OK time to fess up --- do you disable Garmin Safe Mode

Yeah, I started this thread ... and am now thinking I want the guy behind me to have his GPS in the SAFE MODE.

Of course, I don't have to have mine in the safe mode ... but depending on someone's driving record, the guy behind me might want to have his GPS in the safe mode.

A few years ago there was a multiple-vehicle accident caused by one driver fumbling to put a new cassette into an in-dash cassette player.

Or, in the wonderful "Wizard of Id" comic strip (of many moons ago), Sir Rodney goes to the Wizard, and tells the Wizard that he saw a falling star while riding back to the castle last night. What does this portend?

The Wizard immediately tells him he's going to have an accident!

Sir Rodney asks how the Wizard can tell that from a falling star...

And the Wizard replies, "You're not keeping your eyes on the road!"

New technologies -- old problems.

Oh, mine have "safe mode" disabled. And I also have a number of other gadgets (ham radios) within arm's reach.

Happy new year!

Why is it that we need "safe mode" in the first place? Because we need "Mommy" telling us what to do since we can never do the right thing if it's not convenient.

I don't need "safe mode" to keep me from fiddling with something while driving.

I have however had to drive with my knees to reattach the suction cup to the window. (no there was no warning for that!)

Of course the safe mode was disabled during the initial set up. My wife is teaching me Italian so with my left hand holding the cell phone and the right waving frantically in the air, so that I can answer in Italian, how can I possibly poke at the gps? If I had another hand I could finish shaving or unfolding the morning newspaper.

disabled of course

Mine's off. Happy New Year!!!

I put the suction cup on the passenger window so i wont be tempted to touch it while driving, its so pretty though.

I got it to use when I driving not when I'm parked.

I am bad! I shut that puppy off from day one.

Yep me too I turn off safe mode. Cliff

The way I see it if there are people out there sending text messages while driving is using a GPS anymore dangerous? That being said, yes I did turn off the safe mode but I try to keep playing with it to a minimum unless stopped or using a POI for the next location. Does that make me dangerous??? Yeah probably so. But my road rage should be a much bigger concern to fellow motorist!

How else am I supposed to play MP3's and use the bluetooth while driving....

The unit is useless if I can't change it en route.

Does anybody keep it on!!!

I disable mine...

I don't have mine on safe mode. I cant stand it. Trying to find a Burger King....and it wants me to pull over?! Nope, not happening.

I disabled it on the first power up.

I ask someone else in the truck to enter a new destination.

Disabled on my 260. How else can you change your destination on the fly?

Never had it on to turn off unless it was the default when I purchased my newest Garmin

I think mine came enabled.

Can someone post steps to enable/disable it?

I can change it anytime I want.

I have Nuvi 260.

All I need is my seatbelt. follow the speed limit and that's safe mode enough for me. Oh yeah, I disable the unit.

I have my personal navigators...a Nuvi 750 and my lovely wife..however, when I am alone (rarely) it maybe only to the convienence store for coke, gas, etc. The rest of the time its longer trips around Dalas.

Color me DISABLED.

However I also find it very difficult to type in a new address while on the go... I just found my qwerty keyboard option a few days ago; we'll see if that helps.

Safe Mode is off on GPS and enabled on my wife

Anyone care to xplain how to turn on/off?

And when I go into the Ghetto, I put the bullets to my pistol in my trunk.

don't tell anyone.
Needed to so Kathy could enter things as we drove.
Looks like is stays off once it's off.

That is not the fault of the unit but a mistake by the user.

That is not the fault of the unit but a mistake by the user.

disabled here too.

Strongly Agree... I do the Same!!!

disabled...

Turned off first thing

Ever see a big truck swerve off the road and back on again? Yep, safe mode is off!

Safe mode off for me.I must have A.D.D. (On the phone, working the gps, eating lunch and oh yeah...driving

Tried it with my Mio but have it unlocked in both. Common sense which some people do not have should prevail!

YankeeRedneck:

You need to go as follows:

1.-Tools
2.-Settings
3.-Security
4.-Safe Mode (and then decide from off or on)

I disabled it immediately. I don't mess with the GPS much, other than to zoom in and out.

Disabled

yes I do turn off the safe mode from time to time. But I will add that fiddling with this device while driving is dangerous.

*Disabled*

Changing settings on the Nuvi ain't half as hard as trying to get your favorite 8-track untangled from the player without breaking the tape at 70mph!
Besides, it's better than having the navigator shove an open paper map the size of a newspaper in front of you while telling you she's got the wheel.

yea I do it all the time

All of mine are disabled.

I do it when I buy the GPS and take it out of the box for the first time!

but it is rare that I actually touch it while driving, and, when I have I am very careful about when and where I mess with it and ensure I am not near any traffic.

Abled

Disabled. Hey, sometimes you need to change routes, search for POI's etc. While I ask the wife to do that when she is with me, when I am alone I do it myself

I never knew there was a safe mode. I don't think mine was enabled by default anyway, then.

I do put it up under the rearview mirror though so I can poke at it and still see the road if I need to tweak it.

Hmm. a new function I haven't tried.

of course I do!