Spectre IV, Spectre IV + now on sale in the U.S.

Veil Guy · #6 (**permalink**) 2008-02-12

Hmm. Interesting information...

Veil Guy

WilyB · #7 (**permalink**) 2008-03-10

A good friend of mine who commutes regularly to the Southern tip of the Northern Neck has been pulled over many times by a Spectre equipped LEO who thought he was using a radar detector.

Veil Guy · #8 (**permalink**) 2008-03-10

Welcome WilyB,

...Is that to say that your friend was, in fact, not using a radar detector at the time he/she was pulled over be a Spectre IV operator?

That brings me to my next question...what happens in the event that a driver is mis-identified and stopped and asked to produce a radar detector that may not exist?

What happens then? Does the police officer ask to search your vehicle voluntarily? Even if one didn't have a radar detector in possession, what would happen if one refused the request simply if one felt that such a search would be unreasonable?

Veil Guy

WilyB · #9 (**permalink**) 2008-03-10

Well, when pulled over, he rightfully responded that there were no RD that he could surrender to the LEO. He then pointed out that his car has a Sirius radio and that there were some service bulletins out about interferences between Sirius and RDDs.

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asked to produce a radar detector that may not exist?

I was given a trick by a car appraiser: if you have an expensive RD in your car, you should always carry an El Cheapo broken RD, a $15 piece from eBay that you can voluntarily surrender if asked...

Veil Guy · #10 (**permalink**) 2008-03-11

Simply brilliant!

Perhaps one day, the blokes at Stealth Micro Systems will produce a Spectre/Stalcar RDD which can not only identify radar detector usage, but make as well, based upon reception profile analyses and call it the Spectre V RDD.

Veil Guy