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Only cyclists break the law.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp If you are going to fake news stories at least make them believable. |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On 25/03/2019 17:31, Simon Jester wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp I really cannot fathom how anyone gets caught by these cameras they are painted bright yellowy/orange some are painted with yellowy/orange and black stripes, they are also VERY signposted . Camera vans and mobile police guns I can sort of see but fixed cameras should not catch anyone. Even my car (A [just about]poverty-spec Yaris) beeps at you for fixed cameras . |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On 27/03/2019 12:21, soup wrote:
On 25/03/2019 17:31, Simon Jester wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp I really cannot fathom how anyone gets caught by these cameras they are painted bright yellowy/orange some are painted with yellowy/orange and black stripes, they are also VERY signposted . Â* Camera vans and mobile police guns I can sort of see but fixed cameras should not catch anyone.Â* Even my car (A [just about]poverty-spec Yaris) beeps at you for fixed cameras . My car does not have a sat nav, and I am afraid that I just use paper maps. Dickensian, I know. As far as obeying speed limits is concerned, I watch out for those round signs with numbers on. Something that reminded me if I inadvertently exceeded the limit would be good, though. |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On 27/03/2019 13:20, GB wrote:
On 27/03/2019 12:21, soup wrote: On 25/03/2019 17:31, Simon Jester wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp I really cannot fathom how anyone gets caught by these cameras they are painted bright yellowy/orange some are painted with yellowy/orange and black stripes, they are also VERY signposted . Â*Â* Camera vans and mobile police guns I can sort of see but fixed cameras should not catch anyone.Â* Even my car (A [just about]poverty-spec Yaris) beeps at you for fixed cameras . My car does not have a sat nav, and I am afraid that I just use paper maps. Dickensian, I know. As far as obeying speed limits is concerned, I watch out for those round signs with numbers on. Something that reminded me if I inadvertently exceeded the limit would be good, though. most vaguely modern phones or tablets can do that for you. |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On 27/03/2019 13:32, MrCheerful wrote:
On 27/03/2019 13:20, GB wrote: On 27/03/2019 12:21, soup wrote: On 25/03/2019 17:31, Simon Jester wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp I really cannot fathom how anyone gets caught by these cameras they are painted bright yellowy/orange some are painted with yellowy/orange and black stripes, they are also VERY signposted . Â*Â* Camera vans and mobile police guns I can sort of see but fixed cameras should not catch anyone.Â* Even my car (A [just about]poverty-spec Yaris) beeps at you for fixed cameras . My car does not have a sat nav, and I am afraid that I just use paper maps. Dickensian, I know. As far as obeying speed limits is concerned, I watch out for those round signs with numbers on. Something that reminded me if I inadvertently exceeded the limit would be good, though. most vaguely modern phones or tablets can do that for you. I've got an Android 7 phone that does include GPS. Unfortunately, I'm far, far too mean to pay for mobile data, and I haven't found a decent sat nav programme that allows downloading maps in advance. Can I ask what people here use, and what they think of it, please? Obviously, it's off topic to ask this on a cycling NG, but it makes a change from bickering about whether cycling is a good thing or not. |
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On 27/03/2019 13:44, GB wrote:
On 27/03/2019 13:32, MrCheerful wrote: On 27/03/2019 13:20, GB wrote: On 27/03/2019 12:21, soup wrote: On 25/03/2019 17:31, Simon Jester wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp I really cannot fathom how anyone gets caught by these cameras they are painted bright yellowy/orange some are painted with yellowy/orange and black stripes, they are also VERY signposted . Â*Â* Camera vans and mobile police guns I can sort of see but fixed cameras should not catch anyone.Â* Even my car (A [just about]poverty-spec Yaris) beeps at you for fixed cameras . My car does not have a sat nav, and I am afraid that I just use paper maps. Dickensian, I know. As far as obeying speed limits is concerned, I watch out for those round signs with numbers on. Something that reminded me if I inadvertently exceeded the limit would be good, though. most vaguely modern phones or tablets can do that for you. I've got an Android 7 phone that does include GPS. Unfortunately, I'm far, far too mean to pay for mobile data, and I haven't found a decent sat nav programme that allows downloading maps in advance. Can I ask what people here use, and what they think of it, please? Obviously, it's off topic to ask this on a cycling NG, but it makes a change from bickering about whether cycling is a good thing or not. If you get 'co-pilot', the maps are downloaded via your home wi-fi and it can run perfectly with no internet/data connection. It gives a sound before and at 'safety cameras' It can also make a noise at a preset of 'the speed limit' 5 mph over or 10mph over. Navigation features are good too. |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 12:21:22 PM UTC, soup wrote:
On 25/03/2019 17:31, Simon Jester wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...cid=spartanntp I really cannot fathom how anyone gets caught by these cameras they are painted bright yellowy/orange some are painted with yellowy/orange and black stripes, they are also VERY signposted . Camera vans and mobile police guns I can sort of see but fixed cameras should not catch anyone. Even my car (A [just about]poverty-spec Yaris) beeps at you for fixed cameras . My Garmin Nuvicam goes bong whenever there is a speed camera or if I ever went above the speed limit. |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On 27/03/2019 13:44, GB wrote:
I've got an Android 7 phone that does include GPS. Unfortunately, I'm far, far too mean to pay for mobile data, and I haven't found a decent sat nav programme that allows downloading maps in advance. Can I ask what people here use, and what they think of it, please? Obviously, it's off topic to ask this on a cycling NG, but it makes a change from bickering about whether cycling is a good thing or not. Sat navs often seem to find stupid routes, leaving sign posted main roads to go down narrow country lanes just because it has determined it to be 3 inches shorter. I drive a minibus for a charity and want the most comfortable route for the people behind me. I can't use a Garmin because although it will get me there I can't just turn it on and go. I have to go over the route beforehand and set the way points in a tablet. With Google it can be downloaded for off line use. A gripe I have is that I *don't* want speed camera warnings, even when I am driving my own car. They are easily visible and rarely placed where the speed is not intuitive. I can't find any means in Google to turn them off (and it isn't intelligent enough to only warn when the limit is being broken). |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:04:17 +0000, TMS320 wrote:
A gripe I have is that I *don't* want speed camera warnings, even when I am driving my own car. They are easily visible and rarely placed where the speed is not intuitive. I can't find any means in Google to turn them off (and it isn't intelligent enough to only warn when the limit is being broken). Agreed. I find googles bleating about cameras annoying too. I have a paid-for satnav, but the only respect in which it is better than google is that I can turn off the function where it nags about (what it terms) 'safety' cameras. Despite that, I still use google more than the one I paid for some time ago. regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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Only cyclists break the law.
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:44:14 +0000, GB wrote:
Can I ask what people here use, and what they think of it, please? Obviously, it's off topic to ask this on a cycling NG, but it makes a change from bickering about whether cycling is a good thing or not. Doesn't google let you pre-download regions / patches of maps? I think I've done that in the past (I think I did it when I went outside the UK and didn't want to pay data roaming charges, which were then astronomical). If you still can, google is now better than anything else I've used (despite its annoying nagging about cameras), including paid-for devices (though I haven't used a very recent device). regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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