Safety camera warning distance

dougproctor · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: Safety camera warning distance

What is the minimum distance you can set that a safety camera POI will visually warn you on the screen of its existance? I ask because I have set the distance at 100 yards before and no warnings have come up on the screen. Changed it to 290 yards and a bell will ring with indication in the top left hand corner of the screen.
Sorry if asked before.
Doug

MrT · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject:

100 yds would only give you two seconds warning at 100mph which would probably be too late to do anything about it.

I am not aware of any limitation in the device as to 100yard warning, but any delay in giving the warning could mean you are past it before it appears.

To try it out plan a future route past a speed camera and run it in demo mode. Change the warning distance until it works the way you want.

Also remember if you drive past a camera without a route planned and the POI is only set to warn if on route, no warning will be given.

dougproctor · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject:

100mph!! No-one drives that fast surely? It's the indication on the screen I am after. I will do as you say and try the demo mode.
Thanks
Doug

Trevor1234 · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject:

Hi dougproctor
One of the reasons Checkpoint is handier than most warning programmes is because you can set the warning by time. By that I mean you can set the preference to 20 seconds, 15 seconds etc before you reach the speed camera. So, if you were to choose 20 seconds before you reached the camera it wouldn’t make any difference how fast you were travelling – you would still get the warning 20 seconds before the camera. Very handy. Try it.

SteveW · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject:

I noticed you didn't get a visual warning at !00 yards, and have set mine for 300 yards, and it counts down. This works well for me with the "Polite3" sound. I notice this above the stereo/radio, with the voices I sometimes missed them. The flickering CheckPOInt drove me mad.

Steve

Hoppy · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:18 pm Post subject:

dougproctor · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info. I also noticed it worked a setting of 300 yards but at a 100 yards, it didn't. Must be documented somewhere.
Doug

SteveW · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:11 am Post subject:

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i find driving at correct speed very effective narf narf.

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Temp speed cams you need to set higher distance because not as accurate.

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