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  • Of course! It's against the law to pick my nose while I drive! Eyes on the road, hands at 10 and 2...

    18 9.14%
  • Fuck no, ridiculous law for the idiots who don't know how to drive in the first place

    46 23.35%
  • Yeah, but... I still do everything I was before, only I'm sneakier about it

    115 58.38%
  • Nope, at least not until I actually get one of these tickets

    18 9.14%
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    Default So are you still being "distracted"?

    It's been 3 weeks since the new joke of legislation came into effect. Have your driving habits changed?
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    Fuck, wrong area... mods can you please move the thread?
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    Sneakily using my iPod.

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    My driving habits haven't changed even the slightest bit, I just am WAY more attentive to looking out for cops, which ends up being more distracting than talking on a phone. So, in my case, I am MORE distracted than I ever have been while driving, because if a cop even sees me change gears, I might get a ticket. I take my eyes off the road a lot more because I'm looking all around me.

    I'll never stop using my iPod, because hitting "next" on my iPod is far less distracting than browsing radio stations, which is somehow still legal.

    I also still text at red lights if I have a quick 1 or 2 word text to send, it's now precluded by a quick check of the surrounding stopped cars to see if any are cops.
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    I think im more distracted cause now I hold my phone down really low by my leg when changing songs.

    I think its going to cause even more accidents.

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    haha I actually text while driving now, something I never used to do, and I have a bluetooth deck installed too!!!





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    Originally posted by Tarrantula
    I think im more distracted cause now I hold my phone down really low by my leg when changing songs.

    I think its going to cause even more accidents.
    Agreed, to add to this, I use my iPhone on speaker, and am constantly fumbling with it. I put it on my leg because that seems to be the place I get the best sound. If I could hold it up to my ear this would be a non-issue, and I would be far less distracted.

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    Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt


    Agreed, to add to this, I use my iPhone on speaker, and am constantly fumbling with it. I put it on my leg because that seems to be the place I get the best sound. If I could hold it up to my ear this would be a non-issue, and I would be far less distracted.
    lol....get a headset

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    that iphone doesn't have blue tooth?

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    This law changed everything, I don't take my hands off the wheel for anything any more, not even to change gears
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    Me neither, paddle shifters for the win!

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    I stopped texting and driving for the most part. Probably 98% of my driving I don't text. Got a cheap car mount for my phone.

    10 and 2? hahahaha.

    I just will be really upset if its late at night and I get a text, phone lights up like the phial of galadril, then a cop pulls me over because im suspected of texting. I'm kind of expecting that to happen.


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    the only difference is I now drive with phone on speakerphone. I probably talk more when driving now in efforts to reduce text.

    I can get my phone to read out texts to me though and I can speech to text. Its right about 80% of the time.

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    Originally posted by Type_S1


    lol....get a headset
    I was going to, but I see the good ones are about the same price as a ticket I also hardly drive at all (~4000km/year).

    I think I'll just continue going about my ways, it costs me nothing, and as long as I'm using speakerphone I won't get a ticket. I am without question more distracted now, though.

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    Not changing a thing.

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    If a single ticket's worth the cost of a headset and you'll avoid all future tickets and be less distracted by balancing the phone on your shoulder...

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    Originally posted by colsankey
    If a single ticket's worth the cost of a headset and you'll avoid all future tickets and be less distracted by balancing the phone on your shoulder...
    Or you can take this for only $225.00. 40 Hours of ELA instruction included in this price.

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    Originally posted by Disoblige

    Or you can take this for only $225.00. 40 Hours of ELA instruction included in this price.

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    I should have used the quotes, as your post was ninja'ed in before my reply to Mitsu. But since you got offended, I'll assume my writing was clear enough not to get butt hurt over your comment.

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    im still giving my passengers road head

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    Originally posted by colsankey

    I should have used the quotes, as your post was ninja'ed in before my reply to Mitsu. But since you got offended, I'll assume my writing was clear enough not to get butt hurt over your comment.

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