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Is there a gadget that will emit an audible warning/beeb if over the speed limit for an elderly?

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  • #32
    Buffman
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058420113/is-there-a-gadget-that-will-emit-an-audible-warning-beeb-if-over-the-speed-limit-for-an-elderly

    What make/model/year is the car OP? If it's anyway new it possibly already has those functions on it somewhere.

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  • #33
    XT1200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭XT1200


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123660012#Comment_123660012

    Then at least 75% of drivers should not be on the road



  • #34
    coylemj
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    There was a free app (on the Play Store) called TomTom Amigo which would have been ideal for the OP's dad but I had bad experiences with it crashing a lot and dumped it. It knew the local speed limit and sounded an alarm when you exceeded it by a margin which you could set.

    Anyone else tried it recently?



  • #35
    Orban6
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058420113/is-there-a-gadget-that-will-emit-an-audible-warning-beeb-if-over-the-speed-limit-for-an-elderly

    I wouldn't bother with a gadget.

    A few more points and fines and they will soon learn what a speedometer is for.



  • #36
    CelticRambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,331 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123660174#Comment_123660174

    Yeah, sounds about right!



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  • #37
    horse7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭horse7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123660362#Comment_123660362

    Sadly this poster is probably right.



  • #38
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,272 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    When you say elderly what do you mean? My parents are mid-70s and have had phones for 20+ years. This catch-all "elderly" term that suggests they can't use technology is a cod a lot of time.

    As others have said - Waze has a handy flashing icon. If you want to make it more automatic - add an android auto screen to the car. I have one (my car doesn't have built in) so when I turn on car the phone will automatically connect to the android auto screen and displays Waze by default. Somebody else could set that up for them and then it just works.



  • #39
    magicbastarder
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    i think the mistake made in the OP was using the 'elderly' part. because that's going to be interpreted by many (and i will admit it was my first reaction) that the reason they were speeding is that they were elderly.

    if the post had simply been 'any app or way of warning of speed limits or excessive speed?' the reactions would have been different.

    Post edited by magicbastarder on


  • #40
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,100 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    There won't be a 2nd feature/gadget other than the speedometer and driver awareness.

    OP - how long has the person being driving? Maybe a few lessons or advice from an instructor might encourage them to be more aware.



  • #41
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,122 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123662151#Comment_123662151

    The thing that triggered me was the "I'm too old to use technology" excuse when they are already using technology (a fast car, sat nav) and there is very simple technology to tell them the speed limit (road signs).

    And it got me thinking about ...elderly people who are anti science and facts but take all the modern healthcare and treatments money can buy to stay alive and prosper.

    Or go on about the preciousness of life, yet are happy to speed.

    Anyway ... I think I'm OK now 😁



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  • #42
    cml387
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123662922#Comment_123662922

    Yes, it's a pity that older people aren't so wedded to their phones, like the young guy I saw watching the racing on his phone as he approached a roundabout.



  • #43
    MojoMaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,960 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    106kph in a 100kph zone resulted in penalty points? 🤔🤔



  • #44
    BlakeS94
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123682307#Comment_123682307

    It was probably closer to 110kph indicated on the dash, 106kph true speed detected by the speed camera I'd imagine



  • #45
    L1011
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123682307#Comment_123682307

    Camera most likely. There's no legal leeway.

    Actual Garda is unlikely to pull someone for that.



  • #46
    MojoMaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,960 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    Even a camera.

    Don't they have tolerances built in? Think they'd be drowned in paperwork for a 6% deviation.



  • #47
    L1011
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123683741#Comment_123683741

    Yes, but it doesn't need to be 6%.

    Paperwork is nearly entirely automated.



  • #48
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    Bear in mind that a 106kmh true speed will display on the speedometer as anything between 106 and 120 kmh, probably as some value above 110 kmh.



  • #49
    L1011
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684741#Comment_123684741

    Depends hugely on the car. My 2006 Citroen had a digital readout that was accurate to max +1km/h, usually spot on.

    My recently replaced car with an analogue speedo would show ~110km/h.



  • #50
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Phone Ap or second hand GPS. There's more 30Kmph zones on the way so you'd need something can get updates. And national speed limit dropped to 80kmph.

    Google maps only shows your speed when you are in navigating mode because ….

    De tune the car so it doesn't ramp up so quickly. Oder cars weren't as nippy and didn't creep up over the speed limit on limited acceleration. Or maybe don't use 5th gear ? Will eat fuel and higher maintenance costs.

    Turn down radio or crack open window to get a better feel for speed.



  • #51
    dulpit
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684766#Comment_123684766

    Waze shows speed all the time, not just in navigation mode. Reason I switched to that in first place. And the obvious benefits of being warned about traffic, speed cameras, roadworks, etc.



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  • #52
    Wood
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058420113/is-there-a-gadget-that-will-emit-an-audible-warning-beeb-if-over-the-speed-limit-for-an-elderly

    My Dad has a nextbase dashcam which powers on at ignition and has a really annoyingly noisy beep when over the limit.



  • #53
    soverybored1878
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    What car is it?

    That said, no matter what age you are, if you are incapable of looking at the speedometer in front of you and knowing what speed you're doing, then honestly you should be being retested.



  • #54
    User567363
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    i have a garmin sat nav on the dashboard for over 10 years, it displays the current speed and the current speed limit and makes 1 small ding if i go over the limit, without any user interaction

    this allows me to watch the road and not look at the speedometer or try to remember what speed limit sign i passed 2 minutes ago

    my car is a uk import so it would be easier to read text messages then my current speed

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  • #55
    dulpit
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123690335#Comment_123690335

    Out of curiosity, what happens when the speed limit has been updated but the maps haven't?



  • #56
    Capt'n Midnight
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123690373#Comment_123690373

    Same thing when using an underpass or parallel road. GPS will report the wrong speed.

    Slip road to the Lucan Texaco on the N4 is 50Kmh , inside lane on the N4 is 80Kmh.



  • #57
    BP_RS3813
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭BP_RS3813


    This tech already exists and is in cars in some form.

    An OAP I know's toyota corolla satnav has the roads speed limit built in and will beep if over more then 5kph over the limit.

    There is such a variety of cars on the road techwise that not everyone would have it. And additing that to an older vintage car would probably be a lot of work.



  • #58
    BP_RS3813
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭BP_RS3813


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123662922#Comment_123662922

    "Using" technology is very generous in some cases. A lot of times the tech is set up by the grandkids/kids in a way that makes it easy to use. They are technically using the tech but have zero clue how it actually works/how to set it up.

    An example: the grandfather rang one time because we have the same car model. There is a up/down button for a electronic display beside the fuel gauge that can flip between a bunch of things (fuel consumption per mile, speed, etc).

    He accidently pressed the up on the wheel causing it to show fuel consumption and since his eye sight is going to sh*te the speed gauge isn't much use. Rang me panicking asking how to I get the speed back up, he had pulled into the side of the road to do so.

    He is driving the car with tech in it yes, but I wouldn't say he is "using" the tech or understands it at all.

    Add to that 80+ year olds are generally very stubborn bast*rds to refuse to learn anything new.



  • #59
    Brian Scan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭Brian Scan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123690469#Comment_123690469

    "Add to that 80+ year olds are generally very stubborn bast*rds to refuse to learn anything new."

    And they tend to tend to make unfounded assertions about all sorts of things.



  • #60
    User567363
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123690373#Comment_123690373

    the device came with free map updates for life, so i plug it into the laptop every year or 2, thats enough to keep me concentrating on the road and never got a fine or points, touch wood

    i use cruize control in the tunnel when satnav stops working

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  • #61
    good one
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    Hi OP,

    Check out a "OOONO CO-DRIVER".

    Halfords, Amazon sell them, audible warning on speed limit, camera's etc.

    Was in the UK last week and taxi driver had one, warning of when speeding, camera's (Mobile & Static).

    Place was full of speeding camera's, haven't been in UK for a few years but the amount of speed camera's was unbelievable, I'd nearly say one every 1-2km in the town I was in, practically on every road we drove down.

    Driver reckoned it was brilliant at identifying speed cameras or changes in speed limits in areas he wasn't familiar with.

    He was also running Waze at the same time, but preferred the OOONO because of the different audible warnings, didn't have to constantly check screen.



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