Speed in metric mode way off

**VMS** · 08-31-2006, 08:45 AM

my bad, i don't take notice of the speed much, i use the speedo in my car

**andro** · 08-31-2006, 08:54 AM

Well, I use the GPS speed readout to know how much faster than what my speedo is showing I can drive

Sofar this information was useful enough and I was able to get away with tickets (knock on wood

), but, as I said, I think I'll have some trouble persuading the policeman that I was driving -36kmph

**VMS** · 09-06-2006, 05:43 AM

i used speed in map monkey because it was in big yellow writing but its very small in CF so i don't use it anymore. Shouldn't your speedo be a little over rated anyway? for example, when you are doing 60 km/h, most cars will show 65km/h. Does the police also take into account of laser gun error? in australia, they usually record your speed and take 2-5% off. If get pinned at 61km/h (60km limit), this would not be speeding after they take off the 2%.