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Re: Radar Detectors prohibited in Virginia?
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001 01:39:57 GMT
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Ok, I'll make sure to put mine away in the trunk before I cross the state
line. Most of the time I find the best radar detector is someone traveling
just a bit faster than me. I try to find one of those and stay with in eye
sight of them.
jt
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message
> news:GEu0sI.BBq@lugnet.com...
> > Is it true that Radar Detectors are prohibited in Virginia? I just heard
> > that from a friend of mine at the office. Might be some helpful • information
> > to note for those of us driving to the fest.
> >
> > jt
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> It is absolutely true. When you cross the state line from NC (assuming • you
> are coming from the south) there will be big signs telling that your speed
> will be monitored by Radar and VASCAR (a device the Virginia State Police
> use to monitor speed while they are also moving - it measures how long it
> takes them to catch you, and based on the speed of the police car computes
> an estimate of your speed) and that radar detectors are illegal.
>
> Mike
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> --
> Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
> http://www.nclug.net - North Carolina LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nclug.net/ctb - Carolina Train Builders
> http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot
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>
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| "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GEuHw1.588@lugnet.com... (...) James - since you are traveling up from Atlanta I assume you will take I-85 to I-95. It has been my experience (I travel the same route to go to Fairfax (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Radar Detectors prohibited in Virginia?
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| "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GEu0sI.BBq@lugnet.com... (...) information (...) It is absolutely true. When you cross the state line from NC (assuming you are coming from the south) there will be big signs telling that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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