Hey guys
i have an escort radar/laser detector

and for the past 3 days its been going off an INSANE amount on the freeway (Like once every 5 minutes).

Have urs been doing this too? Or is mine broken :damnit:

Thanks,
Theo

 

On the freeway we now have these burst radar things that hit you- like suddenly "on" K-band full strength, then tapering off.

These I believe are part of the 511.org traffic monitoring system, data from them feeds those signs that say how long it will take to get places and you can go to the 511.org web site and see how fast traffic is moving.

 

Correct this has been going on for a while. It had just started when I got my v1. I called them about it they said its a huge problem and didn't seem like they had a way around it in the meantime..........

if its completely full strength and then declines imediately you are ok....if it builds up then worry.........also KA tends to be the winner

 

yeah its comming on as k on full strenth and then staying like that for an annoyingly long amount of time and then tapering off lol

well hopefuly they can take care of it lol its really annoying!

 

i thought mines was broken too...i turned it off a few times.....

 

yea, 80->680 has been doing it for quite some time now...like 04?

 

I drove on 280 from 101 to De Anza and it went off like 5 times. It even goes off on 85 and 87 as well where it never used to. I thought it was breaking.

 

i have an escort too, but mine seems to be alright. no issues with it so far but i will pay attention a little bit more i guess

 

i thought my v1 was hosed at first, haha.

 

yea I hate that. I think they must have turned it on recently though. All down 580-680-880. Seems like there's a sensor every 2 miles or so. :|

 

****ing annoying as hell.

 

for sure lol

i think during the day ill just drive with it off since theres traffic anyways

and at night ill just mute it but itll still light up whenever it goes off

hell of annoying lol

 

man and i was just about to buy one.

you guys think its still worth to get one, or is it just hellof annoying?

 

I was just going to get one myself, what brand and model would you guys recomend?

 

when i drive i dont pay attention to the K and X bands... the only one i really worry about is the Ka band.. thats the only one that really seems to be worth worrying about anyways.. K and X always show up when ever im near a store