3CATSAILOR
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Has anyone noticed there are more and more reports about people who just drive off the road and then get in to an accident? Just a few years ago, I didn't hear about this type of thing as we do now.
I think maybe the numbers have not changed so much as shifted. As DUI offroads have decreased, cell phone ones have increased. So the 2ams have gone down while the 2pms have increased.
Indeed. I'm getting tired of seeing cars weaving and bobbing from drivers that look up, then down, then up again.
Every time I look in the rear-view mirror, stopped at a red light, I see heads down. To get their attention, I put 'er in reverse and wait for the reaction. "Yeah, but don't forget to take it out of reverse :blah: :blah:"
Well
It's hilarious to see the wide-eyed "OH SH*T!" expressions; sometimes I see them jump like they just got goosed, when they look up from their laps/phones.I'm gonna try this.
It's hilarious to see the wide-eyed "OH SH*T!" expressions; sometimes I see them jump like they just got goosed, when they look up from their laps/phones.
ThanyouThanyou.....please tip your waitress.....I'll be here.....well, til I'm not.....That's a real knee slapper!
If I may ...
We need big, visible, and easily readable road signage that says, "Stay within the lines. The lines are our friends".
Ricky Van SheltonYeah, they even made a Country Music song about keeping it between the lines.
I'd bet money on it and I'm not a gambler.I know of several bad accidents in the last few months on Piney Point Rd alone...where the vehicles seemingly just drove off a perfectly straight stretch of road in broad daylight and collided with large trees after leaving it. Gotta be cell-phone related.
My life, and life in general, is no more interesting or important post-cell phone than it was pre-cell-phone...I have a Tracfone for emergencies and occasional calls/texts. It's on maybe 5 - 6 minutes a week. I just do not understand what there is that folks believe they need to be connected 24/7.
I'm not anti-technology, have 3 desktops, 2 laptops and 2 tablets on the home network. I do a lot of research and writing for my own edification. My wife does the same to look up information useful to her job. I just see no need to have the world at my fingertips all the time. Any long distance conversations I need to have can wait until I'm home and can use the landline.
Cell phones.