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AB · 04-21-2007, 12:08 PM

Has anyone wrecked or came close to wrecking their vehicle when something distracted your attention away from your driving?

Number 9 Dream · 04-21-2007, 01:40 PM

Yeah, one time I was out with about three of my friends...I was driving, one friend was in the passenger seat, the other two were in the back (fiddling around with a digital camera too). I wasn't too familiar with the area and it was dark, so I was nervous as it was (and I think there was bad weather too...really foggy). My friends were laughing and taking pictures of each other, so I was distracted by what they were doing. Before I know it, there are two cops directing traffic to another side road (must've been an accident or something), and I almost collided in to their car, not to mention them. I could hear the cops screaming, "That way, that way!" and waving frantically. Thank god I noticed just in time and managed to veer off, by for a split second I was totally bugging out.

I just screamed, "Ok, enough with the camera!" and we called it a night

I can laugh about it now, but I was really pissed that night.

dawsongirl · 04-21-2007, 01:47 PM

Oh yeah. Just yesterday as a matter of fact.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 04-21-2007, 02:03 PM

Yeah try every time I get into a car.

Courtnee · 04-21-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AllIWantIsYourClutch

Yeah try every time I get into a car.

haha-me too. ADD like whoaaaa.

AB · 04-21-2007, 04:18 PM

Yesterday a bumble bee flew in the window of my husbands truck and it started crawling up his arm. While he's trying to shake it off and keep from getting stung, he crosses over into the other lane & almost sideswipes a car.

catlover79 · 04-22-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by annball1957

Yesterday a bumble bee flew in the window of my husbands truck and it started crawling up his arm. While he's trying to shake it off and keep from getting stung, he crosses over into the other lane & almost sideswipes a car.

I'm terrified of bees, especially bumblebees. Those things are HUGE!! That's why I tend to keep the AC on in the car during warm months so nothing will fly in through the windows. If what happened to your husband happened to me, I'd have pulled over someplace and run away until the bee had flown out of the window again. I am not kidding. Bees scare me that much.

Fleet · 04-22-2007, 04:29 PM

The only distractions I encounter are when I see (young) females walking down the street.
One of my friends said someone he knows actually crashed his car because he was watching a girl walking on the sidewalk.

rusyd · 04-22-2007, 04:33 PM

I see more people on cell phones while driving and they seem oblivious to everyone else around them!

Courtnee · 04-22-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rusyd

I see more people on cell phones while driving and they seem oblivious to everyone else around them!

That's why it's illeagal here to talk on a cell phone while driving...unless you have a hands free device.

rusyd · 04-22-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Courtnee

That's why it's illeagal here to talk on a cell phone while driving...unless you have a hands free device.

It is illegeal in the city of Chicago, but nowhere else in Illinois -that I am aware of, but it should be.

Georgia's on my Mind · 04-22-2007, 08:53 PM

yes, everything.

Cactus Jack · 04-22-2007, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Georgia's on my Mind

yes, everything.

Yourself ,right?

garyj · 04-23-2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

Yourself ,right?

I agree on this one. It annoys me when I see someone talking on their cell phone while driving. I have a cell phone, but I shut it off until I have to make a stop then I make a phone call if I need to

I live in western ILLinois and I don't think we have any laws about cell phone use while driving

Belair · 04-23-2007, 12:38 AM

No, but i always laugh when i see a man stare out the window at a woman walking past, and i know it sounds terrible but sometimes I just wish they'd crash

04-21-2007, 12:08 PM	#1
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04-21-2007, 01:40 PM	#2
Number 9 Dream That '70s Girl Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,875	Yeah, one time I was out with about three of my friends...I was driving, one friend was in the passenger seat, the other two were in the back (fiddling around with a digital camera too). I wasn't too familiar with the area and it was dark, so I was nervous as it was (and I think there was bad weather too...really foggy). My friends were laughing and taking pictures of each other, so I was distracted by what they were doing. Before I know it, there are two cops directing traffic to another side road (must've been an accident or something), and I almost collided in to their car, not to mention them. I could hear the cops screaming, "That way, that way!" and waving frantically. Thank god I noticed just in time and managed to veer off, by for a split second I was totally bugging out. I just screamed, "Ok, enough with the camera!" and we called it a night I can laugh about it now, but I was really pissed that night.
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04-21-2007, 01:47 PM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Oh yeah. Just yesterday as a matter of fact.

04-21-2007, 02:03 PM	#4
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	Yeah try every time I get into a car.

04-21-2007, 04:18 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Yesterday a bumble bee flew in the window of my husbands truck and it started crawling up his arm. While he's trying to shake it off and keep from getting stung, he crosses over into the other lane & almost sideswipes a car.

04-22-2007, 04:33 PM	#9
rusyd Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 13,505	I see more people on cell phones while driving and they seem oblivious to everyone else around them!

04-22-2007, 08:53 PM	#12
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	yes, everything.

04-23-2007, 12:38 AM	#15
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	No, but i always laugh when i see a man stare out the window at a woman walking past, and i know it sounds terrible but sometimes I just wish they'd crash