# Yes Dopers, responsible drivers do exist!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 7, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084 "2012-04-07T14:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084/1 "2012-04-07T14:39:14Z")

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I saw a man behind the wheel of his car. He wasn’t paying any attention to what was in front of his vehicle. He didn’t even have a hand on the wheel. Instead, he was eating a sandwich with one hand while staring at a map he was holding in the other.

Why isn’t this thread in the Pit?

Because before he did any of this stuff, he pulled into a parking lot and parked. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084/2 "2012-04-07T18:15:55Z")

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Pics or it didn’t happen. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084/3 "2012-04-07T18:51:10Z")

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Does that make him a responsible parker instead of a responsible driver?

A number of times, I’ve gotten a sandwich, got back into the car, & proceeded to eat it right then & there, before getting into gear but have never started driving & then pulled over to eat.

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**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084/4 "2012-04-07T20:32:57Z")

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> [@Spiderman](#):
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> A number of times, I’ve gotten a sandwich, got back into the car, & proceeded to eat it right then & there, before getting into gear but have never started driving & then pulled over to eat.

I have. Because I wanted the Swenson’s burger, but you can get wireless in the McDonald’s parking lot. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dopers-responsible-drivers-do-exist/618084/5 "2012-04-07T21:35:11Z")

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> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#):
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> I saw a man behind the wheel of his car. He wasn’t paying any attention to what was in front of his vehicle. He didn’t even have a hand on the wheel. Instead, he was eating a sandwich with one hand while staring at a map he was holding in the other.
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> Why isn’t this thread in the Pit?
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> Because before he did any of this stuff, he pulled into a parking lot and parked. 🙂

A few years ago, I noticed the guy in the left hand seat of the car behind me was reading a book. Then I noticed that it was a right-hand drive car.