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[agentsteel53]

oddly, I've never gotten pulled over in New York.  I've always thought of Virginia as being the king of speeding tickets, with their "we will murder the entire family of anyone who thinks about radar detectors" laws.

[hbelkins]

I am surprised some entrepreneur has not come up with an undetectable radar detector that can be remote-mounted with a hidden detector unit and a separate, easily-hidden or detached display/warning unit.

[bugo]

I am surprised some entrepreneur has not come up with an undetectable radar detector that can be remote-mounted with a hidden detector unit and a separate, easily-hidden or detached display/warning unit.

Back in the '90s, I saw an ad in Car and Driver for a radar detector that was built into the dash.  The detector itself was mounted in the grille.

[1995hoo]

I am surprised some entrepreneur has not come up with an undetectable radar detector that can be remote-mounted with a hidden detector unit and a separate, easily-hidden or detached display/warning unit.

I think you can remote-mount a lot of detectors, though with some of them you'd lose some functionality. The Valentine One doesn't show up when cops use the VG-2 "radar detector detector," but if you tried to remote-mount a V1 and then use their optional concealed display module you'd lose one of the V1's best features, the rear-facing antenna that tells you if the radar's coming from behind your car (and it does work–I had a cop trailing me down I-59 in Georgia hitting me with instant-on the whole way....you'd think when I locked my cruise control on 68 mph he would have realized I knew he was there). V1's concealed display is nice at night, though, moves all the lights to a location of your choosing; if you have a manual-shift car, the shift boot can hide even the concealed display's lights fairly well if you just put the thing on the end of the lighter plug.

[mightyace]

Today, you don't necessarily need a special receiver.  The detector could transmit via Bluetooth to a smart phone (iPhone, Android) or a laptop.

I have a OBD2 code reader that sends data to a phone this way!

[hbelkins]

I am surprised some entrepreneur has not come up with an undetectable radar detector that can be remote-mounted with a hidden detector unit and a separate, easily-hidden or detached display/warning unit.

Back in the '90s, I saw an ad in Car and Driver for a radar detector that was built into the dash.  The detector itself was mounted in the grille.

I remember seeing plans and instructions on how to disassemble some of the most popular radar detectors of the day (myself, I had a Fuzzbuster back then) and put the receiver in the grille and the warning indicators up front. May have been in Popular Mechanics.

[MrDisco99]

oddly, I've never gotten pulled over in New York.  I've always thought of Virginia as being the king of speeding tickets, with their "we will murder the entire family of anyone who thinks about radar detectors" laws.

Virginia... that's the state that just bumped the speed limit on some interstates to 70, but still has a reckless driving statute for anything over 80mph.

I typically set my cruise for 10 over, which usually sets me up with the flow of traffic and I almost never have a problem with getting pulled over.  I got pulled over in Virginia by a cop who said he clocked me doing 81 and got a reckless driving ticket.  I had to hire a lawyer to get it reduced in absentia because I don't live in Virginia.

Lesson learned, set cruise to 75 in Virginia.  And oh yeah... I hate Virginia.

[Takumi]

When I see police pull someone over on the interstate in Virginia, 9 times out of 10 it's someone from out of state. They see such drivers as less likely to fight anything. I will agree that they're unnecessarily rough in general, despite not having any firsthand experience with them. I once heard of someone who got pulled for going LEGAL SPEED in a then recently extended 65 zone. The officer's apparent excuse was that the 65 zone began after the next exit, that the sign had been placed in the wrong spot, and that it was going to be fixed soon. The ticket was overturned and the 65 zone still begins and ends in the same spot 3 years later.

[vdeane]

oddly, I've never gotten pulled over in New York.  I've always thought of Virginia as being the king of speeding tickets, with their "we will murder the entire family of anyone who thinks about radar detectors" laws.

There are many factors.  End of the month and peak travel days see a lot more tickets, as do roads with underposted limits (such as a section of NY 12 that's 30 for 500 FEET on either side of a traffic light in Alexandria Bay).

[agentsteel53]

I typically set my cruise for 10 over, which usually sets me up with the flow of traffic and I almost never have a problem with getting pulled over.  I got pulled over in Virginia by a cop who said he clocked me doing 81 and got a reckless driving ticket.  I had to hire a lawyer to get it reduced in absentia because I don't live in Virginia.

Lesson learned, set cruise to 75 in Virginia.  And oh yeah... I hate Virginia.

I got nailed for 73 in a 65 literally 200 feet over the stateline on I-81.  West Virginia (speed limit 70) was very helpful in putting up "speed limit 65 ahead" yellow diamonds, but I didn't realize their urgency, so I was slowly dropping from 76 in a 70, and at the very first overpass, it appears my speed was still 73.

[bugo]

I typically set my cruise for 10 over, which usually sets me up with the flow of traffic and I almost never have a problem with getting pulled over.  I got pulled over in Virginia by a cop who said he clocked me doing 81 and got a reckless driving ticket.  I had to hire a lawyer to get it reduced in absentia because I don't live in Virginia.

Lesson learned, set cruise to 75 in Virginia.  And oh yeah... I hate Virginia.

I got nailed for 73 in a 65 literally 200 feet over the stateline on I-81.  West Virginia (speed limit 70) was very helpful in putting up "speed limit 65 ahead" yellow diamonds, but I didn't realize their urgency, so I was slowly dropping from 76 in a 70, and at the very first overpass, it appears my speed was still 73.

Nice way to welcome tourists to Virginia.  If that happened to me, I wouldn't spend a penny that I didn't have to in the state.  If I ever visit that area of the country, I'll fill up in NC or WV or MD and not buy anything in VA.

[Takumi]

The hypocritical part of it is that the cops have no qualms going 95 MPH to catch up and pull you.

Having said that, the local cops (Colonial Heights and Chesterfield County) are the ones that have usually been the most hostile to me and others I know.

[kphoger]

if I'm passing a car, and I'm going 72, and there are 6 or 7 cars behind me trying to go 75, and I get over to let them by

I'd probably speed up to 75.  likely even 80, depending on the speed limit.  probably not 90, though - that's just asking for a bit too much politeness.

But I wouldn't really be too worried about taking it up to 90 mph if you're doing so to accommodate faster traffic.  Cops don't usually pull over the first car in a string but one from the back.  And, if you do so and then slow down after getting into the right lane, any cop would reasonably go after the faster car; if both/all of you slow down after seeing him clocking you, and you end up being the one being pulled over, you have the perfect story to talk yourself out of a ticket:  avoiding a high-speed rear-end collision.

[MrDisco99]

I got nailed for 73 in a 65 literally 200 feet over the stateline on I-81.  West Virginia (speed limit 70) was very helpful in putting up "speed limit 65 ahead" yellow diamonds, but I didn't realize their urgency, so I was slowly dropping from 76 in a 70, and at the very first overpass, it appears my speed was still 73.

I'm actually headed that way in a few months.  I'll remember to be extra careful.