Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:52:10 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Friday GPS for iPhone
In-Reply-To: <AFE06FD4-64ED-437E-854C-C7C98A67D940@gmail.com>
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dear headphones
before you get all righteous about how right you are and what you do is ok
... cause the cops dont care
two things
1. go invest a few bucks in a new stereo with AUX input then spend nother
couple of $$ to get the line to line iput between iphone and aux in
end of head phones
2. personal story ... i drove 30 hour stints with headphones between powell
river and fort mcmurrary
noticed that when in the city i should remove them after i stopped at an
intersection in the middle lane and a cop car with sirens blaring came upon
me at full speed with sirens blaring
i was listening to Nick Cave at full tilt on headphones .... Do you love me
.... Like i love you ... etc ....
did not hear sirens till the cops actually rolled alongside my car shook
from the air slip as they passed me
i was not only in the wrong (not pulling aside for emergency vehicle )
i did not even know they were there ...
THAT WAS A BEHAVIOR CHANGER FOR ME .. went and got a cheap set of portable
speakers for the portable cd player on the spot
so anyway ...carry on at your own speed with your headphones on ... i hope
those who are the victims of your negligence are suitably represented in
court
drive carefully and be safe
regards
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 5:53 PM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, ok, then my comments are for that part of the country that is not
> California... In most places the cops are not all that particular about how
> one receives auditory input.
>
> Jim
>
> On Apr 22, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Earphones may be legal where you drive, but strictly verboten in
> > California (except a single earbud for Bluetooth or hands-free cell
> > phone). And the cops/CHP are on a ramped-up rampaging enforcement for
> > the past few weeks writing up cell phone users not using hands-free.
> >
> > Driver(s) Beware :)
> >
> > FWIW & YMMV
> > --
> > Jim Thompson
> > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> > 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
> > Full Timing Since March 1999
> > oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> > ***********************************
> > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:45 PM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I misplaced the original so here's a new thread. I use the iPhone gps
> professionally (maps and guidebooks and the like) and I have replaced my
> garmin (good riddance to them and their ilk), tomtom, camera, phone and iPod
> with this device. The integration is phenomenal; the photos are geotagged so
> you can see where you took them on a map.
> >>
> >> May I suggest motionX gps. Gps kit is harder to use but higher rated; it
> has stupid features that make you look up a waypoint to see the name instead
> of reading it on a map.
> >>
> >> If you like to do trails and see where you've been with milemarkers on
> map you can share by email, may I suggest the excellent app Cyclemeter.
> >>
> >> Write me If you have any questions.
> >>
> >> For driving directions the free app from mapquest is hard to beat at any
> price. I like the way I can drive along with Rhe phone on a windshield mount
> using the earphones listening to a book or music. When a turn comes up, the
> music is turned down and a voice comes on and announces the turn, then the
> music resumes.
> >>
> >> Jim
>
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roger w
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