{"id":3855,"date":"2025-08-30T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:29:30","slug":"whats-your-secret-to-dodging-speed-traps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/whats-your-secret-to-dodging-speed-traps\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your Secret To Dodging Speed Traps?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4rgvct53f-vb-ftr-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Radar, lidar, and app-based tools like Waze remain popular speed trap countermeasures.<\/li>\n<li>Google Maps incorporates Waze&rsquo;s crowd-sourced police location data in real time.<\/li>\n<li>Highway Radar offers advanced tracking, including police scanners and aircraft enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speeding tickets have fueled what is the longest-running cat-and-mouse game on public roads. Drivers look for ways to avoid getting caught, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/police\/\">law enforcement<\/a> continually finds new tools to catch them. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/qotd\/\">question of the day<\/a> is simple: what do you rely on when it comes to spotting speed traps?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Radar detectors are the obvious starting point here. They have a long history of sniffing out police radar guns before you&rsquo;re in range of a citation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/tech\/\">Tech<\/a> has evolved, though. A prime example are lidar detectors, which can catch the narrow beams that officers use often these days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community-driven navigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, there&rsquo;s the community-based approach: Waze. While it&rsquo;s not available worldwide, millions of drivers use it every day to report police locations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/police-bust-motorcylist-who-allegedly-went-190-mph-and-posted-videos-online-about-it\/\">speed traps<\/a>, hazards, and more, making it one of the most popular anti-ticket tools on the planet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/08\/palo-alto-police-skip-local-tesla-hq-to-buy-countrys-first-rivian-r1t-police-cruiser\/\">First Rivian Police Cruiser Reports For Duty In Tesla&rsquo;s Backyard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What some don&rsquo;t realize is that Google Maps is directly connected to Waze data, so even if you don&rsquo;t have the Waze app, Maps can surface crowd-sourced police reports in real time.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" What&rsquo;s Your Secret To Dodging Speed Traps?\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1014\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed-1024x512.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The app space doesn&rsquo;t end there, though. One lesser-known option is <a href=\"https:\/\/highwayradar.com\/\">Highway Radar<\/a>, which blends real-time user reports, police scanner data, and aircraft speed enforcement tracking. It&rsquo;s a little-known but wildly effective system even for those who don&rsquo;t have a radar\/lidar detector.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to all of these options are those who go hardcore and install radar and lidar jammers. Some brands like AL Priority have been leaders in the field for years, but excellent competition is coming along. While illegal in many states, they can certainly be effective to a degree. Of course, other countermeasures aren&rsquo;t foolproof either.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limits of every tool<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s worth noting that Waze and Google Maps only work if enough people are reporting. Highway Radar also depends on various data sources and doesn&rsquo;t work when someone is out of signal (ask me how I know&hellip;). Still, many drivers swear by their chosen setup, while others combine the aforementioned tools to achieve the best outcome.<\/p>\n<p>So we want to hear from you. Do you keep it old-school with a dedicated radar detector? Do you rely solely on community-driven apps like Waze? Or have you gone all-in with detectors, jammers, and third-party apps like Highway Radar to avoid getting a speeding ticket? Share your setups, your success stories, and yes, even the times you got caught.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/controlbox3.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" What&rsquo;s Your Secret To Dodging Speed Traps?\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/controlbox3.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credit: Highway Radar \/ Valentine One \/ AL Priority<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radar, lidar, and app-based tools like Waze remain popular speed trap countermeasures. Google Maps incorporates Waze&rsquo;s crowd-sourced police location data &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/whats-your-secret-to-dodging-speed-traps\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What\u2019s Your Secret To Dodging Speed Traps?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-offbeat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3855"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3858,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855\/revisions\/3858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}