How Mobile is too Mobile? cell phone use on bicycle rde?

[kajero]

Interesting article!
http://montrealgazette.com/news/loca...-cellphone-use

[Helene2013]

Very interesting. I could not dare looking at my phone while cycling. Especially in a city. Seriously though, I walk a lot downtown Montreal and I rarely saw someone looking at a phone while cycling vs a motorist with his phone in hand and sending texts while driving (although the law bans this!). Way too many distractions nowadays, in every type of motion vehicle!

[north woods gal]

I carry a cell phone for safety's sake, since all my riding is solo. Use it while riding, though? I am way too much of a klutz to pull that one off.

[ny biker]

Cyclists must stay seated at all times???

[Helene2013]

The article is not totally correct

Our Quebec Highway Safety code says : C477 - The driver of a motorcycle or moped must remain seated on the seat and keep hold of the handlebars. A person riding a bicycle must sit astride the bicycle and keep hold of the handlebars

[Geonz]

The article is not totally correct

Our Quebec Highway Safety code says : C477 - The driver of a motorcycle or moped must remain seated on the seat and keep hold of the handlebars. A person riding a bicycle must sit astride the bicycle and keep hold of the handlebars

Makes more sense -- even here in Flatlandia people get out of the seat if it's stomp and sprint time.
You still don't have people getting killed by texting cyclists so it's more of "danger to your self" issue... I honestly think we shouldn't have tickets and laws for quite so many things. Let's actually learn that some things are just foolish!