KP: you’ve just proven the point raised in a previous post. Of course these concerns couldn’t possibly apply to “you” because you’re a saleman or whatever and “you’re good at it”. “some seed fell on rock”. Let’s just say I hope you don’t ever hit a car I’m driving while you’re on your phone. It will become an instant suppository for you to ponder.
Nothing any scarier than a young girl (woman) driving down the road with a cell phone in one hand a cigarette in the other.
Younger woman think smoking is real cool and for sure the know cell phone conversation is real cool.
I see this often and just hope they do not kill or seriously mame someone. Parents should and can police this but refuse to!!!!
You know, you might see people talking on phones while driving as you drive past them on the road, but you don’t really get the full appreciation of distracted drivers until you’re at their mercy by biking on the roads with them. I’ve started biking to the office more often, and have noticed even on bike paths how pathetically and wholly distracted drivers are when they’re talking on cell phones. I have extremely bright (and expensive for that matter) LED lights on the front and back of my bike, and still, drivers on their phones don’t even see me. Technically you aren’t supposed to bike on the sidewalks here, but I do it anyway. Its quite dangerous otherwise. Spend a day on a short bike trip through town and I guarantee you’ll see that cell phone use really should be banned while driving.
You want something scarier JMA? How about a early twenty something girl driving 75+ miles per hour on a packed highway in rush hour with BOTH hands off the wheel while looking in the vanity mirror putting on make-up. How’s that for scary?
This is not the first study I have read that shows talking on a cell phone, (hands free or not) distracts the thought processes of the brain. However, I believe that the amount of distraction varies from person to person and that this is a skill that can be practiced and learned.
Wudchuck, when bicyclists aren’t paying attention, people don’t get killed.
You do make a good point though, that there are some cyclists that aren’t following the rules of the road, or managing their risk of injury in a common sense way. There’s a big difference around here between those cyclists that bike as a hobby or as regular transportation, and people that are pleasure riding or “new” bicycle commuters and aren’t yet aware of the bicycle rules of the road.
Ha! I doubt you’re so good at it, but why not put your money where your mouth is…how would you feel about a $10,000 liability deductible that would apply only if you were deemed to be at fault and cell phone use was a contributing factor?
Police in my state have begun to check on cell phone use whenever a teen driver is involved in a moving violation. If the teen was on the phone at the time of the incident, they have been known to pull their license for double the amount of time – usually from 90 days to six months longer. The word is beginning to get out to the local teen drivers. Of course if parents would lay down the law it would also help.
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KP: you’ve just proven the point raised in a previous post. Of course these concerns couldn’t possibly apply to “you” because you’re a saleman or whatever and “you’re good at it”. “some seed fell on rock”. Let’s just say I hope you don’t ever hit a car I’m driving while you’re on your phone. It will become an instant suppository for you to ponder.
Just down the street from my office, a girl ran over a bicyclist on the opposite side of the road while downloading a ringtone for her cell phone.
Nothing any scarier than a young girl (woman) driving down the road with a cell phone in one hand a cigarette in the other.
Younger woman think smoking is real cool and for sure the know cell phone conversation is real cool.
I see this often and just hope they do not kill or seriously mame someone. Parents should and can police this but refuse to!!!!
You know, you might see people talking on phones while driving as you drive past them on the road, but you don’t really get the full appreciation of distracted drivers until you’re at their mercy by biking on the roads with them. I’ve started biking to the office more often, and have noticed even on bike paths how pathetically and wholly distracted drivers are when they’re talking on cell phones. I have extremely bright (and expensive for that matter) LED lights on the front and back of my bike, and still, drivers on their phones don’t even see me. Technically you aren’t supposed to bike on the sidewalks here, but I do it anyway. Its quite dangerous otherwise. Spend a day on a short bike trip through town and I guarantee you’ll see that cell phone use really should be banned while driving.
You want something scarier JMA? How about a early twenty something girl driving 75+ miles per hour on a packed highway in rush hour with BOTH hands off the wheel while looking in the vanity mirror putting on make-up. How’s that for scary?
Just goes to show you the women can’t drive
This is not the first study I have read that shows talking on a cell phone, (hands free or not) distracts the thought processes of the brain. However, I believe that the amount of distraction varies from person to person and that this is a skill that can be practiced and learned.
Wudchuck, when bicyclists aren’t paying attention, people don’t get killed.
You do make a good point though, that there are some cyclists that aren’t following the rules of the road, or managing their risk of injury in a common sense way. There’s a big difference around here between those cyclists that bike as a hobby or as regular transportation, and people that are pleasure riding or “new” bicycle commuters and aren’t yet aware of the bicycle rules of the road.
Ha! I doubt you’re so good at it, but why not put your money where your mouth is…how would you feel about a $10,000 liability deductible that would apply only if you were deemed to be at fault and cell phone use was a contributing factor?
Police in my state have begun to check on cell phone use whenever a teen driver is involved in a moving violation. If the teen was on the phone at the time of the incident, they have been known to pull their license for double the amount of time – usually from 90 days to six months longer. The word is beginning to get out to the local teen drivers. Of course if parents would lay down the law it would also help.