EightyFiveHundred
02-16-2014, 01:39 PM
Hello from SoCal!
Well, I finally decided to pull the trigger ALP parking sensors with BT Connect. I got tired of too many close calls of scraping my low bumper against parking curbs ;-) Recently, I've noticed more and more and more of law enforcement shooting laser over radar. By far my eyes, and some situational awareness, have saved me more and more for laser encounters.
My history of CMs started in the 1980's with the original Passport, mounted inside my sun visor of my 1979 BMW 320i, in the rogue state of Virginia. Over the years, I went from Cincinnati Microwave to V1s to 9500ix to my current Redline. I was just about to pull the trigger on STiR+ until band segmentation became available for the Redline. The irony is, I've been too busy (even with a 9500ix as a backup) to send my Redline in for the update!!! I know, I know...just do it...
In any event, I work from home, but I spend quite a bit of time commuting (about 20,000 to 30,000 miles) around SoCal and up to NorCal, Vegas, and Phoenix. I also fly anywhere between 75,000 to 100,000 miles a year -- and I get sick of flying. I find the long drives free therapy -- call me strange.
In all my years of driving, my only two tickets came from getting paced by a motorcycle. No amount of CMs would have saved me. One guy heard me on the freeway, while he was pumping gas IN TOWN and hopped on the freeway. I saw something suspicious coming up from behind, so I slowed to investigate. He caught up and pulled me over for approximately 89 in a 70.
The second guy, hid in my blindspot at a traffic light :dispirited:. The light turned green, the speed limit is 55, I punched it to make a left turn across on coming traffic, redlined 1st and started to redline 2nd, then I saw him in my rear view mirror. He said he couldn't keep up with me -- not my fault his motorcycle is slow :roflmfao:
Picture of said offending vehicle, legally going about 150mph, on the front straight of CalSpeedway:
Well, I finally decided to pull the trigger ALP parking sensors with BT Connect. I got tired of too many close calls of scraping my low bumper against parking curbs ;-) Recently, I've noticed more and more and more of law enforcement shooting laser over radar. By far my eyes, and some situational awareness, have saved me more and more for laser encounters.
My history of CMs started in the 1980's with the original Passport, mounted inside my sun visor of my 1979 BMW 320i, in the rogue state of Virginia. Over the years, I went from Cincinnati Microwave to V1s to 9500ix to my current Redline. I was just about to pull the trigger on STiR+ until band segmentation became available for the Redline. The irony is, I've been too busy (even with a 9500ix as a backup) to send my Redline in for the update!!! I know, I know...just do it...
In any event, I work from home, but I spend quite a bit of time commuting (about 20,000 to 30,000 miles) around SoCal and up to NorCal, Vegas, and Phoenix. I also fly anywhere between 75,000 to 100,000 miles a year -- and I get sick of flying. I find the long drives free therapy -- call me strange.
In all my years of driving, my only two tickets came from getting paced by a motorcycle. No amount of CMs would have saved me. One guy heard me on the freeway, while he was pumping gas IN TOWN and hopped on the freeway. I saw something suspicious coming up from behind, so I slowed to investigate. He caught up and pulled me over for approximately 89 in a 70.
The second guy, hid in my blindspot at a traffic light :dispirited:. The light turned green, the speed limit is 55, I punched it to make a left turn across on coming traffic, redlined 1st and started to redline 2nd, then I saw him in my rear view mirror. He said he couldn't keep up with me -- not my fault his motorcycle is slow :roflmfao:
Picture of said offending vehicle, legally going about 150mph, on the front straight of CalSpeedway: