What d'you MEAN the roads aren't safe?

[thecrimsondrago]

You know, I'm not normally a huge "omgz follow teh laws or die" person, but they are there for a reason. Traffic laws included.

Originally when I saw this thread in wtf_inc I thought it wouldn't go anywhere. Maybe a few people saying, "OH I saw some people talking on a cell phone

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[bmcclellan]

I once passed a man on a busy suburban highway reading while driving.

I noticed he was reading a drivers' manual. Not the book that comes with the car when you buy it, but a manual that you get when you take a drivers' ed class. Apparently, this man couldn't wait to get on the roads, so he has one hand on the wheel, and the other hand's holding open the drivers' manual. I presume he was on the page where it tells you how to switch lanes safely.

Fortunately, my stop was just ahead, so I got myself off the road before this man caused an accident.

[kassichu]

How in the world did you know the subject matter of the book he was reading?

[werewolf_lib]

If you're driving next to someone in traffic, it can be easy. During my morning commute, I once passed a woman who was reading a romance novel. I could see the cover in a single glance as she was holding it up above the steering wheel.

[kassichu]

Did it have Fabio on it?

[tekan]

I've talked, listened to music, and cuddled while driving.

I don't see how you could physically have sex while driving. I just can't. How could you see the road? Was your partner a dwarf?

[tekan]

Isn't the person who claimed to have done it a girl though? Might just be confused.

[mengus]

Um, I've done this. She straddled me, and I looked over her shoulder. I wasn't able to participate much, but the semi-trucks sure got a fun show.

[paper_cut_kiss]

I seriously hate people like that so much. A car isn't your personal toy, it's a machine that has an incredible capacity to kill several people in a very violent way. You're supposed to be responsible while driving, not just for your own life, but for the many people you could potentially murder while being a selfish prick. Oh sorry officer, I didn't see the girl step out in the crosswalk, I was editing a photo on my tablet here! Silly me!

[thecrimsondrago]

I agree. People need to understand that everyone shares the same roads and acting like a douche on them doesn't just effect one person.

[firerosearien]

The only thing I've ever done while driving is answer my phone and say 'Driving. Can't talk. later."

Granted, I did once cross railroad tracks after the thing started to ding (the tracks in question have no guard-bar-thingie, so you can theoretically cross even right when the train is there), but it scared the shit outta me so much that I haven't dared to think about trying it again.

[redsparkle]

And I thought drunk driving was bad.