PUTTING THE BRAKES ON LAWBREAKING: STATE BANS ON RADAR DETECTORS

Radar detectors are devices which exist for one purpose only: to allow drivers to routinely exceed the legal speed limit without being caught by police radar. These devices are a hazard to the public. Following a brief examination of why radar detectors are a hazard to the public, this article discusses the legal validity of bans on radar detectors.

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  American Public Health Association

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• Authors:
  • CHRISTOFFEL, T
• Publication Date: 1987-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 507-511
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Law enforcement; Laws; Prevention; Radar; Radar detectors; Speeding; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 112
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM