Have you texted while driving?
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this guy took too long looking at his dog pictures. Just when you think all is clear, BAM!
Yes I did and pretty frequently. Got caught $490 and 3 points.
But seriously that might be the BEST thing ever happened to my life.
Please don’t text when you drive. Don’t do anything distracting. Let’s not argue if one can do it at red light or whatever.
Just stop doing it, pls.
But seriously that might be the BEST thing ever happened to my life.
Please don’t text when you drive. Don’t do anything distracting. Let’s not argue if one can do it at red light or whatever.
Just stop doing it, pls.
Find it really annoying when people do so on the highway. They start drifting into my lane, and quite a few times I had to honk at them. Am glad that they are clamping down on texting or generally talking on your cell phone while driving.
Yeah, before the original law passed I did it all the time. Didn’t think anything about it. Now no way, I don’t know if I am conditioned to see it as a taboo thing or because I am getting older, I don’t think I could do both well at all. It simply is not worth it. If you can’t put the phone down while you drive I think you have some serious issues you need to deal with, especially with these hands free options. This was like the seatbelt thing from the past and now the majority do it because it’s just stupid not to.
That's exactly what I'm talking about. There is no danger in glancing at your phone, to read or send a quick text while stopped. If that was the case, then having a sip of coffee, a bite of a sandwich, changing radio stations, lighting a cigarette or turning to talk to your passenger should carry the same fine.
The dangerous part is when you're using your device while moving. And that includes talking on your phone while driving, which is just as dangerous, hands or hands-free.
I bet there's people here who think they're all goody two shoes because they never touch their phone while stopped at a traffic light. But at the same time think it's perfectly safe to talk on the phone driving on the 401, because it's legal. Got news for you, that's dangerous behaviour!
Yes, but maybe three times and thats it.
Usuallly I don't even like to talk (hands free) on the phone. If I'm renting a car, I don't pick up.
I actually hate cell phones as I view them as an electronic leash. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and they did not exist and it was a lot better time and place without the damn things.
Usuallly I don't even like to talk (hands free) on the phone. If I'm renting a car, I don't pick up.
I actually hate cell phones as I view them as an electronic leash. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and they did not exist and it was a lot better time and place without the damn things.
Its important to note that even holding your cellphone in your hand at a stoplight will be treated the same as texting while doing 140 clicks on the 401. $1,000 fine plus 3 days drivers license suspension (and possible demerit points??).
IMO its not worth it anymore, just pull over and find a quick parking spot and know that way you'll always be safe
IMO its not worth it anymore, just pull over and find a quick parking spot and know that way you'll always be safe
I keep hearing different things. Some say you can be stopped at a light and use your phone but the moment you are in motion, you have to stop. This is what a guy told me after receiving a ticket. The cop watched and waited and when he didn't put the phone down after the light turned green, the cop stopped him. This thread though is talking about cellphone use when stopped.
I think the argument is that besides being distracted when the light changes, you might be distracted and not notice things around you. You are on your phone, you don't notice a pedestrian crossing, you see the green and you gun it. Bye Bye pedestrian. And many people stop but leave it in gear and apply the brake. Is there a chance they lose concentration and release the brake?
Oh I agree. I've twice been run completely off the road by someone using a hands-free device. I'd much rather someone read a text at a red light then someone use a hands-free device while moving. It's far less dangerous. So why would we punish the first one severely, while giving the latter a free pass?
Because one is easier to catch than the other. The more tickets a Cop writes, the more court time, the more overtime, the more money they make. One of my Cop friends works for Traffic Services. He tells me how easy it is to write tickets and make just shy of $120K a year. He said he makes the Sunshine list without fail, year after year.
Yeah, that's a serious problem when a cop's salary is effectively tied to issuing tickets, even if indirectly.
That's the way it is.
When Cops catch speeders for more than 15 km/h over the limit have the option to knock it down to 15 over on the spot. Except those who want to make as much as possible will tell you to go to court and they'll knock it down to 15 over so there's no points. While it may seem like they're doing you a favour, you're actually helping them make time and a half (overtime). It's just the game they play!
Even worse imo is a gps is somehow just as bad as a cell phone
Yet other things are allowed
Law as written is absurd and needs revision
