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Originally Posted by ken0042
No. Unlike you some of us have been driving for more than 10 years, and are able to notice differences in driving habits over that time.
Consider yourself lucky that you haven't had to react quickly to something that has happened while your car is stopped. More than once I've had to react to somebody else out of control; and have been able to avoid a serious accident. Sure, I wouldn't have been at fault if that truck had smashed into the back of my car at 70 km/h. However I don't think not being at fault would have given me much comfort as I was slipping in and out of a coma.
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Okay yes lets talk extremes. I'll admit that yeah, maybe you get extremely unlucky and someone loses control and hits your stopped car and maybe you were in a position to react if you hadn't had your head tilted slightly down and were reading a 30 word text message. I can list a million other things that you could be doing that is perfectly legal at that time that could cause the same delay.
Should we ban billboards and ads? Should we ban listening to the radio? Singing a song? Having a conversation? Having children in the car? Cup Holders? Maps?
Also, why are we allowed, No, TOLD to pull over and do all of these things on the side of the road?
Surely it's FAAAAAR more likely that you are hit by an out of control car on the side of a busy road than you are when your 3 cars back at a red light?