RoadPilot Recognised As Aid To Road Safety

The Department for Transport has announced that GPS-based speed camera locators, like the RoadPilot product range, are fully legal under the Road Traffic Safety Bill and they aid government efforts to deter excessive and inappropriate speeds on the roads.

The bill, which passed through its third reading in the House of Commons on 8 March and is expected to come into force from March 2006, will ban drivers from using ‘speed assessment equipment detection devices’. According to the Department for Transport, RoadPilot GPS-based systems will remain fully legal as they ‘complement the Government’s policy to ensure that camera sites are visible and conspicuous to drivers, and so help deter excessive and inappropriate speeds on the roads’.

"RoadPilot products have always been intended as an aid to road safety and the fact that our products will remain legal under the new bill, confirms this," commented RoadPilot CEO James Flynn.

"We design our products to aid safety on the roads by making drivers more aware of their speed, by reminding them of the current speed limit and by giving them advanced warning of potential changes to the traffic flow at speed camera locations. We’re delighted that the important safety role of GPS-based speed camera locators has been officially recognised," added Flynn.

The compact £399 micro RoadPilot, is an easy-to-use, essential aid for motorists. The 42 mm display screen has a clear, backlit display which normally shows vehicle speed and heading. This automatically switches to speed camera alert display (when appropriate), showing the local speed limit, actual vehicle speed and camera proximity.

The feature-packed £499 RoadPilot Pro professional driving aid provides precise, clear visual information with bright graphics on a 96 mm LCD display screen. It has a unique Mileage Manager toolkit that can record details of every journey. This information can be downloaded to a PC for use with sales reports, accounts and expense forms.