Nosy Thursday Poll: Driving and Cell Phones ?

[cbelt3]

After almost getting run off the road this morning by a moron driving a company truck and hammering away on his phone, I wonder how the phorumites behave ? Try to be honest here, none of us are perfect (well, OWC Larry maybe..).

[Lew Zealand]

I cannot multitask, so NEVER.

[davemchine]

My wife bought a Pioneer stereo for my car that has AppleCarplay. It's great. Hands free.

[mattkime]

About a week ago I was riding my bike (in a designated bike lane) next to a car that was swerving a bit and i noticed a glowing object in his hand and his eyes were much lower than the windshield.

I knocked on his window and told him to put his phone down.

About five seconds later he continued driving while looking at his phone.

[jdc]

Car has bluetooth, pickup everytime.

calling/texting is against the law in CA, not that anyone seems to care.

[GuyGene]

Be careful! Just yesterday at a crossroads that I hardly ever go through and I thought was 4 way stop, I almost pulled out in front of an oncoming car!!miley-shocked003: My posts here would have suddenly stopped... I had taken one second to look down at cell phone map! Woke me up for sure.

[nwyaker]

These days, I wait a bit even on a change to green at stoplight and back off any car moving erratically.

[Octave Doctor]

If I get a call, it's easier for me to pull off the road and call them back. Or ignore them, as the case may be.

[davester]

jdc wrote:
calling/texting is against the law in CA, not that anyone seems to care.

Calling is legal in California as long as you are not touching the phone (i.e. it is dash-mounted) other than a single touch to activate. I use my car's BT system but only when I'm either at a stop or on the open highway with little traffic. If people call me at other times and the phone picks up I tell them to wait a minute while I pull over.

I really can't understand why the majority of people don't have dash or vent mounts for their phones. They are cheap and much more convenient/safer than having a phone floating free. The magnetic ones are especially good. They also put the phone in the ideal position so that you can see Waze or whatever nav app you use. It makes no sense at all to not have one.

[DeusxMac]

davester wrote:
I really can't understand why ...people don't have...vent mounts for their phones.

I started with a vent-mount, but found that if I had the heat on the phone was getting too hot for its own good. X(