"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." But the primary purpose of any decent detector is to sniff out various types of police radar—X, K, and Ka ...

Radar detectors can identify the signature of police radar guns, alerting you to their presence. Sometimes, this extra warning is the difference between you and a costly ticket — so long as they’re ...

Amazon Prime Day 2025 starts now, and for the first time, this event is four days Our Best Overall detector, the Uniden R7, is 23 percent off. Save $100 on this Escort MaxCam360c—a combo radar ...

Police officers use radar to assess whether you’re speeding. And despite what many people may think, if you don’t live in Virginia, Washington D.C. or Mississippi, it’s perfectly legal to use a radar ...

Radar speed-detection capabilities were first developed in 1935 by a Bobby in Britain who had his eyes set on your wallet. Some 30 years on, a fed-up comrade and engineer invented one of the earliest ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This article was updated in April 2024 with new products and information. We've scoured the current ...

The road can surely get one in the mood for fast driving, as drivers may stop perceiving high speed as something dangerous at some point. Despite the heavy fines for speeding, plenty of people like to ...

I've scoured the current market to bring you the best, most up-to-date radar detectors available so you can drive with confidence and stay ahead of the curve. So what's the best radar detector you can ...

Maximum speed, 55 mph. Most drivers don't comply, and some states don't even think it's necessary in 1986. But like it or not, it's the law. Your alternatives: drive at the national limit and get ...

The reasons why you should own and use a radar detector have been pretty well fleshed out by this point, but in case you need a refresher, here’s the TL;DR: between the cost of a speeding ticket and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." From the May 2021 issue of Car and Driver [Ed. note—This story was updated in October 2023.] "Do you know ...