Smart phone app to recognise speed limit signs?

Joe50 · Guru

Smart phone app to recognise speed limit signs?

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I find my "Navlady" is reasonably accurate with displaying speed limits with a audible warning if you nudge over the limit. I NEVER rely on her only though and still like to see the actual road sign as Navlady has been known to be wrong but then again so have I.

I am not sure of anything out there to warn you of upcoming speed limits though. Navlady does tell you as you approach a change in speed limit but not sure if that is what you mean.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Our Navman alerts us with a "beep" and a pic of the sign - as well as animal crossings, school zones and lots of other road signs as well! Very handy - love it! Neve sent us to do a U turn on the Hume, unlike the last one we had, heading Melbourne to Sydney!

Yuglamron · Guru

I am not sure if the Polaris HUD,(Heads Up Display) has an audible warning but it does project your speed onto the windscreen if front of your eyes.

Check them out at the following link.

http://www.carcomponents.com.au/polaris-hud-gps-speed-display/

Not a phone app but it would be right there in your eyesight.

justcruisin01 · Guru

Gps gives you the normal speed limits & a warning. With the amount of road works going on I dont think anything will keep up with the changes as some limits change several times within the length of the work area, just saw this several times in the last week. In this case I think the best is to keep both eyes open.

I must sat that the lollypop girls in Qld are very friendly with their directions & acknoweledge you response back to them, makes it all the more bearable.LOL

JC.

Joe50 · Guru

justcruisin01 wrote:
Gps gives you the normal speed limits & a warning. With the amount of road works going on I dont think anything will keep up with the changes as some limits change several times within the length of the work area, just saw this several times in the last week. In this case I think the best is to keep both eyes open.

That's the main reason why I'm looking for something to alert me when approaching a physical speed limit sign, not what the GPS thinks is the current speed limit. Coming back from Brisbane on the Bruce Highway a couple of months ago we encountered supposed road works with a 40 or 60 km/h speed limit on sections of road where all of the work had clearly been done, road surface perfect and no workmen in sight, and wondering if we'd missed a sign advising end of road works.