Dogfather
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June 26th, @07:07PM
| As a motorcyclist I just say -sigh-
In California we're just now finally getting dumbass carpool lane stripe crossing soccermoms in Suburbans who nearly run me down 'cause they have the phone in their fuckin' ear to go hands free. And even then stupid cagers can't walk and chew gum...weaving, doing 50 while traffic is doing 70, etc. Give them Wi-Fi...hell, we're doomed.
Wi-Fi to get live traffic updates in Navi, great...for anything else like email or other distractions...no way. As soon as the car shifts from park, the feature should disconnect.
We really need more distractions
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| That's a typical L.A. area driver for you.
I've never seen as many reckless drivers as I have here in SoCal.
You've got:
a) Distracted driver (kids, cellphones, eating, makeup, reading, you name it) - LOTS of these, esp. cellphones
b) Power drivers - many driving large suvs, BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, etc... with the "I'm more important than you attitude", driving up the shoulders. My old boss was one of these... passed others between parked cars. Many end up crashing during rain.
c) Tourist - in the center lane, cutting across 2 lanes of traffic at the last second so they don't have to turn around and come back, or pulling a u-turn where they shouldn't.
d) Death wish - many 'kids' in small cars (accords, civis, Mazda 3, etc) 'tuned' driving through lights, cutting lanes and typically going at least +15 over the limit. Also drive excessively fast in the rain.
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Shoreline
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join:2003-09-29
Santa Clara, CA | reply to Dogfather
ROFL.
*waves frantically*
We're crazy drivers too!  |
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Kearnstd
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
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carry a cell jammer in your saddle bags! when on the freeway make sure its turned on. at 75mph nobody really needs their phone anyway, its what pulling off into the reat area or the parking lot just off the ramp are for.
well that and more cops looking for people not using a headset/bluetooth rather then sitting in the shade with the radar gun clamped in the window(yes i have seen the smokeys do this).
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just_4_fun
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| reply to en102
I don’t want to one-up you but they are just as dangerous here in NJ or the Northeast for that matter. NY, NJ and PA have to rank right up there. I agree the cell phone have to be the worst because most people using them while driving aren’t that good of drivers to begin with anyway. Nothing pisses me off more is when some tool on a cell phone that launches out in front of me with no turn signal. You could usually see it coming, they telegraph it by not being able to maintain their lane. BTW- I'm a biker too, so stay safe out there. |
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Dogfather
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Laguna Hills, CA | reply to Kearnstd
With my luck the idiots would just end up looking down at their phones perplexed as to why they got disconnected. |
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Kearnstd
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| said by Dogfather  :With my luck the idiots would just end up looking down at their phones perplexed as to why they got disconnected. good point, guess one should keep the pocket jammers to movie theaters, atleast there they cant run over anyone with their suburban.
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