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What about when a phone is mounted to the windshield for navigation? I use my phone that way in my Wrangler since it doesn't have a built in navigation and I don't feel like buying a unit when my phone and Waze does the job better.
What about when a phone is mounted to the windshield for navigation? I use my phone that way in my Wrangler since it doesn't have a built in navigation and I don't feel like buying a unit when my phone and Waze does the job better.
Still falls under "distracted driving". You can have a coffee in your hand and get stopped for "dd" too.
Most navs you can't play with when the car is in drive, so you shouldn't really have to play with your phone either, mounted or not.
My BMW nav allows full use when driving. Waze does not let you enter an address (unless you hit a button that says you're the passenger), but it allows you to do everything else.
What about when a phone is mounted to the windshield for navigation? I use my phone that way in my Wrangler since it doesn't have a built in navigation and I don't feel like buying a unit when my phone and Waze does the job better.
The law has specific points prohibiting calls (and if you hold a phone to your ear, you are presumed to be on a call) and text messages, so in theory that's OK, as long as you don't fall into the catch-all distracted driving clause:
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no person shall engage in any activity not related to the actual operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe operation of such vehicle on any highway
I don't really understand how a police officer is going to tell the difference between me texting and me looking up something on the internet, but one is always illegal, while the other is only illegal if you are doing it unsafely.
The law has specific points prohibiting calls (and if you hold a phone to your ear, you are presumed to be on a call) and text messages, so in theory that's OK, as long as you don't fall into the catch-all distracted driving clause:
I don't really understand how a police officer is going to tell the difference between me texting and me looking up something on the internet, but one is always illegal, while the other is only illegal if you are doing it unsafely.
I don't think either of those can be done safely while driving, which is probably what that catch-all is getting at.
The law has specific points prohibiting calls (and if you hold a phone to your ear, you are presumed to be on a call) and text messages, so in theory that's OK, as long as you don't fall into the catch-all distracted driving clause:
I don't really understand how a police officer is going to tell the difference between me texting and me looking up something on the internet, but one is always illegal, while the other is only illegal if you are doing it unsafely.
Well, a phone mounted to a windshield is actually a lot safer than fumbling with it in your hands.
Well, a phone mounted to a windshield is actually a lot safer than fumbling with it in your hands.
I disagree. In both instances, you're taking your eyes off the road for the same amount of time. In fact, leaning forward to touch your phone/GPS seems even more dangerous.
While this is progress, they still haven't done anything to address the greatest hazard on the road: left-lane campers
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