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gm830 · 08-23-2007, 12:54 AM

if you're pulled over and say you have a system like the pioneer avic-d3, but it's turned off...will the officer make you turn it on to prove that you don't have the bypass to play movies while driving? i didn't think they'd go that far but i saw someone comment on it in another forum so i was wondering

Drummerdawgmr-s · 08-23-2007, 01:05 AM

i have a panasonic flip screen in my MR-S and they never made me turn it on or anything, but usually when i got pulled over i would put the screen up so the officer wouldnt see it, or it was dark and with the car off they couldnt see it either...lol

but yea i have never had a problem

07typeS · 08-23-2007, 01:09 AM

I have heard that they will make you show them that it works "properly". I have not been pulled over for it, but I have been pulled over while having it and the cop never said anything.

gm830 · 08-23-2007, 01:29 AM

i guess they can't really prove anything if i don't have a dvd in there for them to see...unless the cops are now armed with sample dvds for this purpose :-o lol

sherryberry · 08-23-2007, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by gm830

i guess they can't really prove anything if i don't have a dvd in there for them to see...unless the cops are now armed with sample dvds for this purpose :-o lol

is it sample porn dvds? jk jk. I think like everything else, it is all going to depend on the cop.

YarisTom73 · 08-23-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sherryberry

I think like everything else, it is all going to depend on the cop.

I used to have the all-clear taillights in my Neon, with red bulbs. I worked a night shift, and on my way home one night, this small-town cop stopped me and told me my tails were "not the right shade of red". He then told me I need yellow turn signals (Neons are all red, period!). So, when I began to get snippy, he told me he didn't really know cars very well, and just kinda got in his car and let me go. Such idiocy!

I was hoping to be able to contest on the grounds that he may be colorblind

eTiMaGo · 08-23-2007, 09:25 AM

hahaha I can imagine a scenario, cop gets you to test the DVD player, then says "hey, that looks like a fun movie, mind if I sit in for a while and watch?"

nsmitchell · 08-23-2007, 11:03 AM

All you need is a switch to flip so that it meeds the standard. Get pulled, flip the switch.

If I did it, I would actually do it the proper way because I wouldn't want my passengers to beg me to watch a movie while driving and get my ass in an accident because I was glancing at the movie too much. I do this now with my Navi in my Odyssey. The new Navis dont let you type while driving, or at least that's what I've heard.

Shijima · 08-23-2007, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nsmitchell

All you need is a switch to flip so that it meeds the standard. Get pulled, flip the switch.

If I did it, I would actually do it the proper way because I wouldn't want my passengers to beg me to watch a movie while driving and get my ass in an accident because I was glancing at the movie too much. I do this now with my Navi in my Odyssey. The new Navis dont let you type while driving, or at least that's what I've heard.

Ya, your right, quite a few now wont let you do anything until your completely stopped.

07typeS · 08-24-2007, 01:28 AM

yep its very true....i know the new pioneer avic-z2 has a sort of gyro that measures how fast your car is going, #1 it displays your speed on the headunit but also notifies the unit that if your going faster than 5mph or whatever it is, to turn off the dvd.

ive heard there is ways around this, but its just not as cheap nor simple as a flip of a switch...

duck · 08-31-2007, 11:39 AM

what's to stop you from saying oh officer, mine doesn't work with the parking brake, it will show movies unless I am in gear. or it will show movies unless I am moving (speed gyro or VSS-vehicle speed sensor connection)
Is the cop really going to ask you to turn it on?
I think they have better things to do.
Now if they see it on while driving past you, that's another story, but even then I don't think they'll bother you.

I often see vans or large cars tailgating me trying to see what I'm watching.

sherryberry · 08-31-2007, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by duck

what's to stop you from saying oh officer, mine doesn't work with the parking brake, it will show movies unless I am in gear. or it will show movies unless I am moving (speed gyro or VSS-vehicle speed sensor connection)
Is the cop really going to ask you to turn it on?
I think they have better things to do.
Now if they see it on while driving past you, that's another story, but even then I don't think they'll bother you.

I often see vans or large cars tailgating me trying to see what I'm watching.

wow that's just dangerous. do those vans ever get pulled over for tailgating?

earljail · 08-31-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sherryberry

wow that's just dangerous. do those vans ever get pulled over for tailgating?

No, what's more dangerous is driving while watching in your own car. I don't have a problem with merely typing in an address into Nav, but watching a movie requires a lot of attention.
Don't give me the old line, "yeah, but I've seen this movie so many times already," either.

please stay safe.

sherryberry · 08-31-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by earljail

No, what's more dangerous is driving while watching in your own car. I don't have a problem with merely typing in an address into Nav, but watching a movie requires a lot of attention.
Don't give me the old line, "yeah, but I've seen this movie so many times already," either.

please stay safe.

very true. that's why i DON'T watch movies when i drive and will never install one of those DVD things. I only watch stuff when i'm at home on the elliptical or sitting in my computer chair heh

gullmercy · 08-31-2007, 05:37 PM

how would that work? if he pulled you over for that how could he tell if is working under legal circumstances...he'd ahve to get in teh car with you adn have you drive and see if your tv/dvd player turns on. I doubt he would do that too because he wouldn't just leave his car unattended.

earljail · 09-02-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sherryberry

very true. that's why i DON'T watch movies when i drive and will never install one of those DVD things. I only watch stuff when i'm at home on the elliptical or sitting in my computer chair heh

I've got a full surround DVD system in my car. But I have it installed "by the book" so you can't see the DVD play unless the e-brake is on. My Panasonic deck lets you play DVDs while driving, but it cuts the video. So, if I wanted to, I could play some of my music DVDs.
I like driving somewhere at night with a coffee and a bag of chips just to watch a movie in the car.

duck · 09-06-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sherryberry

wow that's just dangerous. do those vans ever get pulled over for tailgating?

nah.

sometimes I'll set cruise control for a couple mph under the speed limit just to teach them a lesson. eventually they'll honk wildly and swerve around me.
the other times I'll tap my brakes just to "make sure they work"

marcus · 08-31-2007, 01:14 PM

i think it all depends on the cop...

08-23-2007, 01:09 AM	#3
07typeS View User's Garage Drives: 2007 White Toyota Yaris Type S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 439	I have heard that they will make you show them that it works "properly". I have not been pulled over for it, but I have been pulled over while having it and the cop never said anything. __________________ TRD Springs w/ KYB Struts and Shocks, Custom CAI w/ K&N filter and pre filter wrap, Weapon R Header, Stock 15 inch alloys, Dezod Performance pads, Tanabe Front Strut Bar, 35% front door Tint and 20% Rear doors back Tint, De-Badged Ass, Custom painted flat black interior, Pioneer deh-p6700bt w/ IPOD hookup, Infinity components up front with custom mounted tweeter, Inifinity 6x9's out back, 1 12" kicker comp cvr........

08-23-2007, 09:25 AM	#7
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	hahaha I can imagine a scenario, cop gets you to test the DVD player, then says "hey, that looks like a fun movie, mind if I sit in for a while and watch?" __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-23-2007, 11:03 AM	#8
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	All you need is a switch to flip so that it meeds the standard. Get pulled, flip the switch. If I did it, I would actually do it the proper way because I wouldn't want my passengers to beg me to watch a movie while driving and get my ass in an accident because I was glancing at the movie too much. I do this now with my Navi in my Odyssey. The new Navis dont let you type while driving, or at least that's what I've heard. __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

08-24-2007, 01:28 AM	#10
07typeS View User's Garage Drives: 2007 White Toyota Yaris Type S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 439	yep its very true....i know the new pioneer avic-z2 has a sort of gyro that measures how fast your car is going, #1 it displays your speed on the headunit but also notifies the unit that if your going faster than 5mph or whatever it is, to turn off the dvd. ive heard there is ways around this, but its just not as cheap nor simple as a flip of a switch... __________________ TRD Springs w/ KYB Struts and Shocks, Custom CAI w/ K&N filter and pre filter wrap, Weapon R Header, Stock 15 inch alloys, Dezod Performance pads, Tanabe Front Strut Bar, 35% front door Tint and 20% Rear doors back Tint, De-Badged Ass, Custom painted flat black interior, Pioneer deh-p6700bt w/ IPOD hookup, Infinity components up front with custom mounted tweeter, Inifinity 6x9's out back, 1 12" kicker comp cvr........

08-23-2007, 12:54 AM	#1
gm830 Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 179	for those w/ dvd that have been pulled over... if you're pulled over and say you have a system like the pioneer avic-d3, but it's turned off...will the officer make you turn it on to prove that you don't have the bypass to play movies while driving? i didn't think they'd go that far but i saw someone comment on it in another forum so i was wondering

08-23-2007, 01:05 AM	#2
Drummerdawgmr-s Drives: 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern KY Posts: 13	i have a panasonic flip screen in my MR-S and they never made me turn it on or anything, but usually when i got pulled over i would put the screen up so the officer wouldnt see it, or it was dark and with the car off they couldnt see it either...lol but yea i have never had a problem

08-23-2007, 01:29 AM	#4
gm830 Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 179	i guess they can't really prove anything if i don't have a dvd in there for them to see...unless the cops are now armed with sample dvds for this purpose :-o lol

08-31-2007, 11:39 AM	#11
duck Drives: 2007 Silver Sedan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 75	what's to stop you from saying oh officer, mine doesn't work with the parking brake, it will show movies unless I am in gear. or it will show movies unless I am moving (speed gyro or VSS-vehicle speed sensor connection) Is the cop really going to ask you to turn it on? I think they have better things to do. Now if they see it on while driving past you, that's another story, but even then I don't think they'll bother you. I often see vans or large cars tailgating me trying to see what I'm watching.

08-31-2007, 05:37 PM	#15
gullmercy Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cali Posts: 16	how would that work? if he pulled you over for that how could he tell if is working under legal circumstances...he'd ahve to get in teh car with you adn have you drive and see if your tv/dvd player turns on. I doubt he would do that too because he wouldn't just leave his car unattended.

08-31-2007, 01:14 PM	#18
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	i think it all depends on the cop...