Discussion
I've got one.
The way the Road Angel works is it checks your position and direction of travel with a database of scameras and possible scamera van sites. It does not detect the scamera or the vans.
People like you and me update the database. When we see a location that we need to warn other Road Angel users about, there's a series of button presses that will store the location and the type of revenue-making site (Fixed/mobile/SPECS etc). Once we connect the Road Angel back to our PCs, we can send our new information back to Road Angel, who verify it and then make the info accessible to the other users - who need to download the new data.
Therefore there's a fundamental flaw, if you're the first person to find the scamera or scamera van location (like you may have done), you'll probably get caught.
The way the Road Angel works is it checks your position and direction of travel with a database of scameras and possible scamera van sites. It does not detect the scamera or the vans.
People like you and me update the database. When we see a location that we need to warn other Road Angel users about, there's a series of button presses that will store the location and the type of revenue-making site (Fixed/mobile/SPECS etc). Once we connect the Road Angel back to our PCs, we can send our new information back to Road Angel, who verify it and then make the info accessible to the other users - who need to download the new data.
Therefore there's a fundamental flaw, if you're the first person to find the scamera or scamera van location (like you may have done), you'll probably get caught.
tony m said:
if anyone has got a road angel,are they supposed to pick up the caught on camera vans ,there was one today on the A46 in the road works but it did not give me a warning,can anyone on here help?
I have previously discussed this with Road Angel and they told me they do not store the locations of regular mobile trap sites. I think they should, as should the other GPS systems.
You would also need the laser detector fitting and hope the RA would detect scatter from the laser being fired at vehicles ahead of you. If laser is fired at your vehicle, no detector can save you; only a jammer would do that.
VioletBeauregard said:
Are laser jammers legal? I told my brother I was thinking of getting one and he seemed to think there's some offence involved with 'interfering' with signal output from scam-vans...?
You can sell them, buy them, install them... you just aren't allowed to turn them on
Re laser detection
I believe 2 readings are taken. The lowest one is the one they have to use.
There is a gap of a few seconds between each reading so there's a chance you can slow down.
Jammers
The Blinder really does work - I've had mine tested and it jammed it all the way up to about 60meters.
Best one is the Blinder Extreme
Zod said:
Road Angel actually flashes up "Mobile" warnings, so I think whoever you spoke to at Blackspot was mistekn.
Well they were quite specific in two e-mails and said they would not log mobile sites because they could not guarantee a full nationwide database.
Their web site says the "Mobile" function is for temporary Gatsos in road works or *user-known* mobile laser sites.
So they don't share the user-known sites with other owners via their data-base. The "Mobile" warning will just remind you of the sites you have entered yourself. That information will not be passed to others.
Why don't we ask 'em again?
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Zod said:
Road Angel actually flashes up "Mobile" warnings, so I think whoever you spoke to at Blackspot was mistekn.
Me again.
Just found the response I had from Blackspot/Road Angel. I asked why they did not share the mobile trap locations across UK. This is what they wrote;
I agree they would be useful. However because we do not have national coverage it would mislead customers into thinking that we had them.
This is the reason we have provided the option to store your own locations
into the Road Angel.
If you added them to your Road Angel they remain personal to yourself and do
not get added to the database.
Regards
Matt
Sent: 17 April 2003 16:18
To: matt@blackspot.com
Subject: Re: Road Angel Query
tony m said:
tafia,well that was a stupid statement they sent you,they say that they detect cameras in roadworks,well mine didnt detect it,and also ive emailed them three times now and havent even got back to me
Why not try an e-mail direct to Matt. Address in my last post.
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