Fudge_Brownie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Failing to keep right... while passing other cars... which the truck was also passing and then raged and passed on the right before she had a chance to merge right? Yeah, because if you're not passing them at twice their speed while flipping them off you should just sit behind them and go 45 when you'd like to go 55?Go watch the video again. For the first 45 seconds, the driver is directly next to a flatbed. Even if I'm wrong about being directly next to them, the driver passes no one for 45 seconds. In this situation, that is a long time.Some of us live in places that aren't a nanny state with no common sense.Says the man from Virginia? :lol: The only state to currently have a ban on radar detectors? A device which passively receives signals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survolvo Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Some of us live in places that aren't a nanny state with no common sense. Because there has never been a traffic hazard caused by someone using their cell phone while driving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston Slapper Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Says the man from Virginia? :lol: The only state to currently have a ban on radar detectors? A device which passively receives signals? Radar detectors do more than passively receive... how do you think radar detector detectors work if they're not picking up a transmission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeyman Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Radar detectors do more than passively receive... how do you think radar detector detectors work if they're not picking up a transmission? They were work very well, unfortunately...Yep, busted. I don't have one for that reason, and real men don't need no stinkin' radar detectors! (I could have used one last week.) 83/70. And Howard, buddy, we don't live in a nanny state, it's a nanny commonwealth. About that video, seems to me she enabled the event, the driver took the bait, and there you have it... I imagine that truck boy is probably keeping an eye out for that chick. Heck, with people, you just don't know who you're dealing with anymore. Hell hath no fury like a punked bro-truck... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Radar detectors do more than passively receive... how do you think radar detector detectors work if they're not picking up a transmission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston Slapper Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Not sure what that's for... the police here in VA and in Canada have radar detectors that are tuned to detect civilian radar detectors... and they work very well. I want to hear your theory how they're picking up a radar detector if the detector is 100% passive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Not sure what that's for... the police here in VA and in Canada have radar detectors that are tuned to detect civilian radar detectors... and they work very well. I want to hear your theory how they're picking up a radar detector if the detector is 100% passive.I'm well aware. Your picking on a redundant adjective I used as a way to ignore my point. They are still a signal receiver with some components that makes a bit of noise, in the same way an FM radio does. They are not a signal generator. Are you trying to tell me that because the emit a detectable amount of noise that it justifies their ban? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston Slapper Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm well aware. Your picking on a redundant adjective I used as a way to ignore my point. They are still a signal receiver with some components that makes a bit of noise, in the same way an FM radio does. They are not a signal generator. Are you trying to tell me that because the emit a detectable amount of noise that it justifies their ban? I'm sure it's not a huge concern otherwise it would be more common to ban them. But banning an item that has no other purpose than to try to evade law enforcement isn't really that outrageous and you can still easily get them from out of state if you really feel you need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 isn't really that outrageous and you can still easily get them from out of state if you really feel you need one.Some of us live in places that aren't a nanny state with no common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) I'm sure it's not a huge concern otherwise it would be more common to ban them. But banning an item that has no other purpose than to try to evade law enforcement isn't really that outrageous and you can still easily get them from out of state if you really feel you need one. And I think using law enforcement as a way to generate revenue is pretty outrageous, so I use the radar detector. Edited March 28, 2014 by mattsk8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston Slapper Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Banning radar detectors isn't really a nanny state thing... a nanny state prohibits things like driving without your seatbelt (yes, I know that's illegal in VA, but we were forced into that by the feds) etc. And I think using law enforcement as a way to generate revenue is pretty outrageous, so I use the radar detector. So... should we just not have speed limits at all? Or only give jail time for breaking them instead of fines? And before you go 'germany doesn't have speed limits on the autobahn' you should remember that we have much lower driver's license standards, which worse drivers on our roads, radar detectors are illegal in germany and if you get pulled for speeding where there is a limit there you have to pay the fine on the spot or get hauled off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhiteguy1 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Banning radar detectors isn't really a nanny state thing... a nanny state prohibits things like driving without your seatbelt (yes, I know that's illegal in VA, but we were forced into that by the feds) etc. So... should we just not have speed limits at all? Or only give jail time for breaking them instead of fines? And before you go 'germany doesn't have speed limits on the autobahn' you should remember that we have much lower driver's license standards, which worse drivers on our roads, radar detectors are illegal in germany and if you get pulled for speeding where there is a limit there you have to pay the fine on the spot or get hauled off. pretty sure matt's rationale is where a state like new mexico charges $120 for going 67 in a 55 work zone, and california charges $450+ for going 70 in a 55 no work zone but its okay, i'm sure the parts counter manual has a thing on speed limits so you know more than i do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston Slapper Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 but its okay, i'm sure the parts counter manual has a thing on speed limits so you know more than i do Nope, nothing about speed limits... but it does tell me that's not how you spell therefore, whoever put that as my title. I kinda miss #YOLO, I found that funnier and more embarrassing, this one is just my personality and job title, I take no offense from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN_CENA Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 This picture man, I just can't stop laughing 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 So... should we just not have speed limits at all? Or only give jail time for breaking them instead of fines? And before you go 'germany doesn't have speed limits on the autobahn' you should remember that we have much lower driver's license standards, which worse drivers on our roads, radar detectors are illegal in germany and if you get pulled for speeding where there is a limit there you have to pay the fine on the spot or get hauled off. I actually would be OK w/ no speed limits on certain roads and higher limits on others; and this isn't coming from some dumb kid that just wants to speed. Every day I drive to and from work down a rural country road where the speed limit is 55 MPH. I've never almost been killed by someone because they were speeding; its either someone texting or some senior citizen turning in front of me or pulling out in front of me when I'm going 60 MPH. The one that's truly dangerous is when one of them speeds up simply because they don't like getting passed. Curious what you're basing us having "much lower driver's license standards" and being "much worse drivers" on. My original statement was based on ridiculous fines for remedial offenses, refer back to the post "speed kills... your pocket book" (wherever it is here) for some evidence. You saying my original statement implies we should just eliminate driving laws altogether shows your level of intelligence. I have a radar detector and use it every day. I don't use it so I can go 150 all the time, everywhere I go; I use it so I can relax while I'm driving (for the most part). I don't think I'm a threat to society when I'm going 65 in a 55. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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