yes i have searched but didnt find what i wanted to know... Does any1 know if overseas radar detectors work here on our australian roards? and do the cheap 1s work or am i betta of gettin a descent 1?
in all honesty it'd be best not to speed only takes one cop with his radar off to notice you fly past and thats it. look up beltronics, also apparently the cops where plotting to bring in the uk spec radars but as it stands each country uses one band or another, ask at a local audiocom. also note they're looking to ban them so i dont know what the go is there.
All overseas detectors work fine here in Aus. Newer one's can be selected to turn off certain frequencies. For example you can shut off X band so you don't have to deal with it going off everytime you go past automatic doors and the like. If you're on the East coast then all detectors are detectable by Stalcar radar detector detectors and there are dedicated cops who solely drive around to pick up detector users. VG2 immunity does not stop you from being detected by the Stalcar!
True dat - you'll get picked up by a detector detector, and that can cost big $$ My brother had his confiscated and a $1000 fine in NSW, and that was 10years ago. Also, they are near useless on LIDAR (the long range of LIDAR and the fact there is virtually no scatter) So by the time you detect LIDAR the cop already has your speed. Also, with fixed cameras, the signal is quite weak, so again, you'll have been pinged before you detect it. They are illegal in all states except WA iirc.
yer i live in west aust an got flashed for the second time last night. i was only over the limit by 10kph. should slow down but not use to livin in near tha city yet
whistler radar the best on the market have been for 30 years other brands bell probably the only to i'd look at look for creative electronics
Just don't speed is the CHEAPEST and best option available on the market. The whole Speeding Kills campaign with the TAC is true with what they say. I know this for a fact from watching comparisons on a Defence Driving Course. Plus less speeding = less fuel consumption.. everyones a winner
what u say is very true however revenue raising is just revenue raising if only state gov's see it that way:whistling
Yeah, it is revenue raising.. however.. they won't raise so much revenue if people stuck to the limit.
all radar detctors are easily detectible because the cops just hit you with a short burst of radar and then they take you speed. so therefore if you brake in between the bursts you willl be searched for a detector. simple and effective.
My old man bouht one over seas, used it in his vs.... anyways it was suposed to be undetctable as they all say.... coming back to syd from melb coppers drove past lights on, u -turn, chase pull over. guns out up to the car. old lady was alseep in the back i was driving, dad half asleep. Once the coppers settled, they told us bout them.... the main use for ppl having them is so they can chuck drugs etc or woteva they are traffcing out of the car or hide them b4 being pulled over. and of course speeding. anways after a big fine we were off. this bout 4yrs ago. but the cops couldhave booked me for driving with a speed evasion device, old man for supplying one(as its illegal to supply), and dad again for owning one. expesive lessons, i know today the fines are bigger and im sure its points off as well. not worth it in my opinion.:w00t:
rader detectors just encourage stupidity. if you feel you need to have one you shouldnt be on the road
Wow thats a big call, no one needs high HP engines or 19inch rims but people sill have them, and mates proberbly encourage more stupitity that most things so should we not drive with them either, I have been overtaken when doing the speed limit by more cars without radar detectors that with them.
ok, hows this... why dont you tell me why radar detectors are useful and what advantages a car fitted with one has over a car that doesnt have one. but here is the catch... it has to be legal :thumbsup:
Hows what? what have the usefullness and advantages got to do with encouraging stupidity or needing/not needing one, nothing? which argument or statement are you putting forward?. Radar detectors are legal in WA so concidering that the person who asked the question lives in WA they do come in useful. Last I knew 19" rims and tyres on a ute was illegal due to the insufficent load rating on the tyres, if I am wrong I stand corrected if they are illegal then either people in glass housed shouldnt throw stones, but prove me wrong and an appology is all yours. All the guy asked was advice on radar detectors, which last post I forgot to mention was I have had overseas radar detectors and they work fine, would the same comments have been said if he was asking about a 19/20 inch set of rims? I doubt it.
