Comments on: Using GPS while driving

By: Richard W

Richard W — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:18:32 +0000

Since when did communist countries get stricter safety rules designed to protect the driver than capitalist countries?

Yes – they are way safer than a street directory.

GPS units if used with some common sense are very safe.

I have just added a windscreen mount for my iPhone so I can use an App called DriveGain to improve my driving skills.

So I now have 1 GPS mounted in the middle of the dash and a phone mounted to the right bottom of the windscreen.

By: rob

rob — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:59:56 +0000

there are people using ipads 10″ etc mounted in the centre of the windscreen as a gps. Idiots.

By: jase

jase — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:44:56 +0000

I put mine where the windscreen wipers don’t wipe if that makes sense….

By: Kaye

Kaye — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:21:22 +0000

I would be lost without my gps. I use it both around town and also when traveling interstate. In the past i used to try and pull over to check a street directory. They are a breese to use and make your driving a load safer.

By: jack

jack — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:57:56 +0000

No, the issue is not with the GPS unit itself. The problem is how it’s used. Just as you wouldn’t drive with a map on your lap (ummm, right?), you wouldn’t stare at the GPS screen will driving.

The issue is learning how to use the GPS effectively, not the GPS itself.

By: Kevin Cole

Kevin Cole — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:54:25 +0000

I find that my steeply raked windscreen, the sunlight glare on the GPS screen, and a very cramped, sloping, curved dash panel make GPS mounting a real problem and I do not have a convenient air vent to clip it in.
If I attach it near the rear view it does block the view a little and cables hang vertically.
It is a problem I have not solve.

By: Jeffrey Middleton

Jeffrey Middleton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:38:57 +0000

I’m lucky enough to also have a GPS Nokia, and a Toyota Yaris with a cupholder next to the driver’s A pillar that holds the Nokia. I used to have a human navigator that couldn’t read maps/directories while the car was in motion. The GPS ‘person’ (a Canadian lady, at the moment) doesn’t suffer from that problem and mainly gives me clear, concise advice. And doesn’t get flustered if I ignore her advice for a time. Much more comfortable and, therefore, safer, I think.

By: GPS Systems Compared

GPS Systems Compared — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:16:06 +0000

Maybe the voice of Homer Simpson from the GPS can be the guiding force for any driver who is in need of directions. No need for the driver to look at the GPS unit itself while driver. Watchathink? haha

By: Vern

Vern — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:52:39 +0000

G’day,

Mine is placed on the left side of my instrument cluster within the dash. It hides the bottom of the rev counter, but that’s fine.

http://twitpic.com/h4gex

Nice and easy and does hide anything from my view of the screen. I used to have it on the bottom right side of the screen but I found I could see the apex of a corner or particularly center lane separator when turning right.

By: Just Joe

Just Joe — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:19:51 +0000

The placement of a GPS unit is very much dependant on where it can be fitted. We have a ford wagon and with the device we have or with a Navman or TomTom it is impossible to fit it on the right side of the windscreen uless you want it at face height. So we put it in the middle or a bit more to the left of centre as low as possible so it rests in the dash itself. The simpliest solution is for the car manufacturers to build them into the dash like Subaru does in the Tribecca. The value there is that once the vehicle is in motion you cannot type in a street address, all it will allow you to do is select a favourite or recent destination. So you cannot really play with it on the move. If everyone is worried about the GPS unit then what about the display unit in Taxi’s and some police cars these days. These units are so big that they do eliminate part of the drivers view.