Do cops target drivers with radar detectors in Florida? Everyone speeds here without one with no fear.?

Question

Could it be the Daytona Beach wanna be syndrome?

Answer 1

yeah they use radar detectors...i know what you mean though, you rarely see troopers parked on the highway w/ the radar guns and EVERYONE speeds.
I thought it was going to be just the opposite...that everywhere i went i'd be stuck behind some old bluehair!

Answer 2

I have a radar detector in FL and have not noticed any targeting. Of course, I drive a station dragon so that might have something to do with it! I have noticed that most cops around here don't drive around town (or on the highway for that matter) with their radars on. I think they generally have better things to do. When they want to target speeders, they all line up and just nail 'em 1-2-3.

Answer 3

I have no idea in florida but thats the way in californa,the signs are there for fun.People are always doing about 20 30 over the speed there unless they are in a traffic jam.Even if the cops are around they still drive like that,the ones that get pulled over are the ones that do the speed limit & the speeders have to go around or slow down.

Answer 4

I'm sure police officers are more likely to ticket a driver with a RADAR detector since having one shows a premeditated attempt to break the law.

stiff_greygoose_martini, how could you possibly know if a police officer's RADAR is on?

Answer 5

It depends on how far over the speed limit you're going, and if the cop's in a good mood or bad mood. Everyone around my home is always over the speed limit by about 5 mph, and they never get pulled over.

Answer 6

They do use it, but the State Troopers use it abit more. In Orange County, the Sheriff Department leaves the speeder's to the State Troopers! and traffic accidents...