Please Beware: Lots of people are driving & reading cell phones & not paying attention to the road.

[Stuart G]

Please Beware: Lots of people are driving reading their cell phones & not paying attention to the road.
We need to be totally aware of these people. They cause accidents and are in accidents.

If someone is on a phone or reading a computer phone or texting or looking at a text message......just stay away from
that car....The driver is driving as if he/she wants an accident.

JUST STAY AS FAR FROM THAT CAR AS YOU CAN, SO YOU WON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THAT FOOLISH PERSON

I have seen many people do this, and this is VERY VERY DANGEROUS.
...................DRIVING A CAR TAKES FULL CONCERTRATION ALL THE TIME......LOTS OF THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE
...................DRIVING A CAR...PAY ATTENTION TO THE VIEW AHEAD OF YOU, ON YOUR SIDES, AND BEHIND YOU...........

...................NOT YOUR CELL PHONE....NOT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME...IF YOU NEED TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT CALL,
...................JUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE THE CALL SAFELY..

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Worth a honk when you see them.

It gets their attention for a moment.

They are endangering everyone around them, even if they don't realize it. If they realize it and do it anyway, they're an asshole and deserve repeated honks. And a hefty fine.

[Stuart G]

2. THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMENT ON THIS DISCUSSION. YOUR COMMENT IS IMPORTANT!!!!

[Ocelot II]

3. In my state you can only use your phone hands-free.

You can use your cell phone to make calls, text, listen to music or podcasts and get directions, but only by voice commands or single-touch activation without holding the phone. You can't hold your phone in your hand or use your phone for video calling, video live-streaming, looking at video or photos stored on the phone, using non-navigation apps, reading texts and scrolling or typing on the phone. Not that anybody pays any attention to this, but if you have an accident or get busted for some other traffic offense they can fine you for this, too.

[Arger68]

4. Driving down the freeway I see so many

people driving along with their phone in front of them on the steering wheel. It makes me so mad I want to roll the window down and throw my beer at 'em!!

Seriously though, it's unbelievable how many are doing it.

[Stuart G]

5. Yes, it is "unbelievable" how many are doing. Not one or two....but as you said: "many."

[malaise]

7. Same here

It’s crazy

[Delphinus]

22. Off topic,

and you may have talked elsewhere, but you made it through Beryl OK?

[malaise]

24. Yes thanks

Our neighborhood had very little damage but several parts of the island have been devastated. People have no water or power and more than a few have severe property damage.

[multigraincracker]

6. Had to yell at a cop

for driving his cop car while talking on a cell phone.

[quakerboy]

20. You are lucky you didnt get a ticket

They dont much care for being challenged, usually

[MagickMuffin]

8. It is a very serious issue

KTCU The Choice radio station runs ads warning of the dangers of using your phone while driving. They have various ad campaigns aimed at reducing the number of accidents caused by distractions.

If I see someone driving erratic and they’re on their phone I tend to pass them up just in case they’re in a wreck they’ll be behind me and not ahead of me which could involve me in their carnage.

[John Farmer]

9. Multitasking

is giving only a portion of your attention to each task.

Some tasks require your full attention.

[shrike3]

10. Someone t-boned my husband a while back.

Fortunately, driver wasn't going very fast. Husband was all right and we were able to get the truck fixed.

[flvegan]

11. Good time to remind folks that having a dashcam is a great idea.

As reflected by the OP, lots of distracted folks out there. Best to have evidence of any accident you may find yourselves in. People at fault in an accident will often lie to the police, which may get backed up by their passengers. Or, they may just take off.

If you don't believe me, head on over to YouTube and check out the many channels devoted to car crash videos.

A decent dashcam can be had for well under $100. Forward facing cams are very easy to install and operate, no tools required.

[NNadir]

12. I believe this is the reason my car was totaled when a young woman ran a stop sign without even slowing.

Fortunately for me, all of the safety systems worked well, and I was bruised and experienced some pain but not seriously hurt. If I'd been in an older car, I would have been killed.

I'd rather not imagine what her parents' insurance bills look like.

[Fla Dem]

13. Been going on for a long time.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. it also irks me when ppl are doing videos, looking and talking to the phone .

[canetoad]

15. Lately I've noticed

Many folk pull up in inappropriate, sometimes dangerous places to take a phone call; on bends, not completely off the road, blocking visibility. I hope the call was worth it.

[Hassler]

16. As a daily bicyclist, I second these remarks!

[pnwmom]

17. This is why I hate screens in new cars with icons to look at and choose among,

instead of the old switches and knobs that I could operate just by reaching for them.

[Quanto Magnus]

18. 100% agree!! eom

[Attilatheblond]

19. Where I live, there is all that AND speeding beyond belief

One major 2 or 3 car incidents with complete roll overs and total destruction nearly every other day. The helicopter air ambulance is busy taking people to trauma centers in Tucson as our local just doesn't have the staff nor equipment for the amount of vehicular mayhem going on here. So many flights, I don't see how they have time for required maintenance on their bird.

Red light running is the least of our problems here recently, and that is a really big problem here. And it's not just 'load cars' driven by inexperienced teens hired online to run people to Phoenix, doing 120 MPH car chases with the county mounties and local city PD that are killing people. It's fucking insane around here. Too many of the locals seem to be of the opinion that 100-120 is the speed limit too.

Oh, and we have a state senator who wants a law that says cops can't issue a speeding ticket unless someone is doing at least 20 MPH OVER the posted speed limit, even in towns and in residential areas. He's the same asshole who managed to get the GOP majority state legislature make it legal to sell/buy/use fireworks in wildfire prone Arizona a few years ago. Guess what one of his side hussles is ... if you guessed that he pretty much has the fireworks business monopoly in this area, you win a prize.

[quakerboy]

21. Ive noticed the prime offenders are usually police

I cant remember the last time I saw an officer driving a police car without a cellphone up to the side of their head.

Makes it hard to take the laws on the matter very seriously.

[Skittles]

23. THANK YOU

these arrogant, stupid assholes who think their phone is more important than the safety of everyone on the road, ARGH