UK Sat Nav - Safety Cameras Update

[The Big Cheese]

Got a 2008 CR-V exec on order. Does anybody know if you can install saftey camera locations into the system as you can on a Tom Tom? If so, does anybody kow which format they need to be downloaded in and from what location? Cheers!

[Flinty]

I would like to Know this also, It would be a big advantage in the uk .

Flinty

[The Big Cheese]

Had a reply from Honda regarding the Safety Cameras in the UK. The Honda Sat Nav is not capable of of this feature! Come on Honda, I have had a Tom Tom for two years costing a pittance at £159 which is capable of Safety Cameras and Traffic Congestion Avoidance and the state of the art Sat Nav in my new CR-V isn't!

Come on Honda you new TV Advert states - 'every problem is just a playground'. Please put this issue into your playground! :( :confused:

[Flinty]

Well said Big Cheese ,It would cost them pence to incorparate it.

Flinty

[Jimbo_EX]

Mine has traffic congestion avoidence. It shows symbols and sections of road in red and there is a traffic report list which details traffic issues...
As for safety cameras, I assume you mean speed cameras? Just keep your eyes open. And you could try not speeding...:p

[Davecr-v]

You guys don't have Nav alert in the UK? They are bringing speed camera's to new york one British thing I am not looking forward too

[davos]

Mine has traffic congestion avoidence. It shows symbols and sections of road in red and there is a traffic report list which details traffic issues...
As for safety cameras, I assume you mean speed cameras? Just keep your eyes open. And you could try not speeding...:p
Not speeding ...
So where is the fun part or driving?

[Davecr-v]

Not speeding ...
So where is the fun part or driving?

The main problem at least here in the states is blanket speed limits that are to low I have to drived on a road thats a 55 for 70 miles yet the last 50-60 miles should be a 65 out west they actually have 80 mph speed limits, as well as variable limits which change due to conditions, and different limits for trucks vs.cars which makes sense because most people will not drive at the point in which they feel uncomfortable so saying a higher speed limit will lead to more speeding is ridiculous. THe reason I hate speed camera's is they are about revenue and not saftey people slamming on their brakes flashes distracting drivers and the fact that there is no patrol out there are my concerns, do you know how many criminal's have been caught due to routine traffic stops? Plus I would just pickup a nav alert making speeding easy especially when you know where the cameras are and that there aren't many cops out.

[bernithebiker]

In The Times today, they were saying that the UK government is going to push through AVERAGE speed cameras as quickly as possible to replace (or in addition to) the spot speed cameras.

So basically any major road will be covered with a camera at both ends. You simply cannot speed, end of story - they know exactly what your average speed was over any given section.

So knowing where these new cameras are on your satnav is not going to be as useful as it was because even if you do know it's there you still can't speed.

So you'll just have to slow down! Maybe then we'll still have some oil left for our kids....................!!

[Red916]

Blimey - first post, and something I know about! :D

The issue with adding speed cameras (of any sort) is that Honda, in their infinate wisdom) chose to put the POIs on the DVD, rather than hold them seperately on some sort of (writeable) memory device in the car :(

Therefore, to keep up with all the cameras being installed, you would need several new DVDs each year, and Honda (UK) charge about £200 a pop for these...

Even if they had done it more cleverly, and stored the POI on (say) an inbuilt hard disc or memory stick, you would still then need some method to download the locations (from somewhere, in the correct format) and install them :(

so - no easy solution unfortunately :(


And no, I'm not condoing speeding here - especially with my first post :lol: - but getting an audible warning is always a good thing, if even only to remind you to slow down :)

[Hughesy]

Had a reply from Honda regarding the Safety Cameras in the UK. The Honda Sat Nav is not capable of of this feature! Come on Honda, I have had a Tom Tom for two years costing a pittance at £159 which is capable of Safety Cameras and Traffic Congestion Avoidance and the state of the art Sat Nav in my new CR-V isn't!


AFAIK, no car manufacturer has updatable POIs on their built in nav systems, so Honda are not alone.

Built in sat nav systems always beat Tomtom (or similar) in some areas:
- Accuracy of directions, because they are connected to the speed, yaw rate sensor and reverse status of the car. e.g. Tomtom just says 'take the third exit' as you come up to a roundabout, and you have to count the exits. A built in system can also say 'this exit' just before the exit. Built in systems can track the vehicle in tunnels using the speed and yaw sensor.

- Screen size. A 7" screen is nearly 3 times the area of a 4.3" screen.

- Convenience. No need to remove every time you park up so it doesn't get stolen, no cables trailing around the cabin.

- Audio integration. Music is automatically quitened when voice instructions are given.

- Secondary screens. Not on Honda, but the German marques also show simplified routing instructions on the dash screen or head up display (http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m5/2007/allfacts/ergonomics_hud.html).

- Modern looking interface for vehicle controls and information. A big touch screen makes the car interior so much cleaner and 21st century.

So for me, built in navigation is very important! That said, I also use Tomtom in hire cars abroad.

[DaveC]

- Secondary screens. Not on Honda, but the German marques also show simplified routing instructions on the dash screen or head up display (http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m5/2007/allfacts/ergonomics_hud.html).


You can split screen the display and it will show you a list of the next five or six route changes on the right side, with the map on the left. It can also include in that list the upcoming motorway service stations, assuming your route is on a motorway of course.