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Speed Camera Warning GPS for Motorcycles ! |
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File under New Products Travel GPS
Author: Mike Werner
Location: Normandy, France
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Via: Le Repaire des Motards
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Yes, the very first speed camera warning system that's perfectly legal to use in Europe, and that's based on GPS technology, finally makes the transition to motorcycles.
Back in June last year, I mentioned the French Inforad GPS system {link}, an innovative GPS that holds a downloadable database of all fixed radars and potential areas where mobile radars operate. When you ride close to an area where there's a radar, the system starts beeping and flashing a diode to warn you to slow down.
Well, the folks at Inforad have launched a MOTORCYCLE specific warning system! The new system consists of: - A fixed unit, bolted on to your motorcycle (probably under the seat)
- A removable cartridge holder (the cartridge plugs into your computers USB port)
- A small antenna
- A diode on a 20 cm long tube
- A powerblock wired to your battery
The central unit is connected to the removable cartridge. If new radar positions are available on the internet, you connect the cartridge to the USB port of your computer and download them. The cartridge has enough memory to hold 10,000 radar positions.
Operation
Currently, not all of Europe is covered.
When you ride in one of the countries that is covered, within 20 seconds of reaching a radar, the system will start flashing its diode, warning you of the upcoming speed trap.
It's that simple !
Legality
Believe it or not, but this system is totally legal in Europe. It's not a radar detector. You can do similar with almost any current GPS system, but programming in waypoints/markers.
Cost/Availability
The unit costs 135 € (first year updates are free, after that 36 €/year).
Availability (in France): 25th of July 2005
Click here to access the French website.
An English version exists, but so far no info about the motorcycle version.
Click here to access the English site.
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1) Daemyon said on:
(15/06/2005 21:08:51 GMT)
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Speed Camera Warning GPS for Motorcycles !
Yes, it works(partial coverage) in Europe, but will there be a U.S. version, or can this same unit be used to triangulate a North American latitude?
2) Mike Werner said on:
(15/06/2005 21:21:19 GMT)
email:Mike Werner | website:
http://motorbiker.orgSpeed Camera Warning GPS for Motorcycles !
No, to my knowledge there's no US version (yet), but I'll ask them the question. You can of course enter the coordinates yourself, but you'd be on your own...
3) JS said on:
(16/06/2005 10:32:11 GMT)
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Speed Camera Warning GPS for Motorcycles !
Sorry to spoil your fun, but I've been using my Geodesy camera "detector" for years (think I got it in 2002 and it was already "old" technology by then). { Link }
4) Mike Werner said on:
(16/06/2005 11:03:43 GMT)
email:Mike Werner | website:
http://motorbiker.orgSpeed Camera Warning GPS for Motorcycles !
Sure, but the difference is that this was made specifically for motorcycles. And it's a lot cheaper...
5) Jeff said on:
(16/06/2005 12:16:14 GMT)
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Speed Camera Warning GPS for Motorcycles !
The down side of this is most radar systems don't pickup motorcycles. As state troopers will tell you they use a system that figures your speed by distance not by radar. So is the cost worth it? I think not. But as long as the company promotes it as the next thing I am sure there will be plenty of bikers that will buy one.
6) Mike Werner said on:
(16/06/2005 12:56:04 GMT)
email:Mike Werner | website:
http://motorbiker.org/
Jeff, remember that this is NOT a detection system! If the location the cops are in is a known area (possibly fixed), it will just warn you of a possible presence. You slow down, ride past it.... These guys run a big database of all fixed radars and known locations that have mobile radars. That's all...
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