Vehicle speed advisor

A method for providing an indication of the local speed limit in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• providing a controller;
• providing a device for indicating the speed of a vehicle;
• providing a speed limit indicator for use with the device for indicating the speed of a vehicle;
• providing a global positioning system (GPS) module in communication with the controller;
• providing a memory device in communication with the controller, the memory device having a data base with a plurality of local speed limits;
• using the GPS module to obtain the location of the vehicle, such that the controller may read the location of the vehicle from the GPS module;
• using the controller to communicate with the memory device to obtain one of the plurality of local speed limits based on the location of the vehicle obtained by the GPS module;
• and
• using the speed limit indicator to present one of the plurality of local speed limits on the device for indicating speed of a vehicle.

A vehicle speed advisor system, comprising:

• a global positioning system (GPS) module for detecting the location of a vehicle;
• a controller in electrical communication with the GPS module;
• a speedometer in electrical communication with the controller;
• a speed limit indicator in electrical communication with the controller;
• wherein the controller receives location information from the GPS module, and commands the speed limit indicator to display the local speed limit on the speedometer based on the location of the vehicle.