Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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Any recommendations for hardware/apps to help me avoid getting anymore speeding fines?
I’ve just received another dreaded letter exactly a year since the last one so about to get another three points (speed awareness course not an option!).

I normally run the Waze app when in the van which gives alerts but both times I’ve been done were on the bike.
I don’t use a headset on the bike as I’ve got bad tinnitus so wear earplugs all the time but I’m sure there are options out there for noise cancelling audio.

Any recommendations apart from the obvious advise - slow down!
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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I've got a speed awareness course next month!
72 mph in a van, heading west, Puddletown bypass near Dorchester.
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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Didn't realise vans have lower limits. Bit odd really. Nobody seems to stick to it.
Ref headset - you can hear them with earplugs in.
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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Maybe slow down ;)
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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Everyone buy a can of spray paint :twisted:
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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bond_yzf wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:54 am Maybe slow down ;)
Yes dear!
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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PHILinFRANCE wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:30 am Everyone buy a can of spray paint :twisted:
It was a mobile speed trap. I was tempted to walk back with the dog and chuck a few tacks under the wheels as I walked past.
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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redbikejohn wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:53 am Didn't realise vans have lower limits. Bit odd really. Nobody seems to stick to it.
It’s often 10mph less in a van on country roads and dual carriageways unless you’ve got windows and seats in the back like my T5 Kombi (V5 states ‘Diesel Car’)
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

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My truck satnav allows you to put in the vehicle type that you are driving and it alerts you to when you are speeding, when there are average cameras, mobile speed cameras etc etc that are applicable to that vehicle. Good bit of kit BUT you spend forever cancelling the warnings because there are so many potential camera sites and like many people I treat speed limits as a target.
My daily driver has been a van for the last 14 years and I do try to be aware of the 'national limit' because that is the one where it is easy to keep up with the flow of traffic without realising I am speeding for the class of vehicle I'm driving.
You could try fitting smaller wheels/tyres so that your speedo 'over reads' compared to your actual speed, lol. Or buy a slower bike.
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Re: Speed Camera/Gun Detector

Post by dibbs »

you can download Waze on your phone Chris and still see the camera icons location as you drive without audio! (i think) and your mount is on the bar in front of you so you can keep an eye on it all the time. Or buy a moody radar scanner from the dark web :lol: !!!
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