Hello from the midwest

[cn11]

Hello all,
New member here. I received a speeding citation back around the New Year, and in doing some online research found my way here. Seems like a great community, with tons of helpful info and suggestions.

Hoping to figure out the most effective detector + any other equipment to get. But I know it will probably impact the wallet pretty hard. But hopefully it's worth it down the road.

I am a 'spirited' yet very considerate and alert driver, who never allows distractions such as eating, texting, phone calls, etc, come in the way of the attention necessary to responsible driving.

Look forward to making some new online acquaintances here.

Cheers to all.

[v1user]

Welcome.

Hello all,
New member here. I received a speeding citation back around the New Year, and in doing some online research found my way here. Seems like a great community, with tons of helpful info and suggestions.

Hoping to figure out the most effective detector + any other equipment to get. But I know it will probably impact the wallet pretty hard. But hopefully it's worth it down the road. Yes, its a get what you pay for thing. Just need to know your location and type of vehicle, so we can tell you what you need.

I am a 'spirited' yet very considerate and alert driver, who never allows distractions such as eating, texting, phone calls, etc, come in the way of the attention necessary to responsible driving. Good idea. Distracted drivers are the most dangerous things on the road.

Look forward to making some new online acquaintances here.

Cheers to all.

Red

[cn11]

Welcome.

Hello all,
New member here. I received a speeding citation back around the New Year, and in doing some online research found my way here. Seems like a great community, with tons of helpful info and suggestions.

Hoping to figure out the most effective detector + any other equipment to get. But I know it will probably impact the wallet pretty hard. But hopefully it's worth it down the road. Yes, its a get what you pay for thing. Just need to know your location and type of vehicle, so we can tell you what you need.

I am a 'spirited' yet very considerate and alert driver, who never allows distractions such as eating, texting, phone calls, etc, come in the way of the attention necessary to responsible driving. Good idea. Distracted drivers are the most dangerous things on the road.

Look forward to making some new online acquaintances here.

Cheers to all.

Red

Yes, its a get what you pay for thing. Just need to know your location and type of vehicle, so we can tell you what you need.

Ah, right... waiting for my vehicle info to show up in my sig... My location is St. Louis, MO., and my vehicle is a 2004 VW R32 (GTI type hatchback, but w/more horsepower, AWD, 6-spd manual).

[v1user]

Ah, right... waiting for my vehicle info to show up in my sig... My location is St. Louis, MO., and my vehicle is a 2004 VW R32 (GTI type hatchback, but w/more horsepower, AWD, 6-spd manual).

Nice. Another local guy.

Can I ask which roads you drive?

I would say a Blinder M47 for laser front and back protection and 9500ix or V1 for radar detection. If your between U. City and STL city maybe go for 9500ix because of RLC cameras and false lock outs but anywhere I would go with a V1 because of the arrows and it has the best chance of picking up radar bursts under 1 second also know as QT or quick trigger on here.



You may find this thread interesting and the audio I put up.
http://www.radardetector.net/forums/local-regional-info/57359-st-charles-county-level-speed-traps-today-high.html#post681651

[cn11]

Ah, right... waiting for my vehicle info to show up in my sig... My location is St. Louis, MO., and my vehicle is a 2004 VW R32 (GTI type hatchback, but w/more horsepower, AWD, 6-spd manual).

Nice. Another local guy.

Can I ask which roads you drive?

I would say a Blinder M47 for laser front and back protection and 9500ix or V1 for radar detection. If your between U. City and STL city maybe go for 9500ix because of RLC cameras and false lock outs but anywhere I would go with a V1 because of the arrows and it has the best chance of picking up radar bursts under 1 second also know as QT or quick trigger on here.

Wow, thanks for the timely, and local, reply! Kudos to another local guy too. I have never owned a detector all these years, and it's about high time, so all this info is much appreciated. Please bear with me as I learn more about some of the other equipment choices out there besides just detectors. For detectors, I've been leaning toward a V1 after reading for years about the usefulness of the directional arrows.

As for roads, I live on The Hill and work is up near Page & Lindbergh (Maryland Heights area), so I'm on the new 64 quite a bit, to either 170 or Lindbergh. Sometimes I'm on 270 over the weekends, as well as 44. I pretty much run around inside the outerbelt most of the time. So city driving is my daily norm. I do take the occasional road trip out to Kansas, or Chicago with my girlfriend.

Right before New Years, I got nabbed on 70 near Columbia, so I've had it. Boone County is pretty much a pain in the rear to deal with. Now I'm looking to get my ride 'protected'.

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