Some laws make sense. Some laws are appropriate. Some laws protect the citizens and create a safer environment for the whole community, as is their purpose. The law banning the use of radar detectors in the state of Virginia is not one of these laws.

People argue that radar detectors incite drivers to speed because the driver feels that he is invulnerable to a policeman's detection of him, which is simply not true. Anyone with simple knowledge of radar detectors knows that, while the radar detector will sometimes give you knowledge of a police officer searching for speeders, radar detectors are not foolproof. For example, if a policeman is using laser (LIDAR) detection methods, by the time your detector has notified you that a policeman is searching for speeders, your speed has already been detected.

It is hard to say banning the use of radar detectors is justifiable, especially when 49 other states disagree. No other state in the United States of America bans the use of radar detectors. This directly influences me. As a Maryland resident, I am legally allowed to use a radar detector. However, many of my friends live in Virginia, and I cross the border multiple times a week to visit them. Every time I cross the border, I have to unplug and disable my radar detector.

Some argue that radar detectors are used to speed, and I saw no, cars are used to speed. Some say detectors are used to evade the police, and again I say no, the driver is the one who evades the police. In Virginia, the birthplace of independence, I find it strange that they ban the use of radar detectors, while every other state agrees that there are no issues with the use of radar detectors.