Radar Detectors

Radar detectors are popular items among today's drivers. Radar guns and similar devices are used by police to measure speed by bouncing radio waves off of the vehicles. A radar detector is used to alert a driver when police radar is being used. The radar detector is activated when it detects the radio wave, providing the driver with notice that his or her speed is being monitored. Radar detectors are legal in 49 states, banned only in Virginia and Washington, DC. However, there are concerns about the safety of radar detectors as well as the tendency of drivers to use them as a license to speed. Read more