radar/laser jammer

[Bassil Duwaik]

I have a friend who's got one and he tells me it's the rave. He speeds all the time and hasn't gotten a single ticket. Although, he's told me a cop once pulled him over and threatened to have his bike impounded and put him in jail if he didn't tell him where the jammer was...he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut and said he didn't have one. The cop couldn't find it after looking at the bike. (hid in airbox)

So now I'm wondering what are the pros and cons of a radar/laser jammer. I don't want to know if you have one being that radar jammers are illegal and laser jammers are illegal in some states. I know a passive jammer is a joke. My friend has got some kind of bell jammer. Not saying I'm going to get one just wondering what kind is good?

[dattaway]

You might significantly be increasing your risk of an interview on the side of the road with one of those. When the display of the radar/laser gun goes blank or a MIRT is triggered, your vehicle suddenly looks mighty interesting. Especially if it is the only one and happens more than once. Think about that.

Some guns have a special LED to display it is receiving such interference.

[denverbusa]

A friend drives up to Summit county to work daily and picked up one from car toys but I don't recall what brand. One of his drinking buddies is a local cop and they have played with it and his radar and he has not been able to pick him up on it. It was a pretty spendy unit $1,500 -1,700 bucks if I remember right. To keep it legal it comes with that disabled but it can be enabled easily enough he told me.

[krod]

Have a jammer on my truck works great. (radarbusters.com)

[Bassil Duwaik]

Anyone ever heard of this place?
http://www.jammersstore.com/p_rmr_8rds.htm

[Bassil Duwaik]

come on...spit it out. Someone out there has got to know something about these things.

[The Joker]

come on...spit it out. Someone out there has got to know something about these things.

Ok, I thought about doing an Escort SR7 Plus, which is a remote mount radar dectector and laser jammer. This unit only jams laser. They can be found locally at Ultimate Electronics and Car Toys if you have approximately $1200 to blow, they sell for half that on Ebay. Unfortunately this bill was passed making it illegal to jam any type of speed monitoring equipment used by law enforcement whether it be radar or laser. Don't ask me why Ultimate Electronics and Car Toys can get away with selling them when this bill specifically states that, "No person shall use, possess, or sell a radar jamming device."



CHAPTER 97




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MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION


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HOUSE BILL 05-1045 [Digest] (http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/digest2005a/MOTORVEHICLESANDTRAFFICREGULATION.htm#05-1045)

BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Decker, Jahn, Borodkin, Paccione, Romanoff, Lindstrom, and Todd;
also SENATOR(S) Williams and Hanna.





AN ACT


Concerning the prohibition of radar jamming devices.


Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part 14 of article 4 of title 42, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:

42-4-1415. Radar jamming devices prohibited - penalty. (1) (a) No person shall use, possess, or sell a radar jamming device.

(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle with a radar jamming device in the motor vehicle.

(2) (a) For purposes of this section, "radar jamming device" means any active or passive device, instrument, mechanism, or equipment that is designed or intended to interfere with, disrupt, or scramble the radar or laser that is used by law enforcement agencies and peace officers to measure the speed of motor vehicles. "Radar jamming device" includes but is not limited to devices commonly referred to as "jammers" or "scramblers".

(b) For purposes of this section, "radar jamming device" shall not include equipment that is legal under FCC regulations, such as a citizens' band radio, ham radio, or any other similar electronic equipment.

(3) Radar jamming devices are subject to seizure by any peace officer and may be confiscated and destroyed by order of the court in which a violation of this section is charged.

(4) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense, punishable as provided in section 42-4-1701 (3) (a) (II) (A).

(5) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to peace officers acting in their official capacity.

SECTION 2. Effective date - applicability. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said date.

SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: April 22, 2005

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