get Theia into the wild, I'll buy one of them.

Jay
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:39:28 PM EDT
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There are smart cops out there laughing at this thread. They flip their detectors on/off.

They don't realise the people paying attening get random blips of Ka band and react accordingly. I have dozens of these types of encounter on my dashcam. Pass a cop and he instantly puts his radar on hoping to have a reason for a stop.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:47:04 PM EDT
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Been running a r7 and waze for years. Huge advantage.
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You're thinking Virginia.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:49:50 PM EDT
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drive the speed limit
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:51:52 PM EDT
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max 360 checkin in!

there must be another band they run, cuz i know i’ve been gunned before and it NEVER went off/alerted me to it.

justin, you finna get a jammer too?!  lol
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:52:54 PM EDT
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I want to sell my R3 and pick up an R8
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There are smart cops out there laughing at this thread. They flip their detectors on/off.

They don't realise the people paying attening get random blips of Ka band and react accordingly. I have dozens of these types of encounter on my dashcam. Pass a cop and he instantly puts his radar on hoping to have a reason for a stop.
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Lol

Radar detector is one tool in the bag.
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max 360 checkin in!

there must be another band they run, cuz i know i’ve been gunned before and it NEVER went off/alerted me to it.

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You just need a big ball of aluminum foil behind your grill.  It scatters the radar.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:55:13 PM EDT
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max 360 checkin in!

there must be another band they run, cuz i know i've been gunned before and it NEVER went off/alerted me to it.

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I don't know they're awfully expensive. I seem to do fine with the counter measures I have.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:58:47 PM EDT
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Yep, R8 is legit. R7 does a phenomenal job and even my old R3 although when I get into my vehicles with the 7 & 8 I miss the arrows. My V1  had me spoiled with those arrows already though!
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 12:59:38 PM EDT
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I love mine, eBay had a smoking deal on them a few months ago. Just under $600 plus tax, same deal is going on now for Presidents day. 20% off


ETA: Use code: PRESIDENT20 $559.20 plus tax
https://www.ebay.com/itm/314757811194?epid=20054529398&itmmeta=01HQ14VGK51AY6X4B4JDJ17V2S&hash=item4949070bfa%3Ag%3ANM4AAOSw0BFlMFCd
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If you just gave up your guns, no one would need one. And we'd all be safer.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:00:17 PM EDT
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But what would all those revenue collectors do with their time?
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:01:25 PM EDT
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I got more tickets when I had a radar detector than all the time I haven’t, or it’s because I was young. I’m blaming the radar detector though, because it’s 2024 and everything is something else’s fault.

Anyway, most of the cops here don’t have radar, and when they do traffic they use a laser gun… Which are fun to play with if you do a ride along.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:02:40 PM EDT
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You just need a big ball of aluminum foil behind your grill.  It scatters the radar.
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max 360 checkin in!

there must be another band they run, cuz i know i’ve been gunned before and it NEVER went off/alerted me to it.

justin, you finna get a jammer too?!  lol


You just need a big ball of aluminum foil behind your grill.  It scatters the radar.


Yup, that's exactly how parking sensors work.
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Found the left lane camper.
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if you just drive the speed limit, you wouldn't need one. And we'd all be safer.


Found the left lane camper.

Got the old cruise control set to 35!
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:03:26 PM EDT
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I drive the speed limit AND keep right except to pass.  Your assumption is gratuitous.
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if you just drive the speed limit, you wouldn't need one. And we'd all be safer.


You just know this guy is left lane camper.


I drive the speed limit AND keep right except to pass.  Your assumption is gratuitous.

Speed limits are arbitrary numbers the sociopaths in legislatures come up with.
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If caught in Virginia, it's a 90 dollar fine....and they DO NOT take the detector.....well worth the risk, IMO....

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Word.



Yup, VA has by far the most militant traffic enforcement I've encountered on the east coast.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:04:19 PM EDT
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I drive 5mph under the speed limit.

'17 tundra

at 699.99 (plus our 10% sales tax) I guess I'll pass.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:05:14 PM EDT
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I just drive. No beeping and buzzing and no tickets.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:05:32 PM EDT
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I love my V1. I really need to upgrade to the latest hardware one of these days.
Link Posted: 2/19/2024 1:05:34 PM EDT
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Radar detectors are still a thing?  I don't think I've seen one since the 1990's.
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