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Originally Posted by jdandy
Craig.......I appreciate the kind words. Do you use a radar detector in your vehicle? I am curious who uses radar detection, what models, and what the experiences have been.
Before retiring I always used company vehicles and put 60,000+ miles on them each year running between the home office in Florida and various projects in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, and Texas. It took me a lot of windshield time to coordinate people and projects that required my presence, often for extended periods. When driving that many miles per year, a lot of it on Interstates highways and state roads, I did not waste much time getting from project to project or back to the home office, or back home. By not wasting time I mean I usually drove over the posted speed limit by 15 to 20 mph nearly every place I drove. A radar detector was a survival tool. There were a few times in all those years where I got caught on radar with instant-on and the Highway Patrol or State Troopers were well hidden. I paid some big tickets and once got up to 9 points on my license in a 12 month period. 12 points in a year is when Florida takes your license for a substantial time period. But for the times I got caught and ticketed there were hundreds of times my radar detector alerted me with enough time to reduce my speed to the speed limit before I was actually in the zone where my speed could be clocked with radar. Like I said, a radar detector was a necessary survival tool and using one saved me thousands of dollars in fines and my driver's license. Now a radar detector is just a signalling device I feel comfortable driving with to capture my attention and help me remain safe. The high speed days are behind me.
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Hi Dan,
No, I have never used a Radar Detector. I probably, No, have, been lucky through the years but much like you, I don’t push the limits on the streets. I save that for my track driving.
Between racing in the 24hrs of LeMons and track days, I am getting my fill of high speed driving.
I do use WAZE when on the interstate. I find it pretty useful.
Craig
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