Navigation device which reminds a driver of local traffic regulations for an upcoming junction

摘要

Providing intersection assistance with a navigation device (10, Fig. 1) which provides routing information to guide a road user to his selected destination and reminds him of traffic rules when it detects that it is approaching an intersection. The traffic rules are those related intersections for a geographic location in which the device is currently located. The reminder 60 comprises indicating the side 66 of a second road the user should turn onto when making a turn from a first 70 to the second road 72 and optionally which lane to take. The rules may be specific to the country or state in which the user is travelling and may relate to priority, permitted turns on red or the direction of travel around a traffic circle. The reminder may be a visual clue 62 or text 64.