On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:12:46 GMT, "Mrcheerful"
wrote:
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>
>Alex Heney wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:18:04 GMT, "Mrcheerful"
>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> What I would like is a GPS which would tell me the speed limit on
>>>> any given stretch of road in real time so that if I miss the
>>>> introductory 30mph signs, the screen would tell me I am in a 30
>>>> zone. Does such an instrument exist?
>>>
>>> gps speed camera warnings are legal, but if you don't know when you
>>> are in a 30 limit then you should not be driving.
>>>
>>
>> Can we presume you don't drive then?
>>
>> Because I am quite sure that just about every single driver on the
>> roads has at *some* time found themselves unsure of what the current
>> speed limit is.
>
>if you don't know the limit then slow down till you do. the signs are so
>big that there is no real excuse
>
The repeater signs aren't.
But yes, if I find myself suddenly thinking "what is the limit here?",
of course I slow down until I see a repeater or another main sign.
that still doesn't mean I know what the limit is at the point where I
slow down.
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