I started the thread to hear your opinions about a topic i though was dumb. Thank you for your contribution.
But you don't care about other opinions, gomer. You have made that abundantly clear.
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Just because I don't care about your opinions doesn't mean other people on the forum wouldn't, you selfish bastards. Way to kill decent conversation on a slow saturday morning.
Go and look at other threads in this forum.
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On the rare occasions that my phone rings while I'm driving, I pull over and answer it
There's only a couple of people who actually have my number, so chances are, if they're calling, it's important
Also, being as unpopular as you, the only time anyone would call you would be in your dreams, so you wouldn't want to run over any of the muggly-flumps.
When a muggly-flump dies it turns into a bargle and then the bad dreams come again.
This means it is illegal for me to drive my car and talk on my cellphone at the same time, unless of course im a yuppie asshole and I use a bluetooth device, because everyone seems to love them, but also because point is to have both hands on the wheel.
But get this. I was slacking off at work yesterday and i read an article. The argument here is that even hands free devices should be banned, and 'experts' say its not holding the cellphone thats distracting, but the conversation itself.
My counter is thus: If its the conversation that is distracting, then shouldn't it also be illegal to have, say, a passanger? Or a child? Hell, lets eliminate the shadow of all doubt and get rid of the radio as well?
I live in New York. I regularily drive with one hand, and I do it well. I talk on my cell phone all the time in the car, and i have never, ever been pulled over or gotten into an accident in the five years i've had it.
On the rare occasions that my phone rings while I'm driving, I pull over and answer it
There's only a couple of people who actually have my number, so chances are, if they're calling, it's important
Also, being as unpopular as you, the only time anyone would call you would be in your dreams, so you wouldn't want to run over any of the muggly-flumps.
When a muggly-flump dies it turns into a bargle and then the bad dreams come again.
I feel better about 9/11 when I imagine that this type of person was what was kept in those towers. I know it's not true, but if it were, I'd sign up to be one of the mission planners for next time. I mean, you know, in some capacity where I don't get all blowed up. That shit is retarded.
I started the thread to hear your opinions about a topic i though was dumb. Thank you for your contribution.
But you don't care about other opinions, gomer. You have made that abundantly clear.
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Just because I don't care about your opinions doesn't mean other people on the forum wouldn't, you selfish bastards. Way to kill decent conversation on a slow saturday morning.
How is this a decent conversation again? Because all I'm seeing is this:
"Well, I think this idea is..."
"BLAH BLAH BLAH, I'M NOT LISTENING I'M A DOUCHE!"
"Are you even going to--"
"NOPE! I'M THE FUCKING LOLLIPOP PRINCESS LA LA LA!"
This is not a decent conversation. This is people talking to an obnoxious brick wall.
I'm not sure whether I agree with such laws or not, but one possibility I find people tend to overlook in this argument is that talking to someone on the phone may be inherently more distracting than talking to them in person. Personally I suspect that this is the case. I suspect that when we're talking on the phone our brains are doing more work building a mental image of what the person looks like, and trying to pull context out of verbal cues that we would normally get from body language from someone that's present even if we're only peripherally aware of said body language.
I also have a low opinion of anyone that makes a blanket assumption about a group of people like assuming that everyone that has a bluetooth headset must be a "yuppie asshole".
This is surprisingly intelligent. You should let your brain do the typing more often dru.
when you talk to someone, you're thinking about talking to them instead of focussing on the road
also jesus I just had to spend like half an hour taching my mom how to use a bluetooth headset to prepare for the new law
it is the simplest fucking thing: you open it, and you put it on your ear. That's it.
But she cannot figure out how to put it on her ear
I slipped it right onto my ear and she was all "what? how did you do that?" like I had just cast some major witchcraft or something
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edited June 2008
Whenever I see somebody messing with a phone while driving, I don't really care, until they start driving badly or just not paying attention. Last night while I was on my way to Little Caesers, I got caught behind some high school twat who was texting in the left turn lane while the green arrow ticked away. She didn't even appear to notice me honking at her. Anyway, once it switched over to a generic green, she seemed to realize that she was driving a car and pulled out into the intersection and summarily ran into a guy who had the right of way.
I was a bit pissed because I had to go a different way to Little Caesers but I would say it was worth it.
I feel better about 9/11 when I imagine that this type of person was what was kept in those towers. I know it's not true, but if it were, I'd sign up to be one of the mission planners for next time. I mean, you know, in some capacity where I don't get all blowed up. That shit is retarded.
it's called "cognitive capture" when you talk to someone, you're thinking about talking to them instead of focussing on the road
Uh, Ok.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pretty focused on the road even when I'm talking on the phone. I'll pause if I have to dodge or pass someone, but other than that, I keep my eyes on the road, and my mirrors and just talk. I'd say I'm more distracted by a passenger.
I have a bluetooth. That doesn't make me a yuppie. It's just way more comfortable when I'm on a long drive or occasionally on the computer to be able to use both my hands plus not have to crook my neck like a hunchback in order to hold a conversation.
I like using my bluetooth while driving, it makes me feel like a fighter pilot.
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edited June 2008
I witnessed an accident in Orlando once caused by a girl on a cellphone. She was in the left turn lane and everyone going straigh got a green light, but her turn arrow stayed red. She got confused and went anyway and got t-boned by a semi...
It looked pretty bad, but I still think she deserved it.
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it's called "cognitive capture" when you talk to someone, you're thinking about talking to them instead of focussing on the road
Uh, Ok.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pretty focused on the road even when I'm talking on the phone. I'll pause if I have to dodge or pass someone, but other than that, I keep my eyes on the road, and my mirrors and just talk. I'd say I'm more distracted by a passenger.
yeah
in fact, probably the most heinous example of cognitive capture is billboards, because they are designed to grab your attention and make you look at them while you're driving
but I don't see anyone outlawing billboards, now do I
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edited June 2008
It was the cellphone. This is one of those things that people do that irritate the hell out of me. I don't think we've had cellphones long enough to decide when it's socially unacceptable to use one. So some people just go ahead and use them anywhere. Supermarkets, libraries, fast food chains, funerals, weddings, while driving...
I've used a cell phone while driving and fiond it very distracting. I can't be the only one.
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It was the cellphone. This is one of those things that people do that irritate the hell out of me. I don't think we've had cellphones long enough to decide when it's socially unacceptable to use one. So some people just go ahead and use them anywhere. Supermarkets, libraries, fast food chains, funerals, weddings, while driving...
I've used a cell phone while driving and fiond it very distracting. I can't be the only one.
Using a cellphone in a supermarket is unacceptable to you?
Shit, next time I can't remember if we need paper towels, I guess I'll send up smoke signals or something.
It was the cellphone. This is one of those things that people do that irritate the hell out of me. I don't think we've had cellphones long enough to decide when it's socially unacceptable to use one. So some people just go ahead and use them anywhere. Supermarkets, libraries, fast food chains, funerals, weddings, while driving...
I've used a cell phone while driving and fiond it very distracting. I can't be the only one.
If I "have to" use one while driving, I use it with a headset, but I'm really focused on the road. I know this because I am a ninja and have full control of my mind and body at all times. No but I mean if I start getting overloaded with stimuli, I will lose focus on the conversation, as opposed to losing focus on the road. I never have "OH SHIT ALMOST CRASHED" moments, but I do have "sorry, I missed the entire thirty-second thing you just said" moments. Unfortunately, if I'm on the phone in the car, it's usually something actually important, like "I got lost on the way, how do I unfuck my location?"
Billboards are horrible.
EDIT: Cell phones are acceptable anywhere that normal conversation is acceptable. The only exception might be, like, when you're at dinner with someone, it's impolite to talk on your phone for very long. However, this isn't really an exception; in principle, you are holding a private conversation right in front of your dinner companion, which is conventionally considered rude anyway.
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That was rude and unnecessary.
Basically my opinion is that it is bullshit.
Holy God vegetarian pizzas are delicious, guys.
You're rude and unnecessary.
How is this a decent conversation again? Because all I'm seeing is this:
"Well, I think this idea is..."
"BLAH BLAH BLAH, I'M NOT LISTENING I'M A DOUCHE!"
"Are you even going to--"
"NOPE! I'M THE FUCKING LOLLIPOP PRINCESS LA LA LA!"
This is not a decent conversation. This is people talking to an obnoxious brick wall.
but i have played pokemon while driving
low-blood commoner faggots
don't have a cellphone
I would be laughed out of town, out of a job, and probably have to turn tricks in Singapore as a lady-boy.
This is surprisingly intelligent. You should let your brain do the typing more often dru.
so pretty good
when you talk to someone, you're thinking about talking to them instead of focussing on the road
also jesus I just had to spend like half an hour taching my mom how to use a bluetooth headset to prepare for the new law
it is the simplest fucking thing: you open it, and you put it on your ear. That's it.
But she cannot figure out how to put it on her ear
I slipped it right onto my ear and she was all "what? how did you do that?" like I had just cast some major witchcraft or something
she is all "it won't fit on my hair!"
and I am like "your ear"
and she is like "my what?"
I was a bit pissed because I had to go a different way to Little Caesers but I would say it was worth it.
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Defender is a terrorist.
Why do you hate our freedoms, Defender?
Uh, Ok.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pretty focused on the road even when I'm talking on the phone. I'll pause if I have to dodge or pass someone, but other than that, I keep my eyes on the road, and my mirrors and just talk. I'd say I'm more distracted by a passenger.
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That sounds unlegislatable.
This is all about the paper trail here.
As long as I can still play Snake while driving. On two phones at once.
It looked pretty bad, but I still think she deserved it.
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yeah
in fact, probably the most heinous example of cognitive capture is billboards, because they are designed to grab your attention and make you look at them while you're driving
but I don't see anyone outlawing billboards, now do I
I've used a cell phone while driving and fiond it very distracting. I can't be the only one.
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these people can't be helped
cellphone or no cellphone, natural selection would have found them eventually
Using a cellphone in a supermarket is unacceptable to you?
Shit, next time I can't remember if we need paper towels, I guess I'll send up smoke signals or something.
If I "have to" use one while driving, I use it with a headset, but I'm really focused on the road. I know this because I am a ninja and have full control of my mind and body at all times. No but I mean if I start getting overloaded with stimuli, I will lose focus on the conversation, as opposed to losing focus on the road. I never have "OH SHIT ALMOST CRASHED" moments, but I do have "sorry, I missed the entire thirty-second thing you just said" moments. Unfortunately, if I'm on the phone in the car, it's usually something actually important, like "I got lost on the way, how do I unfuck my location?"
Billboards are horrible.
EDIT: Cell phones are acceptable anywhere that normal conversation is acceptable. The only exception might be, like, when you're at dinner with someone, it's impolite to talk on your phone for very long. However, this isn't really an exception; in principle, you are holding a private conversation right in front of your dinner companion, which is conventionally considered rude anyway.