The 8 inch rand McNally tablet

Well.. Haven't seen a rule in text to date

 

398.4(3) would apply.

 

(3) Interference with driver. No motor vehicle shall be driven when any object obscures his/her view ahead, or to the right or left sides, or to the rear, or interferes with the free movement of his/her arms or legs, or prevents his/her free and ready access to the accessories required for emergencies, or prevents the free and ready exit of any person from the cab or driver's compartment.

Does not state a GPS cannot be on the dash. If it does not obscures his vision, then it should be legal to have.

 

In order for the screen to be visible to the driver and the windshield to be visible to the camera the drivers vision would be obscured to a degree in many trucks no matter how it was mounted.

I see so many 7" gps's on peoples dash they obviously don't worry about it that much though.

 

In my jeep, I mount it in the center of the dash right above the radio. I have minimum viewing interference. A truck windshield is much bigger.

It is not 8" square. It is only about 6" tall and 8" across.

 

After seeing the updated regs it seems fine.

(3) Interference with driver. No motor vehicle shall be driven when any object obscures his/her view more than minimally, ahead, or to the right or left sides, or to the rear, or interferes with the free movement of his/her arms or legs, or prevents his/her free and ready access to the accessories required for emergencies, or prevents the free and ready exit of any person from the cab or driver's compartment.

 

windshield mounts are illegal in:

Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming


That said, I've never had a problem with my gps or dash cam...


Map from USA Today/ POI factory:

 

Common sense would prevail. It is how you mount it and where.

 

Has anybody taken the jump and bought one?

 

Bought one ?.. Not yet here...

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