Wow, I've seen it all

[jobob]

I'm driving to work this morning heading across the Dumbarton Bridge, a 3-lane highway with a posted speed limit of 55, meaning the average speed is about 70.

The SUV directly in front of me is weaving a bit. I notice that the dimwit driver is applying mascara (using her rear-view mirror, of course) as she is driving on said 3-lane highway going across said bridge.

Oh, but that's not all, sports fans.

I figure I want to get clear of this nit, and as I pass her I glance over ...

Not only is she applying mascara with her right hand, she is talking into a cell phone that she is holding in her left hand.

Not my idea of efficient multi-tasking.

I only hope that moron does not reproduce. :rolleyes:

[Wahine]

Wow. That takes the cake. Can't say as I've seen that before.:eek::eek:

[bmccasland]

Right up there with the weaving RV I saw one time in northern Arizona on a 2 lane highway. I couldn't quite figure out why said RV was weaving, a bit too early in the day to be snockered. So when there was finally a passing lane, I looked over, and the driver was using BOTH HANDS to take pictures of the scenery. There were no guard rails either. I wondered if he survived the drive, or would the accident investigators look at his camera, develop the film*, and see the last photo is blury because everying is falling head over tea kettle?

* film - it was back in the day, so to speak

[KayTee]

Scary! The strangest thing I've seen a driver do is DWF. Driving while flossing. Her teeth.

[snapdragen]

How about someone eating a bowl of noodles with chopsticks!:eek:

[Velobambina]

I'm driving to work this morning heading across the Dumbarton Bridge, a 3-lane highway with a posted speed limit of 55, meaning the average speed is about 70.

The SUV directly in front of me is weaving a bit. I notice that the dimwit driver is applying mascara (using her rear-view mirror, of course) as she is driving on said 3-lane highway going across said bridge.

Oh, but that's not all, sports fans.

I figure I want to get clear of this nit, and as I pass her I glance over ...

Not only is she applying mascara with her right hand, she is talking into a cell phone that she is holding in her left hand. ...


When she wrecks--and she will--let's hope that she does not hurt any innocent folks. Jeez, she could have put out her eye w/that mascara wand.

[singletrackmind]

And I thought the guy reading the newspaper propped up on his steering wheel was bad. :(

[jobob]

Gawd, I've seen that one before too. :p

The chopsticks, now that's a new one!

[latelatebloomer]

My next door neighbor snaps green beans during his long commute - he has an enormous garden and preserves a lot of food - but he swears to us he only snaps during red lights.

He also drives around with goats in his van sometimes. When he gets out of a store, they're sitting in the front seats looking out the windows. This is when he's driving the females somewhere to be bred. :p

[sgtiger]

Once I came to a stoplight next to a woman knitting w/her yarn in the passenger seat.:confused: When the light turned green, I waited to see if she would put her needles down. She didn't.:eek: She drove away still knitting.:(

Then there's those drivers who take their work on the road. Laptop open and on sitting in the passenger seat, cell phone in one hand, PDA in another all while playing around with their nav.<shudder>:eek::mad:

[Trekhawk]

WOW!!:eek:
That is some pretty crazy stuff people are doing. Funny but dangerous and crazy.
I have not seen anything that nutty.

[jobob]

Yeah, but you have Killer Millipedes! :eek:

[Running Mommy]

not to mention that CA has a law against DWC (driving whil celling) now don't they??
SHEESH!

[Trekhawk]

Yeah, but you have Killer Millipedes! :eek:

Stop reminding me. Im trying to forget they are out there. I sure hope the new door seals do the trick. Last time I looked out the back window they were massing again. YUK:eek:

[Pax]

It's an interesting side effect of insanely long tedious commutes.

NPR had an excellent story this morning about people choosing to live closer to work/shopping, choosing to live in smaller apts/condos but where they access to life's necessities without (or with minimal) driving. Since we're house hunting right now, that is one of the top things on my list.

[Sprocket's Mom]

One of my dear biking friends who does LOTS of commuting in the Portland, OR area tells me of a time where she pulled up alongside a vehicle at a light and found a guy watching a movie on his visor screen. Yes, he was the driver, and you guessed it, it's not just any ol' movie, it's a PORN!!!:eek::confused::eek:

My experience was with another cyclist. I was doing the Reach The Beach for the American Lung Association and lucky me, I got caught behind a beanbrain who was riding along with her ipod plugged into one ear and her cellphone on the other. She was not a stable rider and in fact I overheard her asking someone else "what are the gears for?" (gonna be a long 100 miles babe!). This was of course in a downtown area where dozens of us were jammed up behind her because we didn't want to veer out into traffic. sigh...:(

[OakLeaf]

it's not just any ol' movie, it's a PORN!!!:eek::confused::eek:

Which means one of his hands was busy, too.... :rolleyes::eek:

[Sprocket's Mom]

Or perhaps he wasn't using EITHER hand to drive!!????:eek::o

[Flybye]

You know how you look back on the teen years and realize that you really were as stupid as adults thought you were?

Don't slaughter me but this thread reminded me of a time that I was late for horsey riding lessons and on the way to the barn I changed my entire outfit - everything but the undies - while driving a pick up truck with a stick shift. The boots were the hardest to get on. I thought I was so :cool:

Now I pull over if I have to change clothes while in the car :o:o

[lph]

HAHAHAHAHAAAA :D This thread is killing me, what with Amazing Multitasking Mascarawoman, goats in the front seat and Killer Millipedes massing outside for an invasion. And the noodles... I can barely eat with chopsticks using both hands and concentrating, let alone drive a car! And the porn guy!!

And I get amused if the stuffed toy dog in someones back window turns out to be a real Bichon Frise. Dang, I live in a boring country!

[OakLeaf]

HI can barely eat with chopsticks using both hands and concentrating, let alone drive a car!

If you're using both hands to eat with chopsticks, that's why you're having trouble :D

[jobob]

Don't slaughter me but this thread reminded me of a time that I was late for horsey riding lessons and on the way to the barn I changed my entire outfit - everything but the undies - while driving a pick up truck with a stick shift. The boots were the hardest to get on. I thought I was so :cool:

LOL, sounds pretty talented to me. And no lives were lost or insurance papers exchanged, so we'll give you a free pass on that one.

But don't try it again, y'hear? Think of the paperwork! :eek:

[sgtiger]

HAHAHAHAHAAAA :D This thread is killing me, what with Amazing Multitasking Mascarawoman, goats in the front seat and Killer Millipedes massing outside for an invasion. And the noodles... I can barely eat with chopsticks using both hands and concentrating, let alone drive a car! And the porn guy!!

And I get amused if the stuffed toy dog in someones back window turns out to be a real Bichon Frise. Dang, I live in a boring country!

Believe me, I wish drivers in this country could be a little less.... interesting.:mad: My brother has been rear ended by a girl reaching for a french fry. Fortunately he wasn't hurt too bad. I had a friend in H.S. get hit in a crosswalk not far from school and thrown several feet because the driver failed to stop at a stoplight. She suffered multiple broken bones, lossed half her teeth, and still walks with a limp. Another friend from H.S. and her sister got rear-ended by a drunk driver while they were driving home and their car rolled into a ravine. My friend suffered from a concussion, cracked vertebrae in her neck and brain bruises that still affect her memory and the language center of her brain(uses the wrong tense of verbs, cannot always name an everyday object like an orange). Her sister is paraplegic(but she's wicked on her set of wheels:cool:). She was already an outspoken advocate against drunk driving(among other things) and this has only firmed her resolve to educate others. I even saw her on a local campaign ad(for Eugene, OR) in support of passing legislation that would confiscate the vehicles of offenders who were caught a multiple of times. Then there's yet another friend(she's kinda like my younger sis) who was hit in her car(side impact on the drivers side) by another driver who failed to yield to a light at an intersection. My friend was the fourth car through so it's not like she was gunning it as soon as the light changed which most people assumed when it happened because of her age+experience. It really couldn't have happened at a worse time too, because she had been diagnosed with breast cancer just a few weeks before(The youngest person to be diagnosed with it in Oregon according to her doc and with a family history of it w/no cancer survivors). I'm glad to say that she's in remission and doesn't seem to have any lasting effects from her accident either. And of course, there's DH(I almost forget this one. How?) who was hit by a driver that had his license suspended due to a medical condition. The driver passed out while driving and hit the car my mother-in-law was driving. Their car rolled and the gas tank leaked and caught on fire. DH's brother didn't make it. His sister suffered burns on over 90% of her body and passed away a mo. later(on my in-laws anniversary BTW). Besides the physical scars, DH is still dealing with physiological/emotional scars.

Sorry, that got kind of heavy.:o I'm in a bit of a mood right now.

[jobob]

No worries. I'm starting to notice more what the drivers around me are doing (besides driving :rolleyes: ) and it's not reassuring.

Sorry about your family's/friends experiences.

[Trek420]

The gover'nator signed a new law, starting in July:

http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/3910/

[jobob]

Ah, I've been meaning to look that up - thanks!

The cynic in me sez no, I don't think it will make all that much difference. I don't see a CHP officer pulling someone over simply because they're yapping on a cell phone. But hopefully I'm wrong.

[Trek420]

I read that they can't :( It's a secondary offense. :confused:

I was told that means they pull you over for driving while eating with chopsticks while watching porn on tv and then slap the "aaaaand you were talking without a hands-free device" ticket on ya' :rolleyes:

[jobob]

LOL, that's what I figured.

[Cindyloo]

Oh the things I have seen on my commute to Atlanta...

Of course the usual book/newspaper reading, lots of makeup application (even eyeliner, ouch), crocheting, brushing teeth, freaky dancing, physically fighting with passengers...

I once saw a grown professionally dressed woman sucking her thumb going down the interstate.

Sprocket's mom made me think of an incident when the traffic was particularly slow due to an accident. The guy in the lane beside me got out of his car and got something out of his trunk. As he was getting back into the car I saw that it was a porn magazine :eek:.

Oooh I'll have to see if I can remember some more good ones...:p