yes GOL is truely fair and neutral jammer and detector testing. If you want 100% jam all of the time, go with a Diode jammer like Laser Interceptor or Laser Pro Park. If you go cheap, the new Escort ZR4 is coming out, supposed to be improved alot. Blinders are ok as well, the M20 did fairly well for the price on the GOL test. Driving with your headlights on helps, but not much.
The only way for passive countermeasures to work is if you have the best laser detector, a Valentine One ($400). You will need to put laser veil on your headlights/foglights, remove your front plate or put something that diffuses over it, paint over all chrome or reflective places, and use a Car bra. You can really cut acquisition range enough to slow down.
Laser jammers are still legal in most states. I would rather run into a laser trap, because it will not result in me getting a ticket.
You can also modify your car to be much less IR reflective, cutting their range by about 75% when done properly, also not allowing them to get an instant lock giving you time to slow down.
The STI is the only detector that is completely undetectable. The V1 has minimal leakage, but it can be detected around 300-800 feet away depending on the version by the Specter III/IV/IV+ RDD. Almost all detectors are immune to the outdated VG-2 Interceptor (They either shut off when they detect it or have shifter the LO frequency to avoid detection)
Yes, the Specter is used in Virginia and DC. Rumor has it that Texas DPS uses it to time when to turn their radar on. They let all speeders go by, and when they detect a detector, they light you up and pull you over. Of course this tactic is not common, but it is very scary for speeders like myself.
RDD's are mainly used for Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (No big commercial trucks are allowed to use RD's)
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yes GOL is truely fair and neutral jammer and detector testing. If you want 100% jam all of the time, go with a Diode jammer like Laser Interceptor or Laser Pro Park. If you go cheap, the new Escort ZR4 is coming out, supposed to be improved alot. Blinders are ok as well, the M20 did fairly well for the price on the GOL test. Driving with your headlights on helps, but not much. The only way for passive countermeasures to work is if you have the best laser detector, a Valentine One ($400). You will need to put laser veil on your headlights/foglights, remove your front plate or put something that diffuses over it, paint over all chrome or reflective places, and use a Car bra. You can really cut acquisition range enough to slow down.
Laser jammers are still legal in most states. I would rather run into a laser trap, because it will not result in me getting a ticket. You can also modify your car to be much less IR reflective, cutting their range by about 75% when done properly, also not allowing them to get an instant lock giving you time to slow down.
The STI is the only detector that is completely undetectable. The V1 has minimal leakage, but it can be detected around 300-800 feet away depending on the version by the Specter III/IV/IV+ RDD. Almost all detectors are immune to the outdated VG-2 Interceptor (They either shut off when they detect it or have shifter the LO frequency to avoid detection)
Yes, the Specter is used in Virginia and DC. Rumor has it that Texas DPS uses it to time when to turn their radar on. They let all speeders go by, and when they detect a detector, they light you up and pull you over. Of course this tactic is not common, but it is very scary for speeders like myself.
RDD's are mainly used for Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (No big commercial trucks are allowed to use RD's)