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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:15 pm    Post subject: Wierd HD traffic safety icons Reply with quote

This morning on browsing my map (only works under traffic enabled browse not normal browse) there are load of tiny red triangle with what looks like a loose chippings warning (too small to distinguish) appearing all over Bucks, Befordshire and Hertfordshire. They are not actually attached to points on the map you cannot zoom in on their location or as you scroll they move in an unexpected manner. What are they and why do they float? I have 9 of these over a 20 mile square patch from Hemel to Milton Keynes.

Update: Apparently they are Rain warnings, never seen these before.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've got some weather icons and whilst I know they are weather I cannot fathom what sort! the icons are way too small to distinguish, suggestions on a postcard, look like electric shocks to me!


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the list from the manual from the traffic section in a size that you can see:

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah very useful, thanks. So that's rain then!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's nice to have warnings but whilst it is a grey damp day around here, it is not exactly the sort of rain you need to report. I would expect a rain warning to mean heavy rain that will affect driving.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Wierd HD traffic safety icons Reply with quote

MrT wrote:
Update: Apparently they are Rain warnings, never seen these before.


Never saw any rain either!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I drive from the North-west to Derbyshire on Saturday morning, and it was constant fog all the way. Having the HD traffic subscription, I was pleased to see that the weather symbol was warning me all the way. Of rain.

Not a good start to the HD experience!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Wierd HD traffic safety icons Reply with quote

MrT wrote:
what looks like a loose chippings warning (too small to distinguish) appearing all over Bucks, Befordshire and Hertfordshire.

Update: Apparently they are Rain warnings, never seen these before.


Having driven on the roads in Hertfordshire for years, I can assure you that they are loose chippings/crap roads warnings!! Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I cant work out the icon I get is the same as a Triangle but it has an exclamation mark it in. I know that traffic incident also has a exclamation mark but not in a triangle...

any ideas Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Accident Black Spot sounds like what you are describing - Mike
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mikealder wrote:
Accident Black Spot sounds like what you are describing - Mike


I did find it very odd as when I first noticed it I was amazed that an AA van was on the hard shoulder dealing with a broken down vehicle and did wonder if the AA data was passed to Tom Tom as the location of the triangle was the same spot as the AA van..

I wonder if that was a fluke Driving
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