New Uniden GPS product

There was something the uniden speed camera gizmo in the Sun car section last friday. They have purchased one and will report on it in a few weeks.

isn't that the same thing as the "Road Angel" (or whatever) ?

I'm surprised they are allowed to be sold.

It's illegal (at least in S.A.) to have any detection device in your posession.
Very heavy fine I believe.

This does not detect cameras, it only tells you where the fixed ones are.

Garmin released something similar to the UHF GPS in the states a few years ago, called the RINO.

I emailed Garmin and aksed if there were any plans to sell in Australia, I got a comprehensive reply stating that the Australian Communication laws prevented the transmission of data and voice on the same public channel and that therefore they could not be sold in Australia, I wonder how Uniden has gotten around this???

Yeah i saw them in tricky dickys catalogue the other day for $290 , wonder if they do a real time speed readout as well ??

while not meaning to sound "holier than thou" I reckon they should be illegal and anyone caught using them fined heavily. As one who drives emergency vehicles for a job and never had a speeding fine in 42 years of driving I consider speeding fines are not heavy enough.
(now won't this put the cat amongst the pigeons)

Mike,
Just for my info what do you do for a job? Do you drive for a living and if so what as? Seems to me all you are looking for is an excuse or someone to blame when it hits the fan the same as millions of other drivers.Speed sure asbleepdoes kill and we see it every day of the year in our line of work. A bad driver running off the road at the legal speed probably will survive but at speed it will be curtains for them.Why not fine the speeders off the road and maybe we will save a few from their own stupidity and I can rest a bit easier after 30 yrs of scraping them up.

The Uniden unit can not be made illegal like a radar detector (which is still legal in WA). It is a GPS with features that warn you of an upcoming co-ordinate that is in a databse with an description/ attribute, such as Muta-Nova etc. This is no different to the commercial radio stations warning you of a radar on a certain road. You could even setup up a standard GPS with the co-ords yourself if the database was freely available.

We all know the issues about speed, what actually kills and why. However, what some "perfect" people don't understand is that no one is safe behind the wheel, whether they are the cause or the victim. What is universally accepted is the greater the risk you take, whether it be "speeding", drink driving or just plain stupid negligence, the more likely you're going to be either the cause or the victim.

There is also the issue of road condition or an error in judgment often seen as an accident that have a large percentage for these fatalities and injuries to occur. This is where the main roads department should be held more liabel/accountable than they are.

Dare I say, though, that my biggest issue is the placement of these speed detecting devices which are often in low statistical areas for accidents, thus are pure revenue makers. Arrogant/ignorant coppers don't help the cause either but, hell if I ever get called to a accident where there was a death I'd be less than polite to some idiot who cannot help but drink drive, play chicken, extremely high speed or not taking care in wet weather.

I have lost countless dollars from speeding but I am sure to continue filling the coffers for the pay increase for our beloved parliamentarians or buying perfume or slippers on credit card and claiming it as a legit expense (Town of Vincent, WA) till the day I don't pass my eye exam. More fool me but I accept that but not foolish enough to accept all the bull from road safety. Place the Mutla-Novas in high accident areas and mobile cops then I would be more convinced they are being sincere in their concerns.

have a safe journey ;)