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California or in general road driving laws don't mess around: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm

12) A portable Global Positioning System (GPS), which may be mounted in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver or in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest to the driver and outside of an airbag deployment zone, if the system is used only for door-to-door navigation while the motor vehicle is being operated.




Seems like a law that would make driving with a GPS more dangerous for many people. When I use a GPS (either dedicated, or my phone), I place it in a pocket in my center console, down below my radio / AC controls. This prevents me from constantly looking at it, as I rely solely on it's TTS feature. I consider this to be much safer, though it sounds like in California it would be forbidden.


You've misinterpreted the law. It's not telling you where to put your GPS; it's telling you what manner of device you may mount on top of the dash.


Well in that case I don't see how that law is applicable to Glass at all, since Glass is not mounted on top of the dash.


Maybe it's not the law the woman violated. Naturally, she posted a blurry picture that makes it hard to read, on top of which google plus has decided I shouldn't be able to zoom in, so I can't quite make out the citation number.




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