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Texting while driving

Friday, January 20, 2012 6:12:07 AM

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FlaRin # Friday, January 20, 2012 6:17:38 AM

Exactly! Dial C for Car Crash.

You know, I'm *amazed* to see, here in sunny Danmark, many many people texting and talking on their mobiles, while riding bikes! :was shocked, but now used to the sight:

I'm trying to get a pic of such a cyclist, for my pending post about transport in Copenhagen

Mad Scientistqlue # Friday, January 20, 2012 6:41:30 AM

In South Africa it's illegal to use a cellphone while driving, even with a handsfree kit.

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Not that it stops anyone from updating their Facebook status from behind the wheel.

FlaRin # Friday, January 20, 2012 10:59:55 AM

Originally posted by Mr. M.Scientist:

even with a handsfree kit

Whoah! What's the point of a hands-free kit, then? In NZ it became against the law to use cellphones 'manually' while driving in, I think, '09 or '10, making hands-free kits essential in cars, not illegal

Peterpman45 # Friday, January 20, 2012 11:45:14 AM

They should 'hand cuff' your hands to the steering wheel as soon as you start the engine.

FlaRin # Friday, January 20, 2012 12:15:10 PM

...and superglue the ashtray(s) shut and block off the CD\Tape slot(s)

Mad Scientistqlue # Friday, January 20, 2012 4:49:09 PM

some idiot did research that 'proves' that the brain stops concentrating on a task while it interprets speech.

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So some politician decided that it was too dangerous to talk and drive at the same time. I'm still trying to figure out why 'talking' gps devices, radios and 'backseat' drivers aren't banned though.

Mad Scientistqlue # Friday, January 20, 2012 4:49:19 PM

some idiot did research that 'proves' that the brain stops concentrating on a task while it interprets speech.

Peterpman45 # Friday, January 20, 2012 5:12:27 PM

Talking might not be the problem but answering a question is.
Rally drivers very seldom speak but the navigator is constantly warning him what to expect next just like 'talking' gps devices.

J Andersonjimary1999 # Friday, January 20, 2012 11:00:24 PM

Hmmm...I think driving down rural highways with little or no other traffic is vastly different from driving in city traffic. I have watched a young woman drive right through a stop sign on a busy street narrowly avoiding what could have been a fatal crash and I have several times sat through a green light because the driver ahead of me was in a very animated conversation on the phone. How can you make laws that are fair to the vast differences in drivers abilities and their driving conditions (extent of traffic, etc). I think it is a judgement call. My employer forbids talking on the phone while driving but I have seen coworkers driving with their knees while fixing hair, makeup or eating. People need yo use common sense.

FlaRin # Friday, January 20, 2012 11:22:54 PM

I agree. I've watched in the rear view mirror, while in stationary traffic, as a car has driven at full speed towards my rear end, the driver fiddling about down in the centre console, changing a CD, tuning the radio, whatever it was - he looked up just in time to swerve off course & slam on brakes, skidding off the road. Fuckwit. I was well braced for the crash and he would have got such a punching over, if conscious when it all finished. I was upset.

robbierobbie6210 # Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:49:50 AM

where i live (wisconsin;usa) there are a lot of rural roads with steep ditches. I know someone who was texting & driving. The vehicle she rolled was MY pickup. She wasnt hurt (at least she wore seatbelt) but the truck didnt survive.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:04:47 AM

I'm all for fully automated cars in cities. Sure it would weird and uncomfortable, but as some-one who goes to work at 5.30 A.M., I would feel a lot safer.

Bad WolfCois # Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:55:46 AM

this is why I don't have a car?

FlaRin # Monday, March 19, 2012 6:27:59 AM

I now travel by bike & don't own a car here (and I do miss my excellent Subaru Forester)...and I'm *still* amazed to see people talking on the mobile while cycling. I don't even know if it's illegal

KittyliciousZaphira # Friday, March 23, 2012 3:41:26 PM

It's illegal and the fine was just increased to 1,000 DKK (135EUR / 175 US$) if you happen to meet a cop while you chatter...

FlaRin # Friday, March 23, 2012 5:09:43 PM

OK - tak for det - I think that's absolutely just

badkitty1967 # Monday, March 26, 2012 12:35:50 AM

The fines $100 US here for texting while driving. Its $80 US for not wearing a seat belt. I think the fines should be higher. I can't count the number of times i've been narrowly missed by some idiot talking on their phone. This is while i'm walking or bicycling because i currently don't own a car.

FlaRin # Monday, March 26, 2012 4:51:53 AM

Hey welcome back BK!! Great to see you around again

badkitty1967 # Monday, March 26, 2012 1:23:22 PM

Thanx, I had to lay low for awhile. Had a bit of a scare with one of my old compatriots from the troubles. But its all good now. I see you're admitting to being in Denmark now. Its alright old boy. Denmark's nice. Been there a time or two. The girls are lovely. But of course you only have eyes for one. Say hello to Kitty for me. Later.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:50:48 AM

I used to blog while walking. I wonder what the fine for that would be?

KittyliciousZaphira # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:24:32 PM

I think the worst thing that would happen is that you walk into things or getting run over.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:58:13 PM

A couple of lamp posts...

FlaRin # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:17:15 PM

I fell backwards into a lamp post once and nearly broke my neck, circa '91-'92. That was via a sufficiency of Guinness and Bells whisky, and it was about 5 years before I could turn my head properly to the left again, and only then after physiotherapy. That was the worst hangover I *ever* had.

KittyliciousZaphira # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:19:44 PM

Yikes, that doesn't sound nice.

I bumped into a bin on the pavement once. My shin was sore for about a week and turned into the weirdest colours. Nothing broke, though. <phew>

badkitty1967 # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:39:55 PM

I stopped talking on the cell while riding my bike when i rode into a handrail that i didn't see. Left a huge bruise on my inner thigh from the seat. A couple of inches to the left and i wouldn't ever have any kids. Took 2 weeks for swelling to go away and about a month for the bruise to dissappear. Now i pay close attention when bicycling or walking. Too bad it took a "hurts don't it" to wake me up to the danger of cell use.
What kind of donut don't you want? A hurts don't it!
Hahahahaha!

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:38:40 PM

Amatuers. I was innocently walking down a hill, sober, just walking, and managed to walk into a lampost, the only thing on the hill.

Though all three of those sound much, much nastier. A near miss, Mr. Flarin!

FlaRin # Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:13:44 AM

A miss is as good as a ~~Mrs~~ mile, Gavin...a near miss is like a timely lesson, as mentioned by BK

I switched to Jamesons thereafter....

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Thursday, March 29, 2012 8:42:26 AM

Peterpman45 # Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:24:17 PM

Years and years ago, for some reason I was walking backwards and bumped into a lamppost, got a little groggy for a moment so I never did that again.
Also years ago, while waiting for my train on deserted station platform, a very very tall guy just walked into me as if I did not exist.

He did not apologized for his clumsiness and I didn't want to pick a fight.

FlaRin # Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:30:11 PM

Originally posted by Peter:

for some reason I was walking backwards

Was there some kind of alcoholic interference with your sensibilities occurring at the time, Peter? I understand that there's this phenomena called 'too many', which it's possible to have one of. Weird, but I believe it...

Peterpman45 # Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:54:43 PM

God know what I was up to (the bang on my head erased that part) but I certainly wasn't drinking at 13.

FlaRin # Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:52:06 PM

Ah. 13. The age of walking backwards...

Peterpman45 # Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:29:58 PM

Have you ever seen those kids driving the bikes head-on into anything that won't get-out the way on Youtube?

badkitty1967 # Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:50:01 PM

You're definitely not Irish. I was drinking Guinness at the age of 7 and whiskey by 12. Course when you don't expect to live to see 20. Your whole life kinda gets condensed into the here and now.

Mad Scientistqlue # Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:29:03 AM

Originally posted by Zaphira:

the fine was just increased to 1,000 DKK (135EUR / 175 US$

Originally posted by badkitty1967:

The fines $100 US here for texting while driving. Its $80 US for not wearing a seat belt

The "fine" here is anything from a bottle of brandy to two quarts of beer!

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It depends where you are and how well you know the "spiedkop."

Bad WolfCois # Friday, April 27, 2012 12:00:55 AM

i'll verify that as I have 'speedkop' friends....
Don't you even try to say it Aadil!

KittyliciousZaphira # Friday, April 27, 2012 8:56:04 PM

I think the difference is where the fine actually ends up

FlaRin # Friday, April 27, 2012 11:16:51 PM

I'm in the process of writing a post about transport in Copenhagen, and am trying to get a good pic of any one of the large number of people I see texting and\or talking on their mobs while cycling. I mean, like...NO, you fucking idiot, right? :amazed:

KittyliciousZaphira # Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:09:26 AM

Texting is worse than talking, imo, because they often don't follow a straight line while looking at the text they're trying to make.

I feel tempted to post this pic:
http://www.northcarolinainjuryattorneysblog.com/texting-while-driving.jpg -

Mad Scientistqlue # Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:24:46 AM

To "honk" is slang for having bad BO here!

. I think they mean "hoot" in this case however!

badkitty1967 # Wednesday, May 2, 2012 9:44:58 PM

Hahaha! I remember this sharp curve on a highway exit ramp. I mean it was basically a 90 degree turn at 45 mph. Anyway, there was a huge billboard right at the curve advertising a church. It read, "Prepare to meet your maker!" I used to take that exit on purpose. Just to scare people who'd never been that way before.
Imagine just coming of the freeway and still doing 45 mph and there's this huge billboard right in front of you. That says, "Prepare to meet your maker!" Hahaha!

KittyliciousZaphira # Saturday, May 5, 2012 7:55:33 PM

!! Now *that's* a cool sense of humour!