CygnusX1

Unfortunately this is very common in my opinion. Today I received notification that one of my TBs has now gone missing. This makes 5 out of 6 that have been lost or stolen. This is the end for me. I will no longer start any new TBs. All of the fun of trackables has been taken by inconsiderate individuals. I hope none of which are real Geocachers all I have met are good people. Oddly all most all of my TBs have disappeared after approximately 4000 miles traveled and a couple much sooner than this. Interesting and disturbing. Bummed out, CygnusX1

I want to thank all of cachers who have responded to my query about getting pulled over for having a GPS on the dash. My parents were surprised and nervous as the police officer approached. The officer said, "is that a radar detector?" My 72 year old Father simply said, "it is my Magellan GPS." Officer said, "OK, have a nice day." I have learned that it is legal and not unusual for an officer to stop a driver if he/she suspects that the device seen in the window is a radar detector. I guess the next gift I give my parents is an external antenna! I really appreciate all of the humor that came wrapped around many of the responses to my inquiry. I will enjoy these responses alone just in case my Father can't appreciate the humor since he was the one pulled over by the police officer. Those of you that guessed this incident took place in a state East of WVa are correct. Keep on cachin' CygnusX1

So I give my 70+ year old parents a Magellan GPS for Christmas, two weeks later they are pulled over by a state police officer who thinks he has someone trying to violate the state's no radar detectors law! How often does this happen? My parents live 5 miles from the state in question. Nearly half of all of their driving is in the state that bans radar detectors. Is this going to continue to be a problem for them? I would never have thought a non-speeding SUV would be pulled over and asked if the 'thing' in the window is a radar detector. My Father has never exceeded the speed limit in his life...he has never even had a traffic accident of any kind. Now I give him a gift for Christmas and it gets him pulled over. What have I done? How frequent is this happening in the states that ban radar detectors? Just curious, CygnusX1