Feature Idea

soopahfly · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 07, 2005 Posts: 34

I'm not sure if this is built in to the Go range, as i've not recieved my 300 yet, but my mate's navman has a feature to warn you if you go over the speedlimit. Its under the safety settings so the minute you go over the limit it warns you.

Obviously you can turn it off, but I think it would be a good idea for the tomtom.

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:18 pm Post subject:

don't expect too much from that feature. The map data would need to be much more accurate to make it useful (and this kind of data tends to change very often)

TomTom doesn't have that.
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Kingscoop · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 8

You can set the Tomtom to switch the map off over a certain speed but not different speeds for different roads.
Preferences, Turn off map display, Above certain speed.

Tim Buxton · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:

The Navman doesn't have such a feature. It has a feature to warn you if you go over a set speed; that speed is set by you. So if you set the speed warning at 50mph and exceed that, even in a 60 or 70mph limit, the warning will sound/appear. (I've no idea what actually happens, as I've never used it.)
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Unplugged · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:22 am Post subject:

Its a shame that TomTom has written an SDK that seems to change (so far) with every new release rather than keepiNG backwards and forwards compatability.

Im sure there are plenty of applications that can be written I wouldent mind having a go but cant be bothered to look at the language if its going to change every release.

Unplugged · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:24 am Post subject:

To add to that TomTom knows which roads are Motorways and which roads are national speed limit and bult up so there must be some sort of road classification maybe an app that will warn you when you hit 70 on a motorway or 30 in a built up area.

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:43 am Post subject:

those road parameters are not exposed through the SDK yet...
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Unplugged · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:46 am Post subject:

I will have to look into it usually though the last thing I want to do when I get home from work though is more coding Evil or Very Mad

MarkHewitt · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject:

Kingscoop · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 8

Run that demo and watch the speeds it thinks you can go. 75mph on a motorway, 36mph on minor roads. You get strange effects like slowing right down for a slip road and then accelerating to 56mph to go round the roundabout.

Unplugged · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject:

what you mean you dont accelarate to 56 around roundabouts? Laughing

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