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madmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:27 PMOriginal messageI can't believe what just happened, my mini rant for today.... was just on my way home from running errands and was crossing a MAIN intersection when a semi turned left in front of me, I was going straight, had to hit the brakes,driver was distracted cuz he was talking on phone. BUT the kicker was he did this right in front of a cop who didn't see it because....he was talking on the ****ing phone! What the hell is going on here, this could have been tragic if I wasn't watching the truck as close as I was.
alyce douglas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:29 PMResponse to Original message2. they need to ban cell phone use in cars while driving.
MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 02:19 PMResponse to Reply #212. It's against the law here in NYS Doesn't do a damned bit of good. Just as many people yak on their phone while driving (and looking at CD labels and putting on makeup and drinking coffee and shaving and studying maps/directions) as before the law went into effect.And I've seen state troopers on the phone while driving quite a few times!
stillcool47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 02:36 PMResponse to Reply #1215. look how long it took them... to ticket people for seat belts..or even drunk driving (aside from George Bush) I am still flabbergasted about that one.
Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:30 PMResponse to Original message3. You should have called the number on the back of the truck to report him. I'm sure you had your cell phone in your car.
Raejeanowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:36 PMResponse to Reply #37. And Then Called The Police To report the police squad car number.
Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:33 PMResponse to Original message4. The last time a commercial driver in front of me was on the phone and swerving all over the place, I yelled "SHUT THE **** UP AND DRIVE!" I forgot my window was wide open.He heard me. I am delighted to say he pulled into the next driveway instead of pulling a gun on me.
shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:34 PMResponse to Original message5. lucky you i had that happen to me over 30 years ago (a car, not a semi), but i wasn't so lucky. couldn't stop in time - forehead met windshield. this was before mandatory seatbelt laws and airbags.did your airbag/seatbelt kick in?
LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:53 PMResponse to Reply #58. And you didn't wear a seatbelt anyway? I wore seatbelts before they were mandatory. I remember "my" seat in the car, and how, when I was a kid, I had to pull the belt almost all the way up.
Xithras (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:35 PMResponse to Original message6. You know what is REALLY stupid? Here in California we have a new "No Cellphones While Driving" law that comes into force on July 1.Truck drivers are exempted until 2011.
RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 01:54 PMResponse to Original message9. One time when I was driving on the freeway, a truck was coming up the entrance ramp just as I was nearing it. I assumed he would slow down when he saw me, but he just kept on coming and missed hitting me by just a few inches. I called the company whose name was on the truck and he was reprimanded.
MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 02:24 PMResponse to Reply #913. I did the same thing several years ago I NEVER call a phone number on a car or truck to complain, but I did this time. I was driving to work one morning (with my infant in the car, thanks much), out in the boonies but on a main route that goes through several towns. This GIANT dump truck came barreling up behind me at about 80-85 MPH and tailgated me for miles. I was doing 65, and it looked like it was going to run me over any minute. I felt like I was in the movie Duel or something. The guy passed me and yet I ended up right behind him at a stoplight in the main intersection of the next town. Took the opportunity to memorize the phone number on the back of the truck, and I called as soon as I got to work. I talked to the owner of the construction company and although I didn't get the number of the truck, he knew exactly who was driving judging by my story, and he said he'd take care of it. But if he wasn't surprised, why did he let the guy keep driving? I hope this dude finally hit his third strike with my complaint.
ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 02:48 PMResponse to Reply #917. I did something the opposite way A trucker was driving in a safe and proper manner down a mountain, moving over so cars could pass, not driving too fast, etc. and I took the time to call the company to tell them how courteous he was. Found out later from a trucking friend that calls like mine can result in money or other rewards for the drivers. I know the company was glad to hear from me, even though they were a bit surprised that someone called who wasn't complaining.
ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Apr-18-08 02:30 PMResponse to Original message14. At least you were in a vehicle I've nearly been killed several times while legally using crosswalks in the small town where I work. Inevitably it is some stupid big pickup truck whose driver isn't paying attention. Once the guy was stopped at a 4-way stop sign and turned left right and right at me! I had to run so fast I fell down to get out of his way. And he stared at me like he didn't even see me--wasn't on a phone or anything. He was an old man, and I wondered if perhaps he was senile. He roared down the street before I could read his license plate, or I would have reported him.
Fumesucker (179 posts) Fri Apr-18-08 02:37 PMResponse to Original message16. People have always driven like this I've been riding motorcycles for forty years now, getting run off the road by car drivers is boringly familiar.It may have gotten worse in the last ten years or so although I couldn't swear to it since I'm so used to dodging car drivers that I really don't think about it much.Just pretend you are totally invisible and drive in such a manner that if you were indeed invisible you wouldn't get hit anyway.
