Are those things legal? Most countries in Europe bust you you just for possession. By “most countries” I mean that I don’t know one that doesn’t.
And what about laser equipment? No warning there.
Experience from Germany, the only country in Europe that has some Autobahn sections with no speed limit (but the majority restricted is restricted to 120 or 130 kph, 75/81 mph).I find 140 kph / 87 mph is the sweet spot on a relatively clear road for going somewhere fast without using too much fuel and without needing intense concentration. Doing 100 mph is nice for the journey times, but uses more fuel, and requires extra concentration when approaching a slower vehicle. More than 100 mph? Only if the road is clear, things happen fast.
I you want to save fuel, drop back to 70 mph, which is the UK limit - and strictly enforced on many motorways. The result tends to be one lane of trucks at 60 mph and two lines of 70 mph, so you can’t overtake. (More than three lanes is very rate in the UK.)
Been driving for nearly 30 years (and boy am I tired… ; ) ) and have NEVER had a DUI, and I never will, just not worth the risk.
On the rare occasion I do have a drink, it’s at home, and so late in the evening that I KNOW i’m not going to be going out anyway, I have simulated OUI in my racing games (Gran Turismo/Forza series) and have scientifically determined that I get impaired at around 1.5 16 oz beers, i’m clearly unable to hold my liquor.
We had a standard-speed road here (50mph, and everyone goes at about that speed). They added some road-works speed limits (30mph), and everyone slowed down to that speed. For the first few weeks. Then after a while, everyone noticed that there weren’t actually any road works, and returned to 50mph. The police did nothing about it, because enforcing road-works signs where there are no road-works is not their highest priority. Then, after a while, everyone noticed that they were going 50mph in a 30mph zone, breaking the law anyway, going 20mph over the speed limit anyway, not getting ticketed anyway… and the speed crept up to 60~65 mph.
When they actually started road works a year later, the road workers were scared s–less by the cars going past at 60~65 mph, and the local papers were putting up warnings that road-works had started and speed limits would be enforced.
Heck, any detectors are illegal in Virginia and DC (you’ll see the road sign advising of that shortly behind (or right below/beside) the “Welcome to Virginia” one after you cross the Potomac).
If you mean radar detectors, they are legal for private passenger vehicles in all states except Virginia and the District of Columbia. Under FCC rule they should be legal there too as they are nothing more than a radio receiver, but nobody wants to be a test case. They are illegal in commercial vehicles via federal law.
As far as the “anti-radar detector” Jasmine spoke of, they weren’t specific as to what they meant. Generally it is illegal to have an active, broadcasting radar jammer. There is a company named Rocky Mountain Radar that sells a passive radar jammer. Every single test over the last 20 years has shown that none of RMR devices have any effect on police radar whatsoever at any speed or distance. You would get the same effect driving with a brick on your dash or visor. RMR continues to sell these devices with their false claims even though they have consistently been shown to be completely worthless. The company even has been fined for false claims and continues to sell their crap.
I wish Jasmine would come back and explain what device they are using that they claim works.