The first time I became interested in radar detecting products (such as a radar detector or a radar jammer) was 1994. There I was, cautiously driving my automobile at night, well within the speed range, when out of nowhere, a police man signals me to stop. “Is there a problem, officer?” I quietly asked? According to the police officer, who was checking cars for speeding, I was going over the speed limit. Regardless of how hard I attempted to convince him that I didn’t, he wouldn’t let the issue pass. And why would he?

What particularly annoyed me is that I was not going over the speed limit - not at all. I wasn’t even close! It appears that his radar gun was not working properly. I did a major research on the topic, studied the way radar guns operate, read many radar detector reviews, and discovered that often there is a mistake in the speed the radar gun measures. Of course, the vast majority of people who receive a speeding ticket simply give up when in fact they should argue their case in court (which is aware of these problems, but who has the time and patience to fight the system? I never did either.

Since then I’ve become somewhat of an expert on radar detectors, and in fact, dedicated much of my time to obtaining the best radar detector (in my opinion, the passport 9500ix). Yeah, it allows drivers to speed, but many people will do it anyway. What I believe is its main benefit is it protects you from being falsely accused of over speeding. Until more reliable radar guns are created, I feel this is our only way of protecting ourselves from getting speeding ticket without going over the speed limit.