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I have a radar detector that works great. My idea is to mount an external light that would activate when the radar detector receives a signal. This light would alert other drivers of the presence of an officer. The light would be made of white, opaque plastic with blue and red light bulbs mounted
behind the plastic. When radar is detected the lights would turn on for a few seconds and then turn off.
This way people speeding with me, driving behind me, would know why I have to all-of-the-sudden have to brake.
Apparently better idea (verbatium to this one)
Visble_20Radar_20Detector
No disrespect [21], I just don't understand all the [-] votes [evilpenguin, Oct 17 2007]
You OK? Sukky Sukky one dollar.
http://en.wikipedia...r_detector#Legality
A simple illustration that not all US rights/responsibilties apply the world over [4whom, Oct 17 2007]
[link]
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Why do you care about those scofflaws?
Let em get pulled over. You can nod
sanctimoniously as you pass them. |
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Tremendous vocabulary utilization, SIr |
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speeding: illegal
radar detectors: illegal
Notification to criminals of police activity = obstruction of justice: illegal
let he who is without sin cast the first stone: bad advice, here have a stone. |
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//let he who is without sin cast the first stone: bad advice, here have a stone// I don't understand the relevance to my idea... |
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Relevance; typically not necessary, but here it is. I will bet that most people that castigate the speeders of the world, have, at least at one point in their own driving histories, sped. I am one such. However this does not stop me from hurling a bone in your general direction. |
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//Why do you care about those scofflaws?// If you are breaking suddenly, it makes sense to warn others around you - however, on a practical level, it might not be best to light yourself up like a Christmas tree just as you pass the ever watchful eye of the law. |
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ps. Spelling breaking like that in this context, looks weird - should it be brakeing, or braking or something like that? |
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You are of course welcome to bone any, or all, of my submissions, provided you supply a response. |
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"breaking suddenly" is always a concern, not limited to transportation endeavours. "braking suddenly" on the other hand... |
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Ahh yes, you spotted it too - I was just pondering that very same thing. |
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[21_quest] great idea, huh? |
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[21 Quest] US centric, at a guess. |
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[21 Quest] see link.
"US centric" implies that you apply US rules to your decision-making process (reticant to use the plural here). Sometimes the rest of the world may disagree. The legality of this specific device calls your perspective into question. Legal there, not legal in <as detailed by link>. You will find, also, that many countries prohibit the divulgance of police activity to criminal elements, as an obstruction of justice, including the freedom press (and their rights, or lack thereof). |
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<Devil's advocate>
"Hey, Mr Capone, the police have set a roadblock for you that way. Take the next left, you'll escape them." Surely there is a moral case for not working against the police as they look to catch criminals? </da> |
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Roadblocks are yesterday's news, more or less - it's all about pursuits these days. Oh, and sobriety checkpoints. |
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I don't advise blue lights, as pretty as they are. Those are reserved for law enforcement in California. |
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I don't think that radar will be a criminal-catching tool. It's a revenue generator. |
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So, why not a somewhat smarter detector
that detects the "sobriety checkpoints"
mentioned by Norm'z one? They'd let you
drive drunk, as well as fast. |
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