Get Your Head Out Of Your Phone And Pay Attention To What You're Doing!
No more Mr. Nice Guy, here. I will not tolerate one more imbecile ambling along in a traffic aisle of the parking lot, moving at a snail's pace, all attention focused on the phone, totally oblivious to anything else.
You will receive the benefit of a full prolonged blast of my horn as I slow almost to a full stop immediately behind you. No polite little "beep," in keeping with my decreasing ability to tolerate crap.
I truly believe that cell phones are by far, the number one instrument of inconsiderate behavior today.
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September 15, 2017, 05:16 PM
ZSMICHAEL
In many states that is against the law. In one of the nicer Chicago suburbs they had a cop in street clothes watching for people texting and talking on their phones. The tickets were over a hundred bucks. The village made some easy money. I guess Florida still allows this unsafe practice.
September 15, 2017, 05:27 PM
GWbiker
Pima county in Arizona signed into law a handheld Cellphone while driving ban on June 1, this year with a 60 day "grace period" during which time Police would hand out just a warning.
In most of the county, it's a primary offense thus a hefty ticket but in Tucson the "snowflakes" insisted on a "secondary offense" ticket which makes it nearly unenforceable.
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September 15, 2017, 05:48 PM
bronicabill
I have a "smart phone" and use it daily, but I also totally despise the things for exactly the reasons you cited, V-Tail!!!
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September 15, 2017, 05:58 PM
jehzsa
quote:
a full prolonged blast of my horn
Train horn?
Deservedly so.
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September 15, 2017, 07:29 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL: In many states that is against the law. In one of the nicer Chicago suburbs they had a cop in street clothes watching for people texting and talking on their phones. The tickets were over a hundred bucks. The village made some easy money. I guess Florida still allows this unsafe practice.
I'm pretty sure that Florida law prohibits texting while driving. I'm talking about people walking -- well, what they're doing is not really walking, but whatever it is, they are on their own two feet. Totally unaware of anything except the world that exists in the phone.
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September 15, 2017, 07:49 PM
henryaz
I recently saw here in another thread the phone referred to as the "head down display".
September 15, 2017, 08:15 PM
ZSMICHAEL
quote:
I'm pretty sure that Florida law prohibits texting while driving. I'm talking about people walking -- well, what they're doing is not really walking, but whatever it is, they are on their own two feet. Totally unaware of anything except the world that exists in the phone.
In the major metro areas, the local thugs have perfected the head slap from behind and can almost catch the phone in midair.
September 15, 2017, 08:39 PM
Mars_Attacks
I so badly want a train horn.
I have on dash cam video of me blasting an inconsiderate cow stuffing her face through a green light.
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September 15, 2017, 08:39 PM
Fredward
Suburban. Push bumper. Bad brakes. Problem solved.
Do you have those? Are they really, REALLY, loud? Worth buying?
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September 16, 2017, 08:37 AM
mcrimm
Here's more good news..............apparently the new iPhone will allow one to text and talk at the same time.
Prizes will be awarded to those demonstrating the ability to also chew gum and walk while texting and talking.
Mike
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September 16, 2017, 08:44 AM
MooneyP226
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
quote:
Originally posted by Prefontaine: Thank me later....
Do you have those? Are they really, REALLY, loud? Worth buying?
I've used quite a few Hella products over the years and if anything I have found their claims understated. They have very good products.
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September 16, 2017, 11:58 AM
Orguss
There was an attempt to make a texting app that utilized video from the phone's camera so the texter could see where he/she was walking while also texting. It never caught on.
There are a lot of people who can't seem to multitask while using their cellphone. I make a habit of holding my phone up so I can watch where I'm walking and always look around when I come to an intersection.
I had the strange fortune of walking several blocks behind a guy who obviously gave zero fucks about distracted walkers. He was a husky guy but smaller than me. He wouldn't deviate from his course and would shoulder check men and women who weren't getting out of his way. It was strangely satisfying to watch and, needless to say, I had a much easier time of walking with him bulldozing his way through crowds in front of me.
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September 16, 2017, 12:35 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Humans cannot generally multi task. This is a fallacy. Texting and walking safely just do not go together. Granted some people are better at these things than others. They have superior motor skills and drive for NASCAR.
Criminals use distraction all the time to take advantage. Situational awareness is greatly diminished. Besides too much texting leads to cervical issues down the line.
September 16, 2017, 01:26 PM
billr
quote:
Originally posted by Prefontaine: Thank me later....
