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Who has been pulled over with...Valentine One Or. Passport 8500 X50

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Old May 12, 2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jcnel_evo8
I sure wish citizens would band together more, and push POP mode out. Its a poor excuse for a radar gun. The valentine one site has a pretty detailed explanation of it.

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Ya, from what I've read, even MPH industries suggests in the manual of those devices that the results of a POP bogey or "instant on" is not reliable and should be used in conjuction with "other" methods to more accurately determine speed.
Old May 12, 2006, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by boozeup&riot
Ya, from what I've read, even MPH industries suggests in the manual of those devices that the results of a POP bogey or "instant on" is not reliable and should be used in conjuction with "other" methods to more accurately determine speed.
Getting an officer to produce documentation / notes / a video in court over HIS/HER consistent and accurate use of radar in court is an uphill battle ... most cops like to see a pretty generated number and then pull you over. They're sometimes more interested in the "chase" and the "conversation" than getting a consistent reading.

Personally ... I'd get a radar detector ... they're more information to you to be more aware of what's going on around you.

Good Luck,

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Old May 12, 2006, 05:06 PM
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i got pulled over this last sunday with the escort passport x50. yes it was going off, but i was on a bad winding road and the cop was just over the hill she had no problem writing me my ticket
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Originally Posted by sandm
I don't think that they ever will be, as laser is not a "frequency", but a beam of light. they cannot outlaw a device that shoots a beam of light back, otherwise all the annoying keychain lasers, laser sights on guns, etc will also now be outlawed.

I have an x50, and have learned to pretty much ignore the old 80's "x" band radar, as 99.9% of the time, it's a falsie. wonder how many tickets could be written if a cop went back into the vault at the station and grabbed an old school xband gun? I would believe that most drivers out there are like me, and don't respond to most xband threats...

btw, good point on the $100 to tell me where it is. when ka goes off, I don't care, on go the brakes..
As already stated, lasers are indeed a frequency. And there is a difference between LIDAR guns and laser pointers. Laser pointers use a frequency of light that is visible by the naked eye.
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Originally Posted by evo4g63awd
i got pulled over this last sunday with the escort passport x50. yes it was going off, but i was on a bad winding road and the cop was just over the hill she had no problem writing me my ticket
sara u got a ticket. you bad girl u.. i cant believe u couldnt get out of it. most those female cops are dykes anyhow. i am sure u could have mad her blush how mch was the ticket?
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i got one ticket in my evo so far when it was equipped with the Valentine 1...last summer....undercover spotted a whole caravan of us heading down a pretty dead highway and gave chase...dont even think he used a radar/laser or i would have saved us all
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Originally Posted by spdrcr456
sara u got a ticket. you bad girl u.. i cant believe u couldnt get out of it. most those female cops are dykes anyhow. i am sure u could have mad her blush how mch was the ticket?
no, i think she had it set out for me. ticket was 125 otd with traffic school, oh well here goes another 4 hour class.
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sorry to hear that. i havent gotten a ticket in like 7 yrs. plenty of warnings though
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