Is there such thing as a "Police Car detector" - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

V6LE · 06-12-2003, 02:26 AM

Hey guys,

Is there any kind of unit available that could sense police cars?? Radio frequencies or something??

Anyone?

Mike,

prophesized · 06-12-2003, 02:37 AM

radar detectors

V6LE · 06-12-2003, 02:38 AM

Radar detectors dont detect police cars, only the laser or radar being shot at it.

angelox · 06-12-2003, 08:52 AM

radar detectors are useless,
police have like 5 different types they use, on and off and it's almsot impossible to detect the passive ones. their technology is updated and updated regularly...
and nowadays they even have those stupid Vans (montana's & winstars') that pull ppl over......so here's the thing

don't speed when theres no guard rail on the highway, and forget the city streets (ya u streetracers) street racing is gay anyway, it's those idiots who boot it down the school zones who make the rest of us look bad.

prophesized · 06-12-2003, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by V6LE
Radar detectors dont detect police cars, only the laser or radar being shot at it.

i know and there is almost always a police car with the radar

rayray · 06-13-2003, 02:59 AM

i actually have one... it's the TH model radar.

everytime i see a Tim Hortons shop... i know there's a cop around. never fails.

-rayray

angelox · 06-13-2003, 08:30 AM

Quote:

i actually have one... it's the TH model radar.

everytime i see a Tim Hortons shop... i know there's a cop around. never fails.

-rayray

hahaha

[SMAN] · 06-13-2003, 12:36 PM

In my experience around here the local cops in my town usually drive with thier radar on. it is a very strong and wide band radar that i can usually pick up a couple of hundred feet away. When i move up to some of the other towns with more money to spend and newer cars, i find that they actyakky have lazer in the front of their car. This is much harder to pick up cause i usually don't know till i get in the path of the beam. MA state troupers have a wide range Radar in the BACK of their cars so they can get u without facing u and have a very narrow (1 lane wide) radar in the front. Along with that they also have VG-2 Radar guns that are the newest form of laser guns and are next to impossible to pick up. I get fired at and a lot of the time my detector doesn't even blink. However, when i am up in VT, you will find that EVERY cop leaves their front radar on, even when they are parked and not in the car. I'll drive by the bank and my detector will go off. and sure enough, there is an empty cop car. But even the state troopers leave their radar on. It's like they want to give us a chance!