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by imadethis 638 days ago
I remember the ads in old Car&Track and Road&Driver magazines at the doctor’s office. They always had a veneer of illegality to them, even in states where they were legal. Funny how something like Waze doesn’t. I wonder if it’s that Waze is just the technological equivalent to the oncoming driver flashing their brights at you.
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There was also at least one recurring ad for a purported radar jammer. Either in the car magazines or the electronics ones. It might've been "sold in legal kit form".
I remember thinking the same thing as a kid reading C&D magazines at the doctor's office. I think they showed up in PopSci a few times too.

"wait, this is allowed? Cool!"