Garmin red light warnings

granite-silver · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: Garmin red light warnings

Hi, I have a Garmin 205WT with the pocketgps camera database installed.
My only problem is with the red light warnings, they are there with sound but when approaching the offending traffic light a the speed limit icon is displayed not the traffic light icon. Any ideas ? Should this be in the PocketGPSworld database forum ? And has this got anything to do with it, it was a long time ago. http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=11957&highlight=traffic+light+icon

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:51 am Post subject:

It sounds like you are using the Speed Zoned Database.

The Speed Limit icon will be displayed for RedSpeed Cameras. These are cameras that double as Speed and RedLight Cameras so the icon warns you of the trigger speed. Normal RedLight camera will display the Traffic Light icon as they don't double as a Speed Camera.

Can you give some locations i can check? You'll need to be fairly specific.

rayle · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 11:52 am Post subject:

Although this appears to have been removed on the submission page in the last few days, but may show the problem.

Removal of: Single Direction RedSpeed (ID#34500), Heading: 340, Lat:51.54931, Lon:0.46567 (United Kingdom), Speed:60, [34500] This redlight does not exist, and is not a 60MPH area.

also REDLIGHT:ID#58679@60 at the same location but on other side of railway track
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granite-silver · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:54 pm Post subject:

''It sounds like you are using the Speed Zoned Database. Can you give some locations i can check? You'll need to be fairly specific.''

Yes I am and will check on way to work tonight and advise. Very Happy

granite-silver · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:12 am Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:20 am Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:31 am Post subject:

As fa as i can see and know, not all Speed Cameras that double as speed cameras are RedSpeed cameras. Otherwise why have entries that are

REDLIGHT:1419@30

and

REDSPEED:3027@30

?

The first is in the REDLIGHT file and the second in the GATSO file.

MaFt · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:53 am Post subject:

GerryC · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

Please forgive a TomTom user for butting in but this is what I've learnt from this forum...

The icon shown is based on the category so redlights will show the traffic lights and redspeed (as it's in the 'gatso' categories) will show the speed limit.

As for the alert, I understood that if there's a number in the description, it will show that speed so REDLIGHT:9624@50 will give a 50 warning.

Happy to back down if I'm wrong. Confused

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granite-silver · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject:

Drove pass both camera's with my tomtom and Garmin on this morning and here's an update on the problem for

REDLIGHT:9624@50 Heading 8 single direction And
REDLIGHT:8999@40 Heading 10 single direction.

The garmin 205WT acts as if their REDSPEED cameras however my tomtom 930T warns that they are REDLIGHT. The tomtom is correct and the Garmin is not - Why ? Confused

GerryC · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject:

Are you sure they warn as redspeed? ie shows the speed limit icon and not the traffic light icon. I would expect you to see the traffic lights.

As for the difference between Garmin and Tomtom, the Garmin is giving you extra info regarding the speed limit at the time (regardless of whether it's set to catch you speeding through a green) where the Tomtom isn't.

Both are "correct". They just interpret the info is slightly different ways.
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MaFt · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject:

granite-silver · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject:

So how does Garmin warn for REDSPEED - it seems to me that its normal REDLIGHT warning incorporates REDSPEED which is incorrect. The camera is either REDLIGHT or REDSPEED.

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