Not many RD users in Northern California?

**22349cvc** · 01-13-2010, 02:39 PM

I got a 9500ix for Christmas, but even in the past I've usually noticed when a car has a RD on the windshield. It seems to me like Northern CA doesn't have the same proliferation of detectors as other areas. Does anyone else in N. CA see this, or am I missing something?

**OpenRoad** · 01-14-2010, 12:35 AM

I believe that is true, I've worked at a lot of Silicon Valley companies and none of my co-workers were outfitted with RD.

**22349cvc** · 01-14-2010, 09:47 AM

Okay-so it's not just me.

Santa Cruz, huh? I have a place in the mountains up off Mt. Hermon Rd. You guys get any of this monster swell we keep hearing about?

**Obsidian** · 01-14-2010, 02:50 PM

Radar Detectors are not nearly as widespread as most people think. I've heard cops say 1 out of every 10 cars uses them, which is complete BS. If you get a group of sports cars together, yeah a lot of them will have detectors, but if you walk through a random mall parking lot you'll be lucky to spot even one.

**supercowpowers** · 01-14-2010, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Obsidian

I've heard cops say 1 out of every 10 cars uses them, which is complete BS.

They may be half right. Replace "every 10 cars" with "every 10 cars I pull over for speeding."

**OpenRoad** · 01-14-2010, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by supercowpowers

Originally Posted by Obsidian

I've heard cops say 1 out of every 10 cars uses them, which is complete BS.

They may be half right. Replace "every 10 cars" with "every 10 cars I pull over for speeding."

Yeah, and those guys are equipped with Cobras.

**OpenRoad** · 01-14-2010, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Radar Detectors are not nearly as widespread as most people think. I've heard cops say 1 out of every 10 cars uses them, which is complete BS. If you get a group of sports cars together, yeah a lot of them will have detectors, but if you walk through a random mall parking lot you'll be lucky to spot even one.

Agreed. I work with about 50 people and I know that only 1 other guy has a detector, which is a V1. (And he claims to lurk here in RD.NET).

**2Bolt** · 01-14-2010, 08:21 PM

Before I didn't pay much attention trying to see RDs in other vehicles. Wasn't much of a thought. But since I got a RD (now have two), I tend to look for them. I don't see many but I do see a few here and there. Sometimes I get a closer look and see at times what it is. Just today I saw one of the Cobras (the kind with the LCD display) in a fancy sport car, and a X-50 in a Ford pickup, about a 1970. Only a few times I have actually seen 2 RDs in a day. These are only for the visual ones actually seen. Most days I just don't see any. From the ones I get a better look, most seem to be Cobra RDs.
I also noticed that most that are listed in the local Craigslist are Cobras. I do see others here and there, but Cobra has been the most listed that I have seen.
So what I'm seeing I'd say not many out there. Also, considering folks I know, I only know 1 other person that has a RD, and know 1 other that had a RD some years ago. So I say not to popular in my area - but have wondered how many are in use that I don't see.
I haven't seen and confirmed another V1 or 9500ix yet, but I have actually been at this maybe 4 month now. I don't count that junk RD I tried for 2 days, years ago.
Once I started to look for RDs in other vehicle, I actually thought I would see more than what I am seeing.

V1 - Open roads
9500ix - town