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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yeah I find it's middle aged men that are the ones that talk on their phones the most and females of all ages that are the worst offenders when it comes to texting and driving. I don't know how many times at intersections you hear people having to honk their horns because a woman is paying attention to her phone rather than the lights. I think distracted driving is one of those offenses that someone has to get stung by a big fine to get it into their heads.
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i know in kelowna the local news has done stories when the rcmp do crack downs. one of the questions the reporter asked the cop was what demographic were getting fines. his reply was almost all the tickets he had given out were to women. now that doesn't mean that guys don't use their phones while driving, just that one that particular day during an enforcement blitz it was women who were getting caught.
i still maintain that the easiest deterrent would be to get the driver to get out of the car, put the phone under their front tire and drive forward. of course they'd have to stop and pick up the pieces, otherwise they would get a ticket for littering!
i'm soooooo not a cell phone user. i had to get one when my dad was sick so my mom could get a hold of me if i needed to come right away, but that's the only reason i have one. i do admit it's nice to be able to send my wife a text when i'm at superstore to ask if there is anything else she wants added to "the list", but i'm quite happy without one. it's not uncommon for me to be heading out and i hear, "do you have your phone?"... and then i have to head back inside and grab it off the window ledge that it sits on. at least now i usually remember to plug it in so it's charged!
