It\u2019s worth bumping this one to the top of the pile, as it seems that the new-model Fords have speedometers that aren\u2019t completely visible from the passenger seat (the previous model wasn\u2019t much better).<\/p>\n
Note: As of April 2013, this app doesn’t work under Android \u00a0Jellybean.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Note: It appears that it was updated shortly after I wrote the above note, and it works under Jellybean as of October 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The speedometer in my Focus isn’t always completely visible from the passenger seat when I’m on a lesson. The pupil’s hand might be in the way, for example, and this – combined with the cowling over the speedometer – can sometimes be a problem.<\/p>\n
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Instructors usually get a feel for the speed their car is doing, and can tell by the sound of the engine and just the general momentum whether a pupil is going too fast or not in relation to the speed limit. But sometimes you just need to be able to see <\/em>what speed they are doing.<\/p>\n
To be honest, when we come over the brow of a hill and there is a mobile speed camera sitting there, the last thing I want is to be leaning over saying “what’s the speed limit here?” and miss the damned thing. It hasn’t happened before, and I don’t want it to in future, either!<\/p>\n
I’m sure certain pedants out there will be outraged at this admission, Stuff them! Any decent instructor will know that pupils DO go over the speed limit sometimes, and having a full-on Client-centred Discussion (with yoga thrown in) about it isn\u2019t really appropriate right in front of a Gatso!<\/p>\n
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