I have GPS on one of those beanbag thingies. On my Honda, it sets in front of another large bright mutipurpose screen not obstructing the road at all. On the motorhome it sits on the dash but farther back in a cutout. I'll have to check to see if it covers any view of the road but I don't think it is much if any. Personally I like the verbal commands, often I don't need to look at the GPS at all. OTOH "Big Bertha" Garmin RV Navigator can sure be a screw up sometimes. If you have one of these do a firmware update it may stop locking up in big cities.