Robert Michel writes: > >I haven't a car (and if, I wouled be no question to choose th H-box) >but I have some doubts about the "Car Kit" because I heard that most >of cars sold the last 10 years have a "gerneal aproval" (Allgemeine >Betriebserlaubnis) that would expires when a radio transmitter >(e.g. of a GSM mobil) is used inside during driving without using >an external antenna.
Speaking as a bit of a car nut, it's hard for me to imagine how a cell phone could affect the car's electronics... >A German car driver club (BTW the association/NGO with the most members >in Germany) has an overview about law pittfalls in Germany around using >a mobil in a car: >http://www.adac.de/Recht_und_Rat/verkehrsrecht/verkehrsvorschriften_deutschland/handyverbot/default.asp I don't speak German (in spite of my last name); is there an English translation for this? > >Since last Dezember it is forbidden for the driver to touch a PDA/mobil >computer with a radio(GSM)modul during driving with his fingers: >http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/81970 >The law which forbit using your fingers to pick up a call or dial a >inumber in a mobil phone is no expand to a gernal touch forbiddance >due a judgement. As a matter of safety, it turns out that the major problem with using cell phones is the distraction, not having your hands unavailable to drive (even with a manual transmission). Car kits do very, very little to help. > >While it has become allowed to use a mobil and GSM transmitter >during flying a plain I fear that the laws could be be missused When has this become allowed? _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
