{"id":1091,"date":"2021-05-21T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/carizmalubbock\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2024-02-13T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:30:03","slug":"is-it-illegal-to-have-a-radar-detector-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carizmalubbock.com\/blog\/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-radar-detector-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Radar detectors are legal in Texas, but they might cause different problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it illegal to have a radar detector in Texas?<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Speeding is one of those things that all too many of us are guilty of doing. Obviously, this is a bad habit to have. Tickets can get expensive. Car insurance can become all but unaffordable if a driver runs afoul of local speed limits too often. Anyone who has felt the sinking feeling in their stomach when they see those police lights in their rear-view mirror has probably also wondered, \u2018Is it illegal to have a radar detector in Texas?\u2019 No, it is not, as long as it\u2019s being used in a passenger vehicle and not a commercial vehicle. However, there are some things you should know about this technology that may have you reconsider your options. Let\u2019s take a closer look at some things you should know.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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One thing you should know about getting a radar detector is that police departments have long since ditched radar for a technology called lidar. Instead of a radio signal bouncing off your vehicle, a beam of infrared light is used. Some radar detectors might not pick it up. Also, lidar detectors can get very pricy, very quickly<\/a>. Another issue with radar\/lidar detectors is that just about everything uses lidar in the 21st century<\/a>, including many vehicles\u2019 adaptive cruise control systems and blind-spot monitoring systems.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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