Tablet legality

Not for a second Mikee5, but it would probably confuse the politicions that wrote the laws in the beginning lol.

As far as I know it isn't an Ipad, it's a touch screen control similar to the ranger. It has integrated navigation and a reverse camera. It doesn't have a built in phone or messaging. It is also ADR approved

and its as ugly as sin!

Looks like an afterthought.

Yes they do look a bit weird..

Cheers
Greg

Nutta posted:
and its as ugly as sin!

Bud, you aren't sinning right then!

Ha, ha.
Not all can install one of those :)

Even that could be a grey area - for example: if it is considered a 'visual display' (eg. TV, and let's face it, in many parts of Australia you could drive for hours before needing to know which way to turn at the next intersection, so you might do what many passengers do and use it to watch movies in between navigating) - in which case it must not be installed in a position where it can be seen by the driver while the vehicle is being driven - it might depend on what the tablet was being used for at the time, and whether you were able to prove it.

Had same problem with some police in Mt Barker years ago. Road works with change in speed signs positioned very close so while I was looking at my speedo to check speed for the sign...I missed the second one (my story)....think they let me off but maybe not.. I can't recall and don't hold a grudge. ..but I could be losing my memory.

Cheers
Greg

There was a news article not long ago, a NSW (?) lady travelling to Adelaide was driving in on the SE Freeway, and passing a police vehicle that had pulled someone over by the roadside.

She slowed, but not right down (80 ?), as she said (her story) that the 2 vehicles were off the road by a good 10m . . . possible, but possibly an exaggeration too.
She was an older lady, story painted a picture of very good driver, careful etc,

Anyway, there was no law like this in her state, and of course not long after she was caught up with and pulled over, fined, police would not accept her argument about distance etc.

Not sure, think that there was a thread here about this, the main concern ?
How far before / after should you be doing 25km/hr (in SA) or 40km/hr ?

We've had this law for a few years here now, but recent news shows the police wanting a higher limit, as there have been accidents around emergency vehicles in that time, and that can be more dangerous all round than it's worth !!
SA Police urge speed limit increase

I think 40 is better in some high speed places like the freeway, common sense should always apply, sad we seem to have people lacking this or too impatient to do the right thing . . . that is why we have too many draconian, inflexible laws.

I was driving on the Hwy 1 at Nabiac when I remembered seeing an article in the Sunday paper saying NSW was going to trial 40 kph speed zones for 12 months where-ever blue an red lights are flashing. The NRMA wanted ALL flashing lights included, tow trucks, NRMA vehicles, council vehicles, rangers, EPA, etc.

As I approached Nabiac going north, here was a cop car with flashing lights with no cars in sight, so I slowed to 40 k's, as I looked in my rear-view, he turned them off.

That's one of the problems with bringing in new laws on roads,

COMMUNICATION, instead of announcing it on a major TV network, major newspapers, radio it is quietly printed without any fanfare and drivers don't have a clue because some slow down but other's, because they haven't heard, continue to keep up their speed with unfortunate consequences to those around them

Well it has been in the NSW media for about the last 6 months so most drivers should be aware of the upcoming trial.

I must be looking at the wrong media... I block the ads on websites, watch little commercial TV (and record/skip ads when I do) and don't listen to the radio. I only knew about it when I saw a newspaper article about it the other day.

So even while you don't watch the usual media, the system still worked and you know about the trial about a month before it is due to start.

That sounds like a success to me.

First I heard about it garrycol was in the Sunday Telegraph, last week, mentioning the other States and their speed limits and fines.

I like your most drivers should be aware, thinking of all those drivers booked for DUI and non-wearing seat belts, after what? 20-30 yrs still being caught, after all this time, fines and points should double, as there is no excuse of not being aware

So far off topic that even Google maps cant get it back

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Yes, and if Google maps could find it, it's so remote it will tell you the 200km will take you 6 hrs !!

Funny, reading the updates, I was scrolling the reply and follow ups, and had to check the topic heading as I thought was this what the thread is about ??

I think it went wrong here . . .