[17053] in APO-L
Re: Immoral radar detector laws
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jgrossi@BBN.COM)
Mon Jul 7 09:04:19 1997
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 09:01:30 -0400
Reply-To: jgrossi@BBN.COM
From: jgrossi@BBN.COM
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
> On Tue, 1 Jul 1997 18:03:09 -0400 Lee Correll <lcorrell@CAPACCESS.ORG>
> writes:
> >On Tue, 1 Jul 1997, Yusef Albader wrote, and I freely clipped:
> >> Secondly, for said people driving to DC.. it should be noted that
> >Radar
> >> Detectors are illegal in Virginia.
> >Truth be told, they're illegal to operate in both DC and VA.
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> You could always just install the radar detector under your dashboard =
and
> put a switch in a different location to turn it off. If you get =
stopped,
> they cannot see it, and it will no longer work once turned
> off...therefore no probable cause to do anything about it. This also
> helps you out in most other states: If you get pulled over with a =
radar
> detector, most cops will give you the ticket. If they see that you
> weren't "trying to speed" they might cut you a break.
Loren is right, and a word of warning. Qu=E8bec, has the toughtest=20
anti-radar detector laws in North America. Get caught with one in La =
Belle=20
Province (that even means in the trunk) and you get a 500 Canadian =
dollar fine,=20
seizure of said device (which usually means you have to run it over in =
front of=20
the cop), and an automatic guilty on ANY speeding violation you are =
pulled over=20
for. Most provinces/states don't screw around with laws like that.=20
For those roadtrippers out there among us (I drove almost 20k miles for =
=20
APO last year, never mind personal) it's generally best to follow Dave =
Barry's=20
rule of speed limits. The speed limit the cop will pull you over for is =
5 to 10=20
over what it says on the sign UNLESS the cop does not like the way you =
look then=20
the effective speed limit is ZERO. So be warned and speed at your OWN =
risk.
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-John Grossi
Section 94 Chairman
ME, NH, VT, PQ
