Speed Camera Detectors - Which One?

[speedchick]

We have one of the Origin B2 ones, it also picks up laser..but like the others if it beeps for a laser, you been got!

Saying that, while driving around the perimeter road at Heathrow the laser alert went off, we could't see anyone pointing anything anywhere, did a u turn and came back and it went off in exactly the same spot....this was right at the end of the runway, being somewhat preturbed by this, we flagged down a passing BiB car and informed them, he got onto control, was informed that there were no police lasers in the area and so took it very seriously..... implication being that someone was messing about with a laser at the end of a runway at a very busy airport....scary scenario!

[njwc]

skodaku said:

buying a speed trap detector is saying "I'm going to break the law - what device will assist me best ?".

or, alternatively, "you are now approaching a zone where special attention is being paid to speed, please double check how fast you are going". You could correctly argue that people should do this anyway but theres no harm in having a reminder every so often . Many units can warn of the actual limit at the point in question and some can also warn if you are exceeding that limit and I cant see the harm in that.

[morrisman]

Mr Whippy said:

skodaku said: Let's follow the example of France and ban all vehicle-borne speed "trap" detectors. Drive within the limits; save money/fuel/stress...............maybe even your or someone else's life. Sorry to be boring but buying a speed trap detector is saying "I'm going to break the law - what device will assist me best ?". Lets just ignore you. While we are at it, lets ban knives, then no one can be stabbed. Ban baseball bats, so no one can be clubbed to death. Ban balaclava's, so no one can hide their face. Ban pockets, so we can't conceal carried items. Ban all freedoms, so that the police state can do with us as they will, just incase we though of doing anything they decided they didn't like, just then... Skodaku for our new Dictatorship! Dave >> Edited by Mr Whippy on Sunday 26th February 23:33

I was curious what reactions would come when somebody suggested just not speeding, not breaking the law
Maybe they should legalise drunk driving too, as I used to enjoy the hell out of that years ago. Speeding down a back lane, well hammered, partying like a wild man, stolen car, loaded on acid, then they banned it all. Fascist dictators!!

[Mad Moggie]

speedchick said:

We have one of the Origin B2 ones, it also picks up laser..but like the others if it beeps for a laser, you been got!

Origin has a nice touch though - you update weekly - it has the data base of regualr mobiles as well as timetabled ones - so it beeps at these as well.

speedchick said:

Saying that, while driving around the perimeter road at Heathrow the laser alert went off, we could't see anyone pointing anything anywhere, did a u turn and came back and it went off in exactly the same spot....this was right at the end of the runway, being somewhat preturbed by this, we flagged down a passing BiB car and informed them, he got onto control, was informed that there were no police lasers in the area and so took it very seriously..... implication being that someone was messing about with a laser at the end of a runway at a very busy airport....scary scenario!

Hmm our RA did this at MIA once or twice. Think the signal bounced off something?

Oh - and I use a Tom Tom in France and radarfixe/radarfalle and bson futee are all very useful

Course - we use COAST - but what we like about the gadgets - they bleep at the school tucked down the side street and out of sight, flash a reminder of the speed limit in case you did miss the lolly by any chance - and if approaching Kengestion areas like Durham and London - it beeps to tell you in case you forgot to buy your ticket in advance

[Mad Moggie]

skodaku said:

Let's follow the example of France and ban all vehicle-borne speed "trap" detectors. Drive within the limits; save money/fuel/stress...............maybe even your or someone else's life. Sorry to be boring but buying a speed trap detector is saying "I'm going to break the law - what device will assist me best ?".

Hmmmmmm!

France has 1000 cams in whole of the Hexagon. True - their KSI has dropped - but have to say their scams are not in cash generating places as such.= in total fairness.

How did they do it then --- we have 6000 and rising deaths ... they have 1000 and lowering incidents...

Oh yes - Doh! Forgot...

They doubled the number of police officeres and set them after the drunks, the red light dodgers and the seat belt dodgers - and they fine cyclists now who refuse to have lights and helmets...

Bof! Zut Alors! Merde! Sacre Bleu! Cordon Blue ! nom d'un nom d'un nom ! Vite!

Mais c'est simple ... leeetull grrreyyyy celllzzzzzzzzzzzz!

[Soft Top]

Thanks for everyones help on this.

Will be taking the plunge soon once I've digested all your words of wisdom.

Alasdair

[paddy27]

njwc said:

I've also been looking into getting a detector and have more or less settled on the Drivesmart unit. It appears to be very well made, well featured and with good after-sales support. As well as having a GPS database it supports multiple laser detectors (and/or diffusers if you want to sail close to the wind, legally speaking ). It also has a very good online support forum, which is more than most of the other products seem to have. Their website is here, their forum is here and you can see a review of it (and others) at www.radar-detectors.co.uk

I've had the drivesmart for about 4 months now, is a great unit, like it alot.

Paddy