[Rev]

I was out cruising on 288 here in Houston this morning and came upon a radar trap. I normally cruise at 70 mph/3000 rpm because my convertor stalls at 2800 RPM and I want to be sure it has coupled, therefore the 3000 RPM.

My Escort passport 8500 started it's classic K band beep beep and as I got closer to an overpass, the cadence quickened until it was a solid beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. I slowed to the 60 mph speed limit as I approached the summit of the over pass. The Tahoe behinnd me came right upon my bumper , but I wouln't budge from the 60 speed limit.

Sure enough, right over the top of the overpass, and behind a concrete safety barriar to the left of the far left lane, was a local constable pointed in our direction in his Camaro. The only thing I regretted was saving the tailgating Tahoe from a sure citation. This scenario has repeated itself dozens of times in the past few years.

For those who think radar detectors don't work, I can only wonder what they are using? My Passport 8500 retails for about $300. I got mine off Ebay for $260+$10 shipping. It's been great. I like it because it's fully programable to get it how you want it. I've deleted the X band off mine to get rid of the automatic door opener signals and the like. Nobody in Houston uses X band for law enforcement anyway.

I considered Valentine but had heard they were just to sensive and therefore caused a lot of false alarms. The only shortcoming I've seen with my Passport 8500 is an inability to detect laser beams. That's the only ticket I've had when using my detector. I'm considering a laser jammer that would emit a constant laser beam from under the front license plate. That should fix that problem.

My real question revolves around those that think radar detectors don't work?

Rev