Mobile Camera detection with Garmin i3

socaman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2

Hi I Have a Garmin streetpilot i3 purchased from Maplin's Complete with a C.D. containing P.O.I.'s which i installed successfully. everything seems to be working as it should , however one day when driving through canford Cliffs Village I was warned of a speed camera up ahead i noticed that the red warning message across the screen was there across the top of the screen but no audible sounds that seem to occur if you are appoaching a camera to fast, i say this as about ten days later i receive a speeding offence ticket , i am pretty sure i wasn't speeding but the first ticket had me going in the opposite direction but two weeks later i got another letter saying there had been a clerical error and on this one the direction i was travelling was correctly stated. I went back to the area that this mobile camera was stationed and the garmin didn't pick up a thing, the camera not being there at that time , so am i right in assuming that the camera has to be in place and in operation to be detected or is it just the position's that are shown and in that case how did it pick it up on the day ( Pinecliff road - Western Road Junction, canford cliffs, Poole Dorset ) any thoughts on this please.

timber

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

and just to clarify.

Aitch2 · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

Lester_Burnham · Frequent Visitor Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 618

socaman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2

The software release i'm using is 2.70
audio version is 2.00
the camera data base is from a c.d. that was bundled with the unit from Maplin's electronics, which included Pocketgpsworld.com - safety camera database, garmin p.o.i. loader and a garmin v2.5 firmware update Smile

The mode the gps was in was - normal
the camera recorded speed was 39 mph Confused

yes they say photo evidence Embarassed

The setting for the camera Question

and ref updating the database between visits, i hadn't.
also this morning i was comparing digital speed to my speedo and while doing 30mph the 3i unit is clocking 26mph my car is a 1989 vauxhall cavalier so the speedo would be expected to be slow i suppose.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject:

Lester forgot the i3 can also detect low batteries.

"Bloody Romans"

Lester_Burnham · Frequent Visitor Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 618

matb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258

i dont want to be a stick in the mud but there are too many people now driving their cars in accordance with the camera database and sat nav instructions.

this, on face value, is a good example, now lets learn by it.

the manner in which you drive and the speed at which you drive is left completely up to you, so to look elsewhere for a blame, such as the database is unacceptable.

driving is a priviledge not a right and can be removed quicker than it took to get your licence.

as with all aspects of sat nav usage common sense is the key. leaving yourself open to other offences because "it never told me or it told me to late," will get you a day out at court.

on the other side of things you are entitled to see all evidence prior to entering your plea, as you are to seek legal advice prior to making that decision.

galaxy111 · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

I agree totally with Mat's comments. As far as national speed limits are concerned (urban areas), we should all be using common sense, observation and driving in accordance with the road signs, not waiting for the GPS to give us instructions on whether we need to slow down or not.

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