I've been doing a lot of traveling up and down California lately. On this last trip I was driving a rental truck, and completely forgot to pack my Beltronics Pro GX65 Radar Detector . So on my trip down from SF Bay area to Los Angeles, my partner and I counted about a dozen police officers / highway patrol vehicles that we could see.

What is interesting is that I know typically my radar detector would have detected over 20 during the times that we were traveling that we could verify once the detector pointed out the proximity.

Now I'm not saying every one needs one of these devices, but everyone can benefit from the useful information they provide. Whether it be alerts about traffic cameras, speed cameras, road hazards, or whether or not you or someone close is shooting a laser at you, it keeps you aware.

I program other information to the GPS as well to alert me of certain conditions to watch out for: stinky cow plop farms along the I5, school 25 mph zones, dangerous intersections etc.

Also, they have a reasonable $29.99 fee for 3 years of their database updates/upgrades which from my experience covers almost all the traffic cams, speed camera locations so far in Californa and Nevada.

Anyway, with traffic tickets costing over $600 in some cases, its worth investing in one of these top end units to keep you safe and out of the speed traps.