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   On 11/3/25 2:42 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >On 2025-11-03 16:57, AJL wrote:   
      
   >>> Detectors are illegal here. Even carrying one might get you a fine.   
   >> In the early days of police radar they were large machines that had to be   
   >> carried in cars and stayed fixed on the roadway constantly so detectors   
   >> worked pretty well. But later we went to handheld guns (easily carried on a   
   >> MC). When in use the gun was held pointed at the ground until the the car   
   >> was in range and then it was pointed at the car. I got a reading about the   
   >> same time the guy's detector would go off and thus he had no time to slow   
   >> down so the detector didn't do much good.   
      
   >> I don't know anyone that has a detector these days but I see Amazon has   
   >> them for sale...   
      
      
   >Apparently (I say apparently because I have never owned such a device)   
   >the common type of detector also does interference. At the first   
   >detection of the radar, it interferes with it so that the measurement   
   >fails. It beeps; the driver slows, and the second time the car is within   
   >limits. This is highly illegal.   
      
   Interesting. I don't remember seeing any radar jamming during my career but   
    then my memory isn't all that good anymore. Jamming certainly would have   
    messed up my radar gun readings. I just looked it up and jamming would be   
    illegal in all of the USA because of federal law. Radar detectors are legal   
    in my state (Arizona) except for commercial vehicles. But in some states   
    they are illegal. Things here in our multi-government society are all very   
    complicated...   
      
      
   >There is another type which is only a sensor. It works here with the   
   >type of radar that is constantly on catching the traffic automatically.   
   >It is also illegal here.   
   >   
   >And then there is the legal type, which is a device without a display,   
   >or not a graphical display, which beeps if you are near the stored   
   >location of a known radar. Obviously it has a GPS receiver. I don't know   
   >why people bought this instead of a navigator. Maybe because they are   
   >illegal in some countries, thus used in disguise?   
      
      
   These days perhaps I should worry more about my insurance than the cops.   
    From what I read modern cars are fully connected to the manufacturer and   
    data (including speed and the local speed limit) are sometimes shared with   
    insurance companies...   
      
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