V1 Moments

We travel to Laramie, Wyoming, at least six times each year in a half-ton pickup, a 1,400-mile round trip. I bought a Valentine One Gen 2 just for these road trips. Here’s what I have learned: 1) Only a small percentage–around 8-10 percent–of the law enforcement vehicles we encounter on the road are running radar. … continued

I had just read a V1 Moment about LEOs in gas stations. It’s not that I had never seen a LEO at the gas station that I pass going to my house, but gas was under two bucks the gallon at the time. How long has that been? Needless to say, I wasn’t expecting a … continued

I was stopped at a red light. V1 was warning of one bogey ahead. Oncoming traffic waiting on the other side of the light was queued up way back down the hill to the next traffic light. All of a sudden, V1 alerted again, this time reporting five bogeys ahead at full signal strength. First, … continued

I’m heading down US highway 1 in Florida, between Martin and Palm Beach counties, in my muscled-up Audi, V1 Gen2 on duty just in case someone out there should object to my pace. Take right now, for example, as a Ka alert slowly strengthens to the max. I back down to a LEO-friendly pace. A … continued

At a hillcrest, V1 started chirping about a weak Ka ahead. A mile passes, then another, then more still, yet the warning barely strengthens. I’m guessing that a Ka patroller is ahead, rolling the same direction I am. It has to be ahead and moving; there’s no way V1 can pick up a stationary signal … continued

My V1 Gen2 is superior to my original V1, fewer false alerts. I have two Golf GTIs, a 2003 and a 2018. I wanted a new detector for the newer GTI. A Uniden R7 looks more in-tune with the 2018’s interior design so I bought that. Love the looks, love the GPS speed display and … continued

For dinner one recent evening I drove 100 miles from Marin to Sonoma County on the 101 N. On the way back, V1 was picking up radar behind us, apparently short bursts of instant-on as an enforcer behind us was zapping oncoming traffic. Four of us were in the car and a woman in back … continued

My wife and I were traveling to Ithaca, NY, to visit our new grandson. We live in western NY and drove about 2½ hours east on I-86 before exiting onto local roads toward Ithaca. Now it’s 55 or slower for the rest of the way, with heavy radar enforcement. This day we were pushing it … continued

My girlfriend used to roll her eyes when I grabbed my V1 out of my truck to take it with us every time we went for a trip in her truck. One day we went kayaking, and since we were parking in a secluded area, I pulled V1 off the windshield and put it down … continued

I have never been a fan of GPS lock-outs. Several years ago, a friend of mine had an unwanted roadside conversation with The Man because of lockouts on his detector. I’ve avoided those conversations because I rely on V1’s bogey counter instead. Have things changed? No…and yes. Same location–a dollar store on South Carolina highway … continued