| Author | Message | ||
| Dino Micalizio (Ingenere)
Junior Member Username: Ingenere Post Number: 70 Registered: 12-2001 |
Amen for the V1. Great detector. It's a shame that we have to live like this....in fear of the gastapo. It reminds me of a quote from Phil Hill in a R&T article...."For all the great things we have in this country (USA)....you are not free to enjoy driving without fear of persecution from the police"....I think that I paraphrased but that was the jist of it... | ||
| Andrew H (Stokpro)
New member Username: Stokpro Post Number: 21 Registered: 6-2003 |
Chris, Before I travel to another domestic city, I always check that site just to see where the "smokies" hang out. The list has forewarned me several times and it's been 8 years since my last ticket. Luckily, I've been able to talk my way out of the every-other-year traffic violation. Got pulled over last year in a friend's new Z06 Vette doing 86 in a 65 on I-90 --told the officer I wasn't use to driving fast cars. It worked. hehehe Andrew | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 338 Registered: 5-2001 |
Andrew, Didn't know about that site - thanks! I cannot believe I haven't ever had a ticket after 10+ years in LA. After reading through that site, I must've dodged hundreds of bullets. Best, ~C | ||
| Steven R. Rochlin (Enjoythemusic)
Member Username: Enjoythemusic Post Number: 506 Registered: 4-2002 |
Dave, Air is visual, between two points. Virtually impossible to beat, detect, or win in a court of law :-( Enjoy the Drive, Steven R. Rochlin | ||
| Andrew H (Stokpro)
New member Username: Stokpro Post Number: 11 Registered: 6-2003 |
Many of you may have already seen this or a samilar list. It's worth a peek. The SpeedTrap Exchange is a site where visitors can post what they believe are speedtraps. Combine this with the the V1 and your odds of "escaping" hopefully increase. http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.htm | ||
| Dave Wapinski (Davewapinski)
Member Username: Davewapinski Post Number: 555 Registered: 8-2001 |
Based upon this board's recommendations, I got the V1. Love it - it has saved me many times. It did have to go back for warranty repair, but the repairs were very fast. I have wondered about airborne speed detection. Do they measure the time it takes to go between two points? Or do they use some type of radar or laser? Does anyone know? Thanks, Dave http://www.wapinski.com http://www.dave-wapinski.com | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 334 Registered: 5-2001 |
Thanks Coop, very informative - in fact, my next step was to check their website :-) I love the center seat design of the McLaren too - a good friend of mine used to design concept cars in Detroit before coming to Hollywood to work in film, and he was raving about that design. In fact, his big gripe that caused him to leave the auto industry was that there were too many restrictions to comply and adhere to that stifled one's ability to break "out of the box" so to speak. Pragmatic? Yes, but when have many of the cars we truly love been pragmatic? | ||
| Coop (360)
Junior Member Username: 360 Post Number: 103 Registered: 4-2002 |
Hey Chris, I just switched to mac. Still getting used to it. Yes, F1 was parked in front of the Newsroom. No, the woman was the left passenger. I love that the driver sits in the center. From the Valentine One website: www.valentine1.com Because the V1 is so sensitive, it can easily find radar from the scattering of the beam, and it can find these scatters a long time before the actual beam hits your car. The only exception is Instant-on radar. As a defense against detectors, many radar units can be operated in the Instant-on mode, also called the Pulse mode. This means the radar is in position, but it is not transmitting a beam. So it cannot be detected. When the target is within range, the radar operator switches on the beam and the radar calculates the speed, usually in less than a second. This calculation happens too quickly for the target (you) to respond in time. Still, you can defend against Instant-on by recognizing it when the operator zaps traffic ahead of you. V1's great sensitivity�and your attention to the nuances of its warnings�gives you at least a sporting chance. Speed laser amounts to shaft of faint light, very small in diameter, spaghetti size as it leaves the gun.�A laser detector looks for that faint light. Laser enforcement is quick, and defending against a light beam is an iffy proposition. If the detector can�t find the light before the light finds its target�your car�warning will most likely be too late. But lasers, like other light, are reflected off various surfaces�posts and signs, other cars, the pavement.� Moreover, the light gun is aimed by a human.� His aim wobbles.� At long ranges, he hits a lot of things beside his target. A good laser detector is sensitive enough to find these reflections, these aiming wobbles. Couldn't have said it any better myself. I hope you guys don't mind the long post. Coop | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 332 Registered: 5-2001 |
Coop - I'm a mac.com 'er as well :-) Great for posting videos and photos. Couldn't really make out what evasive action you had to take with the Audi that pulled out in front of you; it seems as though you pulled right, but when the camera crests the wheel again, you're right behind him. Glad you were safe though! Also took a look at the McLaren photos - very nice, and in from AZ eh? Was that a woman driving? I think the first shot is right outside my fiancee's work (Robertson/Beverly?) Just to clarify for those "not in the know" like myself, I'm inferring from Dan that the V1 wouldn't work against the laser guns in the LA area? Thanks again, ~C | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 817 Registered: 4-2002 |
"I do hope people here fully realise that speed limits have very little to do with public safety and everything to do with public revenue and increased insurance company profits." I am in complete agreement with this statement for speed limits equal to and over 45 MPH. However, for speed limits of 40 MPH and below, there is a community intrest in community safely that overrides the "the road was completely empty" kind of excuse for speeding. | ||
| Sebastian (Sjblaw)
New member Username: Sjblaw Post Number: 19 Registered: 3-2003 |
what do you have the V1 mounted to above the rearview? Do you still have it on the window, on the visor, or is there a better way? I have been contemplating hardwiring into my 360 and I am currently hunting for a 355 right now so I was wondering about that as well? | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member Username: Doody Post Number: 1297 Registered: 11-2001 |
i have my f-cars hardwired so the unit mounts to the right of the rearview (550) and to the right of and just above the rearview (355). works great. make sure the front is under the window tinting, and make sure the rear can "see" through the back window (depends on the rake of your roof). it's a great location for it. dissenting though from bobafett, i like the remote display unit - which i also have in both f-cars. on the 550 i keep it mounted on the steering wheel column. on the 355 i have it mounted there, but it's sub-optimal since it blocks some indicators (eg: e-brake). i'm a fan of the remote display for two reasons. (1) it allows you to mount the v1 itself on the passenger's side without requiring you to look over there for the status and (2) nobody behind you at night can see the lights flashing when it's going off. amusing story: this mornign one of my neighbors came over to go for a ride in the 355. we took it out and he was asking about the radar detector "oh - i have one - it seems useless" etc. we get a few miles away and i let him drive. sure enough BAM the v1 starts going haywire as a cop comes up over a hill, radar blaring. ticket avoided - he's now a convert :-). "hmmm - i guess i shouldn't have bought one of those cheap ones" :-). doody. | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 829 Registered: 9-2002 |
Ben, I'm not wild about the remote display, but that's me. I like to hardwire the V1 to the overhead lights in a car and keep it mounted either just above or slightly to the right of the rear-view mirror. This has worked well in most cars. --Dan | ||
| Ben Morrison (Datsun260z)
New member Username: Datsun260z Post Number: 26 Registered: 6-2003 |
Well, I'm going to save up 438.00 for this thing plus the remote display. From what I've heard, it's worth every penny. | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 824 Registered: 9-2002 |
Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. So the use in LA means that CHP won't be far behind, I guess? Damn! --Dan | ||
| Coop (360)
Junior Member Username: 360 Post Number: 102 Registered: 4-2002 |
Sorry, the right link is: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html By the way, LASER guns are becoming the norm here in the LA area, even with the LAPD. I think most people already know that LASER guns won't work on the move. Talking about speed, I just spent a month & 1/2 on the German Autobahn, unfortunately not in a Ferrari. Sigh... I had a Mercedes C270 DIESEL rental doing 240kmh/150mph ! ! ! In A DIESEL ! ! ! Here is a little flick of me in a C240 getting cut off by an Audi at 150mph, was probably an american tourist... hahha BTW. The price for a gallon of Super was FOUR BUCKS http://homepage.mac.com/c000per/iMovieTheater6.html Dan, 22349(a)VC is for going faster then the absolute speed limit, ie 55/65mph 22349. (a) Except as provided in Section 22356, no person may drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may drive a vehicle upon a two-lane, undivided highway at a speed greater than 55 miles per hour unless that highway, or portion thereof, has been posted for a higher speed by the Department of Transportation or appropriate local agency upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey. For purposes of this subdivision, the following apply: (1) A two-lane, undivided highway is a highway with not more than one through lane of travel in each direction. (2) Passing lanes may not be considered when determining the number of through lanes. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that there be reasonable signing on affected two-lane, undivided highways described in subdivision (b) in continuing the 55 miles-per-hour speed limit, including placing signs at county boundaries to the extent possible, and at other appropriate locations. | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 820 Registered: 9-2002 |
Coop, All of the speeding tickets I've gotten have been CVC 22349(a). --Dan | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 330 Registered: 5-2001 |
WM - lol, at your good humor, sorry about the ticket. Coop - definitely a help, thanks much! | ||
| rich (Dino2400)
Member Username: Dino2400 Post Number: 300 Registered: 10-2001 |
I don't know Terry. They used to use Cesnas, probably on the same stretch mentioned: north of Santa Barbara but south of Santa Maria. They would pull over half a dozen cars at a time. Got my girlfriend when I was in the passenger seat once. Probably ticketed hundreds of people in a few hours. | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 644 Registered: 4-2002 |
What crap. The road tax collectors are clearly just as stupid as the IRS collectors. Using a helicopter to doll out $100 speeding tickets. I wonder how many tickets for other types of traffic violations are given by helicopter? hmmmmmmm I bet, NONE. They will spend all the money to fly the thing to issue speeding tickets that do nothing to really improve public safety and dont even generate enough revenue to cover the flight costs. I really hate this arbitrary nonsense! | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1339 Registered: 12-2001 |
I got a speed in California back in January on the freeway outside of Santa Barbara, doing 80-something. I was supposedly nailed by helicopter. Don't think a radar detector would help too much unless i also had a surface to air missile. Unfortunately, it was a poorly equipped rental car. | ||
| Coop (360)
Junior Member Username: 360 Post Number: 101 Registered: 4-2002 |
FYI Here is the official version of the speed laws in CA. In a nutshell, the speed limit in CA is 65 mph. You usually get cited for 22350 CVC. Unsafe speed for prevailing conditions. Thats why the officer should put the conditions on the ticket, ie: "Heavy Traffic, Parked Vehicles, Pedestrians, Heavy Traffic, etc... Lot of them don't. So if you can convince the judge that the speed you were traveling at was safe, you might have a chance. Just as I left the department, I believe the traffic courts said, the speed violation had to be higher than the critical speed for that road. Unfortunately I don't know if that applies to all roads, streets, to radar only or what.... A friend of mine just got a radar ticket for 51/35mph on Sunset Bl in Los Angeles. The officer told him he was one mile over the "critical speed" otherwise he wouldn't have gotten a ticket. 22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property. 22348. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 22351, no person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway with a speed limit established pursuant to Section 22349 or 22356 at a speed greater than that speed limit. (b) Any person who drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour is guilty of an infraction punishable, as follows: (1) Upon a first conviction of a violation of this subdivision, by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The court may also suspend the privilege of the person to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to exceed 30 days pursuant to Section 13200.5. (2) Upon a conviction under this subdivision of an offense which occurred within three years of a prior offense resulting in a conviction of an offense under this subdivision, by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13355. (3) Upon a conviction under this subdivision of an offense which occurred within five years of two or more prior offenses resulting in convictions of offenses under this subdivision, by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13355. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=76146518824+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve http://www.leginfo.ca.gov I hope this is informative. | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 329 Registered: 5-2001 |
Excellent - thanks Dan. Think I just might go browse Ebay :-) | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 812 Registered: 9-2002 |
Chris, In CA, radar and laser detectors are legal, laser jammers are legal, radar jammers are not. --Dan | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 328 Registered: 5-2001 |
WM - that's so cool! Forgive my ignorance, but I recall hearing somewhere that radar detectors are banned in CA - is this true? | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 811 Registered: 9-2002 |
I did online traffic school back when it was new. I don't know if the guy did it on purpose, or was an idiot, but all I had to do was 'view source' and right there in plain html were the answers to skip to the next section. No time requirements, nothing. Went to the test, passed on the first try. All in all, it took less than 2 hours! ;) Of course, now they've changed the whole thing. Bastards!  --Dan | ||
| rich (Dino2400)
Member Username: Dino2400 Post Number: 298 Registered: 10-2001 |
Yep, I said "online" traffic school. In California, and I assume other states, if you haven't had a ticket in three years, you can pay the fine as normal but then attend a traffic school and your record will remain clean and therefore your insurance won't go up. You can now do this online. Instead of wasting 8 hours on a weekend, you can do it little by little online. The one I did was divided up into "chapters". Each chapter presents you with like five really long pages of text and then gives you a quiz of five questions. You don't really need to read the stuff since it's mostly common sense. Just click, next, next, next, next, until you get to the quiz. If you miss an answer on the quiz, a little thing says "need a hint?" If you click it it will pop a window taking you exactly to the section of the text that was about that question. Change your answer on the quiz and move on to the next chapter. You can log off at anytime and it will remember where you were so you can continue next time. At the end there is a 30 question test and you have to get 80% correct. Not a problem. If you miss too many you can just change your answer on the ones you missed and submit it again. Then you're done! You get a notice in the mail and the court gets their notice and all is forgiven. I think it cost about $40? (Plus the original $200+ fine). Not available in all counties but luckily San Mateo county accepted it when I got that ticket. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1334 Registered: 12-2001 |
Sorry for the out of focus picture. The volume switch is on the lower part of the mirror, to the left. The company that did the work has these mirrors pre-made for ferrari and porsche (mine's the latter), with the glass already etched and the display electronics already installed. It is then wired, parts from the Valentine, including the vol. control are fitted, and the rest of the Valentine gets hidden elsewhere in the car. (I posted on off-topic the website of the fabricator which has a similar installation in a 575M). Its nice because its neat, no unsightly wires or hanging apparati. www.aidesign.com | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 809 Registered: 9-2002 |
Bill, What kind of mirror? BMW? Where did you mount your volume switch? --Dan | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1333 Registered: 12-2001 |
Here's the stealth install of the V-1  | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 638 Registered: 4-2002 |
I do hope people here fully realise that speed limits have very little to do with public safety and everything to do with public revenue and increased insurance company profits. The overwhelming majority of accidents for which someone receives a citation are NOT for speeding. Failure to yield, failure to stop, improper lane change, failure to give proper signal and DUI cause more accidents than speeding. However, the overwhelming majority of traffic citations are for...... wait for it........... speeding. Im sure your shocked. What type of ticket is the easiest to prosecute? Why do insurance companies pay for radar guns for police departments? Why dont the police try and target the types of traffic problems that actually do cause problems? Its spelled M-O-N-E-Y. Cops drive around waiting for a real crime to occur. Rather than just have them wait by the donut shop listening to the radio.... the insurance companies give them radar guns so they can raise a little revenue. In return the insurance companies get to jack peoples premiums. Everyone wins.... except Joe Public and who cares about him. Cops after all are not elected officials. Yup.... I use a Valentine one and love it. I also flash my lights to warn other drivers of an ambush whenever I can. I have beaten 7 tickets in court. I once made a judge literally scream at me when I demanded my case be remanded to state court for trial by jury (the DA then negotiated reduced charges that carried no points... but they still got their pound of flesh $$$). Dont you love America! Land of the free. Yea right. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4888 Registered: 8-2002 |
Mitch - some limits are absolutely ridiculous...
Um... Why not...? | ||
| David McGee (Damcgee)
Junior Member Username: Damcgee Post Number: 78 Registered: 2-2003 |
My first purchase with my high school graduation money was the (at the time) top of the line BEL radar detector. In the 3+ years since, it has not failed me. I (KNOCKING LOUDLY ON DESK) have not had a speeding ticket for about 3.5 years now, and though part of that is because I am a much safer driver (I guess maturity has caught up with me), I still speed on the interstate. It has saved my butt many times. When I graduate and get my S2000, the BEL will be relegated to the wife's Accord, and a V1 will be in my dash. | ||
| mike 308 (Concorde)
Junior Member Username: Concorde Post Number: 239 Registered: 8-2002 |
"online" traffic school??? | ||
| rich (Dino2400)
Member Username: Dino2400 Post Number: 294 Registered: 10-2001 |
Well, I once got nailed for 55 in a 30 and 55 was not all that unreasonable. 30 in a residential zone is 30 for a reason. But this was Sharp Park Road which connects Skyline Blvd. to Highway 1 in Pacifica, CA. A downhill, two lanes each side, cement center divider, no access roads, no houses on the side, a few turnout spots, and the 30mph limit is set because that might be safe for a 1972 econoline van with three different size tires as used by local painting contractors, ha! But on the Ducati even 55 doesn't even require concentration (and naturally a bike's stopping distance from 55 is probably half that of an econoline van from 30). As long as the deer stay out of the road, you are fine! Thank god for online traffic school! | ||
| Sebastian (Sjblaw)
New member Username: Sjblaw Post Number: 18 Registered: 3-2003 |
Completely reasonable, and actually justified. It's not like I was doing 135 through a playground, with my head out the window, yelling, "yahoo!!". We have all been on roads which are flat, straight, wide, and abandoned.... and then there is a sign that reads some ridiculously low speed limit. I was doing a reasonable 65 on an empty 4 lane road with a grass and tree median, which was flat, empty, and desolate. This road was built in anticipation of the area becoming more developed. In 10 years the 30 mph may be kosher, but right now it is ridiculous. | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 813 Registered: 4-2002 |
In the areas that there is a high amount of interference (garage doord, automatic doors,...): just what kind of speed are you trying to maintain? "I was going a reasonable 65 in a very unreasonable 30 zone" More than twide the posted limit. Just how do you think this is reasonable? | ||
| Dan (Bobafett)
Member Username: Bobafett Post Number: 800 Registered: 9-2002 |
Amen, Doody, amen!! Why not just program the v1 for what you need? I did it, works wonderfully. (I have the older v1.7, btw., 1.8 should be better). --Dan | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 453 Registered: 4-2003 |
Man, with all of the false alarms you were getting you saved yourself a ticket, but now you may need a set of brake pads ($100 saved, $100 spent, net sum gain of zero). LOL. Cheers | ||
| david handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 1083 Registered: 5-2001 |
Here in the Seattle area, I always keep my V1 in the full Logic mode, but the big problem is that all the automatic door openers have switched to K band around here. The Logic mode reduces alerts to X band... Well, at least I am very tuned in to where every Albertsons, Rite Aid and Safeway is. | ||
| Michael C. James (Mjames)
New member Username: Mjames Post Number: 17 Registered: 6-2003 |
Here's an interesting site for independent test results and some new info about what's ahead in Speed monitoring technology... http://www.speedzones.com/index.htm | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 691 Registered: 8-2002 |
I use mine in "Logic" mode, which gets rid of a lot of the supermarket x-band falses. | ||
| Yoshi Ace (Tiger_ace)
Junior Member Username: Tiger_ace Post Number: 88 Registered: 5-2003 |
Before even owning Ferrari, I was doing the research on this. I was using Cobra and Uniden before. Now I have 328, I bought Valentine 1. Reading this thread made me feel I did right. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1331 Registered: 12-2001 |
I will post pics of the stealth install of the V1. Its great. | ||
| Noelrp (Noelrp)
Member Username: Noelrp Post Number: 276 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doody, I believe the info is here. http://www.valentine1.com/Lab/MikesLabRpt3.asp -n | ||
| van mollenberg (Vanny)
Junior Member Username: Vanny Post Number: 115 Registered: 4-2001 |
i just got the v1 the other day-had a passport -keep both in the car -the v1 is superior-the warning time was quicker-i love the back and side to side- iwas on the new york t-way doing about 85-the v1 went off-rear indicator -slowed down-a little old man in a caddy went by me-than the state police -the little old man got the ticket- | ||
| Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Member Username: Lawrence Post Number: 690 Registered: 4-2002 |
For around town use, I always set my V1 to 'L' instead of A. That reduces the auto door false alerts. | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member Username: Doody Post Number: 1288 Registered: 11-2001 |
can't find that info on the v1 site, steven - can you please point us to it? doody. | ||
| Theo Pappas (Theo)
Junior Member Username: Theo Post Number: 60 Registered: 5-2002 |
Sebastian, I know how you feel. I never had a radar before and thought I wouldn't need one. But after I got my 328, and drove it a little, I quickly came to the realization that I really need one. It's worth every penny and worth all those false alarms when it really saves your butt. Theo | ||
| Steven R. Rochlin (Enjoythemusic)
Member Username: Enjoythemusic Post Number: 496 Registered: 4-2002 |
Sebastian, HIDDEN in the V's website are ways to customize the alerts. i suggest setting the threshold for K band higher, and you COULD delete X band detection if you so choose. This will greatly reduce "false" detections. Enjoy the Drive, Steven R. Rochlin | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member Username: Doody Post Number: 1285 Registered: 11-2001 |
testify, brother! can i get a amen?!?!?! doody. | ||
| Sebastian (Sjblaw)
New member Username: Sjblaw Post Number: 17 Registered: 3-2003 |
I recently talked myself into purchasing a Valentine 1 complete with remote display after reading various threads on Fchat and talking with many "believers". After not having a radar detector for 16 years, I didnt really think I needed one. I have only gotten 1 ticket (admittedly for 127 mph) in the past 10 years, so I guess I have been lucky. Luck runs out, however, so I made the purchase and installed it in my car. On the way home from work I managed to successfully detect every traffic light and Publix in Naples, Florida...but no "smokies". A little disillusioned, I climbed back in the morning for my trudge back to hell and I pulled out of my neighborhood with my usual "zest" down a very deserted road which borders our development. The V1 immediately began having a fit, so I reluctantly slowed to see what it wanted. I adjusted the volume, annoyed that it was now alarming in the middle of nowhere, and sat back to raise the volume on my radio. Then I look to the bushes in the median and there is a f@*%ing motorcycle cop with radar gun in hand hiding in the bushes! I drove another 1/2 mile and there lined up on our little road were 2 deputy cars with the latest victims of the trap. I was going a reasonable 65 in a very unreasonable 30 zone, and he would have NAILED me easy. My luck had run out, but LUCKILY I got the V1. Since Fchat was my inspiration to make this purchase, I thought I owed it to some other poor soul to post a thread and say "yes" go get one. |