US Hwy 1 how things have changed

[buckeyefarmer]

Had a guy in a Cadillac pull up behind me at a light yesterday, cell phone in left hand glued to his face, right hand busy picking his nose.

Friggin Cadillac should have Bluetooth.

 

[Jstpssng]

Had a guy in a Cadillac pull up behind me at a light yesterday, cell phone in left hand glued to his face, right hand busy picking his nose.

Friggin Cadillac should have Bluetooth.

I have that in both of my pickups. I got each of them secondhand... I hope that nobody used the Bluetooth to pick their nose.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Just adding to the problem - Now they're pushing to allow 19 y/o's to get commercial driver's license. Will we be seeing 18-wheelers drag racing or drifting now?

 

[Pixguy]

FYI - Here's a picture just off of Hwy 20 (Diablo Dam - wife and I, and the mutt, took a trip through here a couple years back and I snapped this pic):

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Great shot but those power lines ruin it for me. I'd have to photoshop those out to enjoy the pic.

 

[Pixguy]

Just adding to the problem - Now they're pushing to allow 19 y/o's to get commercial driver's license. Will we be seeing 18-wheelers drag racing or drifting now?

Horrible idea IMO.

 

[PILOON]

Contractors live by their phones!
Problem often is small ones quite often drive older PU's and many don't have blue tooth so they have no choice but to use hand held.

Our local snow contractor has a well maintained fleet of plow trucks but none have blue tooth and I assure U he does not stop to text or phone.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

There have been many times that I thought about how amazed my father would have been if he ever saw a cell phone. He passed away in 1986. He would have thought "What a gift and What a tool." The ability to contact our family or get help is fantastic. It makes me sad that such a wonderful tool has been turned into a toy - for games and enterainment. It is like our life was empty and we have to have a phone to fill it. Terrific tool, now a tool and marketing outlet. I know texting is against the law in some places. I have seen this many time. Never seen someone being pulled over for it. I was ran off the road to avoid a lady texting hitting me. She did stop and apoligize - I only said "That is ok, hope there is a lesson here." My wife told me "OK, I've had enough "off roading" for today. we were in our Jeep Wrangler.

The big advantage of the cell phone laws is that if they get into an accident, they are automatically at fault because they were driving illegally. That doesn't help a corpse, but for anything else their insurance will pay through the nose. If they have insurance.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

FYI - Here's a picture just off of Hwy 20 (Diablo Dam - wife and I, and the mutt, took a trip through here a couple years back and I snapped this pic):

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It gets my vote for the most scenic highway across the Cascades. The Needles at Rainy Pass are amazing.

I use my cell phone for entertainment on long drives. I use bluetooth earbuds to listen to music or audio books, so I can also get hands free phone calls. I don't find that any more distracting than listening to the radio or talking to a passenger. What I find distracting is stuffing a Whopper in my face while pulling into traffic.

 

[newbury]

You guys have nothing to complain about yet.
Have you been following the "hands free" driving trend? GM has "Super cruise"
What's it going to be like when a large percentage of the driving population doesn't even keep their hansds on the wheel?
/edit - and of course Tesla

 

[Oaktree]

I use my cell phone for entertainment on long drives. I use bluetooth earbuds to listen to music or audio books, so I can also get hands free phone calls. I don't find that any more distracting than listening to the radio or talking to a passenger. What I find distracting is stuffing a Whopper in my face while pulling into traffic.

Is it legal for the driver to wear headphones? Always thought it wasn't. Maybe varies by state.
As far as you not finding it distracting, I wonder what your fellow drivers think. I'm sure most of the other "idiots not paying attention" don't think they're distracted either.

 

[Jstpssng]

I've found that if I pay attention to my own driving rather than what others are doing, I'm a lot safer to share the road with.
Then again I can't post and chew gum at the same time...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Going down the interstate at 70-80mph, before pulling out to pass you better make sure the car coming from way back isn’t doing 100mph. Had one fly by the other morning that I don’t know how it didn’t wipe out multiple vehicles as it weaved in and out near 100 mph.
You gotta be watching others.

I’m also surprised how many times I see a cop in medium while 1/2 mile away, and people will fly by and won’t see the cop until they are in front of it, then they slam on the brakes. I get a chuckle out of it when they get lite up.

 

[Jstpssng]

people will fly by and won’t see the cop until they are in front of it, then they slam on the brakes. I get a chuckle out of it when they get lite up.

I drive with the attitude "If you can't pay the fine, obey the sign." When I go past an officer I might slow to respect that he's there, but I don't go fast enough so that I worry about getting stopped. I paid enough fines back in my younger days.

 

[Alien]

There have been many times that I thought about how amazed my father would have been if he ever saw a cell phone. He passed away in 1986. He would have thought "What a gift and What a tool." The ability to contact our family or get help is fantastic. It makes me sad that such a wonderful tool has been turned into a toy - for games and enterainment. It is like our life was empty and we have to have a phone to fill it. Terrific tool, now a tool and marketing outlet. I know texting is against the law in some places. I have seen this many time. Never seen someone being pulled over for it. I was ran off the road to avoid a lady texting hitting me. She did stop and apoligize - I only said "That is ok, hope there is a lesson here." My wife told me "OK, I've had enough "off roading" for today. we were in our Jeep Wrangler.

It's over a $1000 fine plus loss of points if caught texting or even touching a phone here. Not even allowed to have the screen where the driver can see it.
There are phone detecting cameras set up everywhere now so if you are caught you bloody well deserve it. YET, we still see some texting and wandering over the road believe it or not.
It is OK to use a handsfree device. My vehicles have inbuilt screens so no need to touch the phone at all.

 

[Oaktree]

It's over a $1000 fine plus loss of points if caught texting or even touching a phone here. Not even allowed to have the screen where the driver can see it.
There are phone detecting cameras set up everywhere now so if you are caught you bloody well deserve it. YET, we still see some texting and wandering over the road believe it or not.
It is OK to use a handsfree device. My vehicles have inbuilt screens so no need to touch the phone at all.

Most states here have laws prohibiting use of any electronic device by the driver, but I guess most people figure the odds are against getting caught. Not sure what the fines are, probably not even close to $1000. Probably should be, might actually be a deterrent, or at least a deterrent to doing it a second time.

Judging by the number of photos posted in the hauling/towing something wrong thread, it seems like a lot of TBNers are guilty of that...I would think taking a picture while driving is probably more dangerous than a simple phone conversation.