Title is pretty much it, new-ish car has a blind spot monitoring system. Got told by a friend that his wife got booked by the police for $400 for not turning her head over the shoulder when changing lanes, she had relied on her cars blind spot monitoring sensor.
I’ve done some googling, but I can’t seem to find anything I can rely on.
What are the laws that surround this and can you get fined for using your cars blindspot monitoring system instead of turning your head over the shoulder?
I don't know if you're talking about the camera systems that show a live video screen of the side of the video, displayed through a small screen inside the car, But common sense tells you that if the screen isn't constantly on, you will need to indicate first before it activates, and thus you could be creating more issues with people than you think. By looking over your shoulder first, you get a feel for upcoming traffic, and whether it is appropriate to even be putting your indicators on at that moment in the first place.