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Apple Maps in iOS 14 Warns Drivers of Speed and Red Light Cameras
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Directly out of the guide used by all my country's road safety authorities for setting speed limits:
That said, I'm not going to claim your country's road authorities don't still do it. They may even believe the justifications behind the 85th percentile rule (which are that a rational driver will choose the safest speed to drive at, and the majority of drivers are rational, so therefore the speed the majority of drivers choose is the safest speed, and anyone who exceeds it is either irresponsible or incompetent - their words, not mine).
Fun fact: in car play you can just press home twice and it goes to a 3 way split view that shows music controls while navigating
It can be quite the opposite!
In Ireland our police force (An Garda Síochána) actively encourages drivers to download the list of ‘safety camera’ locations. The philosophy is simple. Encourage drivers to slow down in known speeding/danger zones and thereby reduce fatalities and serious injuries. Here’s the link:
Safety Cameras 26/07/2022
And this: ‘All zones are available on the Garda website and available for GPS Navigation providers such as Garmin, TomTom, Google Maps or Waze to download.’ (and soon, hopefully, Apple Maps!)
This is not about making money (the company operating the vans is not paid a commission based on numbers ‘caught’ but a fixed sum) or ’additional taxation’ but the reduction of injuries and fatalities!
I drive a lot, about 30000 km (18600 miles) per year. I have tried many mapping solutions - Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, TomTom and HERE - and strongly prefer simple, elegant and uncluttered AM UI, just as Steve Jobs intended it.
For me, adding speed limits is only useful if the system can get it accurately and the data is very up to date, as they change quite often. Can AM do this reliably? Otherwise, it is still much simpler, safer and convenient to keep an eye on your car’s own speed dial and the signs on the road.
Posting speed traps/speed cameras is actually counterproductive to road safety, IMO, as it just encourages drivers to speed, while also distracting their attention from the road.
For me, adding speed limits is only useful if the system can get it accurately and the data is very up to date, as they change quite often. Can AM do this reliably? Otherwise, it is still much simpler, safer and convenient to keep an eye on your car’s own speed dial and the signs on the road.
Posting speed traps/speed cameras is actually counterproductive to road safety, IMO, as it just encourages drivers to speed, while also distracting their attention from the road.
Similar to the approach taken in Ireland where the police force (An Garda Síochána) actively encourages drivers to know where these cameras are. See this: https://www.garda.ie/en/Roads-Policing/Safety-Cameras/
It’s a question of a personal attitude, I guess. I always drive at the very top of the speed limit, but do not exceed it. If somebody behind me is in a real hurry, I will just give them a chance to overtake me safely for all. I do not want to pay their speed ticket or damage my car.
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Apple is adding multiple new features to the Maps app in iOS 14, including Apple Maps icons that will let users know when they're approaching speed cameras and red-light cameras along a route.
Before adding new features, how about using their time and resources to accelerate a more universal new Apple Maps rollout worldwide, rather than in just three additional countries on top of the US?
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It is not illegal. It is illegal to have detectors of speed traps, but applications that are based on public information or information that is shared between people, such as Waze, are perfectly legal. So legal that even the French government tells you in advance where the speed traps are.
IMO, these are just legal gymnastics and some form of “reverse psychology”. 😋 The point of having a speed radar on the road in the first place is to enforce the speed limit and fine those who break it. Just don’t break the speed limit, problem solved! Of course, there are drivers out there who can quite comfortably and safely drive over the limit, but the road safety system always caters for an average person, which makes sense.
Confused. Which mainland state caps you at 55mph on the freeway these days?
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You obviously don't drive much/at all. Especially here in the US.
I can't tell you there number of times I've been driving and not seen a speed limit sign for miles - especially off the freeways.
And don't get me started on how many times I've crossed a state border and not been told there was now a lower limit for a good mile or so.
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Speed cams are not irrelevant. Adding crowd sourced police, traffic, and hazard warnings would be excellent though, as I could finally do away with Waze.
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Oh, you’re that guy. At least stay in the slow lane since everyone else is going 5-10 mph faster than you.
Can you imagine that. You would see people yelling and screaming at their car to go faster than the other guy who still has an old analog car.
This is already a feature in China... and has been for multiple years.
I get audible "speed camera", "bus lane camera" and "red light camera" warnings whenever I approach one. Speed cameras show up with their limits in a white circle with a red outline (ie, like road signs) but then if you're over the recommended speed it says something along the lines of "watch your speed" and the circle changes to fully red with white text.
I get audible "speed camera", "bus lane camera" and "red light camera" warnings whenever I approach one. Speed cameras show up with their limits in a white circle with a red outline (ie, like road signs) but then if you're over the recommended speed it says something along the lines of "watch your speed" and the circle changes to fully red with white text.
You think it's dangerous to point out speed cameras, thus motivating people to slow down... Do you understand the supposed purpose of speed cameras?
If people only notice red lights at the last second maybe they shouldn't be driving. Seriously these features need ti be banned from all navigation apps. Why should someone know when they can jump a red light or speed and not get caught! Driving is still one of the biggest killers out there and no one seems to be doing anything but encourage it and bad or illegal habits.
And have that data shared with Waze (both ways). The more people reporting, the better.
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WTF is the fun of that?
Two months ago I needed to go to a medical appointment 140 miles away. The traffic at that time was about 10% of normal. Driving at my usual speed of 70 mph, I noticed that most of the few cars on the road were passing me. I increased my speed to 80 with the same result. Finally, I put the cruise control as high as it would go, 90 mph, and then managed to stay with traffic. The safest driving is that where most everyone is at the same speed. In my Tesla, I used autopilot to keep the car centered in the lane and to prepare for lane changes where needed. I had to use Waze on the Tesla screen to check for police speed traps. Although the traffic was low, the police presence was normal for the roads I traveled, which were not interstates. Essentially for the traffic present, the enforcement was ten times as high as normal. I have not had an accident nor a ticket in 50 years, and I drive about 20k miles per year. I have also taken more than 20 driver improvement schools.
