do you use your phone while driving?

[Scotsman69]

Thankfully, it's illegal here. Truck, bus and taxi drivers get sacked for it. Others can lose their licenses.

Driving a ton or more of metal at up to 80mph is a serious business. Lives are at stake when drivers are distracted. By phone calls, for example.

Handheld?

Bluetooth?

Text?

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html

 

[VladHarkonnen]

I talk on it for as short a period of time as I can. I would never text on it though. That's fucking nuts.

 

[jmace1000]

Someone got arrested here a few years back for eating an apple. Part of me wants to drive down the M1 eating a plate of spaghetti just to get on one of those documentaries.

Skoda Drivers Do The Funniest Things.

The other day I was overtaken by a lorry-driver on a dual carriageway, who seemed to be driving a bit crazy. Later when I caught up with him a bit, it looked like he actually was reading a book while at the wheel. OK, I love my reading too, but that was just crazy. And I've seen people eating sandwiches while driving and allsorts.

Spaghetti ?! Can't do that even while stationary

 

[oggbashan]

Today in SE England a man was jailed for killing a young woman by crashing into her stationary car at over 70 mph while he was talking on his phone.

He was also uninsured, had no driving licence, and fled to Pakistan while on bail...

 

[zipman]

No to all three. If I am completely stuck in traffic, I may answer a call if it looks important.

I cannot believe that people actually text while driving. I would rather be on the road with someone who was drinking.

 

[jomar]

Yep - Bluetooth, steering wheel controls.

...

Ditto.

 

[Angeline]

No. Our car was totaled last year by a kid who a) ran a red light, b) was unlicensed and c) was on the phone. Luckily I was not with eagleyez who was driving cause the front passenger seat was destroyed. He was saved by the air bag but he's still having therapy for his neck.

Fortunately the owner of the car he was driving had good insurance.

I used to drive with the phone on speaker at times, but no more.

 

[Squibbs]

I use it to pick my teeth

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

Nope but I take incoming via bluetooth.

 

[doctor_insanus]

Nope. Nothing anyone could say on the phone is as important as staying safe on the road.