H3 TEXTING And Driving ! ! !

[H3Ray]

How do you guys handle people or mostly young women/girls Texting at stoplights and Driving? I see more women than men doing this, and they are putting people, including children in sever danger! I am angry about this! California has laws against this but Florida does not. Often times I will yell at some girl who is Texting and tell her to stop it or I will call the Police. Often the girl will yell back "F__ you old man!"


Kids today are Animals, and have no respect for anyone.

 

[amrg]

I only txt at red lights, usually I get a 2-3 min window before the lights turn green so I get a couple of txts sent. Otherwise I don't even try while driving, its extremely unsafe and Ive apmost had a frontal collision with a mini because the driver was too occupied looking down at his smartphone!

 

[4speedfunk]

I have a customer that has wrecked his 09 H3 twice from texting. It's not just teenage girls.


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[chaos254]

I understand its dangerous but do you yell at people everytime you see someone jaywalk or speed? People are idiots and will always find something stupid to do while driving.

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[amrg]

Such as Eating, drinking & Txting while driving! I've seen the above combination several times!!!

 

[5gn-h3t]

You can't run around being Mr. Jonny Law but, on the other hand, texting is way more dangerous than speeding or jaywalking. I saw a lady almost cause 3 horrific accidents within a 1 mile span the other day because she was on her phone. She was very lucky that the half dozen drivers she almost killed were more alert than her. She pulled into oncoming traffic thinking it was a turning lane, almost hit a car at a light, and then pulled into a turning lane after a vehicle driving the opposite direction pulled into the same lane. Two objects can not occupy the same space. All three of these were seriously within 45 seconds to a minute. Tires screeching and everything. Didn't even phase her. I almost pulled into the same lot to have a chat with her but I didn't. I probably should have called the cops. Next time.

Back to H3Ray - Yes, if someone was driving erratically because of their phone and I was next to them at a light, I would say something. If they don't respond, it's very hard to talk while the guy next to you is laying on his horn. Learned this from riding motorcycles. I've gotten off my bike and pointed to peoples turn signals and asked them if they knew what they were. It's funny but sad.

I'm done ranting. Don't text and drive. Have a good morning. :thumbsup

 

[Pappibri]

As I approaching a light one day I passed a woman who was texting, the car ahead of her was a guy driving and doing the same and ahead of him was one of our city police cars, so I thought to myself, I hope that Po Po see's him and gives him hell. Well I came to a stop next to the police car, and it was a female officer and she was texting as well. That is a true story, it is sad, but that is just the way it is now. I wont say anything to anyone unless they are swerving or causing a issue by doing so. Around here it seems like 40% of people driving are doing so. Sad but true:gaah:

 

[RamRod]

In my province we have new "distracted driving law" basically you can operate anything other then what essential to driving with the exception of your radio, hands free calling (one button operation only) or steering wheel buttons... No eating, no pets on your lap, not texting, no holding you phone up to your ear while calling, etc. I think it's great and I follow the rules, but you still see people doing all the stuff listed above and just don't care....

The worst of it are the people who put their phone on speaker phone then just hold it I front of them and talk..... That's not any better then holding it to your ear!!! If anything it looks damn retarded!


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[cdarveaux]

I'll admit I text at stop lights but not while driving that's just insane

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[cgalpha08]

I do it at the lights, but I don't cruise and do it.
IMO talking is completely different, it's still distracting yes but at least you can keep your eyes on the road.

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[3Hummers]

I don't know how many people I have honked at because they were sitting in front of me at a light texting and didn't see the light change. Didn't even see the cars around them moing. If it is that distracting no one can do it and drive as safely as other people on the road deserve.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

May-01-2009 14:49 Oregon City Man Dies in Crash on Highway 224 East of I-205 (PHOTO UPDATE)

Salem-News.comThe other five patients had injuries described as minor.

Photo of fatal crash scene on Hwy 224 east of Interstate 205 Photo: Oregon State Police​

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police say six people were transported to the hospital following a Friday morning crash.
This morning around 7:40 a.m. a 1992 GMC pickup driven by 40-year old Jonathan Jason Christensen of Oregon City, was eastbound on Highway 224 near milepost 6 when it drifted across the center left turn lane and crashed nearly head-on into a westbound 2007 Ford F550 truck driven by 21-year old Gerrardo Gutierrez-Casillas of Portland.
After impact, the GMC pickup swung around and stopped facing west in the left westbound lane. A westbound 2006 Acura MDX sport utility vehicle driven by 54-year old Rockchild Scott of Clackamas, was unable to avoid the collision and collided with the rear of the involved vehicles.
Mr. Christensen was trapped inside and extricated by Clackamas County Fire District #1 personnel. He was transported by LifeFlight to Legacy Emanuel Hospital where he died after arrival. A passenger in the GMC pickup identified as 37-year old Jennifer Mowry of Wilsonville, was transported by ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Gutierrez-Casillas and his two passengers were transported by ambulance to area hospitals with minor injuries. The passengers are identified as 24-year old Juan Rambila-Ramos of Gresham, and Alvaro Naranjo-Mantano, whose age was unknown, from Portland.
Scott and his juvenile male son passenger received minor injuries and were transported to an unknown area hospital.
Safety restraint use information is pending confirmation. OSP troopers from the Portland Area Command office are continuing the investigation. Clackamas County Sheriffs Office, AMR, Clackamas County Fire District #1, and ODOT assisted at the scene. Highway 224 was closed at the scene for approximately 4 hours.

Jonathan Christensen was my brother.

Don't text and drive

Don't let anyone in your car text and drive

If you see someone else texting and driving, tell them to stop. Yeah, **** you hurts, but losing someone you care about hurts more.




post script - I found his flip phone folded like it had been wrapped around the steering wheel on the floor of the truck. One of the passengers in the landscape truck said they saw that he was looking down just before the accident. My brother was not a friend of cops, so they got the last laugh with him and took word of his passenger that they had done drugs a day before as the cause of the accident - given the pain he was to them, it's understandable and I'd have done the same thing. But the truth is he died texting and driving.

 

[H3Ray]

Wow!!! Crazy sh*t !!!!
Sorry for your loss, Sir.

 

[poncho1965]

Sobering. Lots of folks don't think it will happen to them. My condolences on the loss of your brother.


Mike

 

[Hayden]

Man... Im sorry for your loss


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[kilroy]

As I approaching a light one day I passed a woman who was texting, the car ahead of her was a guy driving and doing the same and ahead of him was one of our city police cars, so I thought to myself, I hope that Po Po see's him and gives him hell. Well I came to a stop next to the police car, and it was a female officer and she was texting as well. That is a true story, it is sad, but that is just the way it is now. I wont say anything to anyone unless they are swerving or causing a issue by doing so. Around here it seems like 40% of people driving are doing so. Sad but true:gaah:

Pappi, I've been through Cohoctah, at least I think so, I may have blinked. Guessing you saw this happen in Howell or Brighton right?

 

[kilroy]

Sorry to hear of your loss, we take life for granted far too often at times and it truley is a gift we do not appreciate nearly enough.

 

[H3Ray]

What can we Hummer Owners do?
We own the most intimidating (and safest ) vehicle on the road today.
How can we use our Hummers as a means of telling people to stop Texting in a reasonable way, without violence?
We should stand up to these selfless Morons!

What about Train Horns?

Ps. Women Text way more than Men - FACT.

 

[H3Ray]

Young People ( OVER 50% YOUNG GIRLS ) and Women Text the most, and middle aged to older Men Text way less - FACT

 

[2010H3TAlpha]

Just started my 3rd year of treatment after being rear ended by a middle aged woman who was texting in April of 2012. My lawyer says accidents caused by texting are an epidemic and he can't keep up with the wrongful injury caseload. Anecdotally, I don't remember seeing so many accidents on the side of the highway here 5-8 years ago. Now it is absurd, I see at least two a day here on I-90 between Bellevue and Issaquah. It is a sad state of affairs now. I personally don't touch my phone when I drive now, gotta keep my eyes peeled for the inattentive.

 

[2010H3TAlpha]

What can we Hummer Owners do?We own the most intimidating (and safest ) vehicle on the road today.How can we use our Hummers as a means of telling people to stop Texting in a reasonable way, without violence?We should stand up to these selfless Morons!What about Train Horns? Ps. Women Text way more than Men - FACT.

Drive more defensively, not much else you can do. Leave plenty of space in front of you, let tailgaters pass you, stay away from busy areas if possible, look for and avoid erratic drivers. Our rigs are safe from the front and sides but we have poor rear-end whiplash performance. Watch your rear view mirror at stops for people who aren't stopping and always plan an escape route. It sounds crazy but has saved me more than once.Driving offensively only escalates the situation and causes more damage/injury.

 

[Ed's06h3]

Sorry for your lost.... Those are horrific photos..

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

What can we Hummer Owners do?
We own the most intimidating (and safest ) vehicle on the road today.
How can we use our Hummers as a means of telling people to stop Texting in a reasonable way, without violence?
We should stand up to these selfless Morons!

What about Train Horns?

Ps. Women Text way more than Men - FACT.

honk at them

if that doesn't work

call 911

do whatever it takes to save a life.... after all, when do you want them to stop performing life-saving medicine on you?


Just yesterday, I'm driving down the road watching the drunk weave - stupid, middle-aged woman texting with her phone down by her console (to keep us from seeing, I guess). I honked at her until she stopped.

I've said all manner of mean things to people who text and drive - and you know what, they stopped.

And let me make this really, really clear. If a person texts and drives, then claims I'm road-raging on them for doing so... they'll go to jail. I work, often, with law enforcement so when I say "they were driving erratically" the texter will get a ticket for reckless driving; and I will be in court testifying about it.

As I said. Whatever it takes to stop people from trying to kill other people. Axe murderers are easy, from a psychological perspective, to teach to stop killing because they can tell you why they kill. The stupid mother who runs into a busload of kids because she was texting rather than driving is impossible to teach because you can't teach people to pay attention.

 

[2010H3TAlpha]

My favorite lately is texting/drunk and no headlights in a tiny Nissan Versa after dusk. While following him I flashed my brights for 3 miles before he figured it out. Some people...

 

[kflips]

Maybe they should modify airbags so we can go back to a 10 and 2 position for hands and require 2 hands on the wheel while driving. That would fix a lot