Radar Detectors

[smfcpacfp]

Scooby74,

The unit below is my Valentine One installed on my 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1:

(1) The Valentine 1 is mounted on the steering column mount (upper right in the picture).

(2) Almost dead center in the picture is the remote video display for the V1 (because of the position of the V1 in relation to your seating position, you can't see the display on the main radar unit). If you didn't to put the main unit on the windshield, you can buy a unit like that one. It has everything that the V1 has on the front of the unit, but it is about 1" deep. The V1 is unique in that it has a forward and backward facing antenna, so if you put in under the hood, you would lose some of the benefit of the rear facing antenna.

 

[Bird]

I don't think I ever met a lawbreaker who couldn't rationalize good reasons for violating the law, even if he doesn't want others to do it. However, in many places, owning a radar detector is still legal, so those who want them are welcome to own them, and as someone else posted, if an officer sees it when he stops someone, that will just about ensure a citation instead of a warning.

 

[pitt_md]

It's not just Virginia. I live just outside Gettysburg, PA and it is illegal to have one on the battlefield, just like it's illegal to have a metal detector. Get caught with one in the vehicle, even in the trunk brand new in the unopened box and your in for a nasty fine and the loss of your detector. A friend is a park ranger and informed me of that little tidbit of info. They are also illegal in Washington, DC, all military bases and in any commercial vehicle per DOT regulation 49 CFR 392.71. They are legal in New York, Minnesota and California but they also have a law that makes obstructing the windshield illegal. Stick it on the glass with one of those suction cup mounts and it becomes a problem.

I'll never understand why anyone would ever need one of them anyway. Isn't it just easier to obey the posted speed limit's? It's not only your life you take into your hands when you speed but everyone else on the road.

depends on what I'm driving. My F250 putts along great at 65-70. My sons new harley wants me to twist the gas on in the worst way....