No stopping for directions

[urhuckleberry]

Originally Posted by LatinaVeronica

Garmn Nuvi works well for me ...

+1

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[ElisabethWhispers]

Originally Posted by Rudyard K

OK, back on subject.

Have any of you all tried this?

https://www.escortradar.com/smartmirror.php

I don't know how well it works...but as far as gadgets go...it looks pretty cool.

escortradar.com Surprised no one has mentioned that site, yet. Rather fitting all things considered. The product does look nice.

Elisabeth

[Ansley]

Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers

escortradar.com Surprised no one has mentioned that site, yet. Rather fitting all things considered. The product does look nice.
Elisabeth

All the products mentioned are really cool. I don't know how useful these buzzers and bells would be... for me. All these visual effects make me go . I get distracted so easily. Once you learn the blind spots in your car, isn't it just as easy to turn your head and look around?

[discreetgent]

Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers

Lord. And I was going to suggest keeping the windows down because the fresh air would do the two of you good!

Seems as if you've already thought of all of the .... ahmmm...angles already, RK. Gosh ... how long has it been since any of ya'll have played in the back seat of a car (or truck!) lately?

Elisabeth

If a front seat counts not that long ago

[Guest050715-1]

My truck came with one. It also came with removable third row seats that are great for parking. GPS’s are great once you figure out the idiosyncrasies of them. For instance, if I have to turn left at a road that has a median it will tell me to go straight and then to turn left. Of course at first, I missed many, many left turns. They also tend to favor freeway or interstates over surface or back roads even though the freeway route is longer so you still need a map for road trips or for areas of town you are not familiar with.

[Guest112113-3]

Originally Posted by Rudyard K

OK, back on subject.

Have any of you all tried this?

https://www.escortradar.com/smartmirror.php

I don't know how well it works...but as far as gadgets go...it looks pretty cool.

They don't fit in KIA's

[vnurse]

I just bought a new Honda a few weeks ago and it came equipped with a GPS. It is AMAZING!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!

I don't know anything about the other brands out there but DO get a good one. You will love it too, I'm sure!

[Guest083011]

In a slight thread hijack, buy a GPS to be a GPS. Buy a radar detector to avoid speeding tickets. Escort used to be the best (and hey a good name on this forum!) but Valentine One is a better device.

Avoiding radar for 30 years, the past 16 with a Valentine One.

[discreetgent]

SR Only,

I celebrated the day radar detectors became legal in Connecticut.

[Guest083011]

That law changed probably 20 years ago. Now if we could get Virginia and DC on board. Oh wait there's no crime in those places. LOL

[discreetgent]

Originally Posted by SR Only

That law changed probably 20 years ago. Now if we could get Virginia and DC on board. Oh wait there's no crime in those places. LOL

I think it became legal at the very end of 1990 or very start of 1991. The Connecticut legislator had passed a bill legalizing it and Governer O'Neill yet again vetoed it; as an outgoing present to O'Neill the legislature overrode his veto just before he left office in January of 1991.

[Guest083011]

And a good thing, too. I am not going to slow down so I better protect myself from revenue enhancement (enhance the State and the evil insurance companies. Especially the one with the slimy lizard (they are as slimy as that lizard), with a radar detector.

Originally Posted by discreetgent

I think it became legal at the very end of 1990 or very start of 1991. The Connecticut legislator had passed a bill legalizing it and Governer O'Neill yet again vetoed it; as an outgoing present to O'Neill the legislature overrode his veto just before he left office in January of 1991.

[Rudyard K]

Originally Posted by SR Only

And a good thing, too. I am not going to slow down so I better protect myself from revenue enhancement (enhance the State and the evil insurance companies. Especially the one with the slimy lizard (they are as slimy as that lizard), with a radar detector.

I'm curious SR. I also am a fast driver, but have been an escort man for years. I don't want to get in an argument about that...I'm not changing and am not trying to change you.

But my curiosity is about jammers. Have you ever used one? I've just never really talked with someone who has, and wonder how well they work.

[Guest083011]

Dear RK,

What I really like about the V1 is the directional notices. The arrows shows you where the garbage radar is coming from (door openers like at Home Depot or a super market). No instant on and you are the only car on the road you're done for. But it is the sneaky locals hiding at a down hill or otherwise I like to protect myself from. In the Interstates, the V1 does a good job on picking up micro blasts of a laser or radar gun. What does suck is the Infiniti cruise control that is "smart" and uses laser to adjust the distance between cars. Lots of false positives from those cars. But the V1 is a great overall device. I rely on it. It is worth the extra change for it.

[Rudyard K]

Yep, I used the V1 for quite a while...and the direction indicators was a nice feature. But I always felt like I got more reach with the escorts. Admittedly, it is probably like a preference of blue or green...some folks like blue...others green.

I understand what you say about cruise control. I only use cruise control if I'm just gonna cruise...and generally do that at the border of 10 miles over. But if I'm really making tracks, I like the feel of my foot on the pedal...and hands on the wheel. Its funny, I like my seat back very upright...the seat closer than most folks to the steering wheel...and I ain't much for conversation while driving. If your gonna be driving at 100, or 110, for long periods, one needs to be attuned to what is going on...lol.

I really don't use 'em in town...mainly just keep my head about me...and I've got a local fixer that can keep any slip ups off my record. But that rarely happens. I haven't had a ticket that stuck in over 10 years. Might cost a little $$...but it makes me look so pure.