WA Truckie pinged in NSW for 32" TV on dash...

[thrtytwo]

http://edge.alluremedia.com.au/m/g/2012/03/truckee-640x360.jpg


Goulburn Highway Patrol stopped the West Australian truckee on Thursday morning and issued a number of offences, including driving without a clear view and driving while using a handheld mobile phone. In a statement, police reiterated that the ”position and size of the screen meant a significant section of the windscreen was obscured, making driving extremely dangerous.”

wtf.....dunno what's better driving on speed or driving while watching tv...

- link (http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/03/nsw-cops-bust-truck-driver-with-tv-on-dash/)

[James_2007]

LOL

could fit a few more inches there

[thrtytwo]

yeh, weaksauce, should of went 42"

[[FL0SSIN]]

I think I may have wired that up for him when I worked at our cannington store haha

[Wozzernux]

It's 32cm, not 32" :P not same. Still funny as fuck though haha, should've gone for a dual screen setup!

[South]

It's def 32" look at the 5" or so GPS...

[Mistikal]

Think about this before commenting... if the GPS is 5" in size from opposing corners (say, top left to bottom right), and using it as a reference, the TV is only just over 2-times larger, which would put it closer to 12" or 32cm.

Yes I realise the TV is heaps more than 2-times larger, but I'm only talking about the screen span from corner to corner.

[Alt_F4]

Think about this before commenting... if the GPS is 5" in size from opposing corners (say, top left to bottom right), and using it as a reference, the TV is only just over 2-times larger, which would put it closer to 12" or 32cm.

Yes I realise the TV is heaps more than 2-times larger, but I'm only talking about the screen span from corner to corner.
GPS is more likely 4".
Screen is 12"
I'd expect someone with 9 GPS units plastered about their dash to get pulled over also.

Also, people get pinged for having a 2" gauge on the dash or an air freshener hanging from there mirror because it's a distraction.
This truckie is a dumb fuck.

[Denver]

And a lot of them do it. I've driven with a few guys who plonk the portable DVD player/screen combo on the dash and watch while driving. It's a little unsettling.

[Tre-Cool]

having been in a late model kenworth i can definetly see if being a 32". the fucking windows are huge and this tv is taking up a fair amount of it.

[shane]

And a lot of them do it. I've driven with a few guys who plonk the portable DVD player/screen combo on the dash and watch while driving. It's a little unsettling.

It's that common now that a large percentage of the trucks i pass up north have the blue flickering glow of a TV visible though the windscreen at night.


having been in a late model kenworth i can definetly see if being a 32". the fucking windows are huge and this tv is taking up a fair amount of it.

Kenworth windows are small, there's no way that's a 32". The visors are even down.

[Fozzy]

Tv, GPS, Driving AND Talking on the phone.. Talk about multi tasking!

Whats the bet he was watching porn

[mrniceguy]

It's 32cm, not 32" :P not same. Still funny as fuck though haha, should've gone for a dual screen setup!


And when he wanders into oncoming traffic it'll be fucken hilarious.

[ho57ile]

Goodluck finding a truckee that doesn't watch dvds when driving, is sober and not on the gear... They are fucking loose pingpingpingpings.

[SLEEKA]

http://i44.tinypic.com/dzf5nd.jpg

[mr_mike]

Goodluck finding a truckee that doesn't watch dvds when driving, is sober and not on the gear... They are fucking loose pingpingpingpings.

fact or just speculation to sound cool? Been watching a little to much ACA and TT i reckon.

I know of plenty who dont fall into this catagory and given how regulated and checked the trucking industry is i doubt therre is many at all who still drive to in them conditions.

[Denver]

Goodluck finding a truckee that doesn't watch dvds when driving, is sober and not on the gear... They are fucking loose pingpingpingpings.
Given I was one for a few years. Get a reality check. No one I drove with was ever on the gear. Those days are long gone. Might be a few cowboys left. But most have gone.

[ho57ile]

Worked 3 years offsiding in a truck, around town and country trips. Watching dvds on trips, getting on the piss, reading pornos in peak hour traffic... Just commenting based on my experiences.

[DISTRBD]

given how regulated and checked the trucking industry is i doubt therre is many at all who still drive to in them conditions.

LOL

[JBAE]

i used to sleep for 2 hours a day in the big BP truck carpark when i was doing the service truck route in perth LOL was full of win!

[JBAE]

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