Jump to content

Gps 'road Angel'


TX Hokie

Recommended Posts

I was looking at a UK-edition FHM magazine the other day and they had a holiday gift guide with an item called 'Road Angel'. It consists of a GPS receiver that you use in the car that does a couple neat things. For one, as you approach accident-prone areas, it warns you, but even cooler, it is programmed with the locations of all known speed cameras in the UK (which I'm told by UK friends are everywhere). It's database is updatable via the internet. Anyway, here is one link for a place selling the thing, there are plenty of others that Google finds.

 

<http://www.avoidfines.com/trolleyed/4/16/>

 

Anyway, I thought it sounded pretty cool. I'm in Germany for a few months, and there are a few spots around town that have those speed cameras. Would be nice to know where they all are *before* I see that flash!

Link to comment
I'm in Germany for a few months, and there are a few spots around town that have those speed cameras.  Would be nice to know where they all are *before* I see that flash!

Almost all speed controls in Germany are mobile and temporary (1 to 3 hours). Moreover radar and laser alert systems are verboten. If the police stop your car and find such a device they will confiscate and destroy it. ;)

 

Cornix

Link to comment
Moreover radar and laser alert systems are verboten. If the police stop your car and find such a device they will confiscate and destroy it. ;)

 

Would this be considered a radar or laser warning system? It's more of a database than a warning system. I agree that it would seem useless in Germany as the radar's are there for a short time only. I got flashed there not too long ago...

Link to comment

Here in Dresden, there are some permanent speed cameras around the town. You are right that there are mobile ones as well. However, even the permanent ones are easy to miss until it's too late, if you don't know where they are! I've gotten flashed a couple times since I've been here, but no tickets in the mail. I think sometimes they don't bother if it is a rental car.

Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...