Stupid drivers, what she didn't know?

[thedieter]

Our illustrious legislature is working on banning driving one handed with a cell phone stuck in their a$$. Get this! In the year 2008!

Rather than do it now, I think they know by that time people will be in such a habit that they can collect more revenue by giving tickets.

Best regards, Happy Jack

[GLBLWARMR]

I usually bump draft them going into the corners and my problems disappear into a guard rail.

[Michael1]

Originally Posted by thedieter

Our illustrious legislature is working on banning driving one handed with a cell phone stuck in their a$$. Get this! In the year 2008!

Rather than do it now, I think they know by that time people will be in such a habit that they can collect more revenue by giving tickets.

Best regards, Happy Jack

One handed cell phone driving is not the problem. Several studies have shown the problem is people are too involved in and distracted with their telephone conversation to drive well. There was no difference in accident avoidance between hands free and non-hand free cell phone users. Basically, all it means is whether you would like to be rear ended by a person with one or two hands on the wheel.

I was almost rear ended last week with some dumb*ss on his hands free cell phone. I saw the ear piece, changed lanes, and opened my window to signal him by. He got the message, as his driving improved dramatically after that.

Of course, we have bunch of stupid legislators in California who complain about the lack of science instruction in the schools, but heaven forbid that these idiots would ever look at a scientific study before making legislative decisions.

You want to fix the problem? Ban cell phone use.

Michael

[evldave]

Originally Posted by Studyboy

One handed cell phone driving is not the problem. Several studies have shown the problem is people are too involved in and distracted with their telephone conversation to drive well.

Quote the study, who did it, when, what were the conditions, post a link. Otherwise you are just a STUPID FUKING DUMBA$$. Stop quoting studies! Are these studies from your college classes? Seems like you have a study for everything.

Originally Posted by Studyboy

I was almost rear ended last week with some dumb*ss on his hands free cell phone. I saw the ear piece, changed lanes, and opened my window to signal him by. He got the message, as his driving improved dramatically after that.

How big was the earpiece? Damn, must have been huge to earpiece to see from your rearview mirror. When I'm driving, I have my earpiece on all the time, even when I'm not on the phone, who says he was actually on the phone? Maybe he was distracted by following the dumbist piece of **** hummer driver on the planet.

Originally Posted by Studyboy

Of course, we have bunch of stupid legislators in California who complain about the lack of science instruction in the schools, but heaven forbid that these idiots would ever look at a scientific study before making legislative decisions.

You want to fix the problem? Ban cell phone use.

Might as well ban eating in the car, having small kids in the back seat, talking to friends in the car, drinking w/<.08% acohol, changing radio stations, and anything else that involves taking your hands off the wheel or distracts the driver.

Since your studies are a crock of ****, you might as well try to use some decent logic.

[Scouts Out]

Ummm In Pennsylvania they are preparing to pass a law limiting the number of passangers in a driver's younger than 18 year old car. I bet the PA trooper on here could shed more light but it is (elvdave you have me tense to say this) shown in studies that the more teens in the car the higher the crash rates. We lost two just this week as 6 girls in a Saturn Vue hit a tree so hard the driver and the girl seated in the left rear seat were killed as the left side of the car was ripped off and the girl sitting in the cargo area (YES CARGO AREA) was critically injured.

I am all for IQ test and if you score less than a set score you have to post a sign on you car to warn others you are stupid. Drive thru resturaunts and cell phones will also be banned in these cars. Any one want to start the petition?

[DWPC]

Originally Posted by evldave

Might as well ban eating in the car, having small kids in the back seat, talking to friends in the car, drinking w/<.08% acohol, changing radio stations, and anything else that involves taking your hands off the wheel or distracts the driver.

Dave, are you maybe in the cell phone business? The problem is undeniable and, because of the huge numbers of phone-addicted drivers, a hundred times worse than drunks, munchers and misbehaving kids. I see phone-caused bad driving virtually every commute. Its getting worse and worse.

It used to be that the guy doing 40 in the fast lane or weaving was a geezer or a drunk. Now, 99% chance its some self-absorbed jerk getting his next sales or work call over the cell phone.

Whats amazing is the denial and the political buy-offs that prevent taking any real steps to curb the problem.

[evldave]

Originally Posted by DWPC

Dave, are you maybe in the cell phone business? The problem is undeniable and, because of the huge numbers of phone-addicted drivers, a hundred times worse than drunks, munchers and misbehaving kids. I see phone-caused bad driving virtually every commute. Its getting worse and worse.

It used to be that the guy doing 40 in the fast lane or weaving was a geezer or a drunk. Now, 99% chance its some self-absorbed jerk getting his next sales or work call over the cell phone.

Whats amazing is the denial and the political buy-offs that prevent taking any real steps to curb the problem.

I agree that there are more dumbazzes out there driving and talking. But at what point do you draw the line? I'm guessing a soccer mom, with two yelling kids in the back seat, trying to feed them McDonalds is more of a safety risk on the road than me talking on my phone. So why outlaw my right to talk on the phone and non soccer mom's?

I'd be happy to make talking on a cell phone like drinking and driving - around here, no matter how little beer you've had, if you are involved in an accident and have been drinking, you are considered at-fault (have a buddy who got in lots of trouble after having a single beer and getting t-boned at a 4-way). Seems like we are legislating behavior instead of just penalizing the offenders.

[hummer_metal]

Scouts out; Hummer-metal , welcome home, Butler is not more than 25 miles from my home. Not much business in Butler

I will be bringing at least four jobs with me when I move my business there. Of coarse I hope to add two positions a year while my business continues to grow.

Man... You have no idea how good it feels to be getting out of this concrete jungle and back into the sticks where I come from. I had wanted to come back home but like you said "jobs". But I knew a few years ago, when I started my business, if I did well I would be moving back to PA.

I live in a large military area, and this area is always in transition. Making good quality friends, only to have new orders to be shipped somewhere else.

After we get settled in, and I have the shop up and running we should plain to get together and do some off roading together. I haven't taken my H3 off road yet, and I look forward to doing it.

[H3.007]

I recently t-boned a b*tch in the local Wal-mart parking lot. She was blowing across parking spots perpendicular to established lanes of traffic. I had some damage to my only month old H3 but her car required well over $2500 in repairs. Come to find out, the police would not site her because it is private property. So I guess this means that you can get away with any crime in a WalMart parking lot? I think perhaps I'll reinforce my front end with tube steel and just start ramming people that do stupid driving stunts like what she did. Perhaps then the police and county commissioners will pursue special ordinances that deal with stupid drivers "not on the street".

I can't wait to see what they do when someone is killed - perhaps a five year old trying to cross the street to Petco when someone runs over him backwards at 80 MPH in her little Chevy hatchback because she was in a hurry to get some.... "****"

Johnstown, Pa.

[HummerNewbie]

I see plenty of people that are bad drivers when they are on the cell phone but I also see plenty of people that are on their phone and drive better than most everyone around them. If we take away the cell phones does that all of the sudden make all the bad drivers good ones? No, obviously it does not. I agree, there are people that should not be allow to use a phone while in the car but most of these people are also the ones that are bad drivers even if you take away the phone, radio and any other possible distraction in the car. It case you don't recall, there were plenty of idiots on the road not paying attention long before cell phones were even around.