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 car at night, well within the speed range, when out of nowhere, a police officer signals me to stop. “Is there a problem, officer?” I quietly asked? According to the police officer, who was checking cars for speeding, I was going over the speed limit. Regardless of how hard I attempted 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 going over the speed limit - not at all. I wasn’t even close! Clearly his radar gun was not working properly. I did a significant amount of research on the subject, studied the way radar guns operate, read many radar detector reviews, and found out that quite often there is a mistake in the speed the radar gun calculates. Of course, the vast majority of drivers 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 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 discovering the best radar detector (in my humble opinion, the passport 9500ix). Yes, it allows people to speed, but many people will do it anyway. What I consider its main benefit is it protects you from being falsely accused of driving over the speed limit. Until more accurate radar guns are created, I feel this is our only way of insuring ourselves from getting speeding ticket without going over the speed limit.
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