"Abo" wrote in message
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> Steve Walker wrote:
>> Alasdair wrote:
>>> Can anyone tell us whether the Road Angel is legal? The Road Angel is
>>> a type of GPS system which indicates where speed cameras are placed.
>>> It is not a radar detector but merely a map with the fixed camera
>>> sites on it.
>>
>> yes, they're legal and should remain so under planned legislation.
>> Frankly though, a simple GPS with downloaded POI's is much more flexible.
>> I swapped my Origin b2 for a Garmin StreetPilot last year, no regrets at
>> all. www.pocketgpsworld.com is a great resource.
>
> The camera POI's are shit though! Sure they warn you when a camera is
> there but they really 'over-warn' you when something isn't there e.g. at a
> 'possible' mobile site. I got so sick of false warnings I just .ed the
> whole speed camera warning thing off and just rely on my eyeballs now.
You have the option of which databases you download. Just don't download
the mobile sites database if you don't want it. Of course, if you then get
done by a mobile camera, you will know who to blame.
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