08-29-2016, 12:37 AM
08-29-2016, 12:57 AM
At first I was like, "so what, they're at a red light" but then she goes bopping past him in his lane. Wowzers. I had a crazy woman do this to me on the highway in the HOV lane. She passed me in the shoulder and then tried to occupy the lane along side me. People are nuts.
08-29-2016, 01:01 AM
yep big problem everywhere. Illegal to do in Ohio as well and I see people doing it all the time. The other day I saw a lady driving with her eyes closed while she sprayed her hair with hair spray, 2 or 3 big circles around her head. I thought really lady? Beside not being able to see where you are going, you are spraying that sticky stuff all over the interior of your car?
08-29-2016, 01:17 AM
(08-29-2016, 01:01 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]yep big problem everywhere. Illegal to do in Ohio as well and I see people doing it all the time. The other day I saw a lady driving with her eyes closed while she sprayed her hair with hair spray, 2 or 3 big circles around her head. I thought really lady? Beside not being able to see where you are going, you are spraying that sticky stuff all over the interior of your car?
It's illegal here too, even when stopped at a traffic light, but the violations have become an epidemic.
Much of the human race has lost what little common sense it ever had!
08-29-2016, 01:42 AM
Phones are a big part of this problem, but it's not the phone; it's the driver. Drivers make a choice to engage in distracting activity and when the police see that manifest itself with erratic driving, they should charge the person and the penalty should be equivalent to driving while intoxicated.
08-29-2016, 01:59 AM
(08-29-2016, 01:42 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Phones are a big part of this problem, but it's not the phone; it's the driver. Drivers make a choice to engage in distracting activity and when the police see that manifest itself with erratic driving, they should charge the person and the penalty should be equivalent to driving while intoxicated.
I agree with that
08-29-2016, 02:00 AM
A few weeks ago a young dude in traffic next to me on the freeway was texting. I hit my horn to get his attention. When he looked up, I yelled "put down that phone!" He flipped me off.
A week later I was following a gal in a convertible on the roads near my home. She was driving erratically, and I noticed she was texting. I hit my horn and waved her over. She pulled onto the shoulder and as pulled alongside her, I asked her to kindly put down her phone while she was driving, because it's dangerous. She flipped me off too.
I've sent several e-mails to the Public Relations Officer at the local Sheriff's office asking them to contact me about this, but they've failed to do so.
Until this summer, DUI was a misdemeanor in Colorado. We've had many, many cases of multiple DUI offenders getting back behind the wheel and killing people. Once the law was changed and DUI became a felony, there was no agreement on mandatory sentencing, so while it's now a felony, there is no mandatory prison time. Just a slap on the hand.
A week later I was following a gal in a convertible on the roads near my home. She was driving erratically, and I noticed she was texting. I hit my horn and waved her over. She pulled onto the shoulder and as pulled alongside her, I asked her to kindly put down her phone while she was driving, because it's dangerous. She flipped me off too.
I've sent several e-mails to the Public Relations Officer at the local Sheriff's office asking them to contact me about this, but they've failed to do so.
Until this summer, DUI was a misdemeanor in Colorado. We've had many, many cases of multiple DUI offenders getting back behind the wheel and killing people. Once the law was changed and DUI became a felony, there was no agreement on mandatory sentencing, so while it's now a felony, there is no mandatory prison time. Just a slap on the hand.
08-29-2016, 02:32 AM
Yes, unless you're wearing a badge and a gun, that's all you're going to get from the "it's all about me and my little world" public.
08-29-2016, 05:16 AM
(08-29-2016, 02:00 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: [ -> ]A few weeks ago a young dude in traffic next to me on the freeway was texting. I hit my horn to get his attention. When he looked up, I yelled "put down that phone!" He flipped me off.
A week later I was following a gal in a convertible on the roads near my home. She was driving erratically, and I noticed she was texting. I hit my horn and waved her over. She pulled onto the shoulder and as pulled alongside her, I asked her to kindly put down her phone while she was driving, because it's dangerous. She flipped me off too.
I've sent several e-mails to the Public Relations Officer at the local Sheriff's office asking them to contact me about this, but they've failed to do so.
Until this summer, DUI was a misdemeanor in Colorado. We've had many, many cases of multiple DUI offenders getting back behind the wheel and killing people. Once the law was changed and DUI became a felony, there was no agreement on mandatory sentencing, so while it's now a felony, there is no mandatory prison time. Just a slap on the hand.
So you've been dodging lots of birds lately.
08-29-2016, 08:08 AM
I read somewhere that texting while driving is far more dangerous then driving under the influence, on average. Makes sense to me because in theory someone driving under the influence (and not texting) is still looking at the road. I just don't get it. Sure, sometimes I get the urge to look at the phone while driving a car and the darn thing chirps with a new email or text, but have learned to resist the temptation. It's incredible how many people you see staring at their phones while driving. Driverless cars, PLEASE COME SOON at least for those who couldn't be bothered to actually drive.