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srothstein wrote:

sjfcontrol wrote:

davidtx wrote:
What I really, really want is something to tell me what the speed limit is at the moment and warns me if I'm over. 70 daytime, 65 night, 65 trucks, speed limit changes that are obscure and obviously there for revenue enhancement. School zones with side street entrances in the middle....

Hmm, sounds like an interesting GPS/mapping application. Though be careful what you wish for. Once the computer knows both your speed, and the applicable speed limit, it could be made to tattle on you!

It could also be used as a governor on the motor without your desire.

davidtx wrote:
What I really, really want is something to tell me what the speed limit is at the moment and warns me if I'm over. 70 daytime, 65 night, 65 trucks, speed limit changes that are obscure and obviously there for revenue enhancement. School zones with side street entrances in the middle....

Excaliber wrote:

gregthehand wrote:A lot of people who get pulled over when asked if their radar detector went off say no. I use to just use what we called the trigger on the radar so I didn't have to leave it running just for that reason. When I observed a car speeding I could just hit that button on the top of the remote and it locked in their speed. If someone had a detector it would come across as a half a second beep.

Just to add a little humor what I sometime found amusing was sitting at a light behind someone with a radar detector in view of me. You can hit the same button I mentioned above and make their radar ping over and over again. If you're really good you can tone out different songs like shave and a haircut, etc. Drives them crazy and they usually turn it off.

The musical "ping" definitely made me smile. I wish that had been available when I was in uniform......

Of course, we had our own repertoire of options, some of which would most likely be frowned on today but were OK back then.

Abraham wrote:The rent-a-cops at The Galleria ride Segways - you might have asked him if one can outrun a shoplifter...

Or, suggest you both wait for a "real" policeman to sort things out...and when the genuine article shows up, ask him/her what the punishment is for impersonating an LEO...that is of course if the "pretend LEO" was willing to wait...

USA1 wrote:[
BTW , I don't use a radar detector to break the law. I use it to keep me from breaking the law.