SPEED CAMERAS
05 January 2006 | 06:51 PM
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SPEED CAMERAS
Hello peeps,
Was thinking about buying a Speed camera detector and also GPS system but not sure which one to purchase. I know certain GPS systems have speed zones alarms, but do they detect them Sneaky mobile cameras which park up anywhere making milions out of the public. If so which ones and how much are they. If not the which individual ones and how much are is i looking to pay. Thanks for your help.
steve.
Was thinking about buying a Speed camera detector and also GPS system but not sure which one to purchase. I know certain GPS systems have speed zones alarms, but do they detect them Sneaky mobile cameras which park up anywhere making milions out of the public. If so which ones and how much are they. If not the which individual ones and how much are is i looking to pay. Thanks for your help.
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05 January 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by steve2k
Hello peeps,
Was thinking about buying a Speed camera detector and also GPS system but not sure which one to purchase. I know certain GPS systems have speed zones alarms, but do they detect them Sneaky mobile cameras which park up anywhere making milions out of the public. If so which ones and how much are they. If not the which individual ones and how much are is i looking to pay. Thanks for your help.
steve.
Was thinking about buying a Speed camera detector and also GPS system but not sure which one to purchase. I know certain GPS systems have speed zones alarms, but do they detect them Sneaky mobile cameras which park up anywhere making milions out of the public. If so which ones and how much are they. If not the which individual ones and how much are is i looking to pay. Thanks for your help.
steve.
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05 January 2006 | 07:22 PM
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My Road Angel II warns you of known mobile camera sites - as published by most camera partnerships ..... what it doesn't and can't do is warn you of the -allegedly- 15% of times they are free to wander where they like. They can go to areas of 'community concern'. These vary so the people at Road Angel don't really know from one day to the next where they will be.
One other problem with the mobile sites is that the camera operators vary where they sit - the A217 in Surrey between Reigate and Sutton is a mobile site...... but a bit of a long one - the camera partnerships don't tell you exactly where their vans sits and on this road they use about 6 or 7 separate locations just to keep you on your toes! No GPS based detectors help you out in these situations ......
The RA 2 does have a Laser detector but - as has been mentioned above - it is not really much use as the camera operator is seeing your speed literally the split second the RA2 bleeps ...... and thats if the RA2 catches the laser at all.
One other problem with the mobile sites is that the camera operators vary where they sit - the A217 in Surrey between Reigate and Sutton is a mobile site...... but a bit of a long one - the camera partnerships don't tell you exactly where their vans sits and on this road they use about 6 or 7 separate locations just to keep you on your toes! No GPS based detectors help you out in these situations ......
The RA 2 does have a Laser detector but - as has been mentioned above - it is not really much use as the camera operator is seeing your speed literally the split second the RA2 bleeps ...... and thats if the RA2 catches the laser at all.
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06 January 2006 | 12:53 PM
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I have just added "Safe Speed" to the standard RAC Trackstar on the WRX 300.
http://www.ractrackstar.co.uk/speed-...rotection.aspx
Seems to work OK without being too annoying and intrusive. I was worried it was going to be too loud but even though it goes off every 10 seconds on the bottom of the M25 on the way to work, it's tolerable.
Only works on the fixed permanent camera sites though, but does know when you are going the wrong way for the camera and doesn't trigger an alarm.
It's only gone off once so far without there actually being a camera there, but it may be that it was just down a side road that I passed.
Hope this helps
http://www.ractrackstar.co.uk/speed-...rotection.aspx
Seems to work OK without being too annoying and intrusive. I was worried it was going to be too loud but even though it goes off every 10 seconds on the bottom of the M25 on the way to work, it's tolerable.
Only works on the fixed permanent camera sites though, but does know when you are going the wrong way for the camera and doesn't trigger an alarm.
It's only gone off once so far without there actually being a camera there, but it may be that it was just down a side road that I passed.
Hope this helps
06 January 2006 | 02:00 PM
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The database that most of the Smartphone/PDA solutions (TomTom etc which use GPS) use was put together by the general public. So if they notice a camera then its on the database, regardless of its it's fixed, mobile or other.
Of course it's only as good as the data fed into it. It goes off on the A3 just past Guildford (North) for a mobile I've never seen, yet drive there everyday. It also had an update for the Ewell bypass as soon as they moved and added the extra camera in Ewell. But there is one in Tadworth that is a year out of date.
Of course you also have to remember to update the database as well!
Of course it's only as good as the data fed into it. It goes off on the A3 just past Guildford (North) for a mobile I've never seen, yet drive there everyday. It also had an update for the Ewell bypass as soon as they moved and added the extra camera in Ewell. But there is one in Tadworth that is a year out of date.
Of course you also have to remember to update the database as well!
06 January 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Try this device ............ 100% reliable if used in accordance with the instructions - which are very intuitive!
VERY cheap too ..... maybe your car actually has the wiring for one and even the mounting points supplied!
I can HIGHLY recommend it!!
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VERY cheap too ..... maybe your car actually has the wiring for one and even the mounting points supplied!
I can HIGHLY recommend it!!
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=...peedometer.jpg
Pete
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06 January 2006 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by John57
My Road Angel II warns you of known mobile camera sites - as published by most camera partnerships ..... what it doesn't and can't do is warn you of the -allegedly- 15% of times they are free to wander where they like. They can go to areas of 'community concern'. These vary so the people at Road Angel don't really know from one day to the next where they will be.
One other problem with the mobile sites is that the camera operators vary where they sit - the A217 in Surrey between Reigate and Sutton is a mobile site...... but a bit of a long one - the camera partnerships don't tell you exactly where their vans sits and on this road they use about 6 or 7 separate locations just to keep you on your toes! No GPS based detectors help you out in these situations ......
The RA 2 does have a Laser detector but - as has been mentioned above - it is not really much use as the camera operator is seeing your speed literally the split second the RA2 bleeps ...... and thats if the RA2 catches the laser at all.
One other problem with the mobile sites is that the camera operators vary where they sit - the A217 in Surrey between Reigate and Sutton is a mobile site...... but a bit of a long one - the camera partnerships don't tell you exactly where their vans sits and on this road they use about 6 or 7 separate locations just to keep you on your toes! No GPS based detectors help you out in these situations ......
The RA 2 does have a Laser detector but - as has been mentioned above - it is not really much use as the camera operator is seeing your speed literally the split second the RA2 bleeps ...... and thats if the RA2 catches the laser at all.
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06 January 2006 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobynewbie1
I have just added "Safe Speed" to the standard RAC Trackstar on the WRX 300.
http://www.ractrackstar.co.uk/speed-...rotection.aspx
Seems to work OK without being too annoying and intrusive. I was worried it was going to be too loud but even though it goes off every 10 seconds on the bottom of the M25 on the way to work, it's tolerable.
Only works on the fixed permanent camera sites though, but does know when you are going the wrong way for the camera and doesn't trigger an alarm.
It's only gone off once so far without there actually being a camera there, but it may be that it was just down a side road that I passed.
Hope this helps
http://www.ractrackstar.co.uk/speed-...rotection.aspx
Seems to work OK without being too annoying and intrusive. I was worried it was going to be too loud but even though it goes off every 10 seconds on the bottom of the M25 on the way to work, it's tolerable.
Only works on the fixed permanent camera sites though, but does know when you are going the wrong way for the camera and doesn't trigger an alarm.
It's only gone off once so far without there actually being a camera there, but it may be that it was just down a side road that I passed.
Hope this helps
06 January 2006 | 04:54 PM
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I find the Drive-Smart http://www.drive-smart.co.uk first rate for identifying all fixed and mobile sites.
It also knows what direction the cameras are in and so there are very few 'false alerts' and there is a clever piece of software that provides you with your average speed through SPECS areas.
The European Camera Locations DB is also updated (near enough) daily - FREE btw - with pleanty of updates/feedback coming from users via their active and helpful forum.
At less that £200 I think ... its very good value with money: which will be even more effective when coupled with their recently announced 'garage door opener' (Defender 2).
It also knows what direction the cameras are in and so there are very few 'false alerts' and there is a clever piece of software that provides you with your average speed through SPECS areas.
The European Camera Locations DB is also updated (near enough) daily - FREE btw - with pleanty of updates/feedback coming from users via their active and helpful forum.
At less that £200 I think ... its very good value with money: which will be even more effective when coupled with their recently announced 'garage door opener' (Defender 2).
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