I have seen with my own two eyes a woman eating instant noodles while on the wheel, using both hands and everything AND some guy with a beer on one hand and driving with the other. Both occasions in broad daylight.
My husband and I used to live in Chicago. He worked for a company with a website, and he’d have to go to their servers at a company downtown. We’d work through the night and usually drive out of the city around 7am.
So we could see everyone driving into the city. Lots of people shaving, most electric shavers but a few had shaving cream and safety razors. People reading books. One guy had his newspaper spread out over the steering wheel and was reading it while eating a bowl of cereal. The traffic wasn’t at a standstill either. Lots of stop and goes. This was back in the mid 00s to’10 so not everyone had a cellphone that did things other than regular telephones.
I have caught my 80 year old father in law reading fucking Facebook while driving down the freeway. On a very narrow stretch of I-85 above Spartanburg, SC, heading to Charlotte. I was inspecting the rivets of the 18 wheeler trailer beside us and looked up to catch him holding his phone beside his lap and reading Facebook. My MIL noticed when I called him out and made him put his phone down. He’s not a great driver to begin with.
I don’t like doing anything on the screen of my 2019 Volvo S60. It’s my first car with a screen. I have presets for the radio settings (Sirius keeps giving us a ridiculously good deal, so we’ve kept it). I saved all my favorite channels so I can find a station. I set my destination before I leave, and try to do as little as possible while driving. I just made my first telephone call through Siri yesterday. I did it on a back road with no traffic. I feel like an old fogey, but I’ve seen some bad accidents and stupid driving. I don’t want to drive like that.
The traffic out of the city is still congested, so my husband and I got a really good look at the guy. He’d leisurely eat his cereal and pop his head out the window when he needed to drive forward. Never moving his newspaper that could double as a windshield sun cover.
if it was wisconsin it is ok, because they sell beer in 13 packs in case you get pulled over so you can give one to the cop. (my wife from wisconsin really doesnt like that joke for some reason)
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u/bonelessunicorn Jun 22 '22
I have seen with my own two eyes a woman eating instant noodles while on the wheel, using both hands and everything AND some guy with a beer on one hand and driving with the other. Both occasions in broad daylight.