Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
1. yes. spiders. one landed on my wife while i was driving on the Beltline. she grabbed my hand OFF the wheel.
2. bees. my sister killed the bee, but still ran off the road. the bee was on the floor for the officer to see.
3. coffee. well, i do not drink coffee, but Cherry Coke does the same distraction.
so many others: small animals, BIG animals, carsick child, etc.
So in other words, all the other things which used to distract people while driving before cell phones.
I was rear ended years ago (I was in high school) by a girl who reached down at a traffic light to get a cookie out of a bag. She took her foot off the brake and rolled into my car.
I see plenty of distracted drivers and not all of them are on phones.
Saw this happen just the other day at High House/Cary Pkwy.
I've seen people reading, shaving, applying makeup, etc. There are many, many ways to drive while distracted.
Yep. Lol, one incident I’ll never forget was about a year or so go when I was behind someone at traffic light. The light turned green, but the woman in front of me was too busy looking in the mirror and putting on lipstick and making sure her face was still there. I hit the horn, at which point she proceeded to give me the ‘Danville howdy’ (aka middle finger) and took off like her ass was on fire. I was pissed and amused at the same time.
I’ve seen plenty of craziness here and elsewhere, but that one sticks out to me.
This last week, I saw a woman with an open book spread across her steering wheel.....blasting down 540. I'd venture to say that no less than 30-40% of drivers are holding and looking at their phones during my daily commute. Its widespread, commonly accepted as normal, and probably no less than half the people here do it daily.
This last week, I saw a woman with an open book spread across her steering wheel.....blasting down 540. I'd venture to say that no less than 30-40% of drivers are holding and looking at their phones during my daily commute. Its widespread, commonly accepted as normal, and probably no less than half the people here do it daily.
30-40%
I agree it's a problem, but that's an absurd exaggeration.
I've seen people reading, shaving, applying makeup, etc. There are many, many ways to drive while distracted.
Yep saw the makeup thing. Driver had the Driver Side visor mirror down, primping, while driving. Silliness. These folks need to wait for self driving cars, or ride the bus with their beloved “smartphone”, or pocket mirror in hand.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
