USA: WTF? No More Smartphone GPS Usage In California?

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USA: WTF? No More Smartphone GPS Usage In California?

<table cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics/3D-GPS.jpg" width="100" height="80" title="3D GPS" alt="3D GPS" style="border:1px solid white;"></div></td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" align="right" border="0" width="106" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/flags/us-flag.gif" width="103" height="54" title="USA flag" alt="USA flag" border="0"></a></td></tr></table>#GPS #Smartphone - Sometimes I forget that there are other places on this planet that have nanny-states, where the government tries to control every aspect of our lives, from birth to burial. France is pretty bad at this, but I'd say California is a close second. In their latest drive to ensure that its citizens can't do anything that can be seen as remotely dangerous, they have disallowed to usage of smartphone-based GPS while driving, or in our case while riding our motorcycles.<br><br>

Basically, some judge in a court somewhere in California decided that the ban currently in place that disallows you to talk or text while driving also implies that you are not allowed to use your smartphone to navigate through the roads of California. If you want to use your smartphone's GPS, do it at home.............. <br><br>

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