Texting while driving - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Shagaliscious · 03-28-2014, 07:27 AM

I used to. Now if someone texts me while i'm driving I just call them.

sklimo · 03-28-2014, 09:23 AM

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IloveBaldEagles · 03-28-2014, 09:39 AM

Does eating a buritto from Chipotle while driving the same as texting while driving?

sklimo · 03-28-2014, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by IloveBaldEagles

Does eating a buritto from Chipotle while driving the same as texting while driving?

Only if you shit your pants too

PoorMansRacing · 03-28-2014, 09:56 AM

I always wait till I'm stopped at a light or I'll pull over to the side. I used to do it all the time until the laws changed.

Chattanooga FR-S · 03-28-2014, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by LadyFRZ

You should be allowed to throw the person off a tall building if a texter crashes into you.

Fixed it for you!

I rarely type or read text messages while driving, but I will use Siri to read and send messages while driving. I don't even have to look at the screen.

If I am stopped at a red light I will use the screen and type messages.

7thgear · 03-28-2014, 10:16 AM

here's the thing

on the old phones (which i still use! haha), texting can be done without looking at the screen, 333, 88,222,55,0,999,666,88... after years of usage it becomes almost like mourse code, although i still have to glance to make sure i didn't fudge up

also it can be done with one hand!

so it was a bit easier to manage at the time

but the new smartphone, especially touch screen, require 100% visual attention, our thumbs are not as percise as using all 10 fingers (well, 9 really) fingers when typing on a keyboard, you really can't tell out of the sea of buttons which one you're hitting with your half-inch-thick thumb.

these ones are a real killer and i agree 100% there should be a ban on that sort of level of distraction.

a law was introduced here in ontario about 3 years ago, 155 dollar fine for texting and or talking and or general distracted driving, which was rased last week to 280. I have since stopped using my phone for everything except a quick "ok" whenever someone sends me texts or avoid responding all together

also i love the bluetooth of the FRS, as i probably would have been too lazy to get one myself.

sklimo · 03-28-2014, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Marchy

also does it count if you take selfie videos in the car as being distracted, i mean its not like i'm looking at the camera.

No we good lol

serialk11r · 03-28-2014, 01:10 PM

I am unable to type on the phone while driving simple as that, but I did try to send a text via voice recognition stuff once...it had a lot of wrongly interpreted words, so only at long red lights now.

Stevie86 · 03-28-2014, 01:19 PM

I only text while at stops, too many close calls in the past.

f0rge · 03-28-2014, 01:46 PM

I'll occasionally do it at a red light, but never while in motion.

Who do you need to text so badly that you cant wait 15 minutes till you get to your destination? And if it's that urgent why can't you call the person?

SirBrass · 03-28-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by n2oinferno

I have been guilty of looking at my phone while immobile, at a drive thru or stopped at a light or something.

Doesn't count. You're stopped, not driving.

On phone I am. Therefore, if mistakes I make, Frank Oz blame you should.

leicaboss · 03-28-2014, 02:17 PM

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.

Chattanooga FR-S · 03-28-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Marchy

also does it count if you take selfie videos in the car as being distracted, i mean its not like i'm looking at the camera.

Seems legit
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9919vVkT0as"]Let me take a selfie - YouTube[/ame]

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03-28-2014, 10:16 AM	#35
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,508 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	here's the thing on the old phones (which i still use! haha), texting can be done without looking at the screen, 333, 88,222,55,0,999,666,88... after years of usage it becomes almost like mourse code, although i still have to glance to make sure i didn't fudge up also it can be done with one hand! so it was a bit easier to manage at the time but the new smartphone, especially touch screen, require 100% visual attention, our thumbs are not as percise as using all 10 fingers (well, 9 really) fingers when typing on a keyboard, you really can't tell out of the sea of buttons which one you're hitting with your half-inch-thick thumb. these ones are a real killer and i agree 100% there should be a ban on that sort of level of distraction. a law was introduced here in ontario about 3 years ago, 155 dollar fine for texting and or talking and or general distracted driving, which was rased last week to 280. I have since stopped using my phone for everything except a quick "ok" whenever someone sends me texts or avoid responding all together also i love the bluetooth of the FRS, as i probably would have been too lazy to get one myself. __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

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PoorMansRacing Anorexic Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2003 Honda S2000 Suzuka Blue Location: Washington, DC Posts: 341 Thanks: 598 Thanked 175 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I always wait till I'm stopped at a light or I'll pull over to the side. I used to do it all the time until the laws changed.

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