Except for the fact that in Washington and California at least, it is illegal to use a mobile device while driving,unless it's in hands-free mode. There is no such restriction on CBs. That includes using apps (Google Maps, Waze, etc.).
Why my CB radio is on all the time, and why yours should be, too
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Voyager1968, Aug 13, 2016.
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Everyone promoting Waze, true story about Waze, heading across I-70 in Denver one afternoon, Waze starts showing multiple speed traps ahead. Interesting, so the cops are levitating? See, the speed traps were alleged to be on the elevated portion of I-70, which has no shoulder, no place for the cops to park, not to mention it was 4:45 in the afternoon, rush hour traffic, traffic is crawling at maybe 20 mph. As I rolled across 70 heading to pickup in Golden, I see all these speed traps appear, literally every mile or so one would pop up. To believe Waze, you would think every police dept. along I-70 had suddenly decided to run speed traps during rush hour.
Waze derives the majority of it's information, 95% from users, all it takes is one person being a d-bag, to screw everything up by posting false information, or out of date information. I can sit at my house, 10 miles from the nearest interstate and post misleading information any hour of the day on that interstate, and nothing to verify or fact check it.JReding and Toothpick1 Thank this. -
Also, in some instances you'll get many "Police" reports clustered on both sides along a certain stretch. That's a pretty good sign that there is one officer roving around, since people tend to post Police reports when there is a car pulled over, as well as when there is a speed trap. -
I'm looking at Waze right now, according to someone on Waze, there is a traffic accident at the intersection two blocks from my house, I can see that intersection, there is no accident............three days ago, there was an accident.
BTW, that tapping on whatever buttons while driving to indicate that problem, accident or cop............IS CALLED DISTRACTED DRIVING. Nice. -
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