July 2, 2021 09:07 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/2/22561264/california-driver-ticket-spacex-starlink-antenna
Police ticket driver for sticking Starlink terminal on cars hood
A California Highway Patrol officer stopped a Toyota Prius on Friday that had what looks like a Starlink dish fastened to its hood, the agency said in a Facebook post. The “visual obstruction,” sitting right smack in the middle of the car’s hood, landed the driver a ticket.
“Sir I stopped you today for that visual obstruction on your hood. Does it not block your view while driving?” an officer said, quoted in a post on CHP Antelope Valley’s Facebook page. The driver replied: “Only when I make right turns...”
The driver told the CHP officer that they were using the antenna to have Wi-Fi for a business they run out of their car, the agency told CNBC, which first reported on the traffic stop.
“Yes, it is in fact illegal to mount a...
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