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RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - flynrider - 10-14-2016
(10-14-2016, 04:49 AM)AzBob_imp Wrote: I don't care if they're on the phone looking out the windshield, what I care about is the people with their heads buried in their laps staring at their phones. Invariably, they wander into my lane or another lane, over brake, under brake, or just generally cause a nuisance. If there is someone in the lane next to me with their head buried, I will usually honk to wake them up to reality.
In my state, we don't have a specific law for texting. If they are driving like crap, the officer can just give them a reckless driving ticket, which is very costly and a ton of points on their license. I've never seen or heard of anyone pulled over primarily for messing with their phone though.
I've been doing this on the local freeways for about a year. A good blast on the horn, and when they look over, I point down the road where they should have been looking. Surprisingly, most people seem embarrassed at being caught "driving blind" and I don't usually get negative reactions. They seem to realize that they were doing something really stupid at 75mph.
RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - uscgmac_imp - 10-14-2016
If I see them doing it in traffic and end up coming to a stop light with them I reach over and tap on their window. If they roll it down I kindly ask them to put down the ##%&×/# phone!! If I'm on the highway I'll just lay on the horn and point at them. Funny how they won't look at you, just coward away like you can't see them anymore, lol.
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RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - Cormanus - 10-14-2016
In Australia is is illegal for a driver to use a phone in a car except when it is connected to a hands free kit. I've never checked to see what that means—for example if you had a Bluetooth earpiece or headphones plugged in, would it qualify? Police blitz it every now and again, but texting drivers are not an uncommon site.
The penalties are not as stiff as for DUI, but I agree that they should be as the issue the law ought to seek to address is essentially the same: failure to operate a potentially lethal bit of machinery while knowingly not being competent to do so.
Enlist the help of a big organization and get lobbying as hard as you can. As redbirds said somewhere, encourage governments to use it as a revenue raiser to help wipe out deficits and build schools. It's good to get idiots to fund public works.
Fighting back against texting cagers? - Elipten_imp - 10-14-2016
When no texting was enacted here in San Antonio, the police rode on buses photographing people and ticketed them. In reality the majority are doing it and there is no hope with out technology to block texting. Hands free calling does not worry me but the darn texting is very dangerous. Wish I had my 00 license.
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RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - TINK_imp - 10-14-2016
AIR HORN ! ! !
RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - Randy B - 10-14-2016
Fighting back against texting cagers? - Elipten_imp - 10-15-2016
Good lord that is the coolest! Size is a bit of an issue
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RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - Rebel73_imp - 10-15-2016
Heck yeah! Train horn those bastards! Lol. A bit impractical but cool nonetheless.
Fighting back against texting cagers? - Elipten_imp - 10-15-2016
Just need to apply some miniaturization technology and you could sell thousands
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RE: Fighting back against texting cagers? - Carguy1959_imp - 10-15-2016
Train horn someone doing 70+ on the hwy with their face down would probably cause them to swerve and wreck. Just make sure you can get past, then blast the f%#! Out of them. I thought about putting some air horns inside my windjammer. I could perforate the spot next to my turn signals.
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