Anyone Else Losing Their Mind???

Hi All-

For the past week or so my V1 has been going Batsh.t on 280 between 85 and at least to Black Mountain Rd. I sent it back to Valentine and they checked it out and said all was well. Last night it was alerting all over the place on 280. Off 280- nothing at all. Perhaps it is my electric personality overcoming the sensitive electronics of the V1?? Or perhaps I'm just working too much and am thus hallucinating??

Just curious if anyone else is having the same problem.

Cheers,
dce

 

The SUV light problem triggers the laser alarm- I have that occasionally (Rarely though- it is usuall a GM Tahoe or equivalent.)- in this case it is K and Ka that are going nuts. The wacky thing is that they are alerting semi-realisitcally, as though there is a static radar emitter somewhere ahead, passing alongside, and then moving to the rear. For the record- I've had my V1 for 3+ years and wouldn't trade it for anything else. (Which is why it is so aggravating that it is acting wonky.) I'm going to look at the XM antenna and cable and see if there is a cut in the cable that is causing leakage. Otherwise I'm stumped at the moment.

 

I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. The sonsa*****es put up low power emitters on the sides of light poles all along 280. Look for the 18" white cylinders with solar panels attached. (Gee- about the size of a radar gun I would guess!!) You will see them about 20' up on the side of light poles every time your detector goes off. I was driving back from work today and got hit again right in the same place near Wolfe Rd. Started paying attention and.. Lo and behold every time I got lit up there was one of these radar emitters attached about 20' up a light pole. Pretty freakin' sneaky. I figure that they are relatively low power emitters since they come on pretty fast- whereas the V1 usually picks up cops at least 1 to 1.5 miles away. The really annoying thing is I never use the V1 on 280- I am always visually scanning. But if I turn it off I will forget to turn it on when I get back on city streets. (Which is where I'll get a dumbass ticket for doing 28 in a 25.)

Un-F'ing believeable!! I'll take the camera next time I leave home and post the pictures here. Hey- this is your tax dollars at work!! In fact- I feel safer already since I know that the dumb male/female sitting in his/her Expedition yammering into his/her cellphone about 10' off my back bumper at 75mph is going to see these things and suddenly realize that they are going to kill me if there is an accident in front of us. Thank god for politicians and thoughtful people like that!! If it wasn't for them My tombstone would read: "He was good enough to avoid the accident, but not good enough to avoid the idiot sitting on his back bumper." End of rant.

Cheers,
dce

 

I don't think it would be the city since they run from at least 85ish to north of 92. I better stop here or I'll go off again!! Ah screw it:

Top 10 things that this money would have been better spent on:

1. Driver education that stresses the dynamics and physics and handling of cars at speed.

2. More cops!! To cite people for following too closely amongst other potential fatal mistakes.

3. A mass transit system that works, and would dramatically reduce commuter traffic levels.

4. Headsets for all the dimwits that talk into their cellphones while driving.

5. Textbooks for children in schools.

6. Pretty flowers for the median.

I'll come up with the next 4 later. Contributions are welcome. Purely hypothetically: If a laser of moderate to little power were focused on the solar cells for any period of time what would happen?? (I'd hate to think that someone would actually try render the things unusable- after all they are public property!!)

Cheers,
dce

 

Alas a BB gun would probably be sufficient to take out the solar panels, but I'm pretty sure the penalty wouldn't be worth it!! Dan- there are a few on the northbound side, but not nearly as many all in all.

I got stopped about three weeks ago getting on 280 Southbound from Farm Hill. For once I nailed the corner, took it completely flat- suffice it to say I flew up the ramp, and when I merged I returned to a normal and safe speed for the conditions. The Chip was getting off the highway behind me and got right back on. He was laughing when he came up to the car, and no, I didn't get a ticket. The reason?? I think it was because I didn't do anything unsafe- if I had I'm pretty sure he would have thrown the book at me. Actually I didn't even get a warning, 'cause he and I both knew I was going to drive that corner the same way every time I went through it. As he said: "I'll see you again I'm sure." Point here is that our country as a whole has no idea how to drive safely, and if someone actually thinks that 280 is now safer because of these stupid creations then they are truly delusional.

End of yet another rant...

 

I'd like to see the proof of that statement. The emitters only have a solar power array to power both radar and radio transmission. Also, they do not seem to have any antenna, maybe not necessary depending on frequency. They are set up around blind corners as a radar trap would be configured, and lastly what the hell are they going to transmit?? The only thing they can do is pick out the fastest (Or slowest) target at any given moment- what the heck is the value in that?? Police radar does not have the discretion to track multiple targets simultaneously. (Unless you are a Hughes APG series radar in the nose of an F-15, then maybe you've got a shot!!)

Further- traffic is monitored by cameras which are also common if you know where to look for them. (There are several on top of my building overlooking the 280/17 interchange.) They are usually in white housings and they are controlled remotely. And the traffic situation on 280 is relatively benign, unlike 101, 85, 880, 17 et al. Again- I'm not saying definitively that these are simply a nuisance put up by ugly bad people, but I am in serious doubt that they are for traffic monitoring. I would love to see the evidence to the contrary. (Either way they are a PITA!!)

Cheers,
dce

 

Thank you!!! I spent a useless hour this morning looking under every combination of radar and spoof, fake, emitter etc but to no avail. I figured there had to be a web site somewhere but I didn't find one.

Cheers,
dce

 

OK, I surrender!! No really I do

Rich- I'll give you a headstart next time we race to make it even easier for you to beat me!! For the record- Quote from their website: "This non-intrusive, high-performance speed sensor shatters existing sensor cost points." If those things are non-intrusive then I would love to see what classifies itself as intrusive!! (Said the whiner who now can't use his V1 on 280. Boo hoo!!)

Cheers,
dce

 

Rich?? That's it- you're starting a lap down next time for misleading and inflamatory blah blah blah...

So I beilieve RIch's web site, and I believe the last post. What is a poor lass from auld Eire to think??