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, cautiously driving my car at night, well within the speed limit, when out of nowhere, a police man signals me to pull over. “Is there a problem, officer?” I politely asked? According to the police officer, who was checking cars for speeding, I was 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 specificallyfrustrated me is that I was not speeding - not at all. I wasn’t even close! It appears that his radar gun was faulty. I did a significant amount of research on the topic, studied the way radar guns work, read tons of radar detector reviews, and discovered that often there is an error in the speed the radar gun reports. Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of drivers who receive a speeding ticket simply never argue when in fact they should argue their case in court (which is aware of these issues, but who has the time and patience to do this? I never did either.
Since then I’ve become somewhat of an expert on radar detectors, and consequently, dedicated much of my time to obtaining the best radar detector (in my humble opinion, the passport 9500ix). Yeah, it allows people to go pass the speed limit, but many people will do it anyway. What I consider its main benefit is it shields us from being falsely accused of driving over the speed limit. Until more accurate radar guns are manufactured, I feel this is our only way of insuring ourselves from getting speeding ticket without going over the speed limit.
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