radar detectors

Police signal scanners

Radar detectors are electronic devices that alert drivers to nearby police radar guns, giving them time to slow down before their speed is measured.

Legal in most U.S. states for passenger vehicles but banned for commercial trucks and in some jurisdictions.

He mounted a radar detector on his dashboard.

The devices engage in an ongoing technological arms race with law enforcement equipment.

Related

speeding · ticket · laser · stealth · dashboard · alert · beep · false alarm · trap · cruiser · enforcement · jammer · windshield · mount · concealed · patrol · velocity · escort

Opposites
enforcement vs. evasion

radar detectorsradar guns

Handheld velocity measuring devices

police radar · speed cameras · speed radar · red light cameras · speed traps

Family

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G