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CarSpace Alternate RouteTurn off the nav system, crumple up that MapQuest printout, and let's find out where the next random turn may take us! Sep 30, 2009 - Hang Up And Drive
Just a couple of observations about cell phones I've made over the years. Cell phones are neat bit of technology but... The guy I saw in the airport with a cell phone pressed to each ear was a perfect example. NOBODY needs to be THAT connected. I've done spot checks sitting at traffic lights as the cross traffic goes past. If 6 or 7 out of the first ten cars that pass don't have a driver on a cell phone it's now unusual. Despite what a lot of people think, a phone call is a LOT different than singing along with your radio or talking with your passenger. Something about a phone call demands your attention. Listen to any morning talk show guy on the radio who's trying to do something in the studio while he handles a phone call on the air. He has to stop talking for a moment to get done what he needs to get done. And the problem is going to get worse with younger drivers coming into the ranks. I know three of my daughter's schoolmates who log over 15,000 text messages per month. if you care to do the math, that's one every 2 minutes 52.8 seconds 24/7. So I've come to the conclusion that cell phones are not technology, they're either an addiction or mental illness, and it really doesn't matter which it is where driving a car is concerned - (Judgemental statement alert) - if you use a cell phone while you're driving a vehicle, you are an idiot. In case you wondered, I do have a cell phone (a Tracfone) strictly as an emergency device for the car in case we have a problem on the road. It's pretty much never turned on and in the almost two years I've had it I may have made a half dozen calls.
Mar 2, 2009 - Next Generation
Nov 19, 2008 - Darwin
I'm second in line at the light and car #1 accelerates away from the light and proceeds to drift right over the white line as the road continues to bend. The curb is a good 6 - 8" tall, painted bright yellow, and now has a new mark on it where the driver managed to drive right into it at about 40 mph while yakking away on his cell phone. I'm sure that whatever was so important that he had to be on the phone was worth the large amount of damage he caused to his vehicle. Thankfully it was a left-hand bend and missing the turn didn't drift him into opposing traffic. I love it when Darwin nails an idiot without hurting anyone else in the process. Talking on the phone is not the same as having a conversation with a passenger or listening to the radio in your car. Something about a phone conversation demands your attention and concentration. The repeated near-misses - or would that be near-hits? - that you can see around you every day are more than adequate proof that the seat behind the wheel should be a cell-phone-free zone.
May 28, 2008 - Spd Trp!
"Right here, we're running Trapster on a Nokia N95," he said. Tenereillo has started Trapster.com. You get a text with the location where police are hiding at that moment. And if you see police, you text or call in and tell the world where there's a speed trap. Trapster also lists common police hiding spots. 10-4 gd bdy Read more about Trapster at NBC10.com
Apr 10, 2008 - Tell Me It's Not An Addiction
I don't understand the need to be in constant communication with someone all the time. If you can't walk through the produce section at the grocery store without calling someone to ask if they think you should get the oranges or apples, I'm pretty sure that's strong evidence that you have a problem. And when I'm sitting in a restaurant, I'm really not all that interested in hearing the details of where you are as you call person after person to tell them that you're out eating in case they want to call you. Now someone has come up with a gadget that lets you try to get strangers on the road to call you. It's called, annoyingly enough, the Callme Prism. It attaches to your window with suction cups and can display up to 10 phone numbers. Apparently having people they know calling them isn't enough, now people feel the need to have complete strangers call them. Those used to be called wrong numbers. Put down the cell phone and back away into life!
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