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This would be illegal in many US States, though I doubt anyone would enforce it... unless you got into an accident while yelling at the Price is Right on your t
by mwexler 7y ago
This would be illegal in many US States, though I doubt anyone would enforce it... unless you got into an accident while yelling at the Price is Right on your tiny screen.
https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/video-screens/ https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/video-screens/
- pwg 7y agoIllegal today, in 2019, yes. But were these laws on the books back in the 80's when this item would have been newly on the market? Since laws often occur in a reactive manner, it is very likely these laws were not yet on the books, and when it was new it would not have been illegal at that time.
- nck4222 7y agoMassachusetts passed a law against using your phone while driving (other than one touch button presses) something like 4 years ago. I'd be shocked if this screen was illegal in the 80's.
- NikkiA 7y agoPeople were driving around with 12v portable B&W TVs in the front seat in the 70s, (I think "taxi driver" features just such a situation) so it's possible the laws had appeared around the time this product did. Looks like NY's law against TV use in cars dates to 1974, Texas's to 1995.
- cr0sh 7y agoIf you re-read the ad copy included in the article, you'll notice that it had a lockout function that disabled the screen when the engine was on (though you could still listen to the TV sound output).