Will it never end? Satnav clampdown
Discussion
Heebeegeetee said:
Personally, i believe sat-nav is a major contribution to road safety, but this country really does have a problem with technology and the acceptance of it, IMO.
Absolutely.Someone above referred to the point that taking in extrenal direction signage was possibly more deflecting of the task of watching the road anead, around and behind than a dash mounted nav unit and this seems irrefutable logic.
We are dealing with a nannyism redolent of some Orwellianly accelerated Whitehousedom.
Heebeegeetee said:
IRM said:
http://www.dashmount.co.uk/march03/71195.htmHmmm.
Darth Paul said:
I got one of these as soon as I got my sat nav a few years back. Mainly because I thought the springy suction thing, well, sucked!
Find it's in the perfect position without obscuring vision, looks relatively factory, and doesn't bounce about.
I've used something like that myself, but don't you find that this type of mounting requires more of a turn of the head to read the sat-nav?Find it's in the perfect position without obscuring vision, looks relatively factory, and doesn't bounce about.
Heebeegeetee said:
Darth Paul said:
I got one of these as soon as I got my sat nav a few years back. Mainly because I thought the springy suction thing, well, sucked!
Find it's in the perfect position without obscuring vision, looks relatively factory, and doesn't bounce about.
I've used something like that myself, but don't you find that this type of mounting requires more of a turn of the head to read the sat-nav?Find it's in the perfect position without obscuring vision, looks relatively factory, and doesn't bounce about.
I used a satnav once and found it very distracting. The speech part didn't always match the road ahead and I found myself having to look at the satnav screen to see where I should be going. It was quite disconcerting when in a town environment on a roundabout with cars around me.
Clearly competant drivers can choose how and when to use them but I'd suggest a great many units are bought by incompetant drivers of which there seem to be plenty these days. I give you the type who can't read a map in the first place or the type who can't read a street sign because their vision is so poor.
They may have their place but not in everybody's car.
Clearly competant drivers can choose how and when to use them but I'd suggest a great many units are bought by incompetant drivers of which there seem to be plenty these days. I give you the type who can't read a map in the first place or the type who can't read a street sign because their vision is so poor.
They may have their place but not in everybody's car.
Oh well back to the old map on the lap system then, never caused me any issues before & I became quite deft at it :rolleys:
I see plenty of satnavs plonked right in the middle of the screen, in fact I'd go as far to say 50% of them are like it. Legislation because of stupidity is it really necessary.
Stupidity at any level should = Remove license & issue a bus pass
I see plenty of satnavs plonked right in the middle of the screen, in fact I'd go as far to say 50% of them are like it. Legislation because of stupidity is it really necessary.
Stupidity at any level should = Remove license & issue a bus pass
You couldn't make this up, more stupid knee jerk reactions from stupid people. I honestly think there must be a Ministry of Motorist Persecution that spends all day thinking up ever more ridiculous ways of penalising drivers.
Perhaps they could catch people between sweeps of the wipers when it's raining?
Perhaps they could catch people between sweeps of the wipers when it's raining?
Edited by Mr2Mike on Saturday 6th October 19:12
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
philbes said:
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
From my experience the voice directions are often completely wrong and cannot be relied on. I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
Heebeegeetee said:
philbes said:
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
From my experience the voice directions are often completely wrong and cannot be relied on. I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
Heebeegeetee said:
bryan35 said:
i'd better remove my sat nav, the rear view mirror, the weather seals, and the tax disk
Yeah thats a point, my rear mirror is definitely in the swept area, and a little boy could run out in front of me while i'm looking in it.the sat nav thing though, i have noticed this for ages, people having it mounted at eye level just under the mirror, ensuring that anything smaller than a double decker approaching from the side disappears from view
say if you're approaching a roundabout, your speed can be synchronised such that cars can remain wholly in this huge blind spot all the way until you hit them
combined with massive thick A-pillars and the aforementioned knick-knacks, these feckers need sorting
hugoagogo said:
Heebeegeetee said:
bryan35 said:
i'd better remove my sat nav, the rear view mirror, the weather seals, and the tax disk
Yeah thats a point, my rear mirror is definitely in the swept area, and a little boy could run out in front of me while i'm looking in it.the sat nav thing though, i have noticed this for ages, people having it mounted at eye level just under the mirror, ensuring that anything smaller than a double decker approaching from the side disappears from view
say if you're approaching a roundabout, your speed can be synchronised such that cars can remain wholly in this huge blind spot all the way until you hit them
combined with massive thick A-pillars and the aforementioned knick-knacks, these feckers need sorting
http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/08/28/vdo_dayton_ms5700...
Heebeegeetee said:
philbes said:
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
From my experience the voice directions are often completely wrong and cannot be relied on. I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
Edited by henrycrun on Sunday 7th October 16:19
henrycrun said:
Heebeegeetee said:
philbes said:
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
From my experience the voice directions are often completely wrong and cannot be relied on. I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
henrycrun said:
Heebeegeetee said:
philbes said:
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
From my experience the voice directions are often completely wrong and cannot be relied on. I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
Edited by henrycrun on Sunday 7th October 16:19
Heebeegeetee said:
henrycrun said:
Heebeegeetee said:
philbes said:
When driving alone I have the sat-nav low down on the central console completely out of my sight and I just rely on the voice directions. If the wife is with me then the sat-nav is mounted on the passanger side window so the screen is below the top of the dash - in her view but not distracting to me.
I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
From my experience the voice directions are often completely wrong and cannot be relied on. I think that in a town looking at the screen for directions must distract the driver's attention from the road to a dangerous degree.
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