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thunderace

posted on 18/10/09 at 08:35 AM Reply With Quote
sat-nav position

if its in the window and in the sweep of your wipers its obstructing your view
you get done.so where do you put it

it was not that got done but a mate but i drive the same road he got done on.

[Edited on 18/10/09 by thunderace]

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Rek

posted on 18/10/09 at 08:48 AM Reply With Quote
I work on the old TRL site in Crowthorne. There's a company on that site that runs speed and driver awareness courses. Half the people on the awareness courses turn up with a sat nav placed right in front of them like they are watching TV...

Rospa say

“Position the sat nav safely, out of the way of airbags and not obstructing a driver’s vision.”

Which doesn’t help much!!

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StevieB

posted on 18/10/09 at 08:52 AM Reply With Quote
I once saw someone with a satnav attached smack in the middle of the screen, so the unit will have been under his rear view mirror - very sensible

I find the only place to put it is either down near the gearstick which means taking your eyes off the road to look at the map), or in the middle of the screen at the very bottom, so it's in easy view but out of any important vision areas (covers up that half moon shape you get where the wipers don't clean)

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posted on 18/10/09 at 09:38 AM Reply With Quote
put it in the bottom right hand corner of the windscreen...






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blakep82

posted on 18/10/09 at 09:52 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
I once saw someone with a satnav attached smack in the middle of the screen, so the unit will have been under his rear view mirror - very sensible



thats where i put mine. doesn't obstruct the view at all.





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l0rd

posted on 18/10/09 at 09:52 AM Reply With Quote
and when the mount fails when you have the window open. you can stop to go and pick it up
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Steve Hignett

posted on 18/10/09 at 10:12 AM Reply With Quote
Safest place for me too...
quote:
Originally posted by iscmatt
put it in the bottom right hand corner of the windscreen...







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JoelP

posted on 18/10/09 at 10:46 AM Reply With Quote
i just stand mine by itself on the actual dash board, infront of the clocks. But thats because i lost the sucker...






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bi22le

posted on 18/10/09 at 10:48 AM Reply With Quote
I put mine bottom right tucked right in. Its tidy and well out of view.... Except roundabout apexs then I look out the side window!





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David Jenkins

posted on 18/10/09 at 10:53 AM Reply With Quote
Mine sits behind the steering wheel... just fits nicely, and doesn't get in the way of the clocks, 'cos it's a Yaris so they're in the middle of the dash!

I believe that mounting a satnav on the windscreen is illegal in California (little bit of irrelevant trivia...)






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blakep82

posted on 18/10/09 at 11:20 AM Reply With Quote
i'm surprised cars are still legal in california lol





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Mark G

posted on 18/10/09 at 11:24 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
Safest place for me too...
quote:
Originally posted by iscmatt
put it in the bottom right hand corner of the windscreen...



me too

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jase380

posted on 18/10/09 at 04:21 PM Reply With Quote
I find the safest place for them is in the bin....
no substitute for a collins road atlas !!

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greed1

posted on 18/10/09 at 06:14 PM Reply With Quote
where do you put the atlas across the screen





Drive it stright sideways

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adithorp

posted on 19/10/09 at 03:49 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by greed1
where do you put the atlas across the screen


Read the map, memorise the route and drive to destination... unless you're a girl ! (with the exception of those who frequent here).

Bottom right for me, or was when I had one that worked. I've had as many near misses with sat nav users as with mobile phone users. A friend was knocked off his bike by someone who didn't see him because of one mounted on middle of the screen.





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