RE: Texting and Driving
June 22, 2017 at 5:27 pm
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2017 at 5:28 pm by brewer.)
(June 22, 2017 at 12:31 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote: I text and drive but before y'all lynch me I have stipulations. I'm used to driving a standard so I don't use my right hand while driving an automatic. I have swype on my phone so I can swype what I want to say without looking at my phone. Yes I get typos but I either ignore it or wait till I get to a red light to fix it. I also text in stop and go traffic where I will text while stopped then hold my phone while I inch forward then stop moving and start texting again. I will also text via talk to text. I don't text in any form on streets I don't know well, any street that has a curve, or where I can't see ahead of me. Driving the hour to my mom's on a dead straight road with no other cars around I will text but again I'm holding the phone to where my eyes keep scanning the sides of the road for deer. The only times I've ever been in an 'accident' were both when I was at a complete stop waiting for the person in front of me to go (phone in the center console not being touched) and the person behind me slammed into me. The first time it just put a small dent in my bumper the second folded my tailgate in half and destroyed the front end of the Dodge Challenger. I say 'accident' like that cause I don't know if it is considered an accident if you aren't even moving. My only other driving vice is speeding but since I am very stubborn on the two second rule I never put myself close enough to the car in front of me to not be able to stop in time.
Thank you for your honesty. I'm sure that there are more here with your position that have chosen not to respond.
No offense, but I used to use very similar rationalizations/justifications while doing something else and driving. Never got pulled over or had an accident........ that I remember.
(June 22, 2017 at 1:30 pm)Losty Wrote:(June 22, 2017 at 12:08 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Pretty sure it must be illegal everywhere but it could hardly be more common here. Especially waiting for a light to change I have missed a chance to cross because idiots want to text until only they have time to cross. I have checked incoming texts while waiting for a light to change. No way am I going to send a text myself until I get where I'm going - though if I could mend the relationship with Siri I might try that. I tend to curse her out when she comes on when I'm trying to access an icon. Not sure if she is programmed to hold a grudge or not, but the map/directions lady seems to become a little exasperated when I deviate from her advice - the bitch.
My map guy is always shouting at me to make an immediate u-turn. Fuck you guy, those tickets are like $300
How does paper shout at you?
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
