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haha well...that renders all handheld GPS illegal (cellphone GPS included), be it mounted or unmounted, because once you look at the screen you are breaking the law. |
that makes me wonder about infotainment systems on some of the newer cars they can be very distracting compared to plain radio |
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Not according to the MVA. The MVA Is very specific Under exempts for GPS 8(2)(a) states is programmed before the person begins to drive or operate the motor vehicle, or However is it not specified under Audio Player Anyways, I've felt I've done my due diligence. I'm gonna present my findings and let you know the results a year from now LOL. You and I (as well as anyone of this forum) would agree that it is no different from skipping a track or radio station on a OEM head unit. Its just mind blowing that this is legal... https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8230/8...d66e6b56e4.jpg ...and I get ticketed for this http://www.theistore.com/images/prod...2g_blk_pic.jpg |
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I break the law nearly daily skipping songs on my phone, and I can't even see my phone while doing so it's so far out of my peripheral vision. I tend to do it more while my car is moving, because doing it at while stopped at an intersection is more likely to be observed by member of the local constabulary peering into cars. By the goofy reasoning tossed around here I should have crashed several hundred times by now. |
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Why does this legislation have to be so ridiculously convoluted? If you're demonstrably distracted - ticket. If you're not demonstrably distracted - no ticket. End of story. Christ almighty. |
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The law is against device use, not just texting... |
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My bad then, I stand corrected. |
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Section 214.2 (1) Use an electronic device while driving Section 214.2 (2) Emailing or texting while driving in case you didn't believe me, it's from here, http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/...eside/89_97_04 |
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I hate all touch screens, and I especially hate them in cars. Anyone designing an OEM radio or HVAC that requires me to pull over to change things like the station or temp should be tarred and feathered. |
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I know the concept is difficult, but stopped is not the same as moving. |
why do you beat this topic to death seb? you sound so butt hurt for some reason. with your logic, its as simple as not operating an electronic device while operating a vehicle. moving or not. that message has been pushed numerous times through various media outlets yet you pick on this one single point. if you know that you might get hassled or ticketed by the cops, why even bother doing it at a stop light? it sounds like you really want to go to court contesting the point that "operating a vehicle with a handheld device in hand is different when you are at a stop light vs when in motion" the whole point is that your focus is on the road regardless if you are moving or not. is it really that hard to get to where you are first, then check your phone? if you have the need to skip songs that often on your phone while driving (stopped or in motion) maybe you should preload better songs. Quote:
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Should you be stopped, ticketed and dragged into court for adjusting the temperature of the heater? For changing a station on the car's factory radio? |
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- Updating your Clash of Clans village - Having a facetime conversation with the phone positioned on the dash, against the windshield right in front of the driver's face - Making updates to your college/uni paper with the laptop in the passenger seat (not HOLDING the laptop right?) - Checking the time...4 or 5 times in the stretch of a few hundred meters, despite the clock on your stereo being in perfect working order. (There is a high number of people it seems that just don't trust their in vehicle clocks, Apple time is apparently much more precise. ) Drivers could save themselves a huge headache if they simply read the law at its word and quit trying to reinterpret each definition or think there is some sort of unwritten "allowable limits". Holding the phone up to your mouth and using speaker phone, somehow makes it now hands free? Despite using your hand to hold it? Don't use an electronic device while operating a motor vehicle If you can put a check mark beside each of those things you're probably justified in getting a ticket. And yes, using your in vehicle CD/Navi deck is distracted driving depending on your level of interaction with it. There's a reason for radio presets and the "Seek" function. Even if the deck came with the car, scrolling through every station manually, while adjusting the EQ and updating your new GPS coordinates isn't acceptable. Heed the warning on virtually every built in screen: "Interacting with this device is dangerous and may be in violation of your local state or province" |
Getting pretty tired of these questions. If you have to be on your phone, do it when there are NO cars around and you aren't going to be seen. Not at a redlight, not on the side of the road, where you become a hazard. If you get caught, you deserved it, and stop trying to justify it. I use my phone sometimes when I drive, but I also agree with our electronic use laws as well. If you see a cop, get both hands on the wheel and stop testing cops by pushing buttons in the car and playing with the nav. |
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its a stupid law. if you guys get bored while driving, just bring a magazine or newspaper. if you hold it with both hands and place it ontop of the steering wheel, its pretty safe. Dont forget to put your cellphone in the glove box though, cops might think you're looking at the phone and then ticket you anyway if you dont secure it somewhere unusable. |
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