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I can dictate or read a text on my watch while in the 20 minute long line at the drive thru at McDonalds. There is nothing wrong with that and I'm sure 99% of parents also do it.
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Have you two thought about how many times a day you get distracted while driving? Strictly speaking, all of these acts can be categorized as distracted driving, if you take your eyes off of the road to do them: - Tuning the radio - Changing volume - Adjusting the HVAC - Adjusting mirrors - Looking at the scenery - Reading advertising billboards - Looking at a map/directions - Plugging in your phone - Looking at that hot chick in the Z4 - Looking at that awesome M2C in Sunset Orange - Drinking - Eating - Etc. The point is that we all get distracted while driving. Much of it is self-induced, but that doesn't change the fact that it happens. Do you want to know how to reduce accidents from distracted driving? Training and practice. Learn how to manage your distractions. Learn your limits about how long you can be distracted. Practice dividing your attention in short bursts. Practice reacting to surprise distractions. Sounds like work, doesn't it? It is. Learning to be better at something is work. You know what doesn't work? More laws. Laws keep honest people honest. For everyone else, "It won't happen to me" is a much easier answer. Besides, we already have laws governing distracted drivng. Cell phones are just the latest distraction. |
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I got into an "unofficial" pursuit yesterday with a motorist who decided my patrol car's position (...with lights activated and blocking multiple lanes of traffic) didn't apply to him and he didn't need to yield, and felt inclined to drive over a raised concrete median to circumvent me. I conducted a traffic stop and he yielded; I was seconds away from putting it out over dispatch that I was in pursuit of a reckless DUI. Not surprisingly, he was intoxicated, had no license/insurance (..only a Matricular card) and he had just committed a misdemeanor hit & run and fled the scene. The victims were in pursuit of him when they observed me initiate a chase. He's toast!.....and I took his truck. |
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Oh, and honesty matters folks. I pulled over a motorist who disregarded a stop sign completely. I tend to give people A LOT of breaks.....and in this instance I was going to give this motorist a break too, but when I asked if she had a license she chose to lie to me. A records check revealed she was unlicensed. Had she been truthful, I would have let her slide (...I have a soft spot for people with babies in the car, but the fact that she decided to run a stop sign with her daughter in the car annoyed me). I was also annoyed that she made up this elaborate story to explain why she drove through the stop sign. She's lucky I didn't take the car.
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Completely stopped at a red light, yup. I also look and read the navigation screen when going new places, like I did today. Guilty. My vehicle doesn’t have heads up display so I have to look to the right of the steering wheel at my nav screen. In fact today, after 3 hours of riding I was hungry and went to get food from the drive thru. Drove back to the barn and was sipping on my drink in one hand while driving. Someone take away my license stat.
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I also steer with my knees when I need to tighten my pony tail.
Going down bridges you have to take your hands off the wheel and put them in the air like you’re on a roller coaster. My child will yell at me if I forget that one. I can’t think of anything else at the moment... other than opening and closing the sunroof while in motion... hmm Last edited by Sara; 04-03-2021 at 09:43 PM.. |
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Oh, I know one. I’m guilty of watching the horses while driving. Glancing at them every 30 seconds or so while in motion and looking at them while stopped at traffic lights on the video cam that’s hooked up to the trailer.
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