Back in 1994, Dave Clark was involved in various new GPS applications including the highly publicised speed limited Ford Escort demonstrated by Leeds University. This rather scary project used GPS to locate the cars position which was compared to a database of speed limits in and around Leeds. When a speed limit was neared, the vehicles speed was compared to the target speed of the road ahead. If the vehicle was exceeding the limit it was mechanically and electronically slowed down, regardless of how fast the driver wanted to drive. In effect if you drove around on full throttle the car would only reach the maximum speed allowed by law, even braking automatically if a slower limit was approached at great speed. We all know the arguments for and against this technology and the debate rages on.

However a more sensible and practical use for this became apparent - to advise drivers of certain speed sensitive areas and reduce accidents. Add to this a collation of repeat accident blackspots and incorporate the technology within a purpose designed dash-top unit and surely the advantages were obvious. All that was required was the massive funding to properly develop the product.

Dave's interest in cars is about as far from GPS speed limiters as you can imagine, having competed as a Professional Racing Driver for the last five years in Caterham Roadsports, Superlights, Chrysler Viper GT2, Lister Storm GT2 and Marcos LM600 Evo. Dave also instructed high performance road car drivers and racing drivers.

It was one such meeting that brought Dave and Joe Eagle together. Joe had been involved in International Sales and Marketing within the Pharmaceutical industry, starting his own business in 1985 which grew to be the largest medical marketing communications group in the world. Keen on cars, Joe was immediately attracted to Dave's plans to improve driver safety through the use of GPS technology. In July 2000 the aptly named Road Angel Group Limited was formed by Dave and Joe to fully develop and commercialise Road Angel.

Both Dave and Joe are actively involved in making Road Angel the best Blackspot alert unit you can buy and are currently developing new ideas to further guard your life and livelihood.