What are some good Radar Detectors out there? 🤔

[Junkyard Dog]

Pretty much anything above will give you enough notice to appropriately react to RADAR, provided the officer has it on. There are no guarantee's against Instant On or POP, especially if they're used by someone who knows what they're doing. Most everything now days has laser (LIDAR) detection, but nothing legal is going to save you from that. If you get a laser alert, you're pretty much cooked.

In the past, when I used a radar detector, the police sitting stationary with the radar off and using it intermittently always broadcast their presence before I got there several times by using the unit on traffic ahead of me.

With laser, is there no warning unless it is pointed directly at my car and reading my speed already?

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[Yamazuki]

With laser, is there no warning unless it is pointed directly at my car and reading my speed already?

Pretty much, yeah.
If we were to compare both radar and laser in terms of lighting, radar would be a lot like a flood light; whereas laser is more like…..a laser. Think laser pointer.

 

[Ducatti20]

Uniden R8W is what I'm using. I generally drive responsibly but there are those moments I find myself caught up a little enjoying the car and the radar detector helps bring me back to reality and keeps me honest. Read Vortex's reviews!

 

[BlueWayOut]

My recommendation: don't bother with anything but Valentine. Decades-long user here, and it's saved me many times. The high performance, the quality construction & longevity, the arrows, the intuitive operation. Their current Gen 2 model is a very nice upgrade. I suggest matching it with a Blendmount bracket and hardwire kit, for the very best way to have a little extra insurance.

Your Mustang was expensive, and your driving record is valuable -- the Valentine gives you extra peace of mind for both.

 

[jbrnigan]

My recommendation: don't bother with anything ........ My last ticket was over two decades ago, my detector went off, but, too late. Since then, I just drive "smarter" .... everybody on this site and this thread, "knows" where to go when they feel the "need for speed", where there is little risk to your license. Personal decisions and choices and really no "guarantee" that your detector will protect you from the technology being used by law enforcement.

 

[Sig Oris]

But very tough for me to do consistently in any car, but tougher in a 500 hp car.

Extra insurance will help remind me to slow down when getting a ticket is a dangerous, whereas I might be blissfully ignoring my speed without the warning.

I have been relying on Waze, the phone app, but a radar detector is probably a good idea.

Years ago, I did many trips from say PWM to PHL by motor vehicle. I did the math for TIME vs MPH at various MPH and came to realization that the stress of a ticket and the associated cost wasn’t worth the time saved.

but I get how you feel

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Years ago, I did many trips from say PWM to PHL by motor vehicle. I did the math for TIME vs MPH at various MPH and came to realization that the stress of a ticket and the associated cost wasn’t worth the time saved.

but I get how you feel

For me it is not always a conscious decision. If I am thinking about it, I put my cruise control on, which keeps me from getting a ticket. If am not thinking about it, though, my "feel" for the correct speed is just not the same as the posted speed in most situations.

I lived in Germany for a couple of years and grew used to traveling distances at triple digit (mph) speeds. I was then a police officer in a jurisdiction that had a lot of chases (again getting used to speed on public roadways) - plus that typically means no tickets when pulled over in a private conveyance for exceeding the speed limit.

I have never been able to adjust to the speed limit.

Cruise control helps.

Waze helps - police officer ahead, reminds me to look at the speedometer and slow down if necessary.

Radar detector also helps. My wife's SUV that we traded in a year ago had a hidden radar detector system, and, with Waze running alerting us to police officer positions, was about perfect getting both alerts.

I have not yet added a radar detector to our current cars but probably should. This is not so I can intentionally speed. It is really to save me tickets from unintentionally doing so.

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