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Topic: New Mobile Phone Penalties Affect SatNav Use Too |
legalspeed
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:32 pm Subject: New Mobile Phone Penalties Affect SatNav Use Too |
It's nice to have confirmed by the many posts on this topic that my old garmin on its easily reached suction mount is ok to use , and using the cars built in hands free (via bluetooth) to my paired ph ... |
Topic: Map reading skills suffer due to over reliance on satnavs |
legalspeed
Replies: 8
Views: 5847
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:26 pm Subject: Map reading skills suffer due to over reliance on satnavs |
I think that most of this is a generational thing. I'm old enough to have used road maps and city street guides only to find my way around, and, although I nowadays will use a sat nav, it's certainly ... |
Topic: Edingburgh Faux Pas Could Render Their Speed Cameras Useless |
legalspeed
Replies: 21
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:59 pm Subject: Edingburgh Faux Pas Could Render Their Speed Cameras Useless |
I note the comments by M8TJT that political ends take no notice of facts, and JC50's all motorised vehicles to be preceded by a man with a red flag. I appreciate that it's slightly off topic, but plea ... |
Topic: Adelaide Man Goes On Speed Camera Wrecking Spree |
legalspeed
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:05 pm Subject: Adelaide Man Goes On Speed Camera Wrecking Spree |
I always thought that crossbows fired bolts, and that you needed a catapult or slingshot to fire marbles. Perhaps they do things differently in Australia? |
Topic: Authorities Unable To Fine Speeding Motorists on M25 |
legalspeed
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:46 pm Subject: Authorities Unable To Fine Speeding Motorists on M25 |
Interesting reading. I know that the report is regarding M25 motorway cameras, but if upgrading a camera from an old style to a new digital type (eg. monitron etc. on non motorway roads?) needs re aut ... |
Topic: Longer windscreen aerial TMC/RDS |
legalspeed
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Forum: Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:13 am Subject: garmin tmc aerial? |
The extension garmin aerial is supplied in a standard length, although I have always found them to be adequate under most circumstances. Some while ago, I misplaced the aerial that came with the TMC, ... |
Topic: Europe 2012.20 Maps Available |
legalspeed
Replies: 14
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:40 pm Subject: Europe 2012.20 Maps Available |
Responding to CWOG, I agree about the new road SW of Reims. It isn't on the 2012.1 map on my garmin unit, but when I ckd on the 2011 paper road atlas, I noticed that it is on, but marked as under cons ... |
Topic: French Motorists Mobilize To Fight SpeedCam Warning Ban |
legalspeed
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 6:59 pm Subject: French Motorists Mobilize To Fight SpeedCam Warning Ban |
Its possible that I have a slightly different view of what's active and what's passive. I tend to think of an active device as one that takes action against the source of the signal that has detected ... |
Topic: French Motorists Mobilize To Fight SpeedCam Warning Ban |
legalspeed
Replies: 25
Views: 20568
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:19 pm Subject: French Motorists Mobilize To Fight SpeedCam Warning Ban |
I have another form of speed camera warning device, (and I suspect that many other members will be in the same position) It's an AA road atlas of France, and in large letters on the front cover says t ... |
Topic: Another Drive/Speed Article in the Daily Wail |
legalspeed
Replies: 7
Views: 4573
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:30 pm Subject: drive/speed article |
As Big Perk says, (and the Daily Wail article mentions proposals only at this point) It could possibly be introduced under secondary legislation, and, as M8TJT says, rightly or wrongly, people will vo ... |
Topic: Another Drive/Speed Article in the Daily Wail |
legalspeed
Replies: 7
Views: 4573
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:10 pm Subject: drive / speed article |
I agree, this has been doing the rounds for a while now. Possibly the article in the Daily Wail was a rehash of old news, but it seems that all the media are carrying this story today (Sat, 9th April) ... |
Topic: Galileo - Midterm Review |
legalspeed
Replies: 15
Views: 9406
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:39 pm Subject: galileo |
Could it be that the new income streams for the various cash strapped European governments from road pricing cannot be introduced using a gps system that is owned by someone else? (gps by the American ... |
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