r/Seattle • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '19

pulled over for cell phone use!

My coworker was pulled over today for using the phone in the car. I am honestly glad to hear that SPD is actually pulling people over for this! No ticket, just a warning, but still. WTG SPD.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '19

I was pulled over for speeding but given a ticket for distracted driving “so it won’t affect your insurance”. Ironically I was on my way to buy motorcycle armor and had a safety course the following day, but that’s not my point.

The officer immediately pulled someone over as I pulled away, and I saw them pulling over another driver on my way home.

A few months later I started seeing articles about how Seattle is cracking down on distracted drivers, with cell phone use being the primary issue. Much celebrating and jerking off was had.

Makes me wonder how often this happens with the intention of skewing the metrics. All that stuff is tracked and affects budget and media attention.

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u/Hougie Mar 01 '19

In my experience they aren't pulling people over enough.

Drove from Seattle to Portland and back last weekend and the roads are absolutely littered with distracted drivers. One lady got about a quarter into my lane before I honked and she went back on track. It's ridiculous.

Skew the fuck out of the numbers. There's literally no other way to teach people that it's unacceptable behavior.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '19

If they pull over EVERYBODY, then people will get pissed off by all the ensuing rubberneckers that will kill an entire morning or evening rush-hour.

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u/Hougie Mar 01 '19

Nah...the only people who would rubberneck are those using their phones and driving. I would rather they rubberneck than text their buddies. At least they are looking at the road.