Who the hell ever said we were living in a free society?? HAH!

If it's known as "VASCAR", local police in PA more or less have to use it. No radar for other than state police, and last I checked, no laser either.

Interesting. I seem to recall that the book mentioned the name "VASCAR" specifically. So you're saying it's still in use and that it's the primary method of clocking in PA? I'll have to remember that if I'm ever travelling in that state.

I'll have to remember that if I'm ever travelling in that state.

Why try to remember? Clearly what's needed here is a new gps-app-linked Threat Assessment Visual and Audio warning -- "You are now entering Pennsylvania! Threat assessment! VASCAR!" -- that kind of thing.

If not for this, then what exactly is the Empeg for?

It's the primary method *by local police*. On an interstate it will probably be state police you need to worry about.

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Why try to remember? Clearly what's needed here is a new gps-app-linked Threat Assessment Visual and Audio warning -- "You are now entering Pennsylvania! Threat assessment! VASCAR!" -- that kind of thing.

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I seem to remember their being a website that listed know/common speed traps around the US. Feed that into the empeg and combine it with info from gps, radar detectors, and threat assessment information like you mentioned and we have an interesting product indeed!

-Mike

I believe this is the one of which you speak.

http://www.speedtrap.org/index.html

-Zeke

And VASCAR is the big problem in Scotland as well - they rarely move the fixed speed cameras and in general they use very brightly marked cars at the side of the road to get you, so the trickiest ones to spot are the dark blue Volvos or Mondeos running with video/VASCAR.

Although the A9 to Thurso and back this weekend was fun even without radar/laser detectors. As mentioned above, just travel a reasonable amount faster than the speed limit and everything which catches you is a policeman or someone you can let fly past you in turn.

I gather laser jammers are kind of fun, and effective, though! Too expensive for me, but do the job - legally.

I gather laser jammers are kind of fun, and effective, though! Too expensive for me, but do the job - legally.

According to radartest.com , laser jammers mostly don't work. They found one that did, I think.

Edit: Ah, I just checked. I was wrong, they all work, but the cop has to aim his laser exactly at your jammer in order for it to work. Only one of the units was powerful enough to cover the whole front of the vehicle.