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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (30094)	3/2/2003 9:54:45 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

I used to have and use one. Saved me from many tickets. BUT they are mostly not useful any more. Two reasons: Some cops now use lidar- -essentially radar, but in the optical range. Radar detectors won't react to them because they are not in a radar frequency band. And the second reason applies to them too. The second reason is that cops have almost entirely switched from CW to instant-on radar. The old CW radars put out constant, always-on radar frequency energy and the radar detector would pick that up and react before the cop could get a reliable speed reading. You had time to brake and if you were quick the final reading he would get would be within the speed limit. The instant-on radars are normally off. The detector doesn't give an early reaction- -nothing to react to. The cops sees you, aims the gun, and quickly has his reading- -before you can slow much even if you see him. Progress. :-)