When the Cambodian PM banned 3G headsets because his wife was concerned about porn(no joke), many of our German and Sri Lanka-based readers laughed their hide off at the stupidity of the idea. However, Cambodians can now return the favor – here is the latest update on idiotic laws:
Germany: Using GPS on your phone while driving is prohibited – normal GPS boxen unaffected
PocketGPSWorld reports that Germans are no longer allowed to use GPS systems on cell phones while driving. Amusingly, dedicated GPS systems can still be used…
Sri Lanka: carry your certificate of ownership at all times, sire!
Should the German law above sound funny: wait until you hear what’s in store for Sri-Lanka-based folks. Their government is said to gear up legislation that will force all cell phone owners to bear a “certificate of ownership” whenever using the phone. The reason: terrorism…
With idiocies such as these getting transformed to laws, it IMHO is only a question of time until egoshooters and other oh-so-violent games will be banned in Germany over youth crime concerns. Even though everybody with half a brain can see that leaving juvenile offenders go unscathed is the problem – try to tell that to the average, overpaid psychologist who advises a mentally and morally degenerated politician looking for the next visible anti-crime stunt..
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To complete the view a bit:
The court ruling ist nothing new and was to be expected as using phones by holding them in one hand whilst driving has been banned for years already.
Using a phone in the car with a dedicated holder and bluetooth headset for example is totally legal as well as using installed GPS-
systems.
So whoever wants to use an phone with or without GPS-functionality in a car will simply have to install a windscreen holder.
The reason for the ruling: Motorists of course try all types of excuses when caught with a mobile phone in hand: “I didn’t call someone, I just wanted to warm my hands, check my mail or (in this case) find my way via gps-functionality.”
So: Can’t see anything sensational or a stupid ruling here. Its simply an offence against Paragraph 23 Abs. 1 a Straßenverkehrsordnung.
Keep on the good work !
Woset
Hi woset,
thank you so much for talking back!
To be honest: I think that the whole phoning-while-driving debate is bogus…but this is another thing…
Thank you for clarifying the situation!
All the best from Vienna
Tam Hanna