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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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Long story short, until Virginians stand up and demand change from their representatives, we'll continue to pay this unofficial tax, and their wallets will continue to get fatter.
Maybe some insane guy will go off on the FFC PD and take out a few meter maids. Who knows.
Old Sep 24, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by LoWPRoFiLE
Maybe some insane guy will go off on the FFC PD and take out a few meter maids. Who knows.
That usually results in them cracking down on us even more . Allow me to better illustrate my point...

From http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...3553&ran=83523

Fines raised for reckless driving, speeding on I-95 stretch
By HEATHER GREENFIELD, Associated Press

"State trooper Mike Counts said in just two months, officers have made 900 arrests along I-95 in Richmond and 1,000 arrests on I-81. They have also seen a decrease in fatalities.

He hopes for the same in northern Virginia, which represents about 6 percent of the I-95 corridor in the state, but has 13 percent of the accidents."

Nuff said
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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sorry to hear all your sobb storys about rd detectors but if you werent speeding you wouldent need one.....and its not the dectors fault that people get tickets ...its their l=ead foot ............a cops radar is not constantly on. they have triggers and can turn it on at last minuet and your dector is useless....so why get one they are useless.....
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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sorry to hear all your sobb storys about rd detectors but if you werent speeding you wouldent need one.....and its not the dectors fault that people get tickets ...its their l=ead foot ............a cops radar is not constantly on. they have triggers and can turn it on at last minuet and your dector is useless....so why get one they are useless.....

oh, they're useless?
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thats what i said.....dont get but hurt over it
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by harveybirdman
thats what i said.....dont get but hurt over it
Oh, you mean butt hurt?

You're spewing ignorance. If radar detectors were useless, no one would bother running them. In other states, they've saved my ass a number of times.

I almost agreed with something you said though.. You should definitely not rely on a radar detector to save your ass, but it sure as hell doesn't make them ineffective or useless like you seem to think. Not everyone that uses them does so because they're doing something wrong or breaking the law. I'm not saying that's not the case the majority of the time, but that's not ALWAYS the case.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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they are still useless...drive the speed limit and youll have no worries of getting a ticket.."for doing something you should not be doing in the first place" when you do speed do you think about the other peoples lives if you were loose control ......explane that one.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by harveybirdman
they are still useless...drive the speed limit and youll have no worries of getting a ticket.."for doing something you should not be doing in the first place" when you do speed do you think about the other peoples lives if you were loose control ......explane that one.
I'm done talking to you.

When you're able to spell and speak basic english, get back to me, and we'll have a debate about radar.
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oh and there should not be an anycase situation.....speeding is speeding and if you get caught wooptyfuckingdo you deserve what you get...and if you get pulled with an RD the cop should take it from you because you were stupid enuff to buy a 70-150$ piece of plastic that blinks and beeps when a cop is near.....its stupid i have other things ill spend my money on like gasand my time typing about mundane stupid shit is over....its plane and simple if you "run one " your a moron ....heres your sign im done
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Default Re: VA Radar Detectors - who runs one?

Originally Posted by harveybirdman
oh and there should not be an anycase situation.....speeding is speeding and if you get caught wooptyfuckingdo you deserve what you get...and if you get pulled with an RD the cop should take it from you because you were stupid enuff to buy a 70-150$ piece of plastic that blinks and beeps when a cop is near.....its stupid i have other things ill spend my money on like gasand my time typing about mundane stupid shit is over....its plane and simple if you "run one " your a moron ....heres your sign im done
You my friend are a fucking idiot. I SPEED. I LOVE IT. I purchased a piece of plastic that cost $425 and don't regret that decision for even a second. Every time I drive the car it is mounted in, it pays for itself.

Radar detectors are far from useless. The terminology that you are referring to is called "instant on". Ever thought that the cop could be doing it to a car a mile or so ahead of you? Think that the detector will pick that up and warn you?

Stop spending your money on your car, go get an education and learn to spell and maybe think logically before you come spewing ignorant stupidity.

and begin...........



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