Patent ID: 8676500

Claim:
A method of providing intersection assistance with a portable electronic device to remind a user of traffic rules when the user approaches traffic intersections, the method comprising: receiving an input from the user indicating a destination location for generating navigation instructions to the destination location; determining, by a processor, a current location of the portable electronic device according to received position signals; providing navigation instructions to the destination location with the portable electronic device according to the current location of the portable electronic device; and reminding the user of traffic rules related to intersections for a geographical location in which the portable electronic device is currently located when the portable electronic device detects that the portable electronic device is approaching an intersection, wherein reminding the user of traffic rules related to intersections comprises indicating a side of a second road the user should turn onto when making a turn from a first road onto the second road, and indicating a lane of the indicated side of the second road the user should turn onto when making the turn from the first road onto the second road.