Sweeeeeeeeeet. Funny that Garmin still had outdated info on their site when I purchased my GPS four months ago. It’s updated now, so all’s cool.

Admittedly, that left lower corner thing seems odd to me. Means taking one’s eyes further off the central part of the road. Mounting it in the lower center area would at least let peripheral vision factor in.

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A number of these laws have exemptions for out-of-state vehicles. A friend of mine just won a motion to suppress evidence on the grounds that Michigan's obstructed vision statute didn't apply to out of star vehicles.

My EZ Pass is mounted right under my rear view mirror per Illinois' instructions. Since Michigan doesn't have EZPasses, I am using an Illinois one. This could make me vulnerable to a hypertechnical enforcement. Since I am a white fifty year old male driving a conservative sedan, I suspect I am out of the target zone. I don't like this reality, but it is one.

These laws leave too much discretion to the cop and that is a problem. My other problem is that there are many provisions in the traffic code which say things like "to the extent reasonably practical.". An example is the moveover laws. In my mind, these statutes confer discretion to the driver, not the police officer to determine what is reasonably practical. The problem is that most traffic judges don't agree with my argument. Like Cordelli, I am also a licensed lawyer, but that plus $3 will get me a cup of coffee.

Also you need to wipe away the circle on the windshield left by a suction cup since that is almost as much of a dead giveaway as simply leaving the window mount in place.

Does anybody know if there are laws in Europe which prohibit mounting the Garmin on the windshield?
I've done it a number of times but never bothered to find out if it was legal.

I have as well and it never occurred to me to check if it were forbidden.