DOT bars commercial drivers from texting

Not really...You can be found by someone that knows what they're doing and only if they're close enough to hear you and if you are transmitting long enough, but not just by keying up.

 

Agreed. Triangulation is easy enough, but it still takes some effort on the part of the tracker. Notice Uncle Charlie isn't nearly as active nowadays. It takes a LOT of manpower to enforce rules on something as common as CB radios. Yeah, they'll still do it, but most 'illegal' mods go a lifetime without any penalties.
Of course, it's yet another area of the law that can be used, via selective-enforcement, to get "in". In other words, it's a great excuse to search your truck.

 

no I am not a fan of big brother but I don't have any tinfoil hats either
and no you can only turn of the user features the gps is always available to others as long as you have a signal
call 911 they will lock your phone and find you via gps on it a real pita if you are in the middle of wreck with a hazmat spill etc..as there are many folks that need called

 

Just keying up would be kinda pointless, wouldnt it? Most people do talk when they key up.

Anyone who cant hear you would have no interest in finding you.

And I just used CB as an example. Most people on there probably dont know what a triangle is these days, sadly. Let alone triangulation.

You know it. To be perfectly honest, I had the department of homeland security in my truck 2 weeks ago. They didnt even need an in. Basically told me get the hell out let me in

Thats what i figured you meant. But it doesnt NEED gps for that. They can use triangulation off the cell towers without much effort. Also, just knowing what cell you are in gets pretty darn close.

This locking the phone business...very interesting. My mom said something about this to me but I thought she didnt know what she was talkingabout. It must be true since you just confirmed it. I just remember I called 911 a while back and my phone went a little weird, but it didnt lock or anything. But it said "Attempting emergency call" instead of the normal dialing display. Also, I can call 911 with no service...via cell towers im not allowed on.

 

had to take the battery out reboot before it would let it function all wile doing 100mph thru the patch like I said a real PITA

 

wtf were you doing that for? you arent trying to tell me you had a runaway on cabbage patch are you?

 

one of the drivers rolled the truck and all we got was a call that said " help I am upside down " had to find him and nope as he was in a no service area GPS did not even help with that
oil patch not cabbage

 

LaHood's getting all excited!