V1 Moments

I take the same route to and from work every day. Recently, our local Sheriff’s Dept. put its speed trailer on the route, spitting K band and flashing when you’re five mph over the limit. V1 always picks it up early and I keep my speed close to the limit. Then, on my way home … continued

My V1 counts better than I do!!! A friend and I were cruising through New Brunswick, NJ, right through the heart of an area dense with radar signals. I commented to my friend, “It always reads 2 bogeys in this area.” My friend looks at the concealed display and tells me, “It reads three bogeys.” … continued

I am a college student. I travel from Waco, where I go to school, to my home and several other places across Texas and Louisiana—92,548 miles worth in two years. I had an encounter with a state trooper north of College Station. I had been following him, about a half-mile behind, for about 80 miles. … continued

I drive a truck for a living. I was driving through Ohio, the worst state for troopers and speeding. A friend was in his truck with a new Passport. I told him about my V1 and he just laughed. He said I wasted $406. “Let’s put them to the test,” I said. We had been … continued

I deliver babies for a living. Naturally, that gets me out and about at all hours. I am rushing to the hospital often after 2AM when the only ones out are people leaving bars, cops looking for people leaving bars, and doctors going to the hospital. The cops have a hard time telling us apart … continued

When I started looking for a better detector, I read all the tests, including the one from Speed Measurement Labs 2004 that’s touted by the other big detector maker. I wondered why the testers had all the detectors on the windshield, powered up at the same time. Mike Valentine has pointed out that this is … continued

We were headed across Oregon, my wife and I in my 2005 MINI Cooper S, and my cousin following in his modified T-bird. I was maintaining a brisk pace. The MINI handles very well, so I didn’t have to slow for the corners. My cousin had to drop back when the road curved, but he … continued

was running an early morning commute across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, all posted at a blistering 55 mph. At a gas station I encountered a couple of plain-clothes sheriffs; must have been going to a meeting or something. I followed them for the next 100 plus miles, trailing about half mile behind. They were … continued

I bought a V1 and a bright red Cobra convertible at the same time. One month later, the wife and I are driving in East Texas. The road is a long, unbending two lane; a ten-mile stretch straight as a string. The wife is driving to see what the new car is like. The wife … continued

My V1 and I have witnessed plenty of devious scenarios in the past 130,000 miles, but this incident in Maryland takes the cake. I was cruising home from the office at, let’s say, express speed in light traffic when my V1 brapped out two Ka bogeys ahead, then stopped. Maryland has few Ka false alarms. … continued