Radar Detector Legend Michael Valentine Has Died

[edporch]

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Radar Detector Legend Michael Valentine Has Died Valentine's developments changed an industry, and improved the lives of countless drivers.

 

[BigRed]

Had several of his products! Great work by the man.

 

[edporch]

Had several of his products! Great work by the man.

Me too.
I started with an Escort in the mid 80's, then have a Valentine 1 in both my car and pickup.
Though not cheap, they've more than paid for themselves over the years.

 

[Brandon]

Had one in the M5 (still have the V1).
The need for speed isnt there for me anymore.

 

[miguel]

A man named Valentine who worked on radar. Was he the inspiration for the song "Radar Love"?

 

[rkwhyte2]

RIP to a great engineer. Have had a V1 for decades.

 

[foszoe]

A man named Valentine who worked on radar. Was he the inspiration for the song "Radar Love"?

 

[BigRed]

A man named Valentine who worked on radar. Was he the inspiration for the song "Radar Love"?

One of many late night open road driving songs.

 

[BigRed]

Had one in the M5 (still have the V1).
The need for speed isnt there for me anymore.

I recall my first road trip with my dad with one of these running.

"What do you need that for?"

This coming from a guy that would run a 460 ci Ford at 120 for miles a stretch at a time.

I did notice he liked to borrow mine so much that I gave him one for his birthday.

Good times...great memories.

 

[edporch]

Had one in the M5 (still have the V1).
The need for speed isnt there for me anymore.

I don't drive crazy fast.
It's just on long drives on the Interstate with open road, the speed that is comfortable for me that I drift to is a little above the speed limit (like it is for many people, as the speed limits are set artificially low).

After all, the 70mph speed limit on Interstates was set using 1950's era cars to decide on a compliance speed that 80% of people complied with.
Modern cars handle and stop so much better than 1950's cars, and when you look at the speed of the traffic on Interstates, 80mph is closer to the 80% compliance standard.

 

[BigRed]

I don't drive crazy fast.
It's just on long drives on the Interstate with open road, the speed that is comfortable for me that I drift to is a little above the speed limit (like it is for many people, as the speed limits are set artificially low).

After all, the 70mph speed limit on Interstates was set using 1950's era cars to decide on a compliance speed that 80% of people complied with.
Modern cars handle and stop so much better than 1950's cars, and when you look at the speed of the traffic on Interstates, 80mph is closer to the 80% compliance standard.

I would say 100.

 

[edporch]

I would say 100.

100 would be true for my bike.
If I don't watch my speed and drift to where it's comfortable, I'm soon doing 95-100mph.