I'll usually just call someone or reply later if it's that urgent. That's what Bluetooth is for.

I have to admit to playing around with Spotify at times though.

Seems legit
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Yes a little bit, but trying to cut it out completely. Really so dangerous.

depends where

stopped at a light could still nab you a ticket

But you're far less likely to run into someone when you're stopped ;).

A ticket is better than a negligent homicide charge any day.

last week saw a lady auto-creep into another car at a light

sigh

This is yet another reason why automatics suck. You are basically being driven by the car, so you have less reason to be paying attention to things like... oh... keeping your foot on the brake!

I'm so used to stick, that even at a drive-thru when picking up my food and I have the parking brake on, my feet still stay planted on brake and clutch till I double check that the shifter is in neutral.

Yeah, I won't be the one who creeps into another car.

True, but that's his fault, not yours.

Being the person colliding b/c you're distracted as opposed to being stopped at an intersection and getting hit by someone who should have noticed well ahead of time that you were stopped (even if you should have been moving) is much worse.

I once had mac and cheese as I was driving around the inner loop.

I use Siri. My friends know if my texts barely make sense its because i'm driving.

iPhone 4 - I'm too uncool for Siri :(

Agreed, but the thing is: when is it safest to fiddle with your iThinkForYou and other idiot devices (said in the same jesting manner in which we used to call the television "the boob tube", back when "boob" meant "idiot")? While moving or while stopped?

A: while stopped at a stop light or stop sign. It is a place where stopped vehicles are unexpected. Sure you can still get rear-ended, but my point is that "texting while driving" doesn't count for when you're stopped. That's not distracted driving that is likely to get you and others killed.

The problem hardly lies with people distracted by their devices getting rear-ended at stop lights. That's only a theoretical possibility that so rarely happens that it's often not even thought about (I'm sure it has happened, but I doubt the likelihood is anywhere close to being above statistical zero). The problem is in people who are distracted while moving, and thus not watching where they're aiming their 1.5 ton missile traveling over 60mph.

I will support your right to be a dumbass who talks or texts while driving if you agree that I get to beat the crap out of you if you run into me while on your phone.

Been rear ended by a texter and have no empathy for that kind of stupidity.