PUT DOWN THE DAMM CELL WHILE DRIVING

maybe the OB had the walk signal and already entered the crosswalk… but had to ‘jump’ out of the way to avoid being hit by the negligent driver? that exact scenario has happened to me on more than one occassion.

in each case, i observed the driver was ‘busy’ with other activities… ‘driving while distracted’… and similar to drunk driving, the driver’s mind is somewhere else, other than the prime directive, if you will – the SAFE operation of their motor vehicle. a driver might be able to react quicker than if s/he were drunk i suppose, but even so, a distracted driver often doesn’t even SEE the person that they just ran over (in the crosswalk), so intoxicated or not, driver distraction kills people.

just DRIVE the car… and turn OFF the damn phone!

@Cranky – aside from your moronic sarscasm, the *difference* here is that a negligent driver actually KILLS people, whereas a distracted pedestrian harms nobody but themselves.

i’d say the motorist has a greater responsibility to TAKE CARE while driving (NO distractions), because the consequences of their negligence is all too often deadly.

put it this way, i’d much rather get run over by a ‘walking’ pedestrian (even if she was gabbing like a fool on her mobile), than by a distracted driver in a ‘moving’ vehicle.

the greater onus is *always* on the driver, since they have the unique ability to run over/kill people – if they are not careful

ah i get it… so i CAN be insulting, so long as i preface my remarks with the disclaimer, ‘no offence’, as you just did?

look sweetpea, i’m not here to make ‘virtual’ friends or to win-over some bullshit artist who, quite rightly, calls himself ‘Cranky’. no offence, of course ;~}

i come here to bitch, that’s all.

if they come close enough to you,give the door a good fucking kick. after the shock wears off them, look them dead in the eye, and tell them, that it will be their face next time. and then if they mouth off, deck them. case closed and you walk away. too many of these assholes are getting away with almost running us down daily. fight the fuck back. or you could even carry a few paint balls.

are you guys serious? People get so worked up over this since it has been made illegal. Before that law was passed no one would have cared if they saw a driver on the phone.
Before Law – no big deal
After Law – holy fuck theres a “STUPID BASTARD” on the phone driving out of control!!!!
I know, it’s illegal now… but lighten up. Just because I’m on the phone doesn’t mean my vision has suddenly gone.

@Pretty Sure – a driver is supposed to get behind the wheel of his/her car to ‘drive’ – with utmost diligence & safety – not to socialize and/or conduct business on the damn phone.

texting/talking while driving is dangerous, driver distraction kills people every day in this country, that’s an irrefutable fact. so what is it that you’re still not understanding about the law? your ‘vision’ is useless/irrelevant, after you’ve become distracted by a phone call or some other activity WHILE DRIVING. it takes mere seconds, if that, for some momentary distraction to potentially cause an accident or death.

you know what i don’t get? how many motorists seem to think that driving on our roads & highways is an inalienable right – it is NOT. a license to drive is *privilege*, granted to those who have demonstrated an ability to operate their vehicle in a SAFE manner – at all times, without exception, and no distractions.

until the day arrives when cars are able to drive themselves… motorists should stfu, get off the phone, and *focus* on THE primary task at hand – just DRIVE.

@me0w – obviously, pedestrians ought to exercise care when crossing the streets (put the phone away, at least while crossing)… especially given that the pedestrian is likely to encounter a driver who is also distracted by his/her phone.

however, i reiterate, the greater onus/responsibility to drive with the utmost care is *always* with the motorist – for obvious reasons.

actually, it was I who groped the michelin man first, and he liked it… but i digress

btw, do you mind if we stay ON-TOPIC, ftc?
we could talk about ME, but let’s not, cuz that isn’t why we’re here.

Mentor says, “i have a solution…next time this happens,copy down the plate number,phone the police and charge them…”

that’s assuming the pedestrian hasn’t already been run over and killed… and i doubt that the police take such reports seriously anyway.

speaking for myself, i have reported negligent/dangerous drivers who have nearly run me down in the crosswalk, even gave the officer the license plate and description of the car… but i NEVER hear back from the cops, even though i was told that the driver would be contacted by police, and they’d get back to me. so ime, unless you’re laying in a pool of blood on the street, after being struck by a car, the cops ain’t gonna do fuck all to dangerous drivers.

anyone who ‘thinks’ that being distracted WHILE driving isn’t downright stupid and dangerous, ie, talking/texting on a phone, applying makeup, adding sugar/cream to your coffee, whacking off… whatever) hasn’t been paying attention to accident statistics, which clearly show that inattentive/distracted drivers cause upwards of 80 percent of all accidents/deaths on our roads/highways… even the ‘good drivers’, mr frosty, get into accidents when they are not paying close enough attention to their DRIVING.

gheez, it’s a motor vehicle fer fuksake, not your friggin home or office, the phone calls and text messages can WAIT – but the person you just ran over (while you were busy gabbing on your phone) is now DEAD! get it??