V1 Gen 2 radar detector

[REM]

As an experienced speeder (I had my license taken away for 6 months for simply too many minor speeding tickets over 40 years ago), I know you can avoid speeding tickets by going the speed limit. Telling me that is an insult.

But my question was about how Waze and Google Maps could help with moving radar in very rural areas. Your answer of alerting you to cops "posted" ahead tells me you might not know what moving radar is. Or that most of my tickets happen in very rural areas that often don't have enough other traffic to report that anything is up in those areas. I mean, do you think that cops self-report themselves to Waze or Google Maps? Obviously, if there is no cellular coverage, or no observers before you get there, there will be no alert. And if the cop is moving around at 60 mph, there is no pin location to put the alert between reports. This is just common sense.

Exactly how much are you speeding? I've been on the road several decades and always try to keep it lower than +12% over the posted signage. You must be going 10+ mph over the posted to get pulled so many times.

And funny enough, a ton of cops actually do park their vehicles and mark their own location because at the end of the day it actually does reduce excessive speeding quite a lot when people see it on the map.

I'm always curious as to why people think they need to speed so much that they invest in expensive radars. Statistically speaking, you rarely benefit from the excess because of unplanned stopping or slowing; especially on busy interstates. It actually makes it worse, in most cases when encountering low skill drivers.

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[CyberTexas]

My V1G2 has helped avoid at least 3-4 tickets…so in essence, the device has paid for itself and more.

But Tesla lack of a USB-C or any outlet on the front dash is killing my dream of having it in the CT.

 

[navycamp]

I use an USB cord connected from the center console and the adapter from Valentine1. The thin phone cord goes nicely from inside the console to the radar detector. My V1 Gen 2 is mounted on top of my screen with a bracket i purchased from ETSY.

 

[HaulingAss]

Exactly how much are you speeding? I've been on the road several decades and always try to keep it lower than +12% over the posted signage. You must be going 10+ mph over the posted to get pulled so many times.

If your personal dividing line between speeding and not speeding is defined by +12% of posted, then I'm generally speeding wherever I go (because I typically just follow whatever car is in front of me). For example, posted 25 mph (+12%) = 28 mph, posted 50 mph = 56 mph. Yes, I'm often above that, but not by a lot. It's still speeding, and ticketable.

I had my license suspended for 6 months over 40 years ago on my 6th speeding ticket, going 31 mph on a wide, clear arterial marked 25 mph on a sunny morning with zero other traffic in sight. I saw the motorcycle cop from a quarter mile away, I knew he was radaring, and didn't flinch because I was clearly going so slowly it would actually be more dangerous to go slower and I would use more gas (I would have to shift from 3rd to 2nd). I was just about to give him a friendly wave, from one motorcyclist to another, when he pointed to the side of the road like he wanted me to pull over.

I was going so slowly I pulled over immediately and stopped (before I had even passed him). I couldn't believe he wrote me a speeding ticket for 31 mph in perfect conditions (and not a soul to be seen on a big, wide road with clear sightlines). It wasn't even a school zone. It was simply a slow morning, hardly any traffic and he HAD to write at least one ticket before he left.

Ever since then I've used radar detectors on all my street bikes (I have a single speaker in each helmet) and cars (not in my trucks, at least not yet). I just don't want to get a ticket, especially when I'm being safe and responsible. And I'm willing to pay the consequences if I get a ticket despite a certain level of precautions.

I'm always curious as to why people think they need to speed so much that they invest in expensive radars. Statistically speaking, you rarely benefit from the excess because of unplanned stopping or slowing; especially on busy interstates. It actually makes it worse, in most cases when encountering low skill drivers.

Really? Because almost every single driver out there is subject to expensive tickets and insurance hikes (it's a rare driver that never exceeds the posted limit). I'm surprised most people who don't live in the two jurisdictions where radar detectors are illegal don't use them as cheap insurance. I've bought one radar detector in 15 years (and I have 3 functioning detectors).

And I repeat because you seem to think that driving over the posted limit is all about saving time, when I'm above the speed limit by the usual 12-15%, it's almost never to save time, it's to drive at a comfortable speed for conditions, often to maintain the normal flow of traffic. And, if I'm in a safe area with little traffic and I decide to open it up, yes, I'm taking a risk of speeding tickets, insurance hikes, lawsuits and even death, especially on a motorcycle. But it's not to save time.

Done responsibly, they are small risks I'm willing to take. I could die going the speed limit too. Some would argue it's irresponsible to ever exceed the speed limit by any amount, even 1 mph. I disagree with that too. Speed limits never take into account the driver's awareness level, their level of braking skill, their reflex time, the stickiness of their tires, the air pressure, or the quality of the suspension. The speed limit is the same for a 1956 Carryall with 4 different kinds of tires and a 90 year old driver as it is for a 2025 Model 3 Performance driven by a 32-year old alert autocross champion. It's just a number that has little to do with the reality of any given situation.

 

[REM]

Done responsibly, they are small risks I'm willing to take. I could die going the speed limit too. Some would argue it's irresponsible to ever exceed the speed limit by any amount, even 1 mph. I disagree with that too.

agreed; speed limits are just a floor in my opinion. most people shouldn't even be on the road with a license in the first place lol

 

[sefar]

Exactly how much are you speeding? I've been on the road several decades and always try to keep it lower than +12% over the posted signage. You must be going 10+ mph over the posted to get pulled so many times.

And funny enough, a ton of cops actually do park their vehicles and mark their own location because at the end of the day it actually does reduce excessive speeding quite a lot when people see it on the map.

I'm always curious as to why people think they need to speed so much that they invest in expensive radars. Statistically speaking, you rarely benefit from the excess because of unplanned stopping or slowing; especially on busy interstates. It actually makes it worse, in most cases when encountering low skill drivers.

A radar detector is cheaper than a ticket. It is very easy to speed unintentionally in a EV even if you aren't trying and those flashing lights are a rude awakening.

In my part of the world the speed limit is only 70mph on the interstate. I say only because I was in oklahoma where it is 80,and even the work zones are 65. I thought I was a speeder till I ran with those folks.

Besides, if I get pulled over I have to pour out my beer and hide my drugs. Ain't nobody got time for that. Again.

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