OMG that's crazy! This means other countries can dovthe same! Sad...
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Not to mention human's ability to remember things. If you already know where the speed cams are located...dmcconachie wrote:So your interpretation is that it's illegal to carry a smartphone in your car? Pretty sure any self-respecting lawyer could get that thrown out as a breach of basic human rights.Rokcet wrote:So when you get stopped by the cops, and you want to be sure you won't get any problems, you better chuck your smartphone out the window real fast...!
So your interpretation is that it's illegal to carry a smartphone in your car? Pretty sure any self-respecting lawyer could get that thrown out as a breach of basic human rights.Rokcet wrote:So when you get stopped by the cops, and you want to be sure you won't get any problems, you better chuck your smartphone out the window real fast...!
There is zero chance of that. All it would take is for one trucker to get arrested for having a smartphone in his cab and the whole country would grind to a halt!Rokcet wrote:Sure, after you were arrested, spent time in jail pre-trial, spent 5 years going through several trials, and spent a fortune on your defense. Who can afford that? Who has enough stamina for that?Who can withstand the pressure?
That whole sequence is the threat!
Argument remains, are the police going to bother trying to prove it? Do they have power to confiscate or even search mobile phones? Unlikely I'd have said.argus-cronos wrote:+1dmcconachie wrote:This law will be aimed at the likes of RoadAngel. The burden of proof will lie with the Police and no way will they want to bother investigating every mobile phone sighting.
But it's definitely not allowed in Germany and CH to show or detect any type of speedcams on any device.
I think you over-estimate their powers but this is sliding off-topic. If you believe they have those powers and that drive to follow through a tenuous law then you should probably give up waze irrespective of whether or not they can disable the cameras in France.Rokcet wrote:Yes they have those powers – in all countries – if they have 'reasonable suspicion' that laws are broken and/or that there are connections to crime. That's what police are for. That's what we, society, expect of them. It's also, at the same time, a very arbitrary – 'multi-interpretable' – argument that can easily be abused. And IRL very often IS!dmcconachie wrote:Do they [the cops] have power to confiscate or even search mobile phones? Unlikely I'd have said.
Waze now illegal to use in France. Is your country next?