Texas law no gps on bottom left corner??

GPS??? Do steerig wheel holders actually use those after that driver followed the GPS into a park and destroyed the pedestrian bridge?

 

I got Truckers Gear Rack its has special suction caps that hold on plastic. It has a bendable holding/mounting rack/bar. so it can mount it to plastic dash and you can bend it to any form you want. It come with phone mount and gps. You can also buy a couple extra holders like a lose money coin holder. The nice part it's not hooked to windshield, so you avoid any law violations

 

I'd be interested in seeing that law....and if it pertains to CMV's.

Here is a new FMCSA ruling on windshield devices..are gps devices included?..seems to me they should clarify it.

this HTML class. Value is https://www.fmcsa.do

 

I've been through at least 4 Level 1 or 2 inspections with mine at the very TOP left in Cascadias and nobody seemed to have a problem with it. Although none were in Texas.

On the Cascadia, if it's not ALL the way over far enough to the left, and/or is positioned a bit too high [when mounted low], then the hood mirror is blocked from driver's seat position view.

 

Like has been mentioned, any suction cup mounted device anywhere on a windshield is totally outlawed in about 30 states. You are bound to run into one of them sooner or later. It dates WAY back to the common usage of radar detectors which became enormously popular when the 55 MPH speed limit became law in 1974, and not revoked until 1996.
Since the spirit of the law was aimed at a law evading device, a radar detector, which is a real rarity these days, the current crop of LEO's have law on the books they can "interpret" anyway they wish. Most don't care, some will go after obvious hazards, which I see all the time. The gung-ho cop will bust you for something, if not this then something else.
I remounted mine on the instrument panel. That is the purpose of an instrument panel, to be able to efficiently look at and make judgements on all the data it presents in a manner the brain can comprehend without undue distraction. Aircraft manufacturers spend a huge amount of time and research about how the brain interprets the information presented. I use them as a pattern, as much as I can.

 

i hold mine, in my left hand, out the window. who needs 2 hands on the steering wheel anyways...???

seriously, mine is mounted at the bottom of the drivers window near the center. i have FULL view of my right side spot mirror and over my hood.

let'em give me a ticket. i drive by night anyway's and ALL weigh stations are ALWAYS closed, even during any type of blitz they got going on.

 

Having a GPS system mounted on your windshield, regardless of the type of mount, is not illegal. What will make it illegal is to place it in a position that obstructs the Driver's view. Thats according to Texas state law. Anywhere else, you're on your own.

 

Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 547.613. Restrictions on Windows
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense that is a misdemeanor:

(1) if the person operates a motor vehicle that has an object or material that is placed on or attached to the windshield or side or rear window and that obstructs or reduces the operator's clear view;  or

(2) if a person, including an installer or manufacturer, places on or attaches to the windshield or side or rear window of a motor vehicle a transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission.

(a-1) A person in the business of placing or attaching transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission to the windshield or side or rear window of a motor vehicle commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 if the person:

(1) places or attaches such transparent material to the windshield or side or rear window of a motor vehicle;  and

(2) does not install a label that complies with Section 547.609 between the transparent material and the windshield or side or rear window of the vehicle, as applicable.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) a windshield that has a sunscreening device that:

(A) in combination with the windshield has a light transmission of 25 percent or more;

(B) in combination with the windshield has a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;

(C) is not red, blue, or amber;  and

(D) does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield;

(2) a wing vent or a window that is to the left or right of the vehicle operator if the vent or window has a sunscreening device that in combination with the vent or window has:

(A) a light transmission of 25 percent or more;  and

(B) a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;

(2-a) a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle operator;

(3) a rear window, if the motor vehicle is equipped with an outside mirror on each side of the vehicle that reflects to the vehicle operator a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet from the rear;

(4) a rearview mirror;

(5) an adjustable nontransparent sun visor that is mounted in front of a side window and not attached to the glass;

(6) a direction, destination, or termination sign on a passenger common carrier motor vehicle, if the sign does not interfere with the vehicle operator's view of approaching traffic;

(7) a rear window wiper motor;

(8) a rear trunk lid handle or hinge;

(9) a luggage rack attached to the rear trunk;

(10) a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle operator on a multipurpose vehicle;

(11) a window that has a United States, state, or local certificate placed on or attached to it as required by law;

(12) a motor vehicle that is not registered in this state;

(13) a window that complies with federal standards for window materials, including a factory-tinted or a pretinted window installed by the vehicle manufacturer, or a replacement window meeting the specifications required by the vehicle manufacturer;

(14) a vehicle that is:

(A) used regularly to transport passengers for a fee;  and

(B) authorized to operate under license or permit by a local authority;

(15) a vehicle that is maintained by a law enforcement agency and used for law enforcement purposes;  or

(16) a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 644.001.

(c) A manufacturer shall certify to the department that the sunscreening device made or assembled by the manufacturer complies with the light transmission and luminous reflectance specifications established by Subsection (b) for sunscreening devices in combination with a window.

(d) The department may determine that a window that has a sunscreening device is exempt under Subsection (b)(2) if the light transmission or luminous reflectance varies by no more than three percent from the standard established in that subsection.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the defendant or a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the violation is required for a medical reason to be shielded from direct rays of the sun.

(f) It is not an offense under this section for a person to offer for sale or sell a motor vehicle with a windshield or window that does not comply with this section.

(g) In this section:

(1) “Installer” means a person who fabricates, laminates, or tempers a safety glazing material to incorporate, during the installation process, the capacity to reflect light or reduce light transmission.

(2) “Manufacturer” means a person who:

(A) manufactures or assembles a sunscreening device;  or

(B) fabricates, laminates, or tempers safety glazing material to incorporate, during the manufacturing process, the capacity to reflect light or reduce light transmission.