I'm certain that most of us have been pulled over for speeding at one point or another in our driving careers. So the same know the feeling of sitting along the side of the road kicking yourself for being the victim of a speed trap. Radar guns are responsible for so many speeding tickets, and so naturally there had to be a device made to even the odds. Meet laser radar detectors.

You should be made aware that police officers do not look to kindly on the sight of a radar detector in a vehicle. While they can be very helpful to assisting you in not getting pulled over for speeding, you should avoid getting pulled over for anything else with one installed.

Laser radar guns are the most effective method that police now have to catch and penalize speeding citizens. The early forms of radar guns required the officer to remain stationary to get the most accurate reading. With the new laser guns, a beam of light is emitted and can very accurately determine your speed, whether the officer is moving or not.

It works by sending out a beam of light. The beam nearly instantly returns with accurate information on the current rate of speed of the given vehicle. If the officer is moving, the reading will be different, but equally accurate mathematically. If the officer is traveling at 60 MPH and you whiz by, his radar gun emits the beam and feeds back 20 MPH, indicating that you are traveling 80 MPH. That's about the time you see the same officer again with flashing lights and a siren to match it.

In terms of radar detectors, the best detectors are now able to compete and warn drivers of laser radar guns. The way that a laser radar detector works to thwart a reading is by emitting a signal back to counteract the beam that was meant to register the vehicle's speed. This secondary emission will give a scrambled reading so that no officer can actually determine your speed. They also work to warn you ahead of time by surveying for laser radar waves.

There are many great names in laser radar detectors, but you really do get what you pay for in terms of detection technology. It's better to go with the some of the top names, and these include: Cobra, Beltronics, and Escort. They might be more than you thought you'd pay, but when you think of the tickets you won't be getting, it's kind of worth the investment.

Laser radar detectors are a must for anyone who has a little bit of a lead foot. Most of the police forces are going with laser radar guns because they are more accurate and easier to use all around. Make sure you get a detector that can handle this and the others. Happy driving.