Got a CB!

[wr250rdr]

I used to just have an aux input on my old head unit and I would catch my self getting a little distracted so I went out and got one that fully integrates with blue tooth and has a remote that gives me control. Really makes all the difference in the world

 

[--weezl--]

Is it illegal to talk on your cell phone whilst driving too Weezl? It's only illegal to text here.

They need to add changing the songs on your damn Ipod too. I drive home from work at night, and I can see all kinds of idiots messing with their phones and Ipods.

talking on your cellphone is illegal, changing songs on your ipod is illegal, dialing a iphone that you have a hands free headset connected to is illegal...

changing the view or zooming into your windshield mounted GPS is illegal (along with entering addresses and such)

not only that, HOLDING a phone in your hand, without looking at it, or pressing buttons, is illegal

holding the cable to your hands free hedset, out from your body, so someone can hear you talking, while driving, is illegal...

using a two way radio communication device (ie cb radio) is illegal also

along with eating and drinking, though there is debate on the eating and drinking portions of the law, the law states it's illegal, but press releases stated that eating a snack or drinking coffee were not going to be illegal, i suppose it depends on how distracting it is... if you're eating a hamburger, bowl of soup... i can see getting a ticket, a one handed snack, like an apple, not so much

the only things that are not illegal to do while driving, is changing the radio station on your factory installed (or properly installed) head unit, rolling windows up/down, or viewing/manipulating the vehicle's instrumentation/controls, which include wipers, signals, ect

there is an exception for emergency services personnel, people contacting emergency services personnel, and a few other people, who can use cellphones/electronic devices, there's also something about people who require the use for carrying out their duties. There is another exemption for people who are "licenced by industry canada to use a two way radio communication device" which i am, so i may use 2 way radios, and if you want to get techinical, my cellphone is a two way radio communication device

i'll find the document and post it on here, as it's kinda funny how intense it is, it's the most comprehensive distracted driving law in north america

 

[brinker88]

I dont see anybody mentioning that CB's or at least some type of communication devise is required in most offroad parks....

 

[--weezl--]

exemptions from law: (sad that our exemptions are longer than most other jurisdiction's entire law)


to view full law, click this link, the pertinant section is 115, http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=T06.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779765966&display=html

(exemptions below)
(no amdt)
ALBERTA REGULATION 113/2011
Traffic Safety Act
DISTRACTED DRIVING REGULATION
Table of Contents
1 Hands‑free mode
2 One touch
3 Exempt classes of individuals
4 Exempt devices
5 Expiry
6 Coming into force
Hands‑free mode
1 For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, “hands‑free mode” means a function on a cellular
telephone or a radio communication device that is enabled
(a) in a voice‑activated manner without holding the cellular telephone or radio communication device
or an attachment to the cellular telephone or radio communication device in the individual’s hand, or
(b) in a manner that requires only one touch to the cellular telephone or radio communication device or
to an attachment to the cellular telephone or radio communication device without holding the cellular
telephone or radio communication device or an attachment to the cellular telephone or radio
communication device in the individual’s hand
in order to initiate, accept or end a telephone call, or to receive or transmit electronic data, electronic mail, a
text message or a voice communication.
One touch
2 For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, “one touch” means pressing only one button one time on a
cellular telephone or radio communication device or an attachment to the cellular telephone or radio
communication device in order to initiate, accept or end a single telephone call, or to receive or transmit
electronic data, electronic mail, a text message or a voice communication without holding the cellular
telephone or radio communication device or an attachment to the cellular telephone or radio communication
device in the individual’s hand.
Exempt classes of individuals
3(1) Pursuant to section 115.1(1) of the Act, an individual who holds a radio operator certificate issued under
the Radiocommunication Act (Canada) may drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while holding, viewing or
manipulating a 2‑way radio communication device.
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(2) The following classes of individuals are exempt from the operation of section 115.2(1) of the Act:
(a) individuals appointed as spectrum management officers under the Radiocommunication Act
(Canada) for the purposes of frequency spectrum management;
(b) individuals employed or engaged for services by a telecommunication enterprise for the purposes
of monitoring telecommunication service levels and disruptions.
Exempt devices
4 For the purposes of section 115.2 of the Act, an individual may operate or drive a vehicle on a highway if
the display screen of an alcohol ignition interlock device is activated and is visible to the driver of that vehicle.
Expiry
5 For the purposes of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the
option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on
June 1, 2016.
Coming into force
6 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving)
Amendment Act, 2010.
© 1995 - 2011 Government of Alberta Copyright and Disclaimer
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[kryptonitecb]

The blame canada and Team America World Police anthem come to mind while reading all those Canadia laws.

In the US we don't have those restrictions on cb's. However states and cities are beginning to adapt laws for electronic devices, geared mainly towards cell phones.

Sent from the road while ignoring traffic

 

[Snoranger]

a one handed snack, like an apple, not so much

I'm pretty sure just eating an apple is illegal in the USA. Unless its been processed, liquified, dehydrated, modified, reconstituted, pressed and shape to resemble an apple, and tested by the FDA.

 

[killj0y]

Wow ok back on topic guys, I don't plan on using it in traffic unless you count listening in while driving...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Wow ok back on topic guys, I don't plan on using it in traffic unless you count listening in while driving...

Make sure you get a good antenna. The longer the antenna, the better your signal. It would be good to hook it all up, then either get yourself an SWR meter or find someone who has one to get it tuned in, you'll get better range that way too.

 

[press 1 for english]

Remember that if you have a $400 Cb radio and a $20 antenna.....it'll only work like a $20 radio.
If you have a $50 radio and a nice $100 antenna tuned properly, it's going to perform better than the above $400 radio.

 

[kryptonitecb]

Price does not equal better.....well not always. If you want to talk for miles a $400 galaxy with 100 watt amp will do the job. However a $100 cb will do you just fine with a properly tuned antenna. The key to making your radio work its best is the antenna.

Sent from the road while ignoring traffic

 

[killj0y]

Any recommendations on cheap antennas? Don't want to spend too much since I won't be using it for work or anything. I'll get out tuned somewhere probably a truck stop I dunno. I see a million different firesticks for varying prices. Under 50 would be great and 4ft is probably about as big as I'd like to go.

 

[kryptonitecb]

If you go out on the trails get a metal whip, they are less likely to break.

Sent from the road while ignoring traffic

 

[ronclark]

Any recommendations on cheap antennas? Don't want to spend too much since I won't be using it for work or anything. I'll get out tuned somewhere probably a truck stop I dunno. I see a million different firesticks for varying prices. Under 50 would be great and 4ft is probably about as big as I'd like to go.

I have always heard good things about firesticks eazy to tune.
There pretty cheap on ebay for the 2 footers, I have not seen the cost of the 4ft ones on there.

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[--weezl--]

i spent i think 40$ canadian on my 4 foot firestick, wicked antenna, BUT GET A SPRING MOUNT! i've bent the mount on my truck many times, from it catching on overhead doors, roofs, trees... the antenna DOES NOT bend in any way...

 

[killj0y]

i spent i think 40$ canadian on my 4 foot firestick, wicked antenna, BUT GET A SPRING MOUNT! i've bent the mount on my truck many times, from it catching on overhead doors, roofs, trees... the antenna DOES NOT bend in any way...

Sorry weezl I meant to tell you I fully plan to get a spring mount on your recommendation. Any way you can recommend a kit or two? way to many to be able to decide. Once I know the model I can search for a good deal :thumbup: