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The Escort Max 360c radar detector (buy a Max 360c here) comes with a whole bunch of different features and settings that let you customize it the way you want. Let’s go over all the different settings, explain what everything means, and help you pick the best settings so you can best program your Escort Max 360c radar detector.
Now there’s two ways to program your Max 360c. You can change settings through your detector or through your phone via Escort Live, but some detectors are only available in the detector or only in the app. Personally I find it easier to change things via the app so I’ll run through the settings in the order that the app shows them. Continue reading
How well does a police radar jammer work against police radar? Is running a radar jammer better than running a radar detector when it comes to avoiding a speeding ticket?
Cobra makes many affordable radar detectors. You can easily find them in the $50 range or so on Amazon. However, are they any good? Are they worth the money? and perhaps most importantly, will a Cobra radar detector help protect you from speeding tickets?
Escort Radar makes very popular radar detectors designed for the everyday driver. Escort’s radar detectors are convenient and easy to use and Escort has a line of different radar detectors, each tailored to a specific type of driver or set of needs. If you’re not a radar detector expert and have no interest in becoming one, an Escort radar detector can be a great choice.
Police laser guns are a common tool that police officers use to issue speeding tickets all across the United States and Canada. They offer many advantages to a police officer over a radar gun and radar detectors don’t actually help against a police laser gun. Laser jammers are required to combat laser guns. How does police laser work and what do you need to know about it to avoid speeding tickets?
Police radar guns are one of the main tools that police officers use to issue speeding tickets. Here we generally focus on the best radar detectors, but by learning more about how police radar operates and is used, we’ll have a better understanding of the big picture and what we can do to defeat it. So how does police radar work and what can you do to beat it? Let’s take a look. Continue reading
In areas where radar detectors are illegal, police commonly use radar detector detectors (RDD’s) to locate drivers who are running radar detectors. How do they work? How easily can they spot radar detector users? How effective are “undetectable” radar detectors at avoiding detection from a radar detector detector? Let’s take a look and cover everything you need to know about radar detector detectors.
Laser jammers are designed to prevent a police officer from acquiring your speed when he’s targeting you with his laser gun. It gives you time to quickly slow down as needed, disable your jammers, and let him get a reading off of your car doing the speed limit. Are laser jammers illegal or are they legal? What are the laws regarding laser jammers? Well, things actually vary depending on what state you’re driving in, so let’s go over some of the details regarding laser jammer legalities.
Are radar detectors illegal or legal in your state? What are the laws regarding radar detectors here in the USA?
It turns out that laws regarding radar detector usage vary depending on where you are in the country and even what type of vehicle you’re driving.
Let’s take a look at what the laws are in the US for radar detectors, plus cover some bonus material such as how police find radar detector users, as well as cover laws regarding radar jammers.
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