Radar Detectors to be Banned?

[Stuart]

Here

[geelhoed]

Here in the Netherlands they have been banned since january first, with a serious penalty of 250euro! And the speedingcamera's are very common too. They do not make excuses about dangerous streches eighter they are everywhere (~1500 in the whole country). They do get vandalised though; burnt, pushed over, filled with polyurethane foam etc.  

They use videocars too, driving around and recording the speed of the car in front.

Also there are now track measurements, along a stretch of about 5km they record the time it takes you by taking  photographs of all vehicles passing and then calculating the speed. No point in speeding there!

Anyway I thing you should be speeding. Keep it safe guys!

[DarrenRav]

The guys at Snooper have sent this to all registered owners:

PRESS RELEASE

Snooper Alerting Drivers To Road Safety

With the recent announcement that the Department for Transport (DfT) would like to see the use of in-car Radar Detectors (speed camera spotters) banned in the UK, there has been some confusion as to which devices are going to be legal in the future.

The law states that drivers will still have the right to use detectors based on GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) technology.

Steven Ballard, marketing director at Safety Alert Systems developer; Performance Products, explains: “The DfT is currently discussing the possibility of stopping the sale of radar and laser speed camera detectors, however GPS technology based detectors, such as Performance Products’ Snooper S4 neo, will still be legal in the UK. Any  proposed changes to the law however have not been confirmed and it is unlikely that any legislation, should it even be passed, would come into effect before the end of next year

“Unlike traditional radar detectors, which receive signals from cameras they are approaching, GPS-based detectors such as the Snooper S4 will not become illegal as they don't actively use signals from camera sites to warn of their presence. GPS-based detectors pick up all fixed speed monitoring systems regardless of whether they are switched on or off ”

Independent research undertaken by MORI has shown that Detector users have 24 per cent fewer accidents than non-users. Steven Ballard believes that despite criticism being leveled that the use of in-car camera detectors condones speeding, the technology actually works alongside speed cameras to help reduce accidents and therefore casualties.  “Making people aware of a camera with a Snooper S4, helps make people aware of their speed and the speed limit on particularly dangerous stretches of road”

“Research has shown that this technology makes you a more safety conscious driver with users having a better safety record,” he says. "Speed cameras were designed as a safety precaution to reduce the speed of traffic in areas where motorists and pedestrians were at risk. This technology enables drivers to remain focused on their speed so that accidents in these blackspot areas are reduced and hopefully eliminated.”

[Megablade Paul]

Well said Daren R, seems like they think they may be losing a bit of revenue from tax cameras so how can we stitch up the motorist again.

[ian crocker]

Steven Ballard, marketing director at Safety Alert Systems developer; Performance Products, explains: “The DfT is currently discussing the possibility of stopping the sale of radar and laser speed camera detectors, however GPS technology based detectors, such as Performance Products’ Snooper S4 neo, will still be legal in the UK.

Looks like Mr Ballard has forgotten that the S4 includes a laser detector!