Police detector?
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From: California
Police detector?
I remember there use to be apps to detect police near by when gps became a thing on phones. I just recenlty took care of a speeding ticket. I have the ram mount so i thought id try one of those apps out. Just have it up running while on the bike. I downloaded the waz app to try it out. But it dont seem to work to good or i dont know what im doing. It seems to work through participation of other user. I live in the central valley of cali. So maybe there isnt enough participants if any at all.
Does anyone use something like tgis for police detection? Any good apps? Or some kind of radar device would be better im guessing.
Does anyone use something like tgis for police detection? Any good apps? Or some kind of radar device would be better im guessing.
Last edited by Gil Aguilar; Apr 21, 2018 at 11:18 AM.
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From: Costa Mesa
Yes, waze uses user contributed reports for their police notifications so if you are in an area where it isn't popular, you're out of luck. In southern California freeways, I find it very useful.
Only very spendy units work all that well for LIDAR detection, which is what CHP tends to use to clock your speed. And even with those units, by the time it notifies you that officer will probably already have your speed. No one method is very comprehensive, for example guys doing the cannonball run use apps like waze, radar detectors, and LIDAR detectors all together to avoid police.
Only very spendy units work all that well for LIDAR detection, which is what CHP tends to use to clock your speed. And even with those units, by the time it notifies you that officer will probably already have your speed. No one method is very comprehensive, for example guys doing the cannonball run use apps like waze, radar detectors, and LIDAR detectors all together to avoid police.
Yes, waze uses user contributed reports for their police notifications so if you are in an area where it isn't popular, you're out of luck. In southern California freeways, I find it very useful.
Only very spendy units work all that well for LIDAR detection, which is what CHP tends to use to clock your speed. And even with those units, by the time it notifies you that officer will probably already have your speed. No one method is very comprehensive, for example guys doing the cannonball run use apps like waze, radar detectors, and LIDAR detectors all together to avoid police.
Only very spendy units work all that well for LIDAR detection, which is what CHP tends to use to clock your speed. And even with those units, by the time it notifies you that officer will probably already have your speed. No one method is very comprehensive, for example guys doing the cannonball run use apps like waze, radar detectors, and LIDAR detectors all together to avoid police.
Since moving to California, and getting my first LIDAR ticket, I decided RD is basically useless.
LIDAR jammers are illegal in California, so you really only have one option to avoid tickets.
I agree with @cggorman, keep it at 80 or lower and police generally won't bother you.
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I'd rather be on the lookout for the douchebag using their phone while driving to update Waze that there's a cop up ahead as opposed to the LEO. In my book, using or supporting a program that elicits info in this way (given so many drivers are the only one in the vehicle) is counter-productive to being a motorcycle rider. You can't cry foul when you're part of the problem.
Last edited by Campy Roadie; Apr 23, 2018 at 07:54 AM.
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LIDAR? Laser or something new?
We're very slow on the East Coast with the newer technology, especially in the smaller towns.
We're very slow on the East Coast with the newer technology, especially in the smaller towns.
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I've used a variety of RD, from the Valentine 1, to the Escort 9500ix...in my car.
Since moving to California, and getting my first LIDAR ticket, I decided RD is basically useless.
LIDAR jammers are illegal in California, so you really only have one option to avoid tickets.
I agree with @cggorman, keep it at 80 or lower and police generally won't bother you.
Since moving to California, and getting my first LIDAR ticket, I decided RD is basically useless.
LIDAR jammers are illegal in California, so you really only have one option to avoid tickets.
I agree with @cggorman, keep it at 80 or lower and police generally won't bother you.
Waze is OK. It depends where you are. Busier areas are obviously more likely to have accurate/current info because more people go by and there is a higher chance a few of those people are on waze. I also found the false alarms annoying because people dont tend to clear out the alerts if they drive by and theres no cop.
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From: St. Louis, MO
Yes it is laser. You can usually tell the difference as the officer will be aiming the LIDAR at traffic with his eye to the unit as opposed to just generally pointing it in the direction of traffic. The LIDAR is a lot more accurate in getting the correct vehicle as there is an aiming dot that is placed on the target vehicle. Once the trigger is pulled, it will give the speed of the targeted vehicle. The spread on LIDAR is very narrow when compared to radar. So if it is aimed at the car next to you, more than likely your LIDAR detector will not alert. And as it's instant on, if your vehicle is targeted, the LIDAR operator more than likely has your speed already if/when your detector alerts.
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From: Ashburn, VA
In my car, I have Waze on all the time and it has saved me from countless tickets, especially on I-95.
On the Street Bob, the cops seem to just give thumbs up no matter what speed I am riding. However, when I ride a sport bike, the same cops are all up in my business like I'm guilty of something.
Like was said above, the best option is to slow down if the cops are harassing you. Sometimes that does not prevent the unwanted attention but at least you won't get busted for speeding.
On the Street Bob, the cops seem to just give thumbs up no matter what speed I am riding. However, when I ride a sport bike, the same cops are all up in my business like I'm guilty of something.
Like was said above, the best option is to slow down if the cops are harassing you. Sometimes that does not prevent the unwanted attention but at least you won't get busted for speeding.