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Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - Gone in 60 - 05-21-2020
Hi all,
I'm sure that many of us have noticed that, with so many people huddling at home, food deliveries from GrubHub, Uber Eats, etc have increased dramatically.
All of this means several more distracted drivers on the road with eyes glued to phone screens following GPS directions to unfamiliar addresses. They aren't professional drivers, and they are in a hurry to get where they're going before the food gets cold.
This is a road hazard we all need to watch out for. I've become more attenuated to drivers slowing down and speeding up, swerving, hands poking at dash-mounted phones, and making all manner of visual actions to indicate that they are concentrating more on what their phone is showing than what their windshield is showing.
Getting off of the freeway near my office this morning, I was following a car at a safe distance. As the single-lane ramp opened up to a two-lane street, the car went to the right lane, so I went to the left lane. I was in a passing position, but saw the car brake for no obvious reason mid-block, and saw a hand go up to the phone on the dash. I backed off, and sure enough, the car dove to the left in front of me, and went into a left turn lane for an IKEA store that has been shuttered since March.
As I passed the car, now stopped to my left, I looked into the window, and saw several brown bags stapled shut in the back seat. Just as I figured, food delivery in an unfamiliar neighborhood. The guy's phone probably barked "turn left", but he dove over a block too early. As I passed, he gave me a startled look, realizing that he didn't know I was there when he dove over.
Be careful and watch for these guys! There are a lot more of them out there.
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - Obleo - 05-22-2020
I whole heartedly agree, distracted drivers are the bane of my existence .With my accident three weeks ago by a 18 year old in a mustang. As I await my replacement parts , I admit i’am having ptsd moments. Each day that goes by without riding not sure I will be able to get back in the saddle again.Friends and family are discouraging me not to return to riding .Only time will tell.
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - Gone in 60 - 05-22-2020
18 year old in a Mustang is an accident waiting to happen, and I'm sorry you were the accident!
Sold my Mustang to an 18 year old five years ago. It didn't last six months, based on the salvage paperwork that was sent to me.
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - peterbaron - 05-22-2020
Yesterday, ONE (1) minute monitoring one way street with stop sign:
* one cleared it with 25 km/h
* 2 others did not stop/10 kmh
* 1 wrong entry
* further down, different street with 60 km/h limit, one idiot flew by with 100+ km/h
....were are we heading to????
Luckily, I was just watching...
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - LongRanger_imp - 05-22-2020
Traffic laws don't apply to everyone.
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - Gone in 60 - 05-22-2020
I think the current situation is starting to make people go buggy. A few days ago, there was a guy in a Dodge 4x4 with windows down and music blaring blatantly cutting people off in traffic and looking back, like he just wanted an excuse to get into a fight with someone. Cut me off in my Fiesta, and when I didn't react, he sped away.
I've been getting cut off, tailgated, and have had to go 80 on the local freeways to avoid getting run over.
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - the Ferret - 05-22-2020
148 in a 65?
https://norwalkreflector.com/news/245788/the-autobahn-in-ohio-highway-patrol-sees-spike-in-100-mph-speeding-tickets/
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - peterbaron - 05-22-2020
(05-22-2020, 04:07 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: 148 in a 65?
https://norwalkreflector.com/news/245788/the-autobahn-in-ohio-highway-patrol-sees-spike-in-100-mph-speeding-tickets/
148 mph, that's all???
Here are our champions:
#1
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/burlington-qew-stunt-driving-308-1.5564486
#2
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/speed-racing-ontario-opp-highway-1.5067268
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - the Ferret - 05-22-2020
First one 191 mph
second two 136 mph.
RE: Coronavirus Riding Hazard - Food delivery drivers - Gone in 60 - 05-22-2020
We have the big electronic signs over the freeways every several miles. Recently they've been saying things like:
WASH YOUR HANDS - STOP COVID-19
YOUR ACTIONS CAN SAVE LIVES - STOP COVID
STAY AT HOME - SAVE LIVES
Recently, they've been saying, with very futile results:
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, PLEASE DON'T SPEED