thunderace
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posted on 18/10/09 at 08:35 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 08:48 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 08:52 AM |
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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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iscmatt
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posted on 18/10/09 at 09:38 AM |
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put it in the bottom right hand corner of the windscreen...
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blakep82
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posted on 18/10/09 at 09:52 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 09:52 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 10:12 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 10:46 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 10:48 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 10:53 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 11:20 AM |
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i'm surprised cars are still legal in california lol
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Mark G
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posted on 18/10/09 at 11:24 AM |
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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
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posted on 18/10/09 at 04:21 PM |
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I find the safest place for them is in the bin....
no substitute for a collins road atlas !!
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greed1
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posted on 18/10/09 at 06:14 PM |
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where do you put the atlas across the screen
Drive it stright sideways
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adithorp
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posted on 19/10/09 at 03:49 PM |
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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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