Help Please!!

**1skibum** · 06-22-2010, 06:01 PM

Hi, I live in southern wisconsin and I want/need a radar detector since I have a major lead foot. The only thing holding me back is my parents. They aren't too keen on letting their 18-year-old son get one. What would be a good selling point to them? I have always wanted one and plan to order a Valentine One once I convince them.

**category4** · 06-22-2010, 06:18 PM

Their car, their house, their rules. If you are paying for the car, the insurance the gas etc then you have an argument. Other than that I would respect their rules and drive slower.

You'll have plenty of time when you are out on your own to get whatever you can afford.

**Bourbon** · 06-22-2010, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by 1skibum

Hi, I live in southern wisconsin and I want/need a radar detector since I have a major lead foot. The only thing holding me back is my parents. They aren't too keen on letting their 18-year-old son get one. What would be a good selling point to them? I have always wanted one and plan to order a Valentine One once I convince them.

With due respect, Skibum, I think the fact that you admit you have a major leadfoot, are only 18, and that your parents don't want you to have one is just about all the information I need to see to believe that the last thing you need is a detector. My opinion only, and welcome to the site.

**OldGoat** · 06-22-2010, 06:43 PM

don't let my identity mislead you . . . I'm actually older than that

my comment to your folks . . . . . a line from a '60s protest song
"be the first one on your block,
- - to have your boy, come home in a box"

on a more diplomatic front

Originally Posted by category4

Their car, their house, their rules. If you are paying for the car, the insurance the gas etc then you have an argument. Other than that I would respect their rules and drive slower.

You'll have plenty of time when you are out on your own to get whatever you can afford.

nicely stated

**Stealth Stalker** · 06-22-2010, 06:48 PM

Let me add to the above that, a RD is no longer enough. With at least half the cops now using laser instead of radar, you need a laser jammer too, or else you may as well have nothing. That's another thousand bucks, plus installation and testing. Unless you're ready to pony up nearly two grand to get equipped, you may as well just slow down, whether your parents approve or not.

**aa2033** · 06-22-2010, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by category4

Their car, their house, their rules. If you are paying for the car, the insurance the gas etc then you have an argument. Other than that I would respect their rules and drive slower.

You'll have plenty of time when you are out on your own to get whatever you can afford.

even though i'm also 18, i couldn't agree more.

take it from someone your age, it isn't worth the risk without protection. and i'm 100% sure that even if you DID get a RD, you'd get a false sense of security and get yourself in even more trouble. I did. But i learned from it.

Wait until you have a car of your own. You'll either A) be more responsible when you're older with a car of your own. or B) get in trouble and have to pay your own insurance hike.

my .02

**protias** · 06-22-2010, 08:25 PM

I'm not too familiar with SW WI, but I am with SE. Many LEOs use laser, which to beat, you'll need a lost more money to protect against (as SS stated).

Welcome to the forum.

**milkman** · 06-23-2010, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by category4

Their car, their house, their rules. If you are paying for the car, the insurance the gas etc then you have an argument. Other than that I would respect their rules and drive slower.

You'll have plenty of time when you are out on your own to get whatever you can afford.

X2 Excellent Advice

**GreenRadar** · 06-23-2010, 11:11 AM

everything that has been said so far on this thread I have been told at least once in my life. You should listen to your parents and respect their choice as long as you are living under the roof, and that is very much true.

Now I will say what no one else has yet, if your going to speed and break the law, what are the odds your are going to listen to your parents at the age of 18? (I didn't why should I expect you to) Since you are asking how you can convince your parents to let you have one, then I think you show maturity by trying to get permission to get one instead of just going behind their backs and getting one no matter what they say.

This is what you could tell them, basically you feel more comfortable driving the speed of traffic then you do going the speed limit, so if the speed limit is 55 but traffic is going 65, then you would be speeding, you do not want to be the unlucky SOB who just happens to get picked out by the LEO to be made an example of.

Plus I would suggest allowing your parents to try using it first so that they them selves can see the benefits to having one.

Disclaimer: I would like to say that neither I nor Radarbusters.com or Radardetector.net encourages speeding, breaking the law, or disobying your parents, we ask that all members use this information in the most positive matter it was meant for.

Finally I would like to say drive safely and be careful, I've read to many horror stories of younger kids passing away due to auto accidents that could have been prevented had they just slowed down.

**OldGoat** · 06-23-2010, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by GreenRadar

everything that has been said so far on this thread I have been told at least once in my life. You should listen to your parents and respect their choice as long as you are living under the roof, and that is very much true.

Now I will say what no one else has yet, if your going to speed and break the law, what are the odds your are going to listen to your parents at the age of 18? (I didn't why should I expect you to) Since you are asking how you can convince your parents to let you have one, then I think you show maturity by trying to get permission to get one instead of just going behind their backs and getting one no matter what they say.

This is what you could tell them, basically you feel more comfortable driving the speed of traffic then you do going the speed limit, so if the speed limit is 55 but traffic is going 65, then you would be speeding, you do not want to be the unlucky SOB who just happens to get picked out by the LEO to be made an example of.

Plus I would suggest allowing your parents to try using it first so that they them selves can see the benefits to having one.

Disclaimer: I would like to say that neither I nor Radarbusters.com or Radardetector.net encourages speeding, breaking the law, or disobying your parents, we ask that all members use this information in the most positive matter it was meant for.

Finally I would like to say drive safely and be careful, I've read to many horror stories of younger kids passing away due to auto accidents that could have been prevented had they just slowed down.

Well thought-out, practical points.
Being singled out from a stream of traffic does seem immoral, and costly
Having the parents try it could go either way. They may end up seeing it as 'distracted driving'

Words Matter:
death from a car crash can never be described as 'passing away'
They were killed, and possibly dismembered
sugar-coating fatalities with inoffensive terms is not productive