I understand your exaggerating but a LEO's clocking range is easily ~5000ft+ in either direction and you probubly wont pick up any radar passed a few...
I would take a little less range and much better ramp-up any day myself. I don't need a detector going full tilt when I'm twenty miles down the road...
On many of the Escorts When you get into a solid tone like that it means you are within rage of your speed being acquired. If you didn't slow before...