Blackspot.com makes safety cameras & tracking devices for vehicles in the UK

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Road Angel Navigator - Road Angel Compact - New Road Angel Speed Camera Navigation GPS Device - accident blackspot and speed camera alert device Road Angel Navigator

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Back in 1994, Dave Clark was involved in various new GPS applications including the highly publicised speed limited Ford Escort demonstrated by Leeds University. This rather scary project used GPS to locate the cars position which was compared to a database of speed limits in and around Leeds. When a speed limit was neared, the vehicles speed was compared to the target speed of the road ahead. If the vehicle was exceeding the limit it was mechanically and electronically slowed down, regardless of how fast the driver wanted to drive. In effect if you drove around on full throttle the car would only reach the maximum speed allowed by law, even braking automatically if a slower limit was approached at great speed. We all know the arguments for and against this technology and the debate rages on.

However a more sensible and practical use for this became apparent - to advise drivers of certain speed sensitive areas and reduce accidents. Add to this a collation of repeat accident blackspots and incorporate the technology within a purpose designed dash-top unit and surely the advantages were obvious. All that was required was the massive funding to properly develop the product.

Dave's interest in cars is about as far from GPS speed limiters as you can imagine, having competed as a Professional Racing Driver for the last five years in Caterham Roadsports, Superlights, Chrysler Viper GT2, Lister Storm GT2 and Marcos LM600 Evo. Dave also instructed high performance road car drivers and racing drivers.