Author Topic: Radar detectors in BC? (Read 8686 times)

jackbombay · « **on:** January 14, 2008, 11:54:51 pm »

Are they illegal? I'm visiting friends in Vancouver for a few days and would hate to have it pinched by the mounties, and/or get a ticket for it.

Supposed to be sunny tomorrow even

zagarus · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2008, 12:58:20 am »

you'll be ok But as a precaution if you do go through a roadblock or have to stop for them, hide it.

I doubt you really wanna have to discuss why you have a radar detector, but from what i believe they cant do anything about them anymore.

jackbombay · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2008, 01:14:42 am »

Cool, thanks.

Baselyne · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2008, 06:22:09 am »

this sounds like a good investment....

Where did you get yours?

jtanguay · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2008, 06:24:31 am »

apparently if your car doesn't have any flat surfaces on it they can't get a radar reading :wink:

i wonder if that metal flake paint would 'jam' the signal?

Baselyne · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2008, 06:55:46 am »

so painting metal flake really messes with the signal of the radar?
iS THIS REAL?

Secondly what's the scoop with this no flat spot? I guess were all screwed driving V boxes!

jimfoo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2008, 06:59:10 am »

Quote from: "Baselyne"

so painting metal flake really messes with the signal of the radar?
iS THIS REAL?

Secondly what's the scoop with this no flat spot? I guess were all screwed driving V boxes!

Metal flake paint wouldn't do a thing. IF you had no forward facing flat spots, then the radar wouldn't be reflected back. But you will always have something on any car that is flat enough.

jtanguay · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2008, 07:06:29 am »

i wonder if i were to get a hold of the special paint they use on the stealth fighters... :twisted:

but yea the no flat spot would basically be a stealth car. would look something like a delorian though :lol:

KTZed · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2008, 08:05:46 am »

There was a Mythbusters on this....no matter what they did with the paint/bodywork/covering the car in Aluminum foil nothing would jam the radar

jimfoo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2008, 08:08:02 am »

Quote from: "KTZed"

There was a Mythbusters on this....no matter what they did with the paint/bodywork/covering the car in Aluminum foil nothing would jam the radar

Although I bet if there was a way to defeat it, they wouldn't show it. :wink:

Op-Ivy · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2008, 09:11:44 am »

Radar detectors are legal in BC while jammers are not. (I don't think they are anywhere)

I wouldn't hide my radar detector if I got pulled over. You can see the light pretty good from the back and I'm pretty sure that their radar gun has a zoom on it. Trying to hide it if they knew it was there would only make you look suspicious.

However, at a roadblock if they see you have a radar detector they will ask you to pull over and then they will check your license and insurance. Just something that I know they have always done.

Making it impossible to read the speed of your car would also make them suspicious. Like when using a jammer, if they are trying to read your speed and get all these weird numbers I think they are going to pull you over regardless of your speed :lol:

Matt

935racer · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2008, 05:28:49 pm »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

Quote from: "KTZed"
There was a Mythbusters on this....no matter what they did with the paint/bodywork/covering the car in Aluminum foil nothing would jam the radar

Although I bet if there was a way to defeat it, they wouldn't show it. :wink:

Of course, they would get in big trouble.

Same thing when you see those tests for getting out of drug tests, they will never show you how to get out of one cleanly.

jtanguay · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2008, 07:24:19 pm »

would be nice to just get a jammer... sends out signals in all directions :lol:

Slave2School · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:14:14 pm »

I've been eying up the shielded Radar detector, detector detectors...A decent one seems to go for around ~189-250 in Best Buy in the Puyallup, Wa area at least. I don't have enough sack to buy one and bring it home.

Jetta Fan · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2008, 07:20:55 am »

Slave2School, don't get caught with one of those around here.....rumour has it they really don't like them, or those that have them. :wink:

Author Topic: Radar detectors in BC? (Read 8686 times)

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