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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Police scanners and speeding
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 09:05:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 13 09:05:00 1984
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This is not a flame about speeding.

The use of VHF scanners in automobiles is against the law in all
three states you mention.  It is not because of the speeding problem,
but was made so to keep people away from accidents, fires, and
ongoing crimes (holdups, hostage, etc.).  The fine, if one is found
in your car, is heavy and they get to keep the scanner.  Another
good reason, according to the police, is to keep criminal types
from learning where the cops are.  You can use a scanner in a
non-mobile situation, but you cannot have one in a mobile 
environment.  With your CB and 'Escort', you should have little
trouble on the Thru-way.  The fuzz won't bother you in most cases
up there if you are doing around 65.  On the other hand, you might
come across a cop who got up on the wrong side of the bed.  No amount
of warning devices is going to help you then.
T. C. Wheeler