Tuesday, January 6, 2004
California Beefs Up Bans On Screens In The Front Seat
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 07:00 AM
http://www.itsa.org/resources.nsf/Files/AB%20301-chaptered/$file/AB%20301-chaptered.pdf
Existing California law already prohibits television screens from displaying video in the front seat while the vehicle is in motion. "This bill would recast this prohibition and, additionally, would prohibit any person from driving a motor vehicle if a video monitor, or a video screen, or any other, similar means of visually displaying a video signal that produces entertainment or business applications..."
I've seen a lot of posts on the internet about this recently and not sure what the big deal is. They specifically exclude GPS/directional applications. I doubt an MP3 player would qualify as the controls for that or "digital controls" on a Pocket PC are usually less complex than those of a car radio on your dash board - especially one that is voice controlled. :D Adobe Reader required to read the above link.
Existing California law already prohibits television screens from displaying video in the front seat while the vehicle is in motion. "This bill would recast this prohibition and, additionally, would prohibit any person from driving a motor vehicle if a video monitor, or a video screen, or any other, similar means of visually displaying a video signal that produces entertainment or business applications..."
I've seen a lot of posts on the internet about this recently and not sure what the big deal is. They specifically exclude GPS/directional applications. I doubt an MP3 player would qualify as the controls for that or "digital controls" on a Pocket PC are usually less complex than those of a car radio on your dash board - especially one that is voice controlled. :D Adobe Reader required to read the above link.
