South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLE STANDARDS) RULES 1999 - REG 42

42—Television receivers and visual display units

        (1)         A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the driver from the normal driving position.

        (2)         However, subrule (1) does not apply to:

            (a)         a television receiver or visual display unit that cannot be operated when the vehicle is moving; or

            (b)         a driver's aid in any vehicle or a destination sign in a bus.

Examples of driver's aids—

        1         Closed-circuit television security cameras.

        2         Dispatch systems.

        3         Navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment.

        4         Rearview screens.

        5         Ticket-issuing machines.

        6         Vehicle monitoring devices.

        (3)         A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that:

            (a)         does not obscure the driver's view of the road; and

            (b)         does not impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.