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basegreen · 23rd August 2006, 08:47

I have one for occasional use (via tomtom) or the PC World cheapy one.

I dont speed (new driver, 6 points and I get a ban!) but it definitely serves as a good reminder to be aware of what the local speed is. I do a lot of driving on unfamilar roads and sometimes it can be easy to accidentally do 50 in a 40 with changing limits.

A lot of the speed signs get nicked, too.

There's a good example in a village here, which goes from a 60 to a 30, and there's a forward facing truvelo literally 50 feet into the 30 zone. There is ONE 30 sign before the camera, and there's an iffy junction which requires attention at the point of speed change, then the camera is after it. It only needs the driver to be concentrating on the road/junction rather than the speed sign for a few seconds and you're done! Braking from 60 to 30 in that distance can be dodgy too... it's ridiculous to say the least.

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basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,904 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	I have one for occasional use (via tomtom) or the PC World cheapy one. I dont speed (new driver, 6 points and I get a ban!) but it definitely serves as a good reminder to be aware of what the local speed is. I do a lot of driving on unfamilar roads and sometimes it can be easy to accidentally do 50 in a 40 with changing limits. A lot of the speed signs get nicked, too. There's a good example in a village here, which goes from a 60 to a 30, and there's a forward facing truvelo literally 50 feet into the 30 zone. There is ONE 30 sign before the camera, and there's an iffy junction which requires attention at the point of speed change, then the camera is after it. It only needs the driver to be concentrating on the road/junction rather than the speed sign for a few seconds and you're done! Braking from 60 to 30 in that distance can be dodgy too... it's ridiculous to say the least.