GPS Devices

In accordance with the 2010 ban on text messaging while driving, Wisconsin drivers are no longer legally permitted to drive while operating a text messaging device. However, with the advent of smart phone technology and widespread use of navigational software, it becomes difficult to know when someone is within their rights and when they are violating the law.

If you have been injured by someone using their phone to text message while driving, you may be eligible for compensation for your accident-related damages. Contact the Wausau car accident lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874 for more information today.

What Should I Use?

While the texting ban has made use of texting devices illegal for drivers on the road, certain devices are still allowed that can provide you with GPS directions. Those devices include:

• portable GPS devices often attached to the dashboard or windshield
• built-in vehicle-specific GPS devices
• other hands-free GPS devices

It is advisable not to use, as a driver, a smart phone as a GPS device while driving, as this can be as dangerous as texting and may fall under similar punishments as texting while driving. It is almost impossible for police officers to know the difference between checking for directions and text messaging, so either let a passenger help you or obtain a different GPS device.

Contact Us

The ban put in place by lawmakers was created to protect the motorists on Wisconsin’s roads. If you have been in an accident caused by someone else’s reckless driving, compensation may be available for your claim today. To discuss you options with a professional, contact the Wausau car accident attorneys of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874.