[BMWCSRegistry] Radar in Canada/Holland/WOB/FF

[Art Wegweiser]

Curious.
A country that permits the possession, sale and open use of hash and 
marijuana employs Gestapo tactics on the highway?  I'm past smoking 
anything but there go my plans to retire to Holland and open a Monty 
Python type cheese shop.
Does that lovely town of Haarlem  till have the classiest red light 
district in Europe? And what of the quaint and delightful Sailor's 
Quarter in Amsterdam?
Bewildered here in the Land of the Free, etc.

I tend to doubt that a RADAR detector emits a signal when turned off 
- perhaps Mike V can further advise us on the properties of his 
terrific device.

And yes, NEVER hit the brakes if you know or suspect a trooper is 
trailing you and even if you are legal or close to it. It tells him 
you have identified a bogie and feel a bit nervous, if not paranoid.
Not unlike a Toreador flipping his red flag but you don't or better 
not have a sword underneath.

The paradox is that on a heavily traveled road, where speed can be a 
consideration you are much safer from being busted than all by 
yourself where higher speeds are more appropriate. And never trust 
headlights coming up from behind when alone at night. It's how police 
can afford to use pricey sports cars to trap you - and the cop behind 
the wheel has a lot of fun too. Some deserve it for the hazardous but 
sometimes very dull job they have if not abused as revenue collectors.

Ease off and gradually  lose speed.  If an exit is coming up, 
probably wise to take it (and signal) as a good reason for dropping 
10 or 20 mph even if the usual 1 or 2 miles out. A downshift will 
also help.
And apply the hand brake (also known as parking or emergency) if you 
really must, but carefully lest you really generate a problem by 
locking up.  It was not designed for use at speed.

More tips, strategy, and tactics at  www.motorists.org

Art

At 9:36 AM -0600 9/28/07, Dutch80210 wrote:
>OH yes it is true. Just came back from Holland where it was strongly 
>suggested to keep my Valentine in the bag. The police thing is 
>called the RDD(radar detector-detector). When pulled over your 
>detector gets confiscated, plus Euro250 fine. If you think you can 
>hide it in the car, and you won't admit having it,  the police will 
>take the whole car to the station and search for it there. Even 
>higher fines.
>
>The country is becoming a pain I am telling you. A year earlier I 
>had received two fines in the mail. I ignored them. I mean; Euro38 
>for 6km over the speedlimit at 120km/h on the highway?! And I drove 
>70km/h in the city where 50km/h was the limit. Euro140 sir?! The 
>country is starting to get into my business too much(sounds 
>familiar?)
>"Two fines combined Euro178=$250 at current exchange rate"
>I ignored untill I tried to leave for Africa via the airport last 
>month in Amsterdam. Passport control asked me to step aside and 
>asked to pay the fines or wait in the pen untill I would!!! I was 
>not leaving the airport!
>
>But as always, the RDD is being outsmarted again. See enclosed 
>article(with some dutch translation needed)
><http://www2.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article71354371.ece>http://www2.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article71354371.ece
>
>SV
>Denver, Colorado
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:Coupecs at aol.com>Coupecs at aol.com
>To: 
><mailto:the-hound at jun.ded.forest.net>the-hound at jun.ded.forest.net ; 
><mailto:bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net
>Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:02 PM
>Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] Radar in Canada
>
>I read that in Canada the Mounties have devices that detect a radar 
>detector even if it is turned off as long as it is plugged in. 
>Supposedly, the detector sends out some kind of a signal.  Using a 
>radar detector, on or off, is a primary offense in CA. They can pull 
>you over and confiscate it just for having one. But hey, the Valium 
>is really cheap.
>
>Is any of this true? Should I <http://www.snopes.com>www.snopes.com 
>it? Great site. That's where I found out that most of the winners of 
>the <http://www.darwinawards.com>www.darwinawards.com  never 
>happened.
>
>Check out both sites if you haven't already.
>
>Steve ONeill
>
>

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