PHOTO: Ensuring correct child restraints and having improved safety at rail level crossings are just two things to be aware of during Road Safety Month.
The Speed Adviser App has been available in New South Wales for a decade, and had 120,000 downloads. As part of Rural Road Safety Month in September, the Government has unveiled a major update that has real relevance to western NSW.
Speed Adviser is a mobile app that uses the GPS on your phone to monitor your location and speed, alerting the driver with visual and audible warnings if the speed limit is exceeded. Speed Adviser is for NSW roads only.
The intuitive app also detects where mobile speed cameras may be in operation. While it will tell drivers when they enter a mobile speed camera zone, it doesn’t know if a mobile speed camera will be in operation when they pass through.
A new feature has just been included on the app, aiming to bolster safety at over 1,300 public road level crossings across our state. The update introduces visual and audio alerts to notify drivers as they approach these level crossings…