Some areas of the country do throw the weight in youth competitions. If you or one of your athletes is scheduled to throw in a youth meet, you will need to contact the meet director and check what size weight they will be using for the age group.
In the sense of performing as designed, most radar detectors do detect the presence of police radar in the immediate vicinity of a speeding vehicle. Whether or not that information will actually prevent a driver from receiving a speeding ticket remains to be seen, however.
It is illegal for drivers of these vehicles to use radar detectors anywhere in the United States. shansekala/iStock/Getty Images. As of 2002, according to RadarBusters.com, radar detectors are illegal to use on military bases anywhere in the United States. Dreef/iStock/Getty Images. Many people use police scanners in their vehicles along with, or instead of, a radar detector.