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Are police radar detectors in a car worth it? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SurpriZe@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm planning to go on a long trip around the country where speed limits are ridiculously low, even on highways, and that's all the road police care about (even the slightest of speed-limit infringements) and was wondering if a radar/speeding-camera detector would be worth it.

Can't use Waze or anything like that because these apps don't have enough data on Southeast Asia (Vietnam specifically).

If they are at all reliable, how much should I expect to spend on the one that wouldn't get me in trouble?

Do they work as well at night as during the day?

And is there anything else I should know about them?

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[–] jo3jo3@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's the cameras on the road catching you, not radar. Just pay attention to the routes you drive and avoiding speeding around those cameras.

I live in Vietnam too and I've never not been able to bribe the police for any traffic violation. No matter what you did and no matter what fine they demand, offer 200k. 200k no matter what. They might make you sweat it for a few minutes, but 200k will get you on your way and you won't lose your bike.

I've lived here seven years btw. Where are you living?

[–] Scrath@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just tried converting that to euro to have a better frame of reference for your 200k. Are those really equivalent to about 8 Euro or did I make a mistake with the conversion?

[–] jo3jo3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

That's exactly right.

[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Dann, that's an inflated currency

[–] SurpriZe@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm driving a car. Bikes are of course easy to bribe with. I live in Nghe An.

[–] jo3jo3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ohhh ya... Car is a different story, they know, or at least think you've got money...