Safety camera warnings

Safety camera warning sounds are played for the most common types of safety camera.

Warnings are given as you approach a safety camera. You are warned in several ways:

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Description

Safety camera - this type of camera checks the speed of passing vehicles and is fixed in one place.

Speed trap - this type of camera checks the speed of passing vehicles and can be moved to different locations.

Speed trap hotspots - this type of warning shows places where speed traps are often used.

Average speed cameras - these types of cameras measure your average speed between two points. You are warned at the start and end of the average speed zone.

While you are driving in an average speed zone, your average speed is shown, instead of your current speed. The distance to the end of the area is shown in the route bar.

Speed enforcement zones - these zones can contain multiple safety cameras.

You are warned at the start and end of a speed enforcement zone. While you are driving in a speed enforcement zone, your current speed is shown, and a visual warning is shown in the route bar.

Red light camera - this type of camera checks for vehicles breaking traffic rules at traffic lights. There are two types of red light camera - those which check if you drive through a red light and those which check for driving through a red light together with speeding.

Traffic restriction - this type of warning warns you about restricted roads.

Accident hotspot - this type of warning is given for a place where road traffic accidents have historically been concentrated.

You are warned at the start and end of the accident blackspot. While you are driving in an accident hotspot, your current speed is shown and a visual warning is shown in the route bar.