Bdiver
Sign Guy
After work yesterday I'm merging onto the freeway and notice a car just barely ahead of my position (on the freeway). Decisions, decisions, should I just blast up in front or chill out and just get in behind, I decide to "do the right thing" and slow down and merge behind.
Most days I can just zip around and be gone to a safer spot on the road but yesterday traffic was very heavy and I just had to sit behind this person. While everyone was going the the 60+ range this person was going between 50-55, weaving back and forth in the lane and constantly looking up & down (like at the radio or something...) Finally, about 1 mile down the road I'm able to get over to the next lane and I get up close to the drivers door to see what is going on. The window is down about 2-3 inches and here is this 20 something gal holding her phone on the horn part of the steering wheel just texting away while trying to drive. Well nothing gets me hotter than some chump putting everyone at risk while driving and not paying attention so I laid on the HORN at which time she jumped up in her seat and almost tossed the phone out the window while swerving a bit more than her usual. I was prepared for this and also was yelling in my helmet (I know it doesn't do any good, she can't hear me...) and I also was waving my left arm at her . Now she drops way back in speed and who knows what happened after that. I wish I could have called the cops but probably nothing would be done.
Just venting on the stupidity of the younger folks who feel they NEED to Text while driving. Hope all your drives are safe.
Most days I can just zip around and be gone to a safer spot on the road but yesterday traffic was very heavy and I just had to sit behind this person. While everyone was going the the 60+ range this person was going between 50-55, weaving back and forth in the lane and constantly looking up & down (like at the radio or something...) Finally, about 1 mile down the road I'm able to get over to the next lane and I get up close to the drivers door to see what is going on. The window is down about 2-3 inches and here is this 20 something gal holding her phone on the horn part of the steering wheel just texting away while trying to drive. Well nothing gets me hotter than some chump putting everyone at risk while driving and not paying attention so I laid on the HORN at which time she jumped up in her seat and almost tossed the phone out the window while swerving a bit more than her usual. I was prepared for this and also was yelling in my helmet (I know it doesn't do any good, she can't hear me...) and I also was waving my left arm at her . Now she drops way back in speed and who knows what happened after that. I wish I could have called the cops but probably nothing would be done.
Just venting on the stupidity of the younger folks who feel they NEED to Text while driving. Hope all your drives are safe.