Radar & Laser Detectors

[PRF]

I'm thinking of buying a speed trap detector (not GPS based), has anyone got any suggestions. I've been looking @ the Bell 550, the snooper S5-R, and the Whistler 945 Euro.


Cheers.

 

[Tom]

Don't bother with a detector, get a GPS one or learn to obey speed limits

 

[cynic-al]

we have a road angle at work. it was really good until we did an update. It seems people log everything as a speed camera, even the traffic flow cameras. Now the bloody thing never stops bleeping. It also does "accident blackspots", this also seems to bleep at every motorway junction!

 

[Big Andy]

I've got an S6 neo, it's a little combersome but is good. I'd agree, get a GPS one, that is the most useful part of the whole thing, most of the other things by the time you've picked up the signal it's too late.

 

[David T]

cynic-al, with the road angel can switch off the accident back spots alerts and just have it beep when there's a speed camera?

I don't see the point of that feature I personally treat every road as an accident back spot. “Oh look the machine's beeping I better start concentrating on driving”.

 

[Tom]

Get the new C5 with active lane detector thingy and you can drive with your eyes closed

 

[Cynic-al]

That would really annoy me! every time you change lanes it beeps!!! It's not like you can't feel the bumps without something beeping at you. It's a poor idea and if that's what they are using to sell the car then it doesn't say much about the car!

I don't know if you can turn the blackspot thing off as i have never read the instructions. I know you can set the didtance it warns you about a camera etc. All i have found is the delete button which removes the accident black spot or bogus camera. I just hope that noone else updates it or they may all come back! The road angle also has a detector for radar guns, but i have never used this, only the gps function.

Something else to be noted about the road angle, the old black ones, like we have, came with a lifetime subscription to the update service, the new silver ones only give you access to the update site for a year or so, you then have to pay an annual subscription.