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I thought folks would cut back on talking on cell phones (holding it to ear) when state law went into effect making it illegal.. I saw a lady yesterday smoking talking on her cell phone, she had troubles driving (was turning corner)... she was jerking and trying to keep everything going, I was waiting for her to drop her cigarette into her lap and then see what happened...

LURCH HD Enthusiast

LURCH HD

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I must say I love the built in bluetooth in my Sierra. It works great

 

 

Speaking of the bluetooth where is the microphone for it located. I looked through the book and couldn't find it.

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Almost daily I follow someone weaving and driving erratically often at 10-20 miles under the speed limit. I usually try to make it game to figure out if they have a cell phone stuck in their ear or are they drunk. Not much difference in the final result.

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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I hate to point out a specific gender, but 9 out of 10 times when I am pulling up to an intersection and a car cuts me off short of the stop sign it is a woman on a cell phone! In fact I would be pretty confident in saying that 90% of the close calls that I have had in the last year have involved a woman on a cell phone...

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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I hate to point out a specific gender, but 9 out of 10 times when I am pulling up to an intersection and a car cuts me off short of the stop sign it is a woman on a cell phone! In fact I would be pretty confident in saying that 90% of the close calls that I have had in the last year have involved a woman on a cell phone...

 

 

Back when I had my '03 my exhaust exited in front of the pass. rear tire. A member of that 90% almost hit me and we ended up at a red light, her right at my back axle. I honked as I nearly ran her little Miata over and at the light she looked at gave me a nasty/pissed face and continued to have a conversation on the phone. Truck when into neutral and I kept the pedal so it was at like 3-4000 RPMs until she hung up. :lol:

ERIE_ONE Enthusiast

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I was darn near run off the highway yesterday by a young kid texting. I tried kicking the Suburban in the ass to get around him, kid speeds up so I cant get around (backed off the throttle near 85mph). A few miles later he almost ran me off the road again, I could clearly see he was texting both times. I was so mad I wanted to run his little Escape clean off the road. WTF people, put it down while behind the wheel.....

SparkySparks Enthusiast

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My wife doesn't understand why I don't like talking on the phone if I am driving, I put it on speaker but still don't like talking on the phone while driving. The other day she called me (while she was driving) and was all pissed off because some lady on her cell phone almost hit her. I wanted to point out the irony but one thing I have learned is knowing when to pick your battles. Where I live it is only illegal to use cell phone in school zones and to do anything other then talk on a cell most everywhere else.

 

 

I like the ones that try and read a book while driving.

 

 

I actually had a lady pull up next to me the other day and she was reading a big hard back book and drinking a cup of coffee. I have no idea how she was driving with both hands full. Oh, and she did have her cell in her cup holder so at least she wasn't on the phone.

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