Hands free driving legislation
- Thread starter VanIsle
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The problem right now is cell phones. Maybe they could combine it with the law about smoking in the car when children are with you.
I once read a list of things other than alcohol that impaired your driving. One of the worst things was eating a Big Mac while driving.
Yeah, the Big Mac would make you puke and then render you unconscious.
Glad to see you around, juan. Come up with some recipes for hands free burgers..
:lol:
I guess the idea was that a person driving a vehicle while trying to keep from drizzling special sauce and pickles and onions down his/her shirt front might be somewhat impaired.
Why? He was driving with undue care and attention and could easily have been charged with that if seen by a cop. The law is pretty clear. It's just not enforced.
I think we have all been used to driving with someone in the car talking to us and vice versa as well as things like listening to the radio. Cell phones are different. You have to listen intently to the person on the other end of the phone and so many people conduct so much business via cell phones that they are far more interested in the conversation than they are in what's in front of them or around them. I watched a man drive up to a stop sign. His cell was basically glued to his ear. He stopped as he should have but then pulled out - like he shouldn't have. He was oblivious to traffic. He obeyed the traffic control device but missed on coming traffic completely. Robot effect. You see it happen all the time. Now that the legislation is out there (or will be), being caught may mean a black mark on one's driver's licence and that would put a dent in the number or at least the length of the calls. People are rude with their phones anyway. Personally, I don't care to share my entire conversation with the caller and anyone in a store or elsewhere that can hear me. I also don't want to "share" calls other callers are making.
Those are tasty, ty.
Hands free driving legislation: "Look ma! No hands!"
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A Big Mac isn't so bad, a Peanut Buster Parfait is tough, because it pretty much takes both hands.
Do you recall the generous days when, with one bump, you'd have two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions spew out onto your lap while you're clinging to a sesame seed bun and veering all over the road going : "Holy crow!"
*wolf takes breath*
Reality is.....
Whether it is a parent screaming at their kids in the back seat or a businessman thinking about how to close a big deal while driving to the customer it all comes down to concentration on the road..
In a perfect world we would not have accidents but then again we would not need insurance.
People need to set limits within themselves as to not text while driving. This is crazy and should not be done. And any time you can pull over to talk is always best.
I always ask who ever it was to send me details via email as I never take down information while on the road. In any case it does not bother me as I use a bluetooth device and endeavour not to text / email while on the road. My attention is focused on the road when I am driving an not on a conversation. I have had people ask me why I stopped talking on my Cell and I said "sorry I am on the road and need to pay 100% attention right now". I have yet to get someone mad at me for asking them to wait. No driver ever gives 100% attention to the road as there is always something else on our minds but I give all I can to the road and that is important.
Whether it is a parent screaming at their kids in the back seat or a businessman thinking about how to close a big deal while driving to the customer it all comes down to concentration on the road..
In a perfect world we would not have accidents but then again we would not need insurance.
People need to set limits within themselves as to not text while driving. This is crazy and should not be done. And any time you can pull over to talk is always best.
I always ask who ever it was to send me details via email as I never take down information while on the road. In any case it does not bother me as I use a bluetooth device and endeavour not to text / email while on the road. My attention is focused on the road when I am driving an not on a conversation. I have had people ask me why I stopped talking on my Cell and I said "sorry I am on the road and need to pay 100% attention right now". I have yet to get someone mad at me for asking them to wait. No driver ever gives 100% attention to the road as there is always something else on our minds but I give all I can to the road and that is important.
I think what you meant to write was "driving without due care and attention", and no, it is not that clear.