Who uses radar?Should radar detectors be legal (as in the USA) or illegal (as in Canada)?
Uhhhh, law enforcement.Who uses radar?
They're illegal in some states in the US but not all. Why don't you find out before posting, and then posting a poll that is against radar detectors in each choice.I should clarify. They're illegal in some provinces in Canada, but not all.
I should clarify. They're illegal in some provinces in Canada, but not all.
They're illegal in some states in the US but not all. Why don't you find out before posting, and then posting a poll that is against radar detectors in each choice.
Similarly, they're illegal in certain states. They should be illegal. There is not a single purpose for them other than to help someone break the law.
One way to avoid this discussion completely is my project I'm working on for self-driving automobiles. Just for those who like to speed to get to their destination faster, note that a system of self-driving automobiles would allow us to use speeds greater than current speed limits in many areas and would prevent traffic jams.
Just as a little math to support my statement, let's suppose your job is on the weekdays and my system saves you 5 minutes getting to work. Then you'll save 52,000 minutes over the course of your standard 20 year career. Furthermore, when you are in the car you can do what you want (eat, sleep, read, etc.), so you're actually saving more.
Radar and speed camera (GPS) detectors are legal in the UK. The logic is that speed cameras are set up in places with an increased risk of speed related incidents, so the sites are freely advertised in order to reduce speeds, not catch speeders per se.
Personally I reckon the radar detectors are a waste of money, since if you can detect the radar, it's detected you, and you don't have time to slow down.
I remember reading an article about computer-driven cars. There are big tech hurdles before it's feasible. One existing technology to prevent speeding is cruise control. It's really easy to accidentally speed, especially on long trips where you can forget to pay attention to your speed. With cruise control, you can just put in what speed you want to go and it keeps it that way.
Should radar detectors be legal (as in the USA) or illegal (as in Canada)?
I remember reading an article about computer-driven cars. There are big tech hurdles before it's feasible.
If the primary concern of law enforcement is "public safety", and not revenue generation, then radar detectors should be illegal.
I think that the "law" can communicate better; also the "law" can use their head better ....nothing wrong with going 100 mph on a deserted thruway at 2 in the morn,IMO.... I'm sure that the Germans do this without a problem...
They should be perfectly legal.If LEOs can use radar guns, phone taps and what ever else then the rest of the population should be allowed to use what ever counter and detection measures they wish.
Where I live (150,000) the police have some of those mobile radar units. You know, those clunky-boxy things with the big amber/red digital readout. Trouble is, these units also have a camera which snaps a pic of your plate/tag if the readout turns red. Your ticket arrives in the mail (with pic). Have a nice day.
It boggles my mind how this doesn't violate a person's right to confront their accuser. How do you impeach the credibility of something so far removed from a person? I've gotten hit by traffic cameras before. By the time I got the ticket in the mail, a month had passed. I had absolutely no idea if I had been speeding or not. I had no practical and honest means to contest the charge against me. I had no idea if the camera was accurate, nor even if the picture was real. When you're pulled over by a cop, at least there's a person there accusing you of a crime. And when you get to court, the cop is there to testify. The only way to cross-examine an unmanned camera is for the people who built and maintain it would have to be there when you went to court. Has that ever happened?