Cellphone Drivers
You know what really ticks me off? Those idiot drivers yapping on their cell phones. I mean c’mon! Do we really need to be speaking to people ALL the time? You’re driving a freaking machine encased in steel, ripping down the highway at deadly speed, but you’re still intent on dialing, texting, emailing, chatting, uploading.
You can tell who they are. They drive 20 miles below the posted speed limit, usually in the fast lane. They exit at the last minute, generally cutting others off. They don’t use hands free devices, and you can typically spot them through the back window, because their heads have a hand attached to them.
Can we take these people off the road? Put a law in place, like other states, that gives tickets to those who are (not really) driving their cars. When I eat a meal, I focus on the food. When I’m at work, I focus on the work. When I’m talking to someone else on the phone, they have my undivided attention. And when I’m driving, I become one with the machine that surrounds me.
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October 12, 2007 at 8:21 pm
You know what’s even worse? The ones who are trying to pull out into traffic while talking on the phone! What is so hard about saying, “Hey, let me call you back because I am trying to pull across 2 or more lanes of traffic.” Ridiculous. I feel your pain.
October 12, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Let’s not forget the ones who slow down in front of you, wanting to turn off the road, but can’t signal because they’re on the phone. Those people simply need to be rear-ended.
October 13, 2007 at 8:25 pm
This is so true. People on cell phones drive slow and don’t notice all the dangers around them. My friend was hit by someone on their cell phone.
October 14, 2007 at 7:02 am
There was one time I was coming home, driving on a two-lane road, and BOTH lanes were occupied by cars driving 60 in an 80 (kms)…one guy in a Porsche and another in a Honda…and they were side by side and I was quite pissed off. Eventually, the Porsche slowed down enough for me to cut him off, and he was on his friggin’ phone. I pull up alongside the Honda, and the friggin’ woman is on HER phone too!
I was so mad, I blasted my horn and gave her the finger and cut her off and deliberately braked.
Seriously, it’s one thing to drive slow on the SLOW lane, but driving on the fast lane no faster than the car beside you while on your phone deserves getting run off the road.
October 14, 2007 at 9:44 am
You probably haven’t seen a motorbike rider talk on the phone. We see them in India these days. Cell held between ear and shoulder (imagine that!), and the bike speed very low… you can well estimate the traffic picture!