how many of you are breaking the law without even realising?
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zarjaz1991 said:
Slow said:
Disagree. Most people look at there heater controls when changing them anyway so taking their eyes of the road is no different to now.
Ever used a iPhone for a wee while? You type on that without actually having to look at the letters your pressing despite the fact you cant feel them like a keyboard.
Ever used a iPhone for a wee while? You type on that without actually having to look at the letters your pressing despite the fact you cant feel them like a keyboard.
loose cannon said:
Well as I'm typing on here now on my I phone I'm looking at it I can't type on my phone without looking at what I'm touching
you must be well clever bless you, i bet you can eat your apple, play poker, work and roam bookface all at the same time
I feel my heater controls in my car no need to look were they are tbh
I think this may be a 'young person' thing...maybe....you must be well clever bless you, i bet you can eat your apple, play poker, work and roam bookface all at the same time
I feel my heater controls in my car no need to look were they are tbh I too can type away merrily on my iPhone or iPad without really looking at the keys....older people I know have to keep looking down.
but then I have never worked in an office or in IT so it's not the norm for me
still doesn't excuse using a phone or iPad for that matter whilst your driving
loose cannon said:
hopefully the police and motoring orgs will be pushing for the limiting or complete removal of touch screen technology in vehicles , Especially those that control vehicle functions like heater controls,
Amen, 100% agree. This below is the same dash as our 2015 Insignia Elite, and TBH it's a bloody menace! Press the temp button, nothing, press again, it may operate, eyes off the road, what's the f
king thing doing! You can change a dial by touch alone, 25 to, cold, 12 medium, 25 past hot. Same with the radio controls, flash over function as far as I'm concerned.Sarah disagrees, she loves it.
As to sat navs. What a load of nonsense. I have my Tom Tom low as poss in the middle of my windscreen, it's never yet blocked me seeing anything. Where else are you supposed to put it? Or should I do what they used to do, drive down the road turning the pages of an AA road map rested on the steering wheel?
Edited by Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah on Tuesday 21st March 20:16
Slow said:
Disagree. Most people look at there heater controls when changing them anyway so taking their eyes of the road is no different to now.
Ever used a iPhone for a wee while? You type on that without actually having to look at the letters your pressing despite the fact you cant feel them like a keyboard.
Which explains the five typing mistakes in your post.....and you're not even driving (I hope). Ever used a iPhone for a wee while? You type on that without actually having to look at the letters your pressing despite the fact you cant feel them like a keyboard.
I would imagine (hope) any enforcement action would depend on whether, from your driving position, the item on the windscreen would actually block any view. i.e. tucked in the bottom corner would probably not cause you any grief, but positioned half way up the screen it would.
I guess the law is there to deal with people like this throbber-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4091324/Dr...
I guess the law is there to deal with people like this throbber-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4091324/Dr...
The only requirement is that you have a full view of the road and traffic ahead, but as usual the police are making up thier own laws.
That second tweet seems to be an extract from the MOT manual, not statute.
Just because you cannot be issued an MOT without obstructions removed from your wind screen while it's inspected, does not mean you can't drive with them put back. As long as they don't prevent you having a full view ahead there is no issue.
That second tweet seems to be an extract from the MOT manual, not statute.
Just because you cannot be issued an MOT without obstructions removed from your wind screen while it's inspected, does not mean you can't drive with them put back. As long as they don't prevent you having a full view ahead there is no issue.
djneils98 said:
https://twitter.com/SurreyRoadCops/status/84419456...
and
https://twitter.com/SurreyRoadCops/status/84420028...
see people doing this all the time. didn't realise it was an offence. do others?
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https://twitter.com/SurreyRoadCops/status/84420028...
see people doing this all the time. didn't realise it was an offence. do others?
I'm 6'2". I can stick a satnav in the swept area of my windscreen in a manner where it only obstructs my view of the bonnet and windscreen washer jets.
As a poster said, this is taken from the MOT testing manual. It is not law. It might be tested but from what I know they'd have to prove that your view of the road was obstructed.
As a poster said, this is taken from the MOT testing manual. It is not law. It might be tested but from what I know they'd have to prove that your view of the road was obstructed.
Derek Smith said:
I'm 6'2". I can stick a satnav in the swept area of my windscreen in a manner where it only obstructs my view of the bonnet and windscreen washer jets.
As a poster said, this is taken from the MOT testing manual. It is not law. It might be tested but from what I know they'd have to prove that your view of the road was obstructed.
...and as such applies only to vehicles which require a MOT i.e. are older than three years. It strikes me as sensible that police are encouraging better placement of satnavs on windscreens but they're misguided in employing a sledgehammer.As a poster said, this is taken from the MOT testing manual. It is not law. It might be tested but from what I know they'd have to prove that your view of the road was obstructed.
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