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[–] pedz 9 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)
  • Nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.

  • In the United States, over 3,100 people were killed and about 424,000 were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019.

  • About 1 in 5 of the people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019 were not in vehicles―they were walking, riding their bikes, or otherwise outside a vehicle.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/distracted-driving/about/index.html

Yes, it does happen all the time. And the consequences are not always just a ticket.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got pulled over in the 90's for eating a bag of chips. I never left my lane, but every time I reached over into the passengers seat I would swerve a little.

It was late afternoon. I saw the cop behind me. I was doing the speed limit, but he was kind of close. I just figured he'd go around at some point. no lights, no siren. Finally, BULLHORN: PULL OVER.

K, so I pull over. Driver gets out and stays by the door hand on weapon, Passenger walks up to my drivers door, license and reg, yada yada. Have you been drinking? no. Why didn't you pull over? I just did. Why didn't you pull over back after the stoplight when we turned the lights on? What lights?

He looked back. No forward lights on.

Ohhh shit... umm he's a trainee.... Look, we pulled you over because you were swerving a bit

Ahh, sorry, I was starving points at chip bag

oh, ok, just be careful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Would have been a bag of Doritos probably can't say that I remember for sure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sank his teeth into a hot chick when

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What is the charge? Enjoying a meal? A succulent, rotisserie meal?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

I'm really enjoying that this meme has re-entered the zeitgeist for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 138 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Did he take the Pic while driving?

[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, dude didn't learn his lesson with the distracted driving.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People like this deem themselves great drivers, and everyone around them can't drive. The officer should have taken his license instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

My ex would play chess while driving.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

These are the people you see doing 20 under the limit in the middle lane for 5 minutes (because they're looking at their phone) while everyone passes them, then suddenly accelerate as they realize they haven't been paying attention

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You actually see that a lot. You're behind a car and it's slow and swirling a lot. Suddenly they speed up when they realise that they haven't checked the road in a mile or two.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep. When they're acting really weird I try to glance at the driver as I pass them. Often see them looking down, or even just looking at their phone on the dashboard

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The weirdest "new trend" i've seen is that people use their phones to navigate and their car entertainment system to watch tv shows.

When i started driving i thought that changing a radio channel or something can be pretty distracting. Little did i know that people in the future are worse drivers and they watch tv when they drive

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago

This dude is definitely driving a truck, he’s got a camo hat on the dash, he’s taking photos of a receipt while driving. And he posts shit like this

This dude is doing 90 on the highway and switching lanes last minute while tailgating people, he’s definitely not cruising below the speed limit

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its funny and all, but this guy is a fucking danger to society, and proud of it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are so many people like this. Even here in this thread.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

He even took the picture while still driving. Imagine veing crippled for the rest of your life because some fatass needs to eat a whole chicken while driving.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

MFs like this are why we really need public transit. This dude is sharing the road with everyone else while he's trying to eat chicken and shitpost. He could be doing that without endangering everybody else (though he's probably deservedly catch some shit about eating a rotisserie chicken tbh) on a train.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I don't know what the rules are on public transit near you. But the ones I use don't allow food/drinks.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. Many don't understand that at least 15% of drivers should have their license revoked. But we can't do that when there are no viable alternatives. So instead they get to roll the dice daily until they maybe kill themselves or others.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

"other people are bad drivers" isn't that hard of a sell tbh. The problem comes when you try to suggest alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Naw he needs to stay on the road. I aint trying to be smelling everyones full meals on the train home.

I say as my citys public transit, which is poorly/corruptly run, is about to lessen services even further. Sad times.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (6 children)

he’s probably deservedly catch some shit about eating a rotisserie chicken tbh) on a train.

I dunno... is he sharing? And can I get a drumstick?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I question why this person still has a valid license if they care so little about everyone else that they couldn't stay in their own lane.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Not to mention they clearly took the pic of the ticket while driving.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They wanted to share the chicken with the others

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Okay but even if we forgive that, it looks like they're taking a picture of the ticket while driving.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Passing a drumstick to your fellow commuter in the next lane out the window at highway speeds should be part of the drivers Ed curriculum.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I can make perfect turns kneesteering. Amateur!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

So glad I don't drive anymore

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had a co-worker get a warning once for eating leftover pizza. I've seen my mom eat the messiest sandwich and get off with a warning. It really depends on how many kids you have to drop off. No one fucks with a hungry momma bear.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's eating food and there's eating food and swerving out of your lane

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

She sent you on a Costco run alone. She knew the score.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Pretty self-explanatory if you ask me; not to mention understandable. But a bottle of wine and a new rotisserie chicken for the wife couldn’t hurt.

Edit: speeling

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Since when can't you eat and drive?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent chinese meal?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

When it makes you swerve into another lane?

It's a skill issue.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some places will fine you even if you can demonstrably still drive perfectly well even to do complicated maneuvers, because if the law says you have to be driving in a good position to keep in perfect control of your vehicle at all times it means cops can fine you for anything.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Isn't it more about the reaction times to unplanned things?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They spelled rotisserie correctly. Nice.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

and this is why people that eat vegetables live longer, it's far less distracting to eat a carrot or apple than a juicy roricery chicken.

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