those of you in va: thoughts on having a radar detector?
10-27-2004, 06:57 AM
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Cop stopped me for stopping beyond the white line at an intersection
So he didn't need to hit me with radar and didn't set off my V1. He was already right behind me when I saw him, so I didn't have a chance to unplug and put it away. He was a d!ck about it, told me I'd 'never get it back, it's gonna be marked for destruction' and told me not to bother coming to court. Good thing I researched that law, or else I'd have just listened to him.
10-27-2004, 07:27 AM
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Well, there is probable cause
if they think you're running a detector, if they want to risk justifying a federal offense in court, they can open the box and take it.
Tough call for a $50 ticket and 0 points....if I believed there were drugs in the container, that'd be a different story.
Tough call for a $50 ticket and 0 points....if I believed there were drugs in the container, that'd be a different story.
10-27-2004, 08:23 AM
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I've had my V1 for about year w/o any problems. *knock on wood*
When I have been pulled over i just yank it down and stash it. (But i haven't been pulled over for speeding yet). IIRC, they no longer confiscate it. They'll just write you a ticket. I've been meaning to wiring in a kill switch so that if i get pulled over i just kill the V1. If they say that it had to be out of reach, I just say it is hardwired in and hope that the convo ends at that.