"Warning as police release footage of 'distracted' drivers"
A warning to cyclists maybe as I can't see drivers changing behaviour soon.
"69% of drivers admit to putting others at risk"
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Commuting
Distracted drivers
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Previously*, I enjoyed the luxury of having a corner office and a large window to look out of. When business was slow I'd often spend an embarrassingly long time looking out the window observing the behaviour of motorists down below.
Mostly mobile phones. 10% of car drivers would have on in their lap, hand, craftily texting away. Taxi drivers like to write out some sort of log sheet while driving in slow traffic. I've seen a few people read a newspaper. One guy using a laptop. And a few people with tablets.
Professional drivers seem to be the best. Middle-aged men are good too. Younger drivers have a tendency to be texting etc.
*My employer eventually decided that the office was overstaffed and my position became redundant. While the position itself was poorly conceived by management, the office was far from overstaffed!
Posted 11 years ago # -
The most bizarre bit of driving I've ever seen was on the freeway from Chicago Airport. We were in the back of a taxi and traffic was moving fairly slowly. In the lane next to us there was a guy driving along whilst playing a trumpet. Yes, a trumpet.
My friend took a photo, will need to ask him for a copy.
Posted 11 years ago #
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