Speed Cameras?
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^^^^
yup. The laws are there for a reason.
Stevo
yup. The laws are there for a reason.
Stevo
Paulwirral
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SUUNTOBOB said:
And the gendarmes will confiscate it if your caught using it , unless you've turned off the camera detection function
And no , I've no idea what they do when you have built in nav with the same function , I don't argue with men and women who carry guns for a living :lol:
Speed limit display is really useful on the newer cars but the fact its usually an optional extra (£250 for BMW) is just ridiculous!
FD3S said:
Don't speed? Esp if average speed cameras. Tomtom does the average speed between these as well now. Assuming it knows about them!
If you want to go fast, go on a track.
chrissrush
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Lance said:
My Garmin of 2015 vintage points out speed cameras in the UK, and, in France, where detecting cameras is illegal, it simply advises of "Dangerous Zones" which strangely very often have cameras located in them
Seems to be some kind of a legal workaround to the issue.
And they are dangerous zones too, last time I was over there in the middle of the night the camera lit up the motorway like a floodlight very briefly as the flash fired - Quite disconcerting
Thank you all for your answers. I will go with the TOMTOM solution probably. However I see that lots of you guys are obeying the speed limits. I don't want to offend someone but honestly how do you manage that?
The reason that you buy a fast car is to go fast at least IMO. Otherwise why to buy it?
The reason that you buy a fast car is to go fast at least IMO. Otherwise why to buy it?
I thought it was a trick question, with the obvious answer being 'don't speed'. I guess it depends on how much 'tolerance' your local law enforcement or speed cameras allow as to how much over the speed limit you think you can get away with.
I haven't tested the Z4 against my GPS for working out the speed difference between displayed and actual, so not sure what I need to sit on to be just on or just over the limit. Usually 109km/h indicated is about 100 actual (speedos usually show about 10% over what you're actually doing).
If the open road limit doesn't satisfy your need to go fast, then track days are an excellent 'relief valve' to exercise the inner hoon.
I find having received a speeding ticket just over 12 months ago has been a great incentive for me to keep a closer eye on my speed
(and that was in the work car, not the Z4...)
I haven't tested the Z4 against my GPS for working out the speed difference between displayed and actual, so not sure what I need to sit on to be just on or just over the limit. Usually 109km/h indicated is about 100 actual (speedos usually show about 10% over what you're actually doing).
If the open road limit doesn't satisfy your need to go fast, then track days are an excellent 'relief valve' to exercise the inner hoon.
I find having received a speeding ticket just over 12 months ago has been a great incentive for me to keep a closer eye on my speed
(and that was in the work car, not the Z4...)Laws must be a bit different here, as my Garmin will warn me at known areas that the speed camera vans sit (I think they're only allowed to setup in certain areas), as well as where the fixed speed cameras are. I didn't buy it to avoid getting caught speeding (there's too many police with radars on their cars) but bought the Garmin (a) because I'm hopeless at navigating, and (b) it gives me a bluetooth connection to my phone as holding the mobile phone is illegal in the car here. Also, I'm in love with Emily, the British voice who guides me to my destinations (and doesn't get mad when I take the wrong turn). :lol:MACK said:
