Illegal GPS mounting
Was stopped by a Arizona Highway Patrol officer for having my GPS mounted on the middle of the windshield. Was told that it was only allowed on the windshield in the bottom right or left lower corner....
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DmaxWW wrote:
My GPS sits on the windshield just below the rearview mirror, how is that interfering with my view? Not illegal in my state and never been stopped about it all over the country.
In my 26 years as a LEO Va. the law was very simple.
Anything that is on the windshield or sits/hangs in front of the windshield was illegal.
The exceptions to the law were the State Inspections Sticker, City Sticker and any Military issued Base Sticker.
In 26 years, I NOT see a Judge that accepted the argument that something did not obstruct the view. The law said none were allowed
and that ended the argument.
Convicted as charged.
Follow the Law or pay the price if a Traffic Officer is doing his job.
When working traffic, there was not a car that I saw, in any direction, that I did not look at the license plates, windshield and all lights. If I was stopped behind a vehicle I looked at the rear tires. I was looking for safety violations. They are easy to see, most of the time.
That was the job, NOT just putting millage on the vehicle each day.
LEOs have been multitasking long before there was a popular name for it; work traffic, perform neighborhood patrols, respond to complaints and a hundred other duties a day.
Being retired I find it easier to comply than to donate my retirement funds to a city or state. Maybe you do not.
