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Motorist with 'pizza-sized' Starlink dish fixed to the HOOD of his car is pulled over and ticketed by stunned officers in California
Daily Mail.com ^ | July 3, 2021 | Matt McNulty

Posted on 07/03/2021 12:58:35 PM PDT by Teotwawki

A Toyota Prius driver who affixed a Starlink dish in the middle of his car's hood was ticketed by the California Highway Patrol on Friday.

'Sir I stopped you today for that visual obstruction on your hood. Does it not block your view while driving?' the officer asked, according to a post on CHP Antelope Valley’s Facebook page.

'Only when I make right turns...' the driver cheekily replied.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dish; hood
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1 posted on 07/03/2021 12:58:35 PM PDT by Teotwawki
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If the antenna could be incorporated into the body of the car, it would be useful.


2 posted on 07/03/2021 1:05:15 PM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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3 posted on 07/03/2021 1:05:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Teotwawki

Height restrictions probably forced him to put it on the hood of his car, instead of his roof.


4 posted on 07/03/2021 1:06:05 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Just because I coughed on you does not mean that I have covid. It means that we have covid. )
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He should have just mounted it on the roof like you are supposed to


5 posted on 07/03/2021 1:06:58 PM PDT by algore
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To: Teotwawki

Heck, there goes my plan to install a 13M Earth Station Antenna on the hood of my Ford Ranger.


6 posted on 07/03/2021 1:07:22 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
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To: jmcenanly

I don’t know why he couldn’t lay it flat on the roof. Does it need to move left and right?


7 posted on 07/03/2021 1:07:26 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Just because I coughed on you does not mean that I have covid. It means that we have covid. )
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To: Teotwawki

Gotta watch that porn. You might miss how it ends.


8 posted on 07/03/2021 1:07:45 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Jonty30

Tractor trailers are still higher than that dish would mounted to the roof.


9 posted on 07/03/2021 1:08:37 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Having a small trailer would work as well. He probably could have gotten one for about the cost of the fine.


10 posted on 07/03/2021 1:10:46 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Just because I coughed on you does not mean that I have covid. It means that we have covid. )
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To: Organic Panic

“You might miss how it ends.”

Pretty sure it all ends the same way. I could be wrong, as I haven’t seen quite all of it yet.


11 posted on 07/03/2021 1:13:15 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Teotwawki

OK, this is funny. But, I honestly didn’t know that there are going to be so many Starlink satellites that you wouldn’t need a gimbled receiver on a mobile application. That’s pretty amazing.

We have a KVH system for our boat. The capital cost is steep and the monthly service is even steeper. If Starlink will be a reasonable alternative, that would be great.


12 posted on 07/03/2021 1:14:33 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: Gen.Blather

Best get cracking, then.


13 posted on 07/03/2021 1:15:40 PM PDT by Noumenon (The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
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To: Teotwawki

Have it fold down while you are driving.

Do you really need it while you are driving?


14 posted on 07/03/2021 1:17:00 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Organic Panic

I think they just keep stopping every 30 seconds and changing positions.


15 posted on 07/03/2021 1:19:08 PM PDT by DannyTN
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Clear example of the benefits of government-controlled education...


16 posted on 07/03/2021 1:23:50 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: BenLurkin

My house air conditioner doesn’t block my view at all.


17 posted on 07/03/2021 1:23:59 PM PDT by Track9 (Dealing with democrats is like living without toilet paper. )
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how else can a Priaps driver keep up on social masturbation sites?


18 posted on 07/03/2021 1:24:47 PM PDT by doorgunner69 ("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
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‘Only when I make right turns...’ the driver cheekily replied.

Liberal Prius owner with that RIGHT turn comment.


19 posted on 07/03/2021 1:30:06 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: BenLurkin

Next time I order pizza, I’ll just ask for “Starlink dish” sized.


20 posted on 07/03/2021 1:31:45 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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