Thread: using your phone as a GPS in your car- Unlawful

Originally Posted by d2dave

If you travel from Melb to my place a satnav will unnecessarily send you about 5 kays along a dirt road with some bits a goat track.

If I want to go to "Crash's" place from mine I type in his address and it directs me there along a dirt road, when it can be done on bitumen with no further distance.

Well tell your GPS to avoid dirt roads - it is in the options for most GPS (well certainly the ones I have). Most of the issues people have is because they do not know how to use their GPS and do not have it programmed for what they need.

real men know where their going, even without a map or gps

I just purchased a 10" tablet for GPS/Mapping(plus internet use when travelling).Was MUCH cheaper and is better than the factory alternative.I have a mount so it wont be an issue.
I can legaly make phonecalls thru the steering wheel and dash touchscreen without touching the mobile phone
Andrew

Originally Posted by garrycol

Well tell your GPS to avoid dirt roads - it is in the options for most GPS (well certainly the ones I have). Most of the issues people have is because they do not know how to use their GPS and do not have it programmed for what they need.

If I have to tell it which route to take I may as well not have it. SWMBO has a factory one in her car. I can get a paper map and be ten kays down the road before figuring out this thing.

Here's another dumb rule for phones in Vic. If you safely and legally pull off the road and park to use the phone, you must turn off engine. If the engine is running it is classed as the same as driving and you can be booked.

I was leaving a harbour at 0200 once through a complicated reef system, had two experienced mariners on board, one professional, one self taught.

The first one gave me Lot of bearings and distances, the second one said aim for that coconut tree, and now head for Venus, him I understood.

Originally Posted by d2dave

Here's another dumb rule for phones in Vic. If you safely and legally pull off the road and park to use the phone, you must turn off engine. If the engine is running it is classed as the same as driving and you can be booked.

i think that one is in all the states.

i remember once we were hanging out in vic and some $%#head cop come over.
one of the the girls was sitting in the passenger seat playing on her phone. engine off but radio on.
the cop asks her for her licence. she replies shes 15 so doesnt have one.
cop states that keys are in ignition, shes the only one in the car, therefore shes driving without a licence and driving while using a mobile phone.

common sense prevailed and the magistrate threw it out of court but at the time it was the stupidest thing i had seen a cop do.

Originally Posted by d2dave

Here's another dumb rule for phones in Vic. If you safely and legally pull off the road and park to use the phone, you must turn off engine. If the engine is running it is classed as the same as driving and you can be booked.

Well how are you supposed to run your A/C without the engine running?