VeilsideRX-8

IF anyone is in the field of law, can you please tell me what the ruling is on screens in your car? I read the Florida Law statues and it said that -if the screen is seen in the car while moving then it is considered a noncriminal act- blah blah but do cops actually pull you over for an 8" screen playin a DVD? If i was older and my insurance wasn't so high already then I wouldnt care but it is.

nt5k

Probably if the driver is the one watching it..

VeilsideRX-8

How would they know if the driver was the one watching? I wouldn't be watching while I was driving it. To me it just doesn't make any sense.

Sputnik

While law makers can and do some stupid things (it's amazing how many of those guys and girls are out of touch) like word a law like "if the driver is watching", I have yet to hear of a state with such a law. All of the laws I have read so far state that a monitor is not allowed "within view of the driver" (and does not require proof that the driver is watching), unless it's a NAV monitor.

There are ways to jury-rig the stereo so that it does show DVDs to the front seat while moving, and that in itself is illegal in some places. Check your local laws.

I am not a lawyer, and I don't have the rest of the law, but as I understand it, the "noncriminal act" part normally means that it is a moving violation, as opposed to a felony or mis-demeanor that would give you a criminal record. It would count on your insurance like any speeding ticket or whatnot, unless your insurance contract has some clause about things like watching TV while driving that will void your insurance altogether.

As far as do cops actually pull you over for it, that depends. It has been my experience that most cops won't bother with petty stuff like that or illegal lights, exhaust, loud stereo, etc. if they don't feel like it. I mean, how many times have you seen people run red lights in front of cops, and they don't do squat about it? If they are looking to crack down on people, or something about your driving gives them cause for concern, then they will use any little infraction for pulling you over. But if you are driving around normally, and don't give patrol officers any other reason to pull you over, then you will rarely get pulled over for such.

But remember, if something happens while you are doing something illegal like that, your *** could be in a major sling.

---jps

VeilsideRX-8

Thanks, thats anwsers that. I'll leave it in, hopefully all goes well. Yeah the statue said what you said it did, I just put in different words of what i thought it meant.

Shocka

from what i understand here in NY the law is that u may have a screen as long as there are no moving images in the view of the driver. AND NO **** allowed

VeilsideRX-8

Yeah they have def. stated that in the papers here.

VeilsideRX-8

Yeah they have def. stated that in the papers here.

nosubstitutec4s

but since our screen is retractable, couldnt we just put it down when we got stoped. And if the cop did see it, then couldnt you get something else on the screen real quick? it seems like a real easy charge to get out of, to me.

rotarygod

Every state is a little different but the general consensus seems to be that the video screen can not be permantely mounted in the dash of the vehicle or in sight of the driver. Clarion got around this several years ago by selling a stalk mount for their screens that attached to the floor and could swivel so it could turn away from the driver. As long as the cop sees no video playing within sight of the driver you'll probably be just fine. The key isn't so much that you can't do it. It is that you can't play any video in sight of the driver while the car is moving.

VeilsideRX-8

If Anybody can find this stalk mount that would be nice, I can't fint it... Does it look nice or is it just not worth it?

ShawnC

I have the AVEletronic tuner hooked up in mine. It comes with a switch that I mounted next to the DSC switch. It switches the video source back to the navagation screen. So when cops pull up next to me I just click it. It works out really well. But it is illeagal here if its in the drivers view. Plus my windows are tinted so they have a hard time seeing in anyways. And thats probably what I'll get popped for.

TownDrunk

From CA Vehicle Code 27602

bowman

But you still have to take off work and spend a day in court.

Some cops will give you a ticket knowing that it won't hold up in court. This is because they know most people will just pay the fine.