Spped camera & Red light darabase for MBUX navigation
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This was possible prior to NTG5.5 and MBUX. The older COMAND versions had the ability to import custom Points of Interest, but this feature was eliminated. Databases are also prone to be out of date. Get a good radar detector. Many detect the bands used by red light cameras now and also have databases that can be updated. My Uniden has started to announce red light cameras and also detect the radar band used by them with one of the recent firmware updates, so even if the red light camera isn't in the database yet, it alerts to its presence.
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The personal Point of Interest database is supported by MBUX. I have speed camera warnings on my MBUX (I, II and III on different cars). The database may well be outdated but radar detectors are illegal at my place.
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Probably the difference between the European and North American firmware. As far as I know, the NA firmware doesn't support personal POIs and OP is in the US. Yes, I'm aware that radar detectors are illegal in Europe. Technically so are apps etc. that warn about speed cameras etc. If you get caught using them you get fined as far as I know. We don't really have speed traps in the first place like Europe does. There are red light cameras in some cities and here in California they just approved a 5 year pilot program to install speed cameras on certain roads, but there have to be signs to warn about them miles ahead, and they are only allowed to issue a ticket if you exceed the speed by 15 mph. Radar detectors are illegal in Virginia and Washington D.C. and nationwide for commercial vehicles. The state of Virginia especially has some really draconian laws.
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Speed limits are such weird laws and compliance/enforcement vary widely from area to area. In Australia, my observation was that the limit really was a limit/top speed. In the US, it’s merely a suggestion.
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Not only that, but as I said in the past. Germany which has no speed limit on about 75% of the Autobahn has a 4 times lower traffic fatality rate per capita than the USA, so really puts in question that speed is the issue in the first place. Biggest issue in the USA is road design. Look at any suburb and the main arteries are multilane highways essentially that encourage speeding and are hostile to pedestrians.
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Not only that, but as I said in the past. Germany which has no speed limit on about 75% of the Autobahn has a 4 times lower traffic fatality rate per capita than the USA, so really puts in question that speed is the issue in the first place. Biggest issue in the USA is road design. Look at any suburb and the main arteries are multilane highways essentially that encourage speeding and are hostile to pedestrians.
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Over the years, I've seen studies that point to driver training as the major contributing cause of vehicle crashes. Also, US laws are very lax regarding driver activities/distractions while driving such as eating, drinking (non-intoxicating), grooming, . . .
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I mostly agree with this, but we still have pretty bad accidents where speed is a factor. While we are hugely proud of our autobahnen, a primary reason why the average is lower is due to the rigorous training German drivers receive. It cost me almost 7.000 Euros, hours of classes, and 3 tries on my test to pass and get my license. I also had to take a compulsory first aid course to be prepared to render aid if a motorist requires it (legal requirement - huge fines or jail if you neglect to assist). We also carry proper tools, reflective vests, warndreiecke, and have incredibly tough inspection routines to make sure our vehicles are roadworthy. Driving in Germany is so different. I love to drive here. I loathe to do it in the States.
My main issue in the USA is that everything is always blamed on speed, but instead of investing into real safety measures, driver training etc. the money from the speeding tickets primarily goes towards funding the police departments. So they have a financial stake in continuing to write speeding tickets. It would be all different if the majority of the money would go towards improving driver education etc., but that would end up drying up a major funding source for the police. Can't have that.
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Resurrecting this thread by a newbie. I installed the Personal POIs with speed cameras on to a USB stick which also contains a folder with a lot of mp3's. It works fine when I plug is the usb, but next time I use the car it doesn't work, and Personal POIs is greyed out on the menu. The only way I can get it to work is to remove the usb stick and reinsert, then it's fine again but only for that journey. E53, NTG 7.0.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
