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Reply With Quoteyea i doubt they'll notice. As long as they didn't see moving images, just to be safe, I make sure I switch to GPS APP when I get pulled over. i.e only for the case of screens in front side of car.Originally Posted by PatO
So, if I have a 7" video monitor hooked up to a computer with nothing but Frodo and a GPS system, I'm okay, right?
I suppose Solitaire and Minesweeper need to go.
However, if the cop only sees Frodo, I'd doubt that he'd ask if I have a DVD application installed on it...
yea i doubt they'll notice. As long as they didn't see moving images, just to be safe, I make sure I switch to GPS APP when I get pulled over. i.e only for the case of screens in front side of car.
From my understanding, most states require you to have at least two mirrors of visibility to the rear. Some sedans don't have passenger side mirrors, and blocking the rearview might cause you to break that law, although I would imagine that the law doesn't say "you can't have a 10" flipdown in back" but see it saying "two rear vantage views are required" or something similar.
But it's definately a state law question.
It makes you wander how the laptops in public service cars and mobile service guys like sears can do it. I have had a sears repair guy at my house and he had a very stout looking laptop bolted in a frame so that he could type from the driver’s seat. He even ran my credit card from it and printed a little receipt. (He also had one of those huge satellite cans the roof of the van).
I would not think sears would go to the existent to get special permission for those.
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there's some clause about information display like that found is police cars and I would guess the sears vehicles don't have the screens on when driving. While I haven't had to deal with the practicality of a cop seeing the screen in the center dash yet. It would be easy to show the gps info. I would just turn off the car and thus the computer as well
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NY laws said 6" from top of winshield. 30% on driver and pass. windows. The back can be any depth. updated as of Aug. 9, 2004
get your information from those who would be enforcing these laws. Drop by your local state or county police office and ask them. Additionally, if you have something from them telling you it is OK, then it may save you some problems if and when you get pulled over.
Don't bother. Everybody has a different answer, even the cops. It really comes down to your setup, the type of setup, and the attitude with the cop.
In dash factory looking with GpS runnning won't give you problems and have yet to have problems myself. Though some of you running those larger screens (I would consider 10" in that category) for drivers view is probably pushing your luck.
As far as the 10" in the back, I dunno. I know I wouldn't want that blocking my view while driving down the streets from a drivers standpoint.
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