

| Subject: | Re: Friday GPS for iPhone |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:52:10 -0700 |
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 > -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2010/11/29/multimedia/video/doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt
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