I'm going to start carrying a big freakin' shovel...
#11
10-09-2009, 11:42 PM
I find a complete lack of speed control to be more of an issue with the cell phone holders.
1) Dial or answer --> slow down 2) Realize you're going slowly and people are passing you --> floor it 3) Realize you're speeding --> slow down 4) Get involved in your conversation --> slow down more Repeat steps 2 through 4 until the call has ended and then swerve out of your lane while trying to put the phone back wherever you keep it.
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#12
10-09-2009, 11:57 PM
Here is what i do....everytime i see a 4-wheeler yackin away on a cell and passing me with one hand on the wheel (maybe) i give them a few blows with my horn. if i see someone passing me and texting AND i see them looking down, i really lay on the horn. love it when they pass me and they have their windows down. screw em.
#13
10-10-2009, 01:45 AM
As an emergency medical technician, people talking/ texting while driving helps keep me working.
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#16
10-10-2009, 06:16 AM
Here is what i do....everytime i see a 4-wheeler yackin away on a cell and passing me with one hand on the wheel (maybe) i give them a few blows with my horn. if i see someone passing me and texting AND i see them looking down, i really lay on the horn. love it when they pass me and they have their windows down. screw em.
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#17
10-11-2009, 05:32 AM
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 I am calm...takes a lot to get me "excited"!! The problem that I have noticed, and well some of you here may be 11' tall, have xray vision and swear to not have ever seen what I am referring to...or are bs'ing in your own defense.... The simple fact is....anyone who holds their cell hone in their left hand while driving... is a "jackass" and a stupid one to boot. Unless the cretin holding the cellphone in their left hand makes an "actual effort" to turn their head, simultaneously banging their elbow into the window to "actually look"....they cannot see jack****. The dip**** Fedex driver certainly didn't.....but then again...he didn't bother with turn signals either... There have been others as well lately. Do I make phone-calls? :lol2: Oh, something else that pisses me off..... the jackasses at "Covenant" won't answer the phone.....they use a "recorder"..... to record your complaints......impressive huh? I have come to find out...actually quite a while back....if any driver near you in any direction is on their phone....beware. If its held in their left hand.....BEWARE!! Beyond that....my points, which could be argued until pigs fly, and a new breed of chickens is developed with lips.... is even though it is generally hazardous to even use a cellphone while driving.....its even more so when held in your hand...and even more so in the left hand..... but a bluetooth or wired headset or speaker phone has an additionally margin of safety......... VITO also hit the nail square on the head!! I know some of us are perfect.....some more than others....:micro::lol2:
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#18
10-11-2009, 06:21 AM
The simple fact is....anyone who holds their cell hone in their left hand while driving... is a "jackass" and a stupid one to boot. Unless the cretin holding the cellphone in their left hand makes an "actual effort" to turn their head, simultaneously banging their elbow into the window to "actually look"....they cannot see jack****.
If someone is banging their elbow against the window to look at their mirror, they either have their seat pushed up too far, or are in some sort of neck brace preventing them from turning their head without moving their body. Whether or not driving while talking on the phone is dangerous is something else altogether. But your "left arm" theory just doesn't hold water. BTW, if I hold my phone in my right hand while I drive, does that mean I'm a safe driver? :lol:
#19
10-11-2009, 06:32 AM
That just means you can't see your right mirror.:lol:
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#20
10-11-2009, 06:40 AM
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Once again, I disagree. I can hold my phone in my hand and turn my head both left and right without moving my arms at all. In fact, I just tested this theory, and you can too. Put your elbow on the arm rest thingy that is by your driver's side door, and lean your left ear on your hand. Now turn your head without moving your elbow from that stationary position. Can you see your mirror? I know I can, as it barely takes any head movement whatsoever to see my mirror (turning my head 10 degrees, at most).
If someone is banging their elbow against the window to look at their mirror, they either have their seat pushed up too far, or are in some sort of neck brace preventing them from turning their head without moving their body. Whether or not driving while talking on the phone is dangerous is something else altogether. But your "left arm" theory just doesn't hold water.
BTW, if I hold my phone in my right hand while I drive, does that mean I'm a safe driver? :lol:
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