Busted 73 in a 55 do Escort & K40 Laser work?

[skipp]

I've been reading the posts lately concerning the laser blockers. Any more commentary as to which company offers the best protection/product?

Thanks in advance

[RF5BPilot]

Without having a side-by-side test, I think the question about which is best is unanswerable...but about which Many have an opinion. Want more opinions? Just add beer.

I chose the Escort SRX. So it is "built in" with two detector/emitters in the front openings for the radiators and one over the rear license plate. I paid to have a "stealth" install where the normal display head is inside the console (I can remove a carpeted side to get to the controls) and it uses the remote speaker (under the dash). Just below the radio on the side of the compartment, there is a small button I can push to mute or change the volume of the system. Under the dash (where it is easy to reach without looking) is a toggle switch I can flick to turn it off completely. So, the only visible sign that there's anything in the car is the warning LED which was added to the platic trim collar for the warning flasher switch.

Probably 10 times in the last year I've had the laser detector warning go off. 3-4 of those times I was at a speed where it could have resulted in a ticket. Several times were on sections of road where I often drive and I never could find the source of the laser. Others turned out to be obvious LEO's ahead monitoring traffic. In no case was I pulled over. To be fair, I often drive in a "gray area" where even without a detector you may or may not get a ticket for being that far over the limit. So, I sort of hedge my bets.

I've never had the relationship with a LEO to actually go out on the road and see if his laser gun fails to show a reading the way it's supposed to (until you are within so many feet of the gun). Yet, twice, I was the only one on the road in front of the laser. I did slow immediately (trying to reduce speed before I hit the distance where the gun would overpower the emitters).

The general tests on the SRX have been good. I think the price is high. However, there were two main reasons I chose the SRX. It has been my experience that if a cop sees a detector, that tends to increase the chance of a ticket (vs. a warning) on the assumption that you intended to speed and avoid enforcement. Also, owning a Cab, I didn't want to increase the chance of someone cutting the top or damaging the interior just to steal a detector. This is probably not the right choice if you are serious about concours events. [Orient Express would know.]

There have been a number of threads on whose test to believe and which recommendations on the web are biased. I try to simply find tests from more that one source.

Part of the problem is that no matter how good the detector, there will be conditions under which you will still get a ticket for speeding. For me, that means that getting the absolute best detector available isn't as important as combining a reputable detector with prudence. So, as long as you stay within the major brands, it may be at a point where you shop more for price and features that are right for you.

[wross996TT]

Well said Pilot...I have the SR7 with shifters (essentially the SRX). It has not gone off once in over a year. But before I got it I got a nasty ticket. Mine is installed pretty stealthy...very difficult to see from the outside and quickly hideable from the inside (in the cd rack).

[Izzy]

Skipp,

The answer is to learn to drive responsibly within the limits of the law, like I do (yessim, miss Daisy..) Just kidding, but I do have the V1 with the latest software upgrades, mounted on the passenger side visor with the remote display under the dash.

It has saved me so many times, specially around Lancaster (4 speed traps this past Saturday morning), Candem, and Kershaw where the "boss hogg" hides to get Porsches going 5 over the limit and heading to CMP.... It picks up any laser or radar far away, enough for me to slow down and let some poor soul pass me to get the ticket (I always warn them, but...). So very happy with the V1 in my case. The few people I know have an emitter/blocker where less than satisfied.

[skipp]

thanks for the info guys...

i have the v1...just looking for laser blocker

[PTEC]

What part of town were you driving in where they got you with laser? I've always been under the impression they use laser mostly in the city. Anyone got any good sources on that? I've got a V1 and I swear by it, its saved me countless times when I'm out in the middle of where doing 25 over. I usually don't speed in the city (well, 10-15 over max) and I always thought I could avoid the laser in the city.

Edited July 22, 2007 by PTEC