asterix06 wrote:Related to Waze . In countries which such a problem, we could simply disable speedcam futon the map

...and, in France, you will still get a huge fine! Because it is illegal to have a device – no matter whether it is switched on or off – with navigation capabilities including speedtrap notification or information IN YOUR CAR.

So disabling speedtrap functionality is not enough! If you have an app like Waze on your device and in your car, in whatever condition, you are culpable.

So now we wait for some idiot to duct tape his device, with Waze running, to his OUTSIDE rearview mirror believing this law does not apply to him.

argus-cronos wrote:Whole EU needs money

You do the math...

edbrady wrote:OMG that's crazy! This means other countries can dovthe same! Sad...

Yep! For instance countries that have a deficit and 'need' the extra 'revenue' from fines to alleviate budget problems.
And what country today does NOT have a deficit/budget problem!

argus-cronos wrote:

dmcconachie wrote: Argument remains, are the police going to bother trying to prove it? Do they have power to confiscate or even search mobile phones? Unlikely I'd have said.

They are allowed to.

They are not.

ARTICLE 8

Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.

Also see article 10 posted above.

The European Convention on Human Rights

ARTICLE 10

Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.

Brshk1 wrote:And why completely wipe out the speed cam alert functionality? I remember some commercial solutions that implemented a panic button for countries where speedcam alerts are illegal. If you press it, it deletes the speed cam database, so you cannot be held liable for using such system.

For the adventurous French wazers and visitors, it could be an option in the settings menu. Let's say that if you swipe the speedometer to the left, it disables speed cam alerts until a special code is used.

The panic button is the 'lock' button on phones. Together with a lockscreen passcode, there's nothing they can do.

Rokcet wrote: ...But then another, much bigger, and much more fundamental problem crops up: by the end of next year the first GPS satellites will start to fall out of the sky... Obama cut all NASA's big programs, remember? ...

Rokcet: You have some wrong information.

GPS is run by the United States Air Force - not NASA. There are lots of extra US GPS satellites (31 in-orbit and Healthy), and the USAF is working on the 3rd generation constellation (36 more). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System And none of the other proposed Non-US GPS copies will work with the current cell phone technology (if at all). Those other imitating countries are not known to share as well as the US does with the rest of the world.

Now slogan:
WAZE: Outsmarting traffic, ridiculous country’s laws together.

jokizwo wrote:In the radio they also tell you where people have seen speed traps. So otherwise radio would be illegal too

we are not discussing about temporary cams