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boyde Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 9
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:21 pm Post subject: tomtom go300 speed camera advice please |
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I have installed the speed cameras onto my go300 sucsesfully, 2 questions I have
1. It defaults at 273 yards for the warning, is 273 too much or not enough, would like to know a good distance. I travel on motorways between 70 and 80.
2.I have ticked only warn when cameras on route, is it best I unticked.
Cheers
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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The general consensus seems to be about 200yds for 30mph Gatso, going up to about 400yds for a 70mph.
Mobiles, I usually double that figure as they have a greater range and they can 'see' you before you see them.
Personally, again, I leave it unticked so that I am aware of cameras on the other side of the dual carriageway, and can 'be prepared' on the way back. _________________ Richard
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 14/09/2002 20:56:18 Posts: 5231 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Trial and error, boyde. I have mine set to 400yds.
Showing my ignorance here, but if you don't actually have a route set, will you get a warning if you have 'Only warn when cameras on route' is enabled? _________________ Tim |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Tim Buxton wrote: | Showing my ignorance here, but if you don't actually have a route set, will you get a warning if you have 'Only warn when cameras on route' is enabled? |
Ignorant - NEVER! :D and you are right. _________________ Richard
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boyde Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers for the replys
I have set it at 400 yards, I can easy change if required.
I have de selcted en route so it will pick up off route.
I have selected beep 5, that should scre the crap out of me, like being in the war with those sirens blasting |
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JLee Regular Visitor
Joined: Dec 11, 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Barnsley UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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I used Beep 5 too but soon changed to polite 3 after driving through the roadworks on the M60. It drove me bloody crackers. |
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mightymart Regular Visitor
Joined: Apr 26, 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Kent, England
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
My wife has a road angel 2 & the default for cameras is set to 250 metres which is 273 yards, but the road angel alerts a few seconds before the tom tom which is now set to 299 yards ??? ( tried typing in 300yards but keeps going back to 299 yards ) |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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mightymart wrote: | ( tried typing in 300yards but keeps going back to 299 yards ) |
The distance will decrease by 1 each time you go into the menu, if you don't change it.
It's a TomTom thing. _________________ Richard
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