A few weeks ago I was near another driver in reasonably heavy traffic travelling about 60kph (37mph). This idiot was talking on his handheld mobile while smoking a cigarette. He proceeded to amaze me by then picking up a street directory presumably to make sense of the directions he was receiving. He held the book against the steering wheel with the heel of his palm and kept going.
This morning I was driving to work on the motorway cruising along at 110kph (70mph) and I glanced in my rear vision mirror just in time to spot the woman behind me tip her head back facing the roof of the car and insert eyedrops. She glanced quickly forward, tipped her head back again and did the other eye. Having finished this she pulled out and overtook me.
It was unbelievable enough that she was putting in eyedrops at that speed but what seems stranger is that she had obviously, all the while, been catching up to me and had decided to interrupt passing me to do the deed.
When I smoked, I could never smoke and drive - I’m pretty co-ordinated, but I thought having a light object in hand + driving would = bad news, eventually. I also didn’t want my car to smell like smoke.
I’ve got a cell phone, but if I absolutely need to make a call, I’ll pull over to do it. Again, looking down to dial is just too much time with my eyes off the road for someone who has no trust in other drivers.
But I’ve seen people smoke AND talk on their cell phones while steering with their elbows. I’ve seen people receive, ahem, manual and oral pleasure from their driving companions while speeding down a busy street. And yes, I’ve seen people reading while driving, usually on the highway. The thing to do seems to be to prop the book up behind the steering wheel, if you’re into that kind of thing. :rolleyes:
And putting on lipstick is one thing. But applying mascara or eyeliner? And not while stopped at a light? Jeez, I manage to smudge it all under my eyes sometimes while sitting at home. I can’t imagine doing it in rush hour traffic.
And eating. Yes, I’ll sometimes munch on a protein bar on the way to work. But mowing down on a Subway sandwich? Or people eating with forks and spoons while driving? If it requires cutlery, I don’t think it was meant to be eaten on the run.
I used to carpool to work with a woman who would put on her makeup while she was driving, including putting on mascara and curling her eyelashes. :eek: But she was still a better driver than most of the other people out there.
I’ve seen so many stupid drivers this weekend, I think there’s a stupid virus going around. I just wonder how long it’s going to be until they cause an accident.