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there doesn't appear to be any interaction with the computer in the 11 minutes that matter.
So? When driving your meant to be alert and looking at your surroundings? Not a fucking YouTube video.
Is this not illegal? It would be massively illegal in the UK, not sure for where this occured.
Cops are above the law in America.
Come on Canada how can you hear that and not want to bend over and join us? /s
It's illegal for normal citizens in the US to have any TV-like screen (including laptops) in their field of view (basically in the front portion of the car). I think that's the case in every state, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Cops get a pass because they use laptops for work.
At the very least, the laptops in police cruisers should be locked out of any kind of social media, entertainment sites, etc. I mean Hell, my brother is a mechanic, and the laptops they use at work aren't allowed to have any of that stuff on them. Just parts portals, diagnostic tools,etc.
Yeah distracted driving is illegal in Vermont. My friend once literally got pulled over in VT for having an air freshener hanging from her rearview mirror and that constituting “distracted driving” because it obscured her view 🤦♂️
But cops in the US are functionally above the law.
The law in question: