F*#*ing O.P.P.

[The Bandit]

I wasn't aware that a cop can actually clock you in the opposite direction. I got nabbed this evening on Airport Road south of Hwy 9, doing 114 km/h in an 80. He said he clocked me at 114, and locked me in at 111. He reduced it to 109 km/h so it would only be 3 demerit points instead of 4, but it was still $138. I guess I've been lucky all these years of going back and forth from Malton/Wasaga/Malton. I've done it every weekend for 6 months of the year for 18 years.

My only other ticket was when photo radar was in effect, and I was going down the 427 and got clocked at 136 km/h. That one was $250, but no points...

 

[Papi Chulo]

I have been saved by my radar detector many times.. what a great investment

 

[emailme84]

Highly reccommend a radar detector... but I never knew they could get you in the other direction...

 

[Papi Chulo]

Highly reccommend a radar detector... but I never knew they could get you in the other direction...

I was caught going in the other direction about 6 years ago

 

[2hot4me]

does radar available in canada? won't they know if u have radar installed.

 

[High_Roller]

I thought radar detectors were illegal in Canada?

 

[t8rs]

other direction

The one and only speeding ticket I ever got came that way, 21 years ago.

 

[Hard Idle]

Radar detectors are illegal everywhere, but people still buy them.

No reason why radar can't get a lock in either direction provided there is a clean line of sight. You can sometimes challenge the validity of the reading based on this, but it's highly unlikely you can make that argument on a straight and flat country road.

 

[tboy]

Yes, radar detectors are illegal in canada (least Ontario) and when they first banned them they said they could tell if you are using one but you never know.

I knew some cops and if they caught you with one, they gave you a choice of paying the fine (couple of hundred bucks) or put it on the ground in front of your tire then ordered you to drive away.

Radar speed detection can work:
Going away from the cop
Coming toward the cop
Laterally across the cop's position

With some of the new laser speed detectors if they can see you, then can tell how fast you're going. This could even be from above in a plane or helicopter.

So yeah, you've been EXTREMELY lucky all these years....

 

[tboy]

Radar detectors are illegal everywhere, but people still buy them.

No reason why radar can't get a lock in either direction provided there is a clean line of sight. You can sometimes challenge the validity of the reading based on this, but it's highly unlikely you can make that argument on a straight and flat country road.

Doesn't even have to be flat and open. If they've serviced the unit according to the mfg specs and it passed a recent certification then you can't beat it. Only way you can beat it is if the cop doesn't show.

 

[KBear]

Radar detectors are illegal. The cops also have radar detector, detectors in their cars. Radar detectors are also pretty much useless when dealing with the lasers guns the cops use.

I used one all the time when I was working for a company that manufactured them, but no more. Was picked off by a cop that was driving beside me waving his detector at me and smiling Took him some time to find my detector as it was build into the car. He was so impressed with my workmanship that he let me keep it, but charged me with not wearing a seatbelt instead.

 

[KBear]

...they said they could tell if you are using one but you never know. ...

The radar detectors have a high frequency signal generator in them that the police detectors pick up.

The cops also turn their radar on, and watch for break lights.

The radar has to be in line of sight, and you have to be moving directly towards or away from the cop for him to get an accurate reading. Never heard about it being used in planes. It does not make sense that they can work that way without being very sophisticated.

For being picked off by a plane, they have/had markers on the road and the planes would time you from one marker to the next, then figure out your speed and radio that to a cop on the ground.

 

[tboy]

No, the laser detectors can work from any direction. What they do is measure the rate of movement towards, or away from the unit. If you're moving laterally across the FOV of the unit you are still moving towards or away from the unit. (it is simple geometry really).

Being "clocked" by planes went out a long time ago. I haven't seen one of the highway markers for years.

As for being line of sight, I know some can track you through shrubs and other foliage. I don't know about trees though. I read something about this a long time ago and I think it has something to do with the density of your vehicle as compared to the surroundings. They can't work through solid objects like rockcuts or hills but supposedly brush is so much less dense than cars it is supposed to work. (not to say your car is dense, some cars are pretty intelligent these days *eg*)

 

[svtcobra]

Valentine1 radar

http://www.valentine1.com/

Is the up there as one of the best radar detector's out there on the market. It scan from all directions, from the front of you're car and the back of you're car, also the right and left side of the car. They are not cheap though. I have one of up to date V1's it work great. What people don't understand that radar technology changes allot and you must get a detector that is upgradeable with an bios update, which you can do yourself. Also do a search on this radar you will see the high ranks it gets from others.

Just a though if you're driving next to a marked or unmarked cop car. Look in the rear window if you see this big round white tube about 13inches about halfway up the drivers side window or the passenger side window that is a two way radar. Which mean the cop can tag you both ways.

Review I found in 05 of three different detectors http://www.laserveil.com/en/ultimate-radar-detector-review-05/abridged/conclusions/

 

[Papi Chulo]

Radar detectors are illegal everywhere, but people still buy them.

They are legal in BC and available at most electronics stores (future shop, best buy, etc)

 

[james t kirk]

No-one should be driving more than 40 over the speed limit.

[Says he who was nailed doing 163 in a 100 zone (testing to see if there was a limiter on my cruise accelerate switch - there is - 100 mph, precisely when I got nailed)]

I was told by a cop once that if you are driving along and pass a radar car on the hwy, hit the brakes.

Yes, the cop will see the brake lights, but it signals to the copper your respect for his authority.

Go sailing by him with the Fuck you Attitude, and that will motivate him to tag your ass.

 

[thewheelman]

..I was told by a cop once that if you are driving along and pass a radar car on the hwy, hit the brakes.

Yes, the cop will see the brake lights, but it signals to the copper your respect for his authority.

Go sailing by him with the Fuck you Attitude, and that will motivate him to tag your ass.

Good Advice.

Best radar detector is your own 2 eyes.

Think like a radar cop and pick your spots. Scan ahead for possible speedtraps like under or over bridges, on ramps, hill tops, highway turnarounds, and back off until you're sure the road is clear. Then BLAST OFF !!

 

[KBear]

Good Advice.

Best radar detector is your own 2 eyes.

Think like a radar cop and pick your spots. Scan ahead for possible speedtraps like under or over bridges, on ramps, hill tops, highway turnarounds, and back off until you're sure the road is clear. Then BLAST OFF !!

That is what I do, it is sort of a game. helps pass the time and keeps me allert on longer trips.

 

[fuzzyslippers]

I wasn't aware that a cop can actually clock you in the opposite direction.

Been in a coma the last 15 years?

 

[Esco!]

I wasn't aware that a cop can actually clock you in the opposite direction.

Only Robocop can.