New peeve thread???

[popcornbird]

Johanna. You remind me of my brother, who will use any and every reason to justify his constant cell phone usage. He he he!!!

That being said, what's hand's free for? You can talk and drive, all at the same time, without diverting your attention to 'holding' a phone. Its no different than talking to someone sitting in the passenger seat with you. Guess people shouldn't have a passenger with them either.

[Lady's Human]

PCB, from the research listed in the link I posted, it isn't the act of holding the cell phone that distracts drivers, it's the conversation. Some people should not have passengers in the car with them, as some conversations with passengers can distract the driver as well, hence the law in Massachusetts that prohibits teen drivers from having passengers in the car with them other than their parent or legal guardian.

One of the German rules of the road I cited gives the polizei the lattitude to determine if the driver is being distracted or not, allowing them to concentrate on truly distracted driving rather than making them pull over everyone talking on a cell phone/drinking coffee/etc while driving.

[Cataholic]

Johanna. You remind me of my brother, who will use any and every reason to justify his constant cell phone usage. He he he!!!

I don't feel the need to justify it at all. I will talk on my cell phone while I drive for whatever reason I want, regardless of some people's peeves about it. It is legal here, and I like it. What gets me is people not looking behind the cell phone to see that maybe there is a reason the person is driving erratic. Maybe they just stink at driving!

And, to whomever asked what I do when I am shifting, I either use my shoulder to hold the phone, or, more often, I have a hands free adapter in my ear. Like Phred, it really only gets difficult when I am drinking a cup of coffee, talking on my cell phone, and handing Jonah his sippy cup and snacks, and shifting. That is when the knees come in handy.

[popcornbird]

I don't feel the need to justify it at all. I will talk on my cell phone while I drive for whatever reason I want, regardless of some people's peeves about it. It is legal here, and I like it. What gets me is people not looking behind the cell phone to see that maybe there is a reason the person is driving erratic. Maybe they just stink at driving!

Johanna, I didn't mean you need to justify it! I don't see anything wrong at all with talking on the phone while driving...I do it myself. It is not a pet peeve of mine. I was refering to my brother justifying it (to my dad) because my dad always tells him to concentrate while driving and not yak so much, so I meant that he justifies his cell phone usage when someone tells him he shouldn't. Not that he needs to justify it...I don't see anything wrong with it. Perhaps I should've used another word, as I didn't quite mean 'justify' as it seems. I talk on the phone while driving myself. Just not that much. Its just what you were saying totally reminded me of my brother.

[RICHARD]

Another peeve of mine?

People who are so engrossed with their cell phone calls that do not realize they cut someone off...

They look at my middle finger like this....

"What????"


Peeve #2.

People that attend events and do not use common sense, then get pissed off at the event organizers..

At the airshow last weekend a couple showed up with their chihuahua.....

NO PETS ALLOWED.......

Then you have to listen to them whine about the rules, government, tax dollars.....