Radar detectors/laser solutions

Reading the latest issue of Forza magazine, saw an ad for a top radar detector/laser device.

I never owned a radar detector and never had a speeding ticket. But with local governments needing more and more money, who knows if they can set up stupid unfair traps…

Do you use radar detectors, do you recommend owning one? Is it really legal to use also use a laser to scramble a radar?

The ad was about the Uniden R9: do you own one, what’s your review?

 

Perfect, thanks. I’m going to visit the website and learn more about radar detectors and which one to buy.

 

Thank you very much! I enjoy watching videos about all types of cars and brands. I thought Fchat members might be interested but did not know that the various threads would become so popular (especially German + British + Italian brands other than Ferrari).

 

enjoy them!

Plenty to read on the website you mentioned. I saw that the Uniden R9 mentioned in my original post is the best performing device according to the website. Will read more and then make a decision.

I also need to read more about the laser option (it’s really legal to scramble a radar? )

 

I’ll check the device you mentioned. However a device in FL cannot have a laser. After checking the law in Florida, radars are allowed (detecting police radars) but not laser (interfering with a police equipment), therefore if we buy a radar detector, it would certainly not have a laser option (illegal in FL).

Which leads me to the following question: I read radar detectors (no laser) are not good against police lasers (contrary to regular police radars), is it true? Because if it is, why bother spending hundreds of dollars to buy a device that is almost worthless against a laser gun used by the Police?

 

Thank you for the information

 

A device that also detects police laser (not just a regular police radar) sounds great. Will also do some research about Redline.

 

Thank you for the explanation. So, back to my earlier post: a radar/laser detector would work well if the Police is using a regular radar, but not if they use a laser (too late to catch it). Jammers are illegal in Florida. So, buying a device may equal a significant number of times when a laser radar is detected too late (meaning the radar detector serves no purpose). Going to do some research on how prevalent Police laser radars are in South Florida/Florida compared to regular Police radar (if such information is available).

 

Great

 

Thank you.

 

Were you able to ask your friends? Curious about the answers if they do not mind telling you (including how prevalent Police laser radars are in South Florida/Florida compared to regular Police radar).

 

+1 +1

 

Thank you for the information. I noticed your friend did not know if a laser jammer was legal or not (”need to ask the traffic unit”). I had lunch today with an acquaintance who is an attorney and she said that laser jammers interfere with law enforcement’s devices and are illegal in the State of Florida (severe penalties).

So, if most police officers use laser (confirmed by your friend), then buying a radar detector has no value as they cannot warn in advance about a police laser: when the warning arrives, the police laser has already did its job. Only a jammer can stop a police laser but it’s illegal in FL based on the attorney.
Therefore, everyone in FL who already bought a device with a laser jammer should be very careful.