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Article: Roadshow: As of Jan. 1, a GPS device on your windshield will be legal
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- Oakland Tribune
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- December 24, 2008
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Q Can you tell me what the law says about using Global
Positioning Systems in California? Can one attach it to the
windshield or not?
Maurizio Gavardoni
San Jose
A As of Jan. 1, yes. A new law will allow drivers to place a
portable GPS device in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the
windshield on the passenger side or in a 5-inch square in the lower
corner of the windshield on the driver's side. These are the only
two locations on a windshield where a GPS device can be mounted. The
GPS device also must be placed outside of an area where an air bag
can be deployed.
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