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Arthur
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Radar detectors
I'm gonna get one for my next trip.
Radio shack has a Whistler on sale for about $50 that looks like it probably covers most of the bases. Then there's a Cobra for more. What should I
look for?
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Bruce R Leech
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I used to have one a Whistler but it was a pine in the but so I gave it away. for what you spend you can pay for a couple tickets down here and you
don't need to put up with all the false alarms.
Bruce R Leech
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jrbaja
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And you might consider
going a little slower and obeying the laws!
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Sharksbaja
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they have good guns
I was tagged by a handheld near G. Negro. I got off but my detector(new) obviously did not pick them up first!
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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comitan
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sharksbaja;
What brand do you have that didn't pick them up.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Bruce R Leech
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any police even here in Baja knows to wait until you are in range before they hit you with the radar. if your gizmo's gos off it is to late anyway he
already has your speed.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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Sharksbaja
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Cobra
10 band laser. Not top o' the line but he really wasn't that far away. I think he was standing out there in a small vado and his car was not visible.
So he can wait till your close. BAM!
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Bruce R Leech
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don't wast your money just slow down and withe the money you save on gas and the gizmo you can use to have a good time when you arrive safely.l
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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BajaNomad
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Not cheap, but you get what you pay for. This is the best:
http://www.valentine1.com
--
Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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Anonymous
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Scott Valentine designed the first Escort,
the V1 is the radar of choice by many...
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Arthur
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I bought one
I just bought one on Doug's advice and used it on a ong, dull run, and I couldn't be happier.
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Cincodemayo
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Holy krap! $400 bones sounds like an awful lot for speeding
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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Arthur
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It's the peace of mind that I appreciate -- the absence of anxiety. And then every so often (but not too often) the V1 breaks the monotony with a
"bogey" to figure out.
I didn't like the price either, Cinco, and I'm pretty tight, but once on the road I didn't regret a cent of it. If you're going to get one at all, I
think, you might as well get the best. And to those who would advise me to just relax and blah, blah, blah, I would merely say that I am comfortable
with making my own decisions and living with the fallout from them.
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Tucker
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The laws are made to protect everyone (even from themselves). Speeders endanger not only themselves, but everyone they come into close proximity to.
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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Arthur
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Oh yeah. And since you're handing out free (and unsolicited) advice, what do you tell people to do when everyone else on a stretch of road is already
exceeding the speed limit, and the posted limits frequently bear no relationship to actual road conditions -- slow down to whatever's posted and teach
all of those wrong-thinkers a lesson?
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Tucker
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I don't think my last post constitutes advice, merely an observation. Feel free to kill yourself, but don't involve me in your accident.
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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bajaruby
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Well acually I like the one I have and has save both of our butts many times. Long straight roads can often let you forget to look at the odometer.
Each everytime it goes off, it has become a habit to look and see. In the states, especially in the south where everyone is going 110mph I don't
worry so much 'cause they're all passing me anyway. And in Baja I usually turn it off. There is to much beauty to miss by speeding.
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woody with a view
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now that the dust has settled a bit, where are the "traps" these days? we'll be crossing next friday early a.m. we're taking 2-3 days to get to
juanico (if the forecast teases) so no real "rush". otherwise we'll explore BCN (gulf and pacific).... we'd rather only deal with the "authorities" at
the agricultural checkpoint in G NEGRO.
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Gypsy Jan
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The crosses on the side of the road
are all silent witnesses to a story of loss.
A radar detector doesn't protect you against the inebriated/insane drivers.
The faster you go, the less time you have to react.
The police are not your enemy, they are there to protect you and everyone else on the road.
In our little patch of road (cuota and libre) between home and town (about twelve miles), we have personally seen the after effects of at least twelve
horrific accidents/rolllovers caused by excessive speed (in the daytime) and have heard of many, many more.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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latitude26n
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We don't drive fast.
It's not conducive to our vehicle and we deal with auto accidents and trauma on a daily basis in our jobs.
But we did get a radar detector for the peninsula drive.
Because:
1. Even at idle, the shear weight of our truck along with
the rotation of the earth causes us to go faster than
the posted speed limit sometimes (the 15mph zones).
2. It's hard to imagine the Federal Caminos back at the
station at the start of every shift "checking out their
gear", such as performing the necessary routine
calibration of their radar equipment to maintain
it's accuracy.
When we pick them up on the Detector, we drive a little slower than the speed limit to compensate for their equipment.
Not a guarantee, but menos hassle, the more enjoyable the trip.
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