SA Drivers confused over GPS laws

[ClairBear]

AdelaideNow... Drivers confused over GPS laws

Madness in my opinion. You can legally use a GPS unit in the car but not GPS on your phone!!!!

[Grennan]

Well either way you are pressing buttons and you are distracted. If youre going to ban one, ban them both.

Weve got a whole bunch of new laws comming into effect tomorrow, suspect theres going to be a few more of these articles.

[STEALTHY™]

These things shit me. The amount of people who have them mounted stupidly, yet a tacho is detectable (not that it would effect me, i ****ing hate tachos [or is that taco's haha]). If your going to ban one thing for obstruction your view, it has to be applied to everything.

[strgas]

go the monster tacho hanging off the a pillar with the blinding shift light set to 3000 rpm .
GPS units make a great blind spot when mount on the windscreen just below the rear view mirror .
set and forget the unit before you leave the driveway ..... no unit is hands free havent seen a voice activated gps unit yet .

[ClairBear]

Well either way you are pressing buttons and you are distracted.

Using a phone, GPS or eating a sloppy burger all boils down to the common sense of the driver. If I need to reset my GPS, I wait till I am stopped at lights. No reason why you can't do the same with your phone if you get an sms, or take another bite of that burger. Failing that, just pull over if there are no lights around.

[doms3]

Using a phone, GPS or eating a sloppy burger all boils down to the common sense of the driver. If I need to reset my GPS, I wait till I am stopped at lights. No reason why you can't do the same with your phone if you get an sms, or take another bite of that burger. Failing that, just pull over if there are no lights around.

Pretty sure you cant touch you phone at the lights have to be pulled over with car in park??

[ClairBear]

Pretty sure you cant touch you phone at the lights have to be pulled over with car in park??

That is correct. My point is the law is stupid if you are allowed to use the GPS unit whilst driving but not a phone. I fail to see why you cannot check a phone if you are stopped at the lights.

Here in SA now, P Platers are not allowed to even pull over and use their phones in a car.

[Lumps of cheese]

What about skipping songs and stations on your radio?
Seriously, where is it going to end?

[doms3]

That is correct. My point is the law is stupid if you are allowed to use the GPS unit whilst driving but not a phone. I fail to see why you cannot check a phone if you are stopped at the lights.

Here in SA now, P Platers are not allowed to even pull over and use their phones in a car.

I think the gps thing is more so for thgeh benefit of taxis,and delivery drivers,I put in adresses at the lights to get to my next delivery(though99% of them i know where they are)Gps is a drivers aid like a cb

[SIG-054]

I thought if your phone was to be used as a GPS it has to have the same solid mounting system as the GPS has??

Either way my GPS doesnt affect my visibility.

[Julie]

Confused south australians.. imagine that

[STEALTHY™]

I think the gps thing is more so for thgeh benefit of taxis,and delivery drivers,I put in adresses at the lights to get to my next delivery(though99% of them i know where they are)Gps is a drivers aid like a cb

Lolwat. Your a delivery driver and don't know how to get somewhere. Thats shocking. Think your in the wrong field if you 'need' an aid.

[doms3]

Lolwat. Your a delivery driver and don't know how to get somewhere. Thats shocking. Think your in the wrong field if you 'need' an aid.

Hmm so a private adress Iam supposed to know where every street is ??Thats funny

[Morton]

It's shocking. I wonder how people used to get anywhere in this world in the days before mobile phones and gps.

[STEALTHY™]

Hmm so a private adress Iam supposed to know where every street is ??Thats funny

Not at all, check a street directory before you leave. The problem is needing to be prompted to 'turn left, 200 metres'. If you need that, then like i said, your in the complete wrong field.

[tr3nt]

It's shocking. I wonder how people used to get anywhere in this world in the days before mobile phones and gps.

Melways FTW!
Never need to update the software, batteries never go flat, and don't get the "At the round about, take the THIRD exit".. buy the melways either when new roads get opened up, or once a year..

And yes, im aware I drive with a GPS in the car..

[doms3]

Not at all, check a street directory before you leave. The problem is needing to be prompted to 'turn left, 200 metres'. If you need that, then like i said, your in the complete wrong field.

Why use a directory?I know where 99% of my deliverise are so using my gps 1% of the time is **** all.I like the fact it tells me where the number of the house is ,ever try finding house numbers?Where people don't put em on letter box or any where???

[STEALTHY™]

Why use a directory?I know where 99% of my deliverise are so using my gps 1% of the time is **** all.I like the fact it tells me where the number of the house is ,ever try finding house numbers?Where people don't put em on letter box or any where???

I have done delivery driving, yes. So i know what it entails. Its not hard to do it without a GPS.

[danja]

Street directories will make a comeback, they'll become retro and hip, like whitewalls.

[doms3]

I have done delivery driving, yes. So i know what it entails. Its not hard to do it without a GPS.

didn't say it was hard,gps makes my life easier so I love it as do most of the guys I know

[STEALTHY™]

didn't say it was hard,gps makes my life easier so I love it as do most of the guys I know

But you only use it 1% of the time, how could it possible have an effect on your life.

[gopher]

Confused south australians.. imagine that

LOL.. that's what i was thinking.maybe they're a bit slow as well

you can use a gps but you can't use a phone.

how confusing is that?

Melways FTW!

what good is a melways to a dumb south australian

[STEALTHY™]

what good is a melways to a dumb south australian

Exactly. We have UBD