said by Just Rachel :

I don't own any of those fancy things. I keep a map on the passenger seat when necessary. :)

said by OZO :

Probably not. I've been driving last ten years with anti-radar attached to windshield with no problem.

It's a stupid law. Who made those? How I suppose to look at the GPS when I drive?

I can't put it on my dashboard. If it's not attached via a suction cup to low part of center of windshield, I have to put it under the dashboard, which obviously is a stupid thing to do. Especially taking into consideration that looking on it there while driving will be plain dangerous, and will not facilitate safe driving at all. But it will probably be in accordance with the law...

said by OZO :

How I suppose to look at the GPS when I drive?

...taking into consideration that looking on it there while driving will be plain dangerous

said by xv920 :

Okay, but is this law really enforced? I see a lot of people hang a GPS on the windshield.

said by PrntRhd :

See the link in the OP's initial post:
»www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm

said by bobrk :

Can you show it in the CVC?

said by PrntRhd :

It is not legal to have the suction cup mount for a GPS on the windshield.

said by DrewCapu :

You didn't click the link.

fastrak (along with a bunch of other things) are ok.

(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Rearview mirrors.

(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.

(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.

(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.

(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.

(6) Rear window wiper motor.

(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.

(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.

(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.

(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:

(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.

(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.

said by xv920 :

In California it is illegal to attach anything on your windshield(except a rearview mirror basically).


26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.

»www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm
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