In Russia, Driving Distractions F**k You
from the now-that's-a-distraction dept
While people love to focus in on calls to ban driving while talking on a mobile phone, we've pointed out repeatedly that there are so many different driving distractions that it hardly makes sense to ban them one by one. There are already laws against reckless driving which can cover most issues with bad drivers. However, apparently "driving distractions" mean different things in different countries. We've already noted that it's legal to have sex while driving in Germany, but we had no idea how popular a pastime it was. In Russia, at least, 25% of people surveyed claim to have had sex while driving. That's not all. 30% admit to driving drunk, and many 'fess up about running red lights, not wearing seatbelts and regularly speeding. In other words, people talking on their mobile phones may be the least of your worries should you be driving around Russia these days.
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One big issue...
If these researchers whould just give up on the notion of being the one that points out "the number one cause of ___" we would all be better off.
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Re: One big issue...
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I know where I'm going,,,
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Please, numbers are too LOW.
- once had sex while driving?
- once drove under the influence?
- once ran a red light?
- don't always wear seatbelt?
- frequently drive above speed limit?
those numbers look too low to me
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...or any given combination of said violations.
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I somehow couldn't help but think "Bill Clinton's probably done all those, while ordering airstrikes in the Balkans".
Hey. Coulda happened.
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You know what's distracting?...
Trying to post comments on Techdirt while entering a freeway!
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Thats just me, i like to be straped in when I drive, have you seen me drive? you would want to wear a seatbelt while standing on the sidewalk if you saw the way I drive when my wife isnt looking.
I so admit to everything else, unless they still think oral isnt sex, then strike that one too. Nothing like it at 70 MPH going down the turnpike thinking one mistake and Im a unic.
I just think that with all the idiots and assholes out there with a DL that you would be a complete psyco not to wear one, trust me the stearing wheel is not all soft and cushiniy that it looks like, even with an airbag, that and the windshield are very very hard and bad for your complexion if you press into it at 45MPH or so.
My mother used to not wear a belt till she started working for an accident attourney and has dealt with the aftermath in one form or another. that and just about every car she had owned was rearended (no wasnt her fault, hell 4 times they were hit while they were parked, some people just have bad car luck)
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Re: Seat Belts
Not that I'm against wearing seat belts, I'm just against someone telling me to wear seat belts.
And to think, all of this started with those Aussies and the Insurance Institute.
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just the idea that "legal to have sex while driving"
i am amused beyond words
points well taken though of comment posters and the article, especially about how the research was conducted
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No seatbelts? OK
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Re: No seatbelts? OK
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I thought about it
~I got road head several times
~I have drove under the influence of a lot of things
~i have been running the same red light 4 times a week,
when i found out its a five minuite weight and i have
seen a total of 6 cars then in the last 2 years
~I do wear my seat belt thought because i was in an
accident and i work in philadelphia (self explan)
~and unless i know a cop is there i'm 10-15 above the limit
i think the people just dident want to admit it.
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Platewire helps track bad drivers in the US
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Bad Drivers
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where i live...
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good and bad "road head"
So, that was kind of a bad thing and an example of irresponsible driving.
BUT, when the bumper of the truck hit the tree, it hit it so perfectly that it "popped out" the dent that had been there from hitting a deer.
So, that was a good thing and an example of being frugal by saving a trip to the body shop!
It's all how you look at it, which is how you should view all stats.
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Seatbelts
BUT.. there is a reality.. The reality is, when assholes don't wear seatbelts, and managed to get seriously screwed up but not quite dead, AND fall under the category of no medical insurance (or exhaust their insurance coverage, which is entirely possible and likely), then one of two things happen, and both of them screw everybody else.
They can go bust, either entirely bankrupt or pay the hospital pennies on the dollar. Drives up medical cost for the rest of us. Or the government can step in in low income cases or whatever, in which case, our tax money gets blown.
So this isn't about liberty to drive how you want. It's about assholes too self-centered around their own lives to consider the impact they have on everybody else that is the issue -- yes, everybody should either be libertarian and force people to have personal responsibility so that people can not wear a seatbelt, get hurt, and then go in to personal debt, or we can all be forced to wear seatbelts so that the majority that are smart enough to drive safely, securely, don't have to take it on the chin when the inconsiderate/unintelligent among us fail to do so themselves.
Given that socialism is only getting stronger and the bankruptcy point wouldnt disappear either way, I don't see how it can be argued any other way. Unless every time someone gets a government bailout because they're crippled for the rest of their lives because they were ejected at 80mph and smacked a tree 200 feet later taxpayers are able to go extract the monthly social security paychecks worth of flesh from the "victims" body anyway. Then I'd be cool with it. :)
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Sex on the way to Las Vegas
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Penthouse Forum on the freeway!
I'm not sure how feesable it would be to strip down butt-nekked in an echo at any speed but I do like the fanatasy that it's possible.
Penthouse pays $50 if they print your story...
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Penthouse Forum on the freeway!
I'm not sure how feesable it would be to strip down butt-nekked in an echo at any speed but I do like the fanatasy that it's possible.
Penthouse pays $50 if they print your story...
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allso germany has hookers whom were trained to be nurses o.o
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Sex on the way to Las Vegas
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Russian Traffic
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Distracted Driving
And just because the bar is set very low in Russia doesn't mean we need to set it low here. Not paying attention is disrespectful to your fellow driver. All things being equal, you can pay more attention when your cell phone is off.
There's just no reason for it. If your call is worth that much money to you, pull over and respect your fellow drivers.
Even if no law is passed against it, it is still extremely rude.
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Packing
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I'm just curious . . .
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the title?
How would this sovietized phrase look normally?
You Fuck Driving Distractions
ok ya, that makes sense? no...
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Duh
Number of motor deaths per year caused by
- drunk driving: 50,000
- speeding: 28,000
- cell phone usage: 38,000
- having sex while driving: 0
Yeah, it makes no sense banning specific activities while driving.
Sure we can always prosecute "reckless driving", but that's a lot vaguer and thus rightfully so harder to prosecute. Having a specific law prohibiting cell phone usage while driving is sensible because it is one of the most dangerous and common things people do. Dangerous and common is a bad combination.
I'd say "fcuk it, let them talk and drive and kill themselves if they want" if only they killed only themselves. Unfortunately, they take innocent people NOT talking on cell phones with them.
If we can track a person's location when he uses a cell phone, then we can tell if that person is moving at 10 mph. I say phone companies should automatically drop calls when they detect that mobile phones are moving faster than 10 mph. Problem solved.
And don't give me any b.s. about the passenger should still be able to use a phone while riding in car. Passengers never are the ones on the phone, it's always the fcuking driver. And if the call is that fcuking important, then it's important enought to pull the fcuk over.
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