Re: Gotcha! Driving while texting or talking on phone
Posted: Aug 16th, 2015, 1:32 pm
love it, and its the only thing that might work
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Tacklewasher wrote:The law should focus on safety and not revenue generation. Ticketing stopped drivers is not about safety. The cops and the province just found another way to generate revenue. It's stupid, lazy and what I've come to expect from our governments.
Poindexter wrote:Had an interesting drive to work today. Driving down Clement I'm following a guy texting behind the wheel of a white Smart car. At the first light when it turns green and the cars in front of him drive off we remain stopped because he's still texting away. So I honk and receive the finger for my trouble. We continue until the next light at Spall and Enterprise and he does it again, I honk and receive the finger again. This time I notice that the Tahoe in front of him has a big antenae and the vague shadow of lights in the rear window and I wonder how the police car hasn't noticed this guy.
So we continue down enterprise and at the light on Cooper traffic is stopped and the clown in the smart car looks up too late and gently runs into the back of the police Tahoe. I've never laughed so hard at the scene of an accident. After sharing what I saw with the RCMP I drove by the 'smart' driver and gave a big smile and wave, not that I had to, the guy was alread taking it out on his dashboard but stopped long enough to flip me the bird again. This time however it gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling, guess I'm just a sucker for a happy ending.
the truth wrote:you get caught texting and driving you should loose your phone, and impound your car for a month, nothing else will work
Gixxer wrote:atenbacon wrote:
And there's the problem, yet another person that doesn't "get" the law, or prefers to interpret it at their own discretion.
Read the law as it is written, and then hopefully, you will "get" it... If not, I guess you can just fall into the category of those that don't "get it"
The law
I get the law, and I understand it fully that's why I dont use my phone while in my vehicle. What I'm saying is, its stupid that the distracted driving law applies while stopped at a red light in bumper to bumper traffic.
Its like the person that goes and passes out in their vehicle in a parking lot because they know they're to drunk drive but still get charged for a DUI.
Do you "get it now"?
Glacier wrote:I drive around with a fake phone strapped to the side of my head. I love how many angry looks I get from the cars driving by!