Radar Guns: Facts People Should Know
The first time I became interested in radar detecting products (such as a radar detector or a radar jammer) was 1994. There I was, carefully driving my automobile late at night, well within the speed range, when suddenly, a police man signals me to stop. “Is there a problem, officer?” I politely asked? According to the police officer, who was checking cars for speeding, I was going over the speed limit. Regardless of how hard I attempted to persuade him that I didn’t, he wouldn’t let the issue pass. And why would he?
What particularly irked me is that I was not speeding – not at all. I wasn’t even close! It appears that his radar gun was not working properly. I did a significant amount of research on the topic, read about the way radar guns work, read many radar detector reviews, and found out that quite often there is an error in the speed the radar gun measures. Naturally, the vast majority of individuals who receive a speeding ticket simply never argue when in fact they should argue their case in court (which is aware of these problems, but who has the time and patience to fight the system? I never did either.
Since then I’ve become somewhat of an expert on radar detectors, and consequently, dedicated much of my time to locating the best radar detector (in my opinion, the passport 9500ix). Yes, it allows drivers to go pass the speed limit, but many people will do it anyway. What I consider its main strength is it shields us from being falsely accused of over speeding. Until more precise radar guns are created, I believe this is our only way of protecting ourselves from getting speeding ticket without going over the speed limit.