Radar detectors - what do you use?

**x_outpost** · September 11th, 2013 07:24 AM

I've been using an Escort Redline the past two years and have never got any ticket since I had one.
I use it with Waze to track police and to make sure I know where they are.
Anyone of you use one?

**Retz** · September 11th, 2013 09:22 AM

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never heard of the escort red sir. some of tsikoters here i know are using valentine one.

**x_outpost** · September 11th, 2013 10:21 AM

Hi Retz, I live in VA - one of the very few states that forbids using radar detectors. Valentine One can be detected by a RDD (radar detector detector) and Escort Redline is one of the 3 undetectable RDs in the market: https://www.escortradar.com/redline/

**ghosthunter** · September 11th, 2013 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by x_outpost

I've been using an Escort Redline the past two years and have never got any ticket since I had one.
I use it with Waze to track police and to make sure I know where they are.
Anyone of you use one?

I use a Valentine One.

Given in the Philippines, there is no RDD in use nor any laws against the use of radar detectors, it is enough. Also to increase my protection against LIDAR, I also have installed laser jammers on my ride. So far it has proven effective against what the local MMDA lidar system.

**x_outpost** · September 11th, 2013 11:02 AM

I didn't know MMDA uses lidar back there.
Cops here use lidar here too but they are lazy so half of the time, they use radar - which is very easy to detect.
How much is a speeding ticket back there? Can you still bribe them? I remember back in college, I just give them P100. I got pulled over one time for expired tags, expired driver's license, custom painted tags and I believe I was driving during my coding day - cop asked P1,200 which I was forced to pay since they took my DL.

**OTEP** · September 11th, 2013 11:34 AM

Sir GH san ka bumili ng V1 and how much po? Thank you.

**ghosthunter** · September 11th, 2013 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by OTEP

Sir GH san ka bumili ng V1 and how much po? Thank you.

I bought it online. US$400 (without shipping/taxes) when I got it years ago.
Just saying there are better detectors today than V1, it is just that when I bought mine, V1 was one of the better ones then.

**ghosthunter** · September 11th, 2013 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by x_outpost

I didn't know MMDA uses lidar back there.
Cops here use lidar here too but they are lazy so half of the time, they use radar - which is very easy to detect.
How much is a speeding ticket back there? Can you still bribe them? I remember back in college, I just give them P100. I got pulled over one time for expired tags, expired driver's license, custom painted tags and I believe I was driving during my coding day - cop asked P1,200 which I was forced to pay since they took my DL.

The MMDA fine is P2,000 if they catch you speeding with their fancy lidar gun.

As of what I know, the MMDA only has lidar guns in use along Macapagal and Commonwealth Ave.
NLEX and SCTEX use radar guns, sometimes in a "pop" style.
SLEX is using lidar on a certain section but not often.
Coastal road (to Cavite) was playing with some radar guns over a year ago but no definite news if they are using them.

source: http://www.mmda.gov.ph/penalties.html

**x_outpost** · September 11th, 2013 12:11 PM

Thanks GH. The fine/penalty is reasonable considering that a lidar gun costs a few thousand dollars.
What brand is your jammer system? I almost bought a set of Laser Interceptor but my wife wouldn't let me get one.
She said, I'm just giving my self another reason to speed more.

**ghosthunter** · September 11th, 2013 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by x_outpost

Thanks GH. The fine/penalty is reasonable considering that a lidar gun costs a few thousand dollars.
What brand is your jammer system? I almost bought a set of Laser Interceptor but my wife wouldn't let me get one.
She said, I'm just giving my self another reason to speed more.

My laser jammer is a BLINDER.

I purchased it from an online store based in Australia which was fine with me since the lidar guns used by the MMDA are the same ones used by the Australian police.