The Problem with Radar Guns

The first time I became interested in radar detecting products (such as a radar detector or a radar jammer) was 1994. There I was, carefully driving my automobile at night, well within the speed limit, when suddenly, a police officer signals me to stop. “Is there a problem, officer?” I politely asked? Apparently, he was checking cars for speed - and he accused me of going over the speed limit. No matter how hard I tried to convince him that I didn’t, he wouldn’t let the issue pass. And why would he?

What in particularirked me is that I was not going over the speed limit - not at all. I wasn’t even close! It appears that his radar gun was faulty. I did a major research on the subject, studied the way radar guns operate, read tons of radar detector reviews, and discovered that often there is a mistake in the speed the radar gun calculates. Of course, the vast majority of individuals who receive a speeding ticket simply give up when in fact they should argue their case in court (which is aware of these issues, but who has the time and patience to fight the system? I never did either.

Since then I’ve become somewhat of an advocate of radar detectors, and in fact, dedicated much of my time to discovering the best radar detector (in my opinion, the passport 9500ix). Yeah, it allows people to go pass the speed limit, but many people will do it anyway. What I believe is its main benefit is it protects you from being falsely accused of over speeding. Until more reliable radar guns are created, I believe this is our only way of insuring ourselves from getting speeding ticket without over speeding.