Position of Sat Nav?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:47 pm
Hi guys!
I have taken the plunge and joined the 21st century with a purchase of a satellite navigation device called "Tom Tom"; an odd fellow, both first and second names are identical yet he sounds like a... a... a FEMALE!!! (I'm saying nothing... 21st century and all!).
Now, I am a little stuck on how/where to place said little blighter. Obviously he/she needs to be on the windscreen (or does it?! Do do dooo!!), but just where should I place it? Obviously I don't want it in the way so it is distracting my vision scans, nor do I want it so far out the way that I have to do more-than-a-glance at its lovely display.
What is the legal perspective of placing a satnav in a vehicle? I have heard something about no objects being placed in the 'swept' area of your windscreen?
Here are two images I have hosted to show where I have chosen to place it. Views? Good, bad, illegal?
http://www.yellowsnow.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/img/satnav.jpg - the view.
http://www.yellowsnow.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/img/satnav-da.jpg - different angle of the same placement.
Anyway, on another note, it is a fabulous piece of kit. Ex girlfriends - beware!! From experiments today (driving a long known routes trying to catch it out... I didn't - it caught me out by showing me a faster route. Bastard!) it is going to take a lot of getting used to, what with the hearing driving instructions from TWO wimmin in the car... at least Ms Tom Tom is RIGHT (@ wifey, thank god she doesn't read this...).
I have taken the plunge and joined the 21st century with a purchase of a satellite navigation device called "Tom Tom"; an odd fellow, both first and second names are identical yet he sounds like a... a... a FEMALE!!! (I'm saying nothing... 21st century and all!).
Now, I am a little stuck on how/where to place said little blighter. Obviously he/she needs to be on the windscreen (or does it?! Do do dooo!!), but just where should I place it? Obviously I don't want it in the way so it is distracting my vision scans, nor do I want it so far out the way that I have to do more-than-a-glance at its lovely display.
What is the legal perspective of placing a satnav in a vehicle? I have heard something about no objects being placed in the 'swept' area of your windscreen?
Here are two images I have hosted to show where I have chosen to place it. Views? Good, bad, illegal?
http://www.yellowsnow.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/img/satnav.jpg - the view.
http://www.yellowsnow.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/img/satnav-da.jpg - different angle of the same placement.
Anyway, on another note, it is a fabulous piece of kit. Ex girlfriends - beware!! From experiments today (driving a long known routes trying to catch it out... I didn't - it caught me out by showing me a faster route. Bastard!) it is going to take a lot of getting used to, what with the hearing driving instructions from TWO wimmin in the car... at least Ms Tom Tom is RIGHT (@ wifey, thank god she doesn't read this...).