Hasta La Gadget!

Slow Down is an iOS app which does just that: makes you slow down your car. Commissioned by OVK, a Belgian organization for parents of children killed in road accidents, Slow Down compares your current speed with the speed limit for the stretch of road you’re hurtling along and dickers with music to encourage you to obey.

It works like this. The app uses GPS to work out your speed. If you exceed the limit, then it slows down your music. If you break the limit by more than 10 km/h (6 mph), then the music stops until you get yourself back under control. This might lead to some odd moments, as GPS can be notoriously inaccurate when used to determine speed: When testing a bike GPS earlier this year, I was regularly hitting 40-50 mph.

And of course, you don’t have to use the app, so it is only good for keeping honest people honest. Those who think that the public roads are their own private racetracks will continue to be dangerous morons.

SLow Down app page [iTunes]

See Also:

• Speeding Ticket Pits Radar vs. GPS
• Will GPS Get You Out of a Speeding Ticket?
• iPhone App Helps Drivers Avoid Speeding Tickets
• Pocket Radar Measures Speed, Fits in Pocket