Thread: Reverse Camera Legalities...

Originally Posted by Nathan

I was just wandering... if I fit a reversing camera to my Defender, is it legal to just have it on all the time?? I generally can't see out my rear view mirror anyway due to stuff in the back...

Any thoughts?

Nathan

I don't think it is a good idea. The constant vision of the road flashing by will drive you crazy. It is easy enough to wire it up so that it only comes on in reverse.
regards Robbo

Hi All
We fitted a camera and 7in screen to our RFS cat 1 and when it was installed by the local council they had it on all the time you don't notice it is there most of the time better than a blank blue screen I think. But it is great when you have people working around the back of the truck. For most of the time I still use the mirrors for watching the road when driving.
Regards Doug

Originally Posted by Nathan

I was just wandering... if I fit a reversing camera to my Defender, is it legal to just have it on all the time?? I generally can't see out my rear view mirror anyway due to stuff in the back...

Any thoughts?

Nathan

proberbly not legal as you cant have gps or any video screen in the drivers view but if the boys in blue dont worry

i have been told they would not recommend having a reversing camera on all the time you are better off getting a rear view camera

Yes you can.

As long as it used as a drivers aid and you leave all your original mirrors in place it is legal to have a reversing/rear view camera, on full time or not.

A GPS can be used within the drivers view as it is a navigational unit/drivers aid.

If GPS were illegal to be in the drivers view it sort of defeats the purpose of having one.

I have mine set up so that it is on all the time simply as rear visability is non exist for my wife with the 3 baby seats across the back. So basically she uses it as a rear view mirror.

check the fine print on your gps they say check your states road rules regards where you can set them up your are not allowed to have them in drivers line of sight in nsw yes it does befeat the purpose but the police and other emergency services set them up in the same place doesnt make them legal if they want to book you

Originally Posted by Nathan

I was just wandering... if I fit a reversing camera to my Defender, is it legal to just have it on all the time??

Here's an exerpt direct from the South Australia Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Rules 1999
under the Road Traffic Act 1961 Version: 1.7.2008:

42—Television receivers and visual display units
(1) A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the driver from the normal driving position.
(2) However, subrule (1) does not apply to:
(a) a television receiver or visual display unit that cannot be operated when the vehicle is moving; or
(b) a driver’s aid in any vehicle or a destination sign in a bus.
Examples of driver's aids—
1 Closed-circuit television security cameras.
2 Dispatch systems.
3 Navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment.
4 Rearview screens.
5 Ticket-issuing machines.
6 Vehicle monitoring devices.
(3) A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that:
(a) does not obscure the driver’s view of the road; and
(b) does not impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.


I'm not sure what the situation is for every other state, but I would imagine that they are the same.