Hello from NorCal!

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Wow, such quick responses... cool

On city roads, I generally never go more than 5mph above the PSL. (Although there are some places that will ninja-change from 35-25 without you knowing)
On the highway, I usually go with the flow of traffic, maxing out at 80. (The PSL for the highways I drive is almost always 65). (The day I got the ticket I was having an already bad day, and got caught passing someone in the left lane without even paying attention to my surroundings. Now I understand why people recommend "do not speed when you are angry")

I realize that the biggest part of preventing a ticket is to be aware and drive smart (not having a RD / LCM).

My everyday drive consists of 60-100 mile commutes mostly highway (I'd estimate around 80-20) as my work drags me all over the place in every which way in NorCal. I cover about a 70 mile radius from my home. On some off days and on holidays, I do make the 450 mile drive down to SoCal to visit my family (on the 5 freeway).
Learning from some posters, I think California is heavily participating in the Laser side of things, which makes LCM a wise decision.

When I first got the ticket I knee-jerked and got the first thing that popped up on google - the Passport Max. Used it for ~3 days didn't really have a problem with it. Over the next week I wanted to see if I was getting a good value for my $$, so I decided to dig a little deeper...and I found these enthusiast forums (RDF, and here).

Since then I've been steadily upsetting my wife because I'm reading posts on these forums for hours a day. Every hour I spent reading got me more and more interested in getting proper equipment and making the experience more "fun". I initially just wanted to get a RD to give me another aid towards being more aware, now I feel like getting a complimentary setup and "find out what I've been missing on the road" By getting a better sense of what is out here and how "they" try to get you myself.

I've kind of tentatively chose the setup of a Escort Redline w/ ALP LCM's. The only question I have is if I need a 2 or 3 sensor system. From what I read the ALP system is quite stout. I'm going to try and include a picture of the front of my car. (I just got a 2014 SQ5)

Was thinking of getting 2 sensors and placing them as close to the edge of the grill, on the horizontal level right below the 4 rings. What do you guys think?

BTW. I'm really a newbie when it comes to this, so bear with me with all the questions to come. (Will probably be about installation and such).

Appreciate the help!

First, awesome intro and first few posts! Second, it seems you've already done your homework minus buying the Max (which is no slouch btw). But you made the right choice with the Redline and ALP's! Sweet ride as well, but are you able to turn the lane assist off on it? Last but not least, welcome to the forum. We hope your stay is a long one and that you enjoy it!