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Old 09-03-2014, 10:47 PM   #685
Swarly
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Originally Posted by Burninator View Post
Truck in front me left a gap big enough for 3 cars to turn in front of him. Got beside him at the next light and he was texting. Slow off the line again when that light turned green.
Can we please stop with all the anecdotal evidence of "I saw x do y, they were texting. texting is bad"

One person says texters are always slow off the light, I respond with I'm usually the first off, then I get blamed for not paying enough attention before proceeding into an intersection..... so this guy took more care and now he is a slow texter not paying attention to the flow of traffic.... on and on it goes in circles. I see people proceed after a red light at many varying velocities and following distances, very rarely does anything other than personal driving style play any part into it.

I see multiple stupid acts on the road on a daily basis none of them are texting, just strugglers who can't drive. I've agreed all along texting while driving is dumb and distracting. But sitting at a red light not moving is not driving. [before someone jumps in quoting the Calgary road bylaws stating that being stopped is technically driving, I know. I understand the law, I just think that part of it is a stupid a** law]
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