So aparently I need a new radar detector...

[NJ346]

...my 4 year old hand me down one is in need of a replacement. I got pulled over for the first time with it tonight. I was messing with a buddy(not racing!) and his radar dector was going off while mine didn't and the state trooper was able to get me. I got clocked doing 85 in 55(1 mile into the 55 zone) and another person was doing 89.The person doing 89 was not me nor my buddy, but some kid in a beat up neon. He got away and I was the one that got pulled over. After I get pulled over the cop goes to the front of the car and I don't have the plate on:sad:. So the cop goes to his car, radios all my info in, and comes back about 5 mins later. You figure out if I got the ticket or not...Btw, I'm 17, in my Z28, and had my exhaust cutout open when I went by the trooper.

[sweetbmxrider]

dude vinnie that blows!!!!! as great as the car sounds, don't ride with the cut out open. statey's are hard no matter what so no surprise to me that you got a ticket. as for the radar, our cars are low to begin with. the dash is very low for most cars, i would recommend mounting it higher to the headliner. this will pick up radar easier and give it a clear shot for 360 degree monitoring. they don't get everything though and pacing will get you every time. live and learn. take my advice and slow the **** down ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! go to court and plead that **** down

[NJ Torque]

since its 55.. thats 20 mph over.. just be glad it wasnt a safe corridor or the 65 doubled zone.

[madness410]

dont mess around on the parkway in the 55 mph zones man, the troopers are always waiting for you

[madness410]

out of curiosity what municipality?

[ryanfx]

8500 x50

/thread

[NJ346]

dude vinnie that blows!!!!! as great as the car sounds, don't ride with the cut out open. statey's are hard no matter what so no surprise to me that you got a ticket. as for the radar, our cars are low to begin with. the dash is very low for most cars, i would recommend mounting it higher to the headliner. this will pick up radar easier and give it a clear shot for 360 degree monitoring. they don't get everything though and pacing will get you every time. live and learn. take my advice and slow the f u c k d o w n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! go to court and plead that sheit down

The radar detector is mounted in the top driver side corner. He was shooting radar and I guess my radar detector doesn't pick up that band of laser or whatever. Btw, my PBA card saved my ass, I walked away with only a written warning. 30+ and no front plate might have been enough for me to loose my license, no matter what it would have cost me a **** load in tickets.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Number of illegal things going on there...Learn to respect the hp. Id hate to see your insurance surcharge.

[deadtrend1]

I don't use radar detectors. By the time it goes off, they already got you.

[baddest434]

I don't use radar detectors. By the time it goes off, they already got you.

9 out of 10 times thats true tim

cool that he cut you a break!! remember that the next time you get pulled over don't come on here and start a "cops suck" thread. cause theres proof they don't:lol:

[GP99GT]

since its 55.. thats 20 mph over.. just be glad it wasnt a safe corridor or the 65 doubled zone.

where did you go to school? thats 30 over

[SupermanX24]

I don't use radar detectors. By the time it goes off, they already got you.

Eh, sometimes. Mine has saved my ass on numerous occasions.

[Mike]

since its 55.. thats 20 mph over.. just be glad it wasnt a safe corridor or the 65 doubled zone.

psssst, 85 in a 55 is 30mph

[sweetbmxrider]

I don't use radar detectors. By the time it goes off, they already got you.

it depends actually. i can pick up radar before i see a car. sometimes its just a cop at an intersection you are traveling perpendicular to. usually on the parkway you have half a second to react so its pretty much pointless. who knows though, i never got a speeding ticket with mine. i don't haul absolute ass though.

[BonzoHansen]

My Valentine One was awesome. But I learned to slow down and don't use one anymore.

If you're driving around with an open cutout that is plain silly.

[WayFast84]

Learn to respect the hp. surcharge.

I'm pretty sure a car with 120 hp can do 85... I mean my saturn does 85 So I don't get your logic..

[JL8Jeff]

Why were you doing 85 in a 55 zone in NJ? You need to learn to respect the priviledge to drive before you lose your license. 17 years old driving a Z28 at 85 mph is really dumb, especially this time of the year. That PBA card should not get you out of a 30+ over ticket! :-x

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[NJ346]

scott, the cut out is electric and was closed by the time the cop had me pulled over. also the reason i was going so fast was because the neon was up my ass. after i realized how fast i was going i got in the slow lane to let the neon pass me and thats when the cop had clocked me. btw, i do have respect for cops and fully expexted to atleast get ticketed for no front plate since all he was doing was his job.

[madness410]

Why were you doing 85 in a 55 zone in NJ? You need to learn to respect the priviledge to drive before you lose your license. 17 years old driving a Z28 at 85 mph is really dumb, especially this time of the year. That PBA card should not get you out of a 30+ over ticket! :-x

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i can see where he is coming from though, going over on the parkway especially in the 55 zones is REAL easy. i got tagged for an 86 in a 55. plead down to a 2 point ticket as opposed to a 5 point. needless to say i watch my speedometer every 30 seconds on the parkway, if you do 55 you get ran off the road

[TheBandit]

i can see where he is coming from though, going over on the parkway especially in the 55 zones is REAL easy. i got tagged for an 86 in a 55. plead down to a 2 point ticket as opposed to a 5 point. needless to say i watch my speedometer every 30 seconds on the parkway, if you do 55 you get ran off the road

Yeah down at where the traffic lights come into play like exit 6 and 7 and such, the speed limit drops. I got clocked doing 83. let me off with a warning, but if your not paying attention and dont realize the limit drops, its pretty easy.

[firehawk1120]

That PBA card should not get you out of a 30+ over ticket! :-x

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Just more of the same bullcrap where they take care of their own. I have gotten away with some stupid crap because I have a family member id badge and no other reason what so ever. I'm just saying they over look certain people doing certain things if you have a pba card most of the time. Some don't care what you show them. Still think they are all great people?

I've learned when to keep my mouth shut and when to play dumb and just be polite. It's a game to them just need to know how to play it.

[SteveR]

I don't use radar detectors. By the time it goes off, they already got you.

Because cops use laser systems now, so radar detectors are virtually useless. It's illegal, but if you can find a laser jammer, you'll never get pulled over again. You can hide them in the headliner so it's hidden. Just sayin :lol:

[LTb1ow]

My beltonics does laser too. V1 does too.:wink:
And laser can't really be used in lousy weather, so not many cops around me use it at all.

[CamaroJoe1987]

i dont have one, ive been drivin my z28 for monthes without one and only been pulled over for having a broken parking light 4 monthes ago and it still hasnt been fixed, never been pulled over for the way i drive

[SupermanX24]

Because cops use laser systems now, so radar detectors are virtually useless.

my cobra picks up lasers, it goes nuts too. lol

[Blacdout96]

Yeah down at where the traffic lights come into play like exit 6 and 7 and such, the speed limit drops. I got clocked doing 83. let me off with a warning, but if your not paying attention and dont realize the limit drops, its pretty easy.

Yup, and the bridge by the power plant, where its like a 35 or 45mph zone, psh, Ive never seen anyone do that speed on that bridge, especially out of staters goign to Wildwood or O.C., and every so often when I'm coming down that bridge, theres a S.T. sitting in the grass median waiting to tag ya coming over it. your so used to doing the 55-65 zones, you dont realize it.

[ryanfx]

My Valentine One was awesome. But I learned to slow down and don't use one anymore.

If you're driving around with an open cutout that is plain silly.

I haven't closed my cutout in 7 months :lol:

[Camarokid08731]

Why were you doing 85 in a 55 zone in NJ? You need to learn to respect the priviledge to drive before you lose your license. 17 years old driving a Z28 at 85 mph is really dumb, especially this time of the year. That PBA card should not get you out of a 30+ over ticket! :-x

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what are you the father of njfboa now? ill be sure to ground him for you if you like pops

[ap2000z28]

Why were you doing 85 in a 55 zone in NJ? You need to learn to respect the priviledge to drive before you lose your license. 17 years old driving a Z28 at 85 mph is really dumb, especially this time of the year. That PBA card should not get you out of a 30+ over ticket! :-x

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I couldn't agree more. Back when I was 17 I always drove fast in my z until I learned that driving was a privilege and that I could seriously hurt someone with my vehicle. There is no need to be going 30+ the posted speed no matter who is driving behind you. I don't know the circumstances, but 30+ and a PBA card your not getting off with just a no front plate with me. Is it a family members card? If that's the case that officer would be receiving a call. Also IMO radar detectors can only hurt your chance of not receiving a summons..

[Blacdout96]

what are you the father of njfboa now? ill be sure to ground him for you if you like pops

Are you really gonna defend what he did? Jeff is in the complete right of saying that, do you really think that someone would comeon here, and tell us about them doing 30+ and us feeling bad and backing him up? you only have about 30 some posts here, so newb, before you shoot your mouth off at Jeff, understand not only has he been on this site longer then you, but it seems hes ALOT wiser then you as well.

[miketa95]

I have a cobra radar detector. The thing sucks, it's better at detecting store alarms than anything. But you kind of get to know where the cops usually are in your town and normal driving routes. I try and blend into traffic, especially as a 20 year old kid in a loud f-body. In high school I racked up a total of 8 points, thinking I was the man because I would get pulled over constantly. Now I realize how stupid I was. I just use my radar to make sure I'm within the limit range now. All of that fine money could have went into something much better.

[CamaroGirlie]

My freshman year at Willy P I was driving home on the Parkway in my BMW 735i. I got pulled over doing 103 in a 55 my radar never went off because the officer was behind a brick wall. When I got pulled over I refused to give him my pba card cuz I knew I was wrong. But luckily, when I went to court (woodbridge) my father (lawyer) talked the prosecuter into 50 in a 35. Back then, it was only an $80 fine. Can't complain about that. Lol. Don't speed like that anymore tho lol

[bad64chevelle]

what are you the father of njfboa now? ill be sure to ground him for you if you like pops

Or maybe he is right and doesn't need some punk giving him crap?

[Mike]

...my 4 year old hand me down one is in need of a replacement. I got pulled over for the first time with it tonight. I was messing with a buddy(not racing!)

also the reason i was going so fast was because the neon was up my ass. after i realized how fast i was going i got in the slow lane to let the neon pass me and thats when the cop had clocked me.

which one is it? were you messing with a friend or afraid of getting run off the road, if it was the latter, just move over next time and let the moron go, then laugh and wave when you pass him pulled over in 5 minutes. if it was the former, you now know better.

everyone f***s up, the point is to learn from it and move on. so as long as you can tell yourself you learned from it, and you can deal with whatever happens, then you are better off from it

[NJ346]

which one is it? were you messing with a friend or afraid of getting run off the road, if it was the latter, just move over next time and let the moron go, then laugh and wave when you pass him pulled over in 5 minutes. if it was the former, you now know better.

everyone f***s up, the point is to learn from it and move on. so as long as you can tell yourself you learned from it, and you can deal with whatever happens, then you are better off from it

Thanks Mike for understanding. I had just turned in the right lane because I had thought the neon was a cop because he had come up so fast. I don't get everyone on here. I didn't post up to get harassed like I'm a 2 year old, I posted up because I knew I was in the wrong and that I got lucky. I'm not just some punk ass 17 year old with a Z28, I paid for it, I did all the mods to it, and 99% of the time I respect the law. Everyone needs to stop acting like they drive the speed limit and never got stopped.

[Camarokid08731]

Are you really gonna defend what he did? Jeff is in the complete right of saying that, do you really think that someone would comeon here, and tell us about them doing 30+ and us feeling bad and backing him up? you only have about 30 some posts here, so newb, before you shoot your mouth off at Jeff, understand not only has he been on this site longer then you, but it seems hes ALOT wiser then you as well.
being on a site and posting doesnt mean your wiser just means u have more to say second im not a newb at all if the kid did 30 over let him learn from his mistakes i actually happen to know how he drives and hes not a bad driver he sped and got in trouble for it. if he was racing someone i wouldve torn into him too. lay off the kid im sure you do the speed limit everywhere u go too right? fail

[Camarokid08731]

Or maybe he is right and doesn't need some punk giving him crap?

or maybe he should get a life and stop yelling at a kid on a forum because he was talking about his radar detector

[Camarokid08731]

Thanks Mike for understanding. I had just turned in the right lane because I had thought the neon was a cop because he had come up so fast. I don't get everyone on here. I didn't post up to get harassed like I'm a 2 year old, I posted up because I knew I was in the wrong and that I got lucky. I'm not just some punk ass 17 year old with a Z28, I paid for it, I did all the mods to it, and 99% of the time I respect the law. Everyone needs to stop acting like they drive the speed limit and never got stopped.


vinnie everyones just trying to pick on you cause your young and the people on this site have nothing better to do then "respect and enforce" the law. i know your a good driver or else i wouldnt be backing you up on this

[creeper]

i have the cheapest cobra detector they make and it does it's job. usually picks up radar before i come over hills. i normally don't drive more than 5 or 10 over anyway, but i'd rather be doing the speed limit when i pass cops.

i just turned 18, have 4 PBA's and a trans am with no front plate or turn signals and i have yet to be pulled over

[BigAls87Z28]

Meh, you're 17, you will do things like this.
Doesnt matter if you are an ******* driver or someone who obeys teh law.
Im not one to talk. I clicked off 12 points in 6 months, and I know there are people in here worse then that. Doesnt make them a bad person or anything like that.

As far as radar detectors go, my old 6 band Cobra did well when I had it turned on, and I actually listened too it. Coming home from Indy this year, the Laser signal went right off, and I hit the brakes instantly. The cop actually pulled me over for doing 50 in a 65 and in the left lane. No tickets.

Back to getting this on topic...
I have noticed that most NJ Staties use the old X band guns? Everytime I go past one sitting on the road, X band beeps. And they usually leave it on all the time, so I would get warrnings over a mile away. I have noticed some K/Ka stuff, but have yet to see a Statie with a laser gun? Both times I was hit with laser, it was in Ohio.
Locals seem to use more K/Ka brand guns.

And speaking of which, my new detector I picked up worked great in the 2-3 weeks I had it in my 87, but now that its in the Caprice, it sends out laser signals all the time, on and off every 30 sec or so...dunno what that is about.

[SRGN]

I've been driving over 17 years without a radar detector. When a LEO sees your detector on the dash, it just screams "I always speed and don't want to get caught".

[Mike]

vinnie everyones just trying to pick on you cause your young and the people on this site have nothing better to do then "respect and enforce" the law. i know your a good driver or else i wouldnt be backing you up on this

does that mean you have nothing better to do than break the law? because that would make you rreallllllly cool

[NJ346]

I've been driving over 17 years without a radar detector. When a LEO sees your detector on the dash, it just screams "I always speed and don't want to get caught".

My radar detector is in the very top corner of the windshield, you can't see it from looking at the front of the car. The cop was on the passenger side the whole time and never really took a good look inside the car so I'm almost 100% sure he didn't know I had a radar detector. Also when I was pulled over it was still not going off. I got pulled over by a local cop in the summer and when I was pulled over he had left the radar gun on and my detector was pinned so idk if that means that this statie was shooting laser.

[miketa95]

I leave mine on the dash, I just unplug it once I get pulled over. No cop has ever said anything about it to me.

[JL8Jeff]

being on a site and posting doesnt mean your wiser just means u have more to say second im not a newb at all if the kid did 30 over let him learn from his mistakes i actually happen to know how he drives and hes not a bad driver he sped and got in trouble for it. if he was racing someone i wouldve torn into him too. lay off the kid im sure you do the speed limit everywhere u go too right? fail

BS, he didn't learn anything because he got off without getting any tickets. :| 30 mph over the speed limit will get him or someone else killed. This is why our insurance in NJ is so high. You guys need to learn before you kill someone. And there is no reason to have a radar detector if you drive like a normal human being.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

BS, he didn't learn anything because he got off without getting any tickets. :| 30 mph over the speed limit will get him or someone else killed. This is why our insurance in NJ is so high. You guys need to learn before you kill someone. And there is no reason to have a radar detector if you drive like a normal human being.

Does this count? [/devil's advocate]

i normally don't drive more than 5 or 10 over anyway, but i'd rather be doing the speed limit when i pass cops

[NJ346]

BS, he didn't learn anything because he got off without getting any tickets. :| 30 mph over the speed limit will get him or someone else killed. This is why our insurance in NJ is so high. You guys need to learn before you kill someone. And there is no reason to have a radar detector if you drive like a normal human being.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but your making this into an age argument. Did you forget about the other person in the neon that was clocked doing 89 and didn't get pulled over? I got pulled over because along with the other guy I was speeding, but I also was in a sports car.

Btw, I'm pretty sure a camaro wasn't designed to tow a boat(pretty sure I've seen pics of you doing this with your ss:shock:). This is also very unsafe and can kill someone.(/argument)

[Blacdout96]

Btw, I'm pretty sure a camaro wasn't designed to tow a boat(pretty sure I've seen pics of you doing this with your ss:shock:). This is also very unsafe and can kill someone.(/argument)

:popcorn:

[Zero4488]

WOULD SOME ONE LOCK THIS THREAD ALREADY!!!!

[TheBandit]

IB4L :dancinglock::dancinglock:

[JL8Jeff]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but your making this into an age argument. Did you forget about the other person in the neon that was clocked doing 89 and didn't get pulled over? I got pulled over because along with the other guy I was speeding, but I also was in a sports car.

Btw, I'm pretty sure a camaro wasn't designed to tow a boat(pretty sure I've seen pics of you doing this with your ss:shock:). This is also very unsafe and can kill someone.(/argument)

It has nothing to do with age, but how people on this board don't know the laws. So the neon was doing 89 and he should have gotten a ticket as well. If you speed up to 30 over the limit just because somebody is coming up behind you, you obviously don't know the law. The missing front plate is another law as well as tint that everybody likes to illegally put on their cars. The Camaro is rated for towing so there's no safety issue with that unless you're towing 30+ mph over the speed limit. :knock: This isn't a complaint against just you, but everybody here who likes to drive around like maniacs. Just ask how many people here have already lost their license or damaged their car. Then, by coincidence, ask their age. You will see the obvious trend.

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[Zero4488]

It has nothing to do with age, but how people on this board don't know the laws. So the neon was doing 89 and he should have gotten a ticket as well. If you speed up to 30 over the limit just because somebody is coming up behind you, you obviously don't know the law. The missing front plate is another law as well as tint that everybody likes to illegally put on their cars. The Camaro is rated for towing so there's no safety issue with that unless you're towing 30+ mph over the speed limit. :knock: This isn't a complaint against just you, but everybody here who likes to drive around like maniacs. Just ask how many people here have already lost their license or damaged their car. Then, by coincidence, ask their age. You will see the obvious trend.

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Instead of simply locking the thread your just gunna continue flaming a 17 year old???? Just because he was speeding and was dumb enough to post about it your using him as an example.....

[JL8Jeff]

I don't lock threads.

[NJ346]

It has nothing to do with age, but how people on this board don't know the laws. So the neon was doing 89 and he should have gotten a ticket as well. If you speed up to 30 over the limit just because somebody is coming up behind you, you obviously don't know the law. The missing front plate is another law as well as tint that everybody likes to illegally put on their cars. The Camaro is rated for towing so there's no safety issue with that unless you're towing 30+ mph over the speed limit. :knock: This isn't a complaint against just you, but everybody here who likes to drive around like maniacs. Just ask how many people here have already lost their license or damaged their car. Then, by coincidence, ask their age. You will see the obvious trend.

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I was less than a mile into the 55mph Zone. I was going with the flow at 80mph in the fast lane. The neon then came flying up behind me and I went to get into the slow lane. The camaro is rated for 1000lbs, try telling me this boat weighs 1000lbs.http://home.comcast.net/~jeffhansbury/2000SS/Boatatramp.jpg:laugh:

[Zero4488]

ok...this is just stupid....LOCK PLEASE!

[Mike]

ok...this is just stupid....LOCK PLEASE!

or stop reading it

[ryanfx]

plz leave open. need 4 teh lulz.

[BigAls87Z28]

WTF did I say?
Snap this ****in thread back into talk about radar detectors and shut the **** up.
People speed. If we didnt, we wouldnt buy the cars we do, we wouldnt spend the money we do, and we sure as hell wouldnt need radar detectors.

[NJ346]

WTF did I say?
Snap this ****in thread back into talk about radar detectors and shut the **** up.
People speed. If we didnt, we wouldnt buy the cars we do, we wouldnt spend the money we do, and we sure as hell wouldnt need radar detectors.

Al I'm pretty sure this thread went down the toilet when JL8jeff started acting like a hypocrite.

[Camarokid08731]

WTF did I say?
Snap this ****in thread back into talk about radar detectors and shut the **** up.
People speed. If we didnt, we wouldnt buy the cars we do, we wouldnt spend the money we do, and we sure as hell wouldnt need radar detectors.


i agree

Al I'm pretty sure this thread went down the toilet when JL8jeff started acting like a hypocrite.

:werdmelissa:

[SuperSweet]

:popcorn: This thread makes me smile after the weekend I had...

[JL8Jeff]

Al I'm pretty sure this thread went down the toilet when JL8jeff started acting like a hypocrite.

Nope, nothing hypocritical in what I said. There are quite a few people saying how stupid it is to do 30+ over the speed limit. That is the lesson that needs to be learned here. Even 85 in a 65 zone is way over the limit. And no, that boat weighs under 750 lbs so do some research. But that has nothing to do with people learning how to drive safely.

If you don't like the thread, ask one of the admins to delete the whole thing because it talks about illegal driving and radar detectors.

[NJ346]

Nope, nothing hypocritical in what I said. There are quite a few people saying how stupid it is to do 30+ over the speed limit. That is the lesson that needs to be learned here. Even 85 in a 65 zone is way over the limit. And no, that boat weighs under 750 lbs so do some research. But that has nothing to do with people learning how to drive safely.

If you don't like the thread, ask one of the admins to delete the whole thing because it talks about illegal driving and radar detectors.

Umm...so now your saying that we're not aloud to talk about radar dectors on this board? If you even read my posts, I was doing 80 in the 65 zone going with traffic. When the neon had started to tailgate me I then got into the slow lane.

[Mike]

if we read your post you said you were "messing around with a friend"........

[Tru2Chevy]

Vinnie, 85 in a 55 is definitely way too fast. I'll be the first to admit that I used to drive quite fast, but one speeding ticket several years ago changed that quickly.

You say that you were only 1 mile into the 55 zone....I dunno about your F-Body, but my lifted (and before you ask - completely legal) Jeep can slow down plenty over the course of a mile.

You also say that you were doing 80 in the left lane, then moved over when you saw the neon coming up behind you quickly because at a glance you thought it was a cop. So when did you speed up to 85?

I'm not saying that you are a bad person or anything, but if you are gonna get into something like this on a public forum and then toss some inconsistencies out there, you can pretty much expect this type of response.

- Justin

[NJ346]

if we read your post you said you were "messing around with a friend"........

Very true mike. We were not speeding as we were both just getting on the parkway. I had said that becasue that's the reason I suspected the neon was a cop making sure we were following the laws.

[SuperSweet]

If you even read my posts, I was doing 80 in the 65 zone going with traffic.
But i thought it was a 55mph zone?
...(1 mile into the 55 zone)

If there was traffic how were you doing 85mph??

[SuperSweet]

Very true mike. We were not speeding as we were both just getting on the parkway. I had said that becasue that's the reason I suspected the neon was a cop making sure we were following the laws.

Listen man, im not tryin to be a dick but you just keep changing your story. First you were messin around with your friend..then you were JUST getting on the parkway...I haven't been to every entrance on the parkway but im pretty sure none of them enter on the left side with a speed limt of 85mph...

[NJ346]

But i thought it was a 55mph zone?


If there was traffic how were you doing 85mph??
It was at 10:30 at night, there was traffic, but it was more like packs of cars and then openings in between.


You say that you were only 1 mile into the 55 zone....I dunno about your F-Body, but my lifted (and before you ask - completely legal) Jeep can slow down plenty over the course of a mile.

You also say that you were doing 80 in the left lane, then moved over when you saw the neon coming up behind you quickly because at a glance you thought it was a cop. So when did you speed up to 85?


- Justin

Very true, I honestly did not know I was going that fast and there are normally no cops in that area so I planed on just coasting down.

[NJ346]

Listen man, im not tryin to be a dick but you just keep changing your story. First you were messin around with your friend..then you were JUST getting on the parkway...I haven't been to every entrance on the parkway but im pretty sure none of them enter on the left side with a speed limt of 85mph...

It was exit 77 on the parkway. I had gotten on the parkway with the cutout open so ofcoarse my car was loud. My friend was in front of me in a mercury cougar and had gotten in the slow lane. There was a clearing in the traffic like I said before and had immediately gotten into the left lane(Yes, stupid of me), and I had figured that that type of driving had attracted a cops attention.

[NJSPEEDER]

It was at 10:30 at night, there was traffic, but it was more like packs of cars and then openings in between.


Very true, I honestly did not know I was going that fast and there are normally no cops in that area so I planed on just coasting down.

So you were in a pack of cars that was going 85 or you were catching the next pack of cars because you were going 85?

Face it, radar detector or not, you were going way too fast. Whether you realized your exact pace or not at the time, you were at fault. YOU are in charge of the speed you are going, not your friends, not some neon coming up fast, you and you alone.

You have been around here long enough to realize what happens when people try to make excuses for doing something that they know is wrong. If you don't want to hear any more about it, then just drop it.

[NJ346]

So you were in a pack of cars that was going 85 or you were catching the next pack of cars because you were going 85?

Face it, radar detector or not, you were going way too fast. Whether you realized your exact pace or not at the time, you were at fault. YOU are in charge of the speed you are going, not your friends, not some neon coming up fast, you and you alone.

You have been around here long enough to realize what happens when people try to make excuses for doing something that they know is wrong. If you don't want to hear any more about it, then just drop it.

I know. In one of my first few posts I had said that I had expected to receive a ticket of some sort even with the PBA card because I was breaking the law and still am with no front plate.

Anyway, anyone have any recommendations for an updated radar detector? Preferable from best buy because I have a gift card from there that i'd like to get rid of.

[Mike]

passport escort 8500 or 9500


bestbuy should have the 8500, the ones by me do

[SuperSweet]

I have the 8500 and it deffinitely does its job

[NJ346]

Just looked on Bestbuy's website. The 9500 looks like a really nice unit. It is like the radar dector of radar detectors lol.

[sweetbmxrider]

lets all admit that our cars get wonderful gas mileage at 85 and vinnie was just thinking green :nod:

now lets all agree that i am teh worst driver on here :cheers:

i have a $50 radar from wal mart my buddy bought his bro who gave to me and it works everytime for me.

[BigAls87Z28]

I almost invested in a V1...it got that bad in 2006.

[Ian]

I almost invested in a V1...it got that bad in 2006.

That was the year we went to Power Tour, right?

[BigAls87Z28]

That was the year we went to Power Tour, right?

Yes, that was in the middle of my 12 pt romp.

[79CamaroDiva]

i haven't had a radar detector in probably 4 years.. i get pulled over a lot less now than when i had it too. maybe my driving habits have just changed.

[SteveR]

i haven't had a radar detector in probably 4 years.. i get pulled over a lot less now than when i had it too. maybe my driving habits have just changed.

They stopped trying to catch you

[79CamaroDiva]

They stopped trying to catch you

They decided you were much more interesting. :-)

[xrelapse13]

I have a beltronics STI and it works unbelievably well. I don't believe they sell them at best buy though and would probably recommend a passport 8500/9500. I used to have the 8500 and thats what my dad has and it also works great. When it comes to laser, usually if ur radar is going off and its pointed on you its already too late. Come summer I'm going to be investing in a laser jammer.

And for everyone giving him endless amounts of **** for speeding should probably look at themselves and everybody elses driving habits on the road. Roads like the GSP/287 if your within 5 mph of the speed limit ur getting flown by on both sides and practically getting forced off the road. yeah he was going abit fast, oh well. 85 is not 125, he wasn't racing and wasn't driving aggressively. From reading the posts in this thread it seems that everyone here is some kind of self righteous prius driver that never speeds and is always below or at the speed limit. And before nebody says nething, I'm not endorsing speeding or driving fast, but to act like you never break the speed limit is pretty ignorant. Most of the time going with the flow is 5-15mph over the limit.

/rant

flame suit on.

[NJ346]

I have a beltronics STI and it works unbelievably well. I don't believe they sell them at best buy though and would probably recommend a passport 8500/9500. I used to have the 8500 and thats what my dad has and it also works great. When it comes to laser, usually if ur radar is going off and its pointed on you its already too late. Come summer I'm going to be investing in a laser jammer.

And for everyone giving him endless amounts of **** for speeding should probably look at themselves and everybody elses driving habits on the road. Roads like the GSP/287 if your within 5 mph of the speed limit ur getting flown by on both sides and practically getting forced off the road. yeah he was going abit fast, oh well. 85 is not 125, he wasn't racing and wasn't driving aggressively. From reading the posts in this thread it seems that everyone here is some kind of self righteous prius driver that never speeds and is always below or at the speed limit. And before nebody says nething, I'm not endorsing speeding or driving fast, but to act like you never break the speed limit is pretty ignorant. Most of the time going with the flow is 5-15mph over the limit.

/rant

flame suit on.

Thanks for the input. I have to laugh that you brought up a Prius. On my way to Atco I got passed by one and I was doing 60 in a 50 behind an old lady. It doesn't matter what kind of car you drive,even tree huggers drive crazy! It's just that an F-body has the power to get you to that point that much faster. I bet the Prius was probably accelerating to pass me for a good 45 seconds because by the time he passed me he was doing 70+ mph in a 50.

[xrelapse13]

yeah no prob. Just 95% of the prius's i see are driving like 10 below lol

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

yeah no prob. Just 95% of the prius's i see are driving like 10 below lol

I've seen 95% of Prius drivers going well above the speed limit. :nod:

[BonzoHansen]

I've seen 95% of Prius drivers going well above the speed limit. :nod:

and they don't use turn signals...I assume that saves fuel.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

and they don't use turn signals...I assume that saves fuel.

Don't forget slamming on the brakes to help catch more energy

[NJSPEEDER]

This just seems appropriate to this conversation for some reason: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1f139QxRkX0&feature=related

[BigAls87Z28]

Agreed that 80mph is the unofficial speed of the parkway.

[sweetbmxrider]

i agree with everyone saying the parkway is a quick crowd for the most part. 10 over is pretty acceptable.

lets look at it this way shall we.

85 in a 55 is 30 over.
lets compare that to a 25 zone.

55/85 = 25/X

cross multiply

85x25=2125

55xX=2125

divide to find X

2125/55=38.63

X=39 rounded

so 85 in a 55 is equivalent to almost 40 in a 25!!!!! that is quite fast. sure there are a bunch of other factors and all that jazz but i was bored and felt like some math.

i have ridden in vinnie's car and he is a good driver, car sounds awesome with a cut out, and i'm pretty crappy at directions :lol:

[Mike]

just when we thought the stupid was over for this thread.................:)

[ar0ck]

Been driving 7 years now, never owned a radar detector and I've only received one speeding ticket within the first year I had my license. Its real easy to watch your speed, you don't need any electronics to tell you when its to late.

[Blacdout96]

i have ridden in vinnie's car and he is a good driver

Even professional race car drivers who are "good drivers" crash. Doesnt matter how good a driver you are, theres still a potential of crashing, weither its driver error or mechanical failure.

[sweetbmxrider]

edit: responsible

betttttta?

there is plenty more room for stupid in this thread. let me just get tired and bored :lol:

[Knipps]

I'd suggest Passport or Beltronics. I was looking into getting one myself a while ago

[NJ346]

I'd suggest Passport or Beltronics. I was looking into getting one myself a while ago

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This thread has very little to do with radar detectors, I will rock my old one for a while. I don't do anything illegal enough to justify getting a new up to date one.

Adam- please take over the thread now and destroy it.

[sweetbmxrider]

hahahaha i think i'm going to buy a radar gun and effffffffff with everyone on teh parkway!!!

[LTb1ow]

No no, just fill you car with radar jammers and tail cops!

[NJ346]

No no, just fill you car with radar jammers and tail cops!

lmao

[LTb1ow]

Or, find a cop on the side of the road hidden, very gently get the rear of his car up on blocks. Call a friend, drive by reaaaal fast. Video results. :)

[sweetbmxrider]

:rofl: i'm down hahaha