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07-24-2010, 10:57 PM
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#26 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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If you don't feel like driving down London Drugs has the 8500X50 (red) for 279 and the 9500i for 429. And the Solo S2 too but I'm not sure how much that one is.
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07-25-2010, 01:52 AM
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#27 | | Banned (BBM)
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Originally Posted by orange7 never had one, and never got a speeding ticket | wow u must obey the law really really well
weird how futureshop/best buy's website does not list them
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07-25-2010, 01:57 AM
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#28 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Got a V1 here, as a gift. Saved me maybe 2 tickets. A few times it didn't even go off (ie cops didn't use radar) but thankfully they got someone else. 
Common sense is best. 
My understanding for radar/laser detectors is that they're legal (but frowned upon) in BC/AB/SK, and EVERY state except VA and I think DC. Notice I'm talking about detectors, NOT jammers.
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07-25-2010, 02:48 AM
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#29 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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I have a V1. pretty much for highway use. i don't rely on my detector completely, but it's good to have on top of common sense. e.g. don't drive like larry chu.
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Alberta
Radar Detectors in Alberta: Radar detectors are legal to use in Alberta.
Laser Jammers in Alberta: Laser jammers are legal to use in Alberta.
Laser Parking Sensors in Alberta: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Alberta.
British Columbia
Radar Detectors in British Columbia: Radar detectors are legal to use in British Columbia.
Laser Jammers in British Columbia: Laser jammers are legal to use in British Columbia.
Laser Parking Sensors in British Columbia: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in British Columbia.
Labrador
Radar Detectors in Labrador: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Labrador.
Laser Jammers in Labrador: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Labrador.
Laser Parking Sensors in Labrador: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Labrador.
Manitoba
Radar Detectors in Manitoba: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Manitoba.
Laser Jammers in Manitoba: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Manitoba.
Laser Parking Sensors in Manitoba:.Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Manitoba.
New Brunswick
Radar Detectors in New Brunswick: Radar detectors are illegal to use in New Brunswick.
Laser Jammers in New Brunswick: Laser jammers are illegal to use in New Brunswick.
Laser Parking Sensors in New Brunswick:.Laser parking sensors are legal to use in New Brunswick.
Newfoundland
Radar Detectors in Newfoundland: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Newfoundland.
Laser Jammers in Newfoundland: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Newfoundland.
Laser Parking Sensors in Newfoundland: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Newfoundland.
Northwest Territories
Radar Detectors in Northwest Territories: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Northwest Territories.
Laser Jammers in Northwest Territories: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Northwest Territories.
Laser Parking Sensors in Northwest Territories: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Northwest Territories.
Nova Scotia
Radar Detectors in Nova Scotia: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Nova Scotia.
Laser Jammers in Nova Scotia: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Nova Scotia.
Laser Parking Sensors in Nova Scotia: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Nova Scotia.
Ontario
Radar Detectors in Ontario: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Ontario.
Laser Jammers in Ontario: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Ontario.
Laser Parking Sensors in Ontario: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Ontario.
Prince Edward Island
Radar Detectors in Prince Edward Island: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Laser Jammers in Prince Edward Island: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Laser Parking Sensors in Prince Edward Island: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Saskatchewan
Radar Detectors in Saskatchewan: Radar detectors are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Laser Jammers in Saskatchewan: Laser jammers are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Laser Parking Sensors in Saskatchewan: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Quebec
Radar Detectors in Quebec: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Quebec.
Laser Jammers in Quebec: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Quebec
Laser Parking Sensors in Quebec: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Quebec
Yukon Territory
Radar Detectors in Yukon Territory: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Yukon Territory.
Laser Jammers in Yukon Territory: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Yukon Territory
Laser Parking Sensors in Yukon Territory: Laser parking sensors are legal to use in Yukon Territory.
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In the US, radar detectors are only illegal in washington DC and virginia.
laser jammers are illegal in some states. http://www.guysoflidar.com/usa-laser-jammer-laws.html | |
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07-25-2010, 03:20 AM
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#30 | | Banned (ABWS)
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not to shit down on your parade but these are pretty much illegal. friend got pulled over and got fined.
don't speed and you won't need one.
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07-25-2010, 03:26 AM
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#31 | | Cool beans bro
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Originally Posted by mqr03 not to shit down on your parade but these are pretty much illegal. friend got pulled over and got fined.
don't speed and you won't need one. | Someone really needs to ban this troll.
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07-25-2010, 04:02 AM
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#32 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by mqr03 not to shit down on your parade but these are pretty much illegal. friend got pulled over and got fined.
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07-25-2010, 04:45 AM
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#33 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Not to shit on your troll parade, but you have been banned | HOLLLY FUCK FINNALLY
PRAISE SKINNYPUPP
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07-25-2010, 09:49 AM
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#34 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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wow on only 3 provinces allow radar detector..
when will BC clamp down on this?
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07-25-2010, 10:16 AM
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#35 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo wow on only 3 provinces allow radar detector..
when will BC clamp down on this? | Surprised there aren't some sort of constitutional challenges against the bans (or maybe there are and we just don't hear about them there). I know in the US, there've been a number of such challenges, which appear to have had varying success... they basically argue that (paraphrasing here, it's been a long time since I read about these cases) the Constitution guarantees people the right to receive any radio signals they want, something that was put in place to prevent the government from restricting what overseas radio people were allowed to listen to... but since radar is, after all, just radio waves, and a detector is nothing more than a receiver with a signal-strength meter, they say that falls under the same law.
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hey i heard that if you get pulled over by a cop and he see this, you get a ticket?
is this right or is it a myth??
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07-25-2010, 11:19 AM
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#36 | | Boost Lee
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I have a Passport 8500 X50 (blue) that i purchased off ebay and it has saved me many times. I have noticed that the fuzz here use the KA band much more than the rest of the frequencies. I have hit a laser trap once since being in the mainland.
Even when i an using the detector i am always scanning ahead and behind for regular and undercover fuzz.
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07-25-2010, 11:44 AM
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#37 | | I want to be a person and not an icon.
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Everyone has different opinions on this, my Valentine 1 has saved me COUNTLESS times, even in the city a lot of times cops drive around with the radar still on and when you detect "KA" anywhere just to slow down only police radars use KA but there are many "K' around as well.
Although the Valentine 1 is annoying I got used to it and learned where ALL the false alarms are "since I always drive the same routes regularly" Then you will get used to it.
Going up SFU it has saved me more than 10 times so good luck.
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07-25-2010, 01:37 PM
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#38 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Not to shit on your troll parade, but you have been banned | permanent ban pretty plz.
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07-25-2010, 02:03 PM
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I noticed I got more speeding tickets when I used a radar detector. I found I relied on it too much that I wasn't using common sense to watch out for standard speed traps. Since getting rid of it (sorry, since it was stolen out of my car a few years back), I've only gotten one speeding ticket, and it was one that a radar detector wouldn't get me out of anyway.
Mind you, my days of speeding more than a few clicks over the limit appear to be behind me now. Arriving at my destination two minutes faster just doesn't outweigh the cons.
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07-25-2010, 02:07 PM
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#40 | | private modder
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I've used a V1 and it was a nice-to-have. But I couldn't justify the cost vs benefit.
Driving smart will prevent more tickets than relying on any kind of detector.
Remember: If you're caught with a detector, the chances of the officer letting you go with a warning will plummet dramatically.
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07-25-2010, 02:09 PM
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#41 | | I wish I was where I was when I wished I was here
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Originally Posted by Eff-1
Remember: If you're caught with a detector, the chances of the officer letting you go with a warning will plummet dramatically.
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