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Over 41 million speeding tickets were written nationwide in 2003. That translates to approximately a 21% chance every year that you, the average law abiding citizen, will be issued a speeding ticket. The avg. driver is practically guaranteed of getting a speeding ticket once every five years. The average speeding ticket fine including the court costs is $150. That translates to over 6 billion additional revenue dlls. for your local government every year! And of course a speeding ticket almost always results in higher insurance premiums for several years. A single speeding ticket could cost you over seven hundred and fiffty dollars in increased insurance premiums over 3 years since most insurance companies surcharge over a 3 year period. No wonder insurance companies buy radar guns,and lasers for police departments. The reality is that insurance companies reap very substantial financial windfalls, to the tune of over 10 billion every year, for their relatively cheap investments in equipment.
Almost every motorist at some point gets a speeding citation which they feel was either unfairly or erroneously given. Yet motorists rarely fight these citations since the citing law enforcment officer is also an officer of the court. In the eyes of the court, the officer's word is always golden yet the motorist's word is always suspect. Unfair speeding citations which result in fines and increased insurance rates are what drive motorists to purchase radar detectors. There are literally hundreds of radar detector models to chose from since the market is flooded with cheap import brand radar detectors which have poor performance. On the other hand the general consensus is that the products produced in the U.S. by Bel, Escort, Whistler and Valentine perform extremely well. This still leaves a lot of good radar detector models to choose from.
Where can you go in order to learn about radar detectors or other types of speed surveillance countermeasures? Quite simply, the only place aside from manufacturer web sites are on-line forums which are dedicated to the use of these products. Radar detector and speed countermeasures forums forums are filled with knowledgeable enthusiasts who can answer all of your questions and help guide you in finding the product which is best suited for both your needs and your budget. Recommended forums, in order of popularity:
Radar Detector Reviews at radarreviews.net is a relatively new forum which also is an excellent source of information.
The Radar Detector Jammer Forum at radardetector.net is both the most popular and oldest online radar enthusiast forum about all types of speed measurement countermeasures. The forum was created by "Radar Roy" who is a retired law enforcement officer.
The Speed Trap Hunter Forum at speedtraphunter.net is more of crossover between the radar detector and law enforcement industries, which is unusual since both industries tend to be at odds with ea. other.
One highly recommended additional online resource, even though its not a forum, is:
Guys of LIDAR guysoflidar.com provides a wealth of information and independent test reports for various radar detector and laser countermeasure products. Guys of LIDAR is a group of individuals who independently test products, yet refuse to accept any form of financial compensation or gifts from industry manufacturers.
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