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Topic: Huge Increase In A90 Tickets |
jonrome
Replies: 2
Views: 2437
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:46 am Subject: Huge Increase In A90 Tickets |
And the increase in the number of accidents was.....? |
Topic: M4 Wales Speed Cameras Catch 8,500 In 12 Months |
jonrome
Replies: 2
Views: 2307
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:33 am Subject: M4 Wales Speed Cameras Catch 8,500 In 12 Months |
Any figures for the number of accidents caused by these speeding drivers? |
Topic: 6000 Drivers Caught On M32 In 15 Days |
jonrome
Replies: 15
Views: 8227
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 9:33 am Subject: 6000 Drivers Caught On M32 In 15 Days |
What is never mentioned is how many accidents, potential or actual are caused by these people. My guess is it's close to zero. Its all very well saying people shouldn't break the speed limit but often ... |
Topic: Man Prosecuted For Using Phone Sat Nav |
jonrome
Replies: 32
Views: 16474
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:56 am Subject: Can they prove it? |
Seen? I hope they have photographic evidence. After all, there is no mobile footprint for a satnav app as far as I'm aware.
Many years ago I was accused of going through a red light by a single traff ... |
Topic: Mounting satnav on windscreen a threat to safety |
jonrome
Replies: 30
Views: 18283
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 5:52 pm Subject: Mounting satnav on windscreen a threat to safety |
Some years ago I was told by an MOT examiner that it was a fail if any part of the swept area of the windscreen is obscured.
Aviva had an ad campaign for their safety app which showed a phone in the ... |
Topic: The Real Facts About Motorway Stealth Cameras |
jonrome
Replies: 51
Views: 27826
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:58 am Subject: Speed Cameras |
If speeding is such a problem then why isnt speedometer accuracy part of the MOT. Answer, because they can be enourmously innaccurate & there's no easy way to improve them. |
Topic: Court told that death crash driver was fiddling with satnav |
jonrome
Replies: 11
Views: 12506
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:01 am Subject: Windscreen satnav |
For a short while Aviva were advertising their safe driving app, the driver was seen with his mobile phone attached to the windscreen. I got no acknowledgment of the email I sent to their press office ... |
Topic: Could Galileo be for the chop? |
jonrome
Replies: 12
Views: 9101
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:13 am Subject: Galilieo |
I'm in two minds (as I often am) on this.
On the one hand it would be a shame to lose an independant system that would free us from relying on American good will & on the other hand I remember th ... |
Topic: Chris Huhne pleads guilty to M11 speeding offence |
jonrome
Replies: 7
Views: 7363
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:30 am Subject: Chris Huhne pleads guilty to M11 speeding offence |
It was the first one I recognised as being a 'ash cow. Its a 50 mph limit on a road that was built for 70 mph & cars have improved vastly since. In the morning rush hour no one is likely to get ne ... |
Topic: Reduced Motorbike Death Attributed To Mobile Speed Cameras |
jonrome
Replies: 11
Views: 8536
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:18 am Subject: Speed camera statics |
There is a total lack of science applied to the statistics when a drop in accidents is attributed to 'safety' cameras.
A drop can only be proved by removing the camera to see if the number increases. ... |
Topic: UK: Radar Detectors Will Not Be Banned |
jonrome
Replies: 7
Views: 5568
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:18 am Subject: Radar Detectors |
I've long been worried by laser 'safety' cameras. Having spent many years in the telecomms industry working with fibre optics the one thing that was always clear was that you NEVER looked at a laser s ... |
Topic: An introduction to how TomTom make maps |
jonrome
Replies: 34
Views: 83716
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Forum: TomTom/TeleAtlas Digital Map Data Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:21 am Subject: Obsolete maps |
It would be great if someone could produce a way to convert present day maps to th run on the thousands of Alpine systems installed by Jaguar up to the the late 2000s. Absolutely no support.
A disgr ... |
Topic: TomTom Map Share will cover Olympic travel disruption |
jonrome
Replies: 2
Views: 3446
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:10 am Subject: TomTom Map Share will cover Olympic travel disruption |
Just as well as there's precious little info available from the 'authorities' despite months of telling us to olan in advance. The best advice from them was that as journeys are likely to take longer, ... |
Topic: Police policy on speeding - double standards? |
jonrome
Replies: 25
Views: 15858
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:55 pm Subject: Police policy on speeding - double standards? |
Auto headlights - thats inspired! I hate them anyway. I want to decide when to use lights not let lhave a dumb computer do it & frighten the driver behind who thinks I'm braking. |
Topic: Google Maps: The Next Dimension |
jonrome
Replies: 3
Views: 5880
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:02 am Subject: Google Maps: The Next Dimension |
I wonder if Google would do a Pot Hole View. They could start with the roads around my part of Essex which have holes so deep Smart cars are disappearing into them. |
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