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Old Dec 21, 2015, 12:16 am
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Originally Posted by davie355
How strictly are they enforced? I have a radar detector and no other way to mount it. I will be driving mostly around LA-area tourist attractions, and also from LA to Vegas.
In my experience practicing criminal law, those are used to "justify" pretext stops when cops want to stop someone on a hunch and can't articulate probable cause. It's unusual for people to be stopped and ticketed solely for the reason that they have a radar detector or GPS navigation device mounted on their windshield. To minimize the risk of a traffic stop, install the unit is such a way that it does not obstruct your view of the road.
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