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Can I use my mounted iPhone while stopped at a light?

torontoZX6R said:
I have my iPhone in a RAM mount and sometimes use it while stopped at a Red light to check the GPS/directions, etc. Is this illegal/against the HTA?
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You're allowed to one-touch answer or hang up a call. You are not permitted to program even a mounted GPS except by voice command.
 
But then i wonder, what happens when someone starts playing with their radio buttons or with their settings on their bikes with extra features. How far can it go really?
 
I believe if it's a GPS, you can program it all you want...however if it's a phone that has a G
PS app, then you are outta luck..some one correct me if I'm wrong plz...
 
Just don't do it. Problem solved.
 
sid_for_speed said:
I believe if it's a GPS, you can program it all you want...however if it's a phone that has a G
PS app, then you are outta luck..some one correct me if I'm wrong plz...
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That is how I understood it, the phone is different for some reason. I use a GPS all the time when riding, I have a stand alone nav so no phone, but rarely am I interacting with it while riding. The only thing I really do is change the song and that I can do through a control on my handlebar. Any plotting should be done before you start riding.
 
Display screen visible to driver prohibited

78. (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway if the display screen of a television, computer or other device in the motor vehicle is visible to the driver. 2009, c. 4, s. 1.
Exceptions

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the display screen of,
(a) a global positioning system navigation device while being used to provide navigation information;
(b) a hand-held wireless communication device or a device that is prescribed for the purpose of subsection 78.1 (1);
(c) a logistical transportation tracking system device used for commercial purposes to track vehicle location, driver status or the delivery of packages or other goods;
(d) a collision avoidance system device that has no other function than to deliver a collision avoidance system; or
(e) an instrument, gauge or system that is used to provide information to the driver regarding the status of various systems of the motor vehicle. 2009, c. 4, s. 1.
Same

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of an ambulance, fire department vehicle or police department vehicle. 2009, c. 4, s. 1.
Exemption by regulation

(4) The Minister may make regulations exempting any class of persons or vehicles or any device from this section and prescribing conditions and circumstances for any such exemption. 2009, c. 4, s. 1.
Penalty

(5) Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $1,000. 2015, c. 14, s. 22.
Hand-held devices prohibited

Wireless communication devices

78.1 (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway while holding or using a hand-held wireless communication device or other prescribed device that is capable of receiving or transmitting telephone communications, electronic data, mail or text messages. 2009, c. 4, s. 2; 2015, c. 27, Sched. 7, s. 18.
Entertainment devices

(2) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway while holding or using a hand-held electronic entertainment device or other prescribed device the primary use of which is unrelated to the safe operation of the motor vehicle. 2009, c. 4, s. 2.
Hands-free mode allowed

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a person may drive a motor vehicle on a highway while using a device described in those subsections in hands-free mode. 2009, c. 4, s. 2.
Exceptions

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to,
(a) the driver of an ambulance, fire department vehicle or police department vehicle;
(b) any other prescribed person or class of persons;
(c) a person holding or using a device prescribed for the purpose of this subsection; or
(d) a person engaged in a prescribed activity or in prescribed conditions or circumstances. 2009, c. 4, s. 2.
Same

(5) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the use of a device to contact ambulance, police or fire department emergency services. 2009, c. 4, s. 2.
Same

(6) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The motor vehicle is off the roadway or is lawfully parked on the roadway.
2. The motor vehicle is not in motion.
3. The motor vehicle is not impeding traffic. 2009, c. 4, s. 2.
Penalty

(6.1) Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $1,000. 2015, c. 14, s. 23.
Regulations

(7) The Minister may make regulations,
(a) prescribing devices for the purpose of subsections (1) and (2);
(b) prescribing persons, classes of persons, devices, activities, conditions and circumstances for the purpose of subsection (4). 2009, c. 4, s. 2.
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Thought I might as well add the section in regards to display screens as well...
 
wonderings said:
That is how I understood it, the phone is different for some reason. I use a GPS all the time when riding, I have a stand alone nav so no phone, but rarely am I interacting with it while riding. The only thing I really do is change the song and that I can do through a control on my handlebar. Any plotting should be done before you start riding.
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Note the "if the device is placed securely in or mounted to the motor vehicle so that it does not move while the vehicle is in motion". This would cover cell phones in dash-clip holders and GPS units. The law differentiates between such things and devices integral to the operation of the vehicle.

"Exemption for pressing buttons https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/090366
14. (1) A person may drive a motor vehicle on a highway while pressing a button on a hand-held wireless communication device to make, answer or end a cell phone call or to transmit or receive voice communication on a two-way radio if the device is placed securely in or mounted to the motor vehicle so that it does not move while the vehicle is in motion and the driver can see it at a quick glance and easily reach it without adjusting his or her driving position. O. Reg. 366/09, s. 14 (1).
(2) A person may drive a motor vehicle on a highway while pressing a button on a device that is worn on his or her head or hung over or placed inside his or her ear or is attached to his or her clothing and is linked to a hand-held wireless communication device to make, answer or end a cell phone call or to transmit or receive voice communication on a two-way radio or a hand microphone or portable radio. O. Reg. 366/09, s. 14 (2)."
 
Easy rule of thumb if it is a device you can't use while the vehicle is in motion, you still can't use it at a red light.
 
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