Oppo Question: Do you empty your pockets when you drive?

"Hermann" (hermann) 10/01/2013 at 10:54 • Filed to: Oppositelock

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I usually only take my phone out and leave it in the cupholder so I can easily access waze or change songs but it has become a habit to enter the car and before buckling up I take my phone out even though I won't use it. This morning, though, for some reason I also put my wallet there and commuted feeling naked and never really thought about this.

How about you guys? Do you have the habit of emptying your pockets when you drive or you leave it there unless it's necessary?

ttyymmnn > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 10:56

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Just my wallet. It hurts my butt. Actually, I've heard that it's bad for your back, as it cranks your pelvis.

Nibbles > ttyymmnn 10/01/2013 at 10:58

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It is so bad for your back. I switched to a money clip years ago (many benefits!) and my back has never felt better.

DasWauto > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 10:59

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I usually take out my wallet and phone. I don't like sitting on my wallet and need to use my phone sometimes.

Hermann > ttyymmnn 10/01/2013 at 11:00

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And the phone stays?

I keep my wallet on my front pocket, leaving it there doesn't hinder the precious act of sitting. Although until last month I used to keep it in my backpack because I had a huge wallet that barely fit in my pocket. This one pictured is perfectly sized, I love it.

PowderHound > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:01

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Sometimes…

Hermann > DasWauto 10/01/2013 at 11:01

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I think I'm the only person who carries the wallet in the front pocket.

MoparKetchup > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:03

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I take out my wallet, phone and pretty much everything that would be used in that day... I feel more comfortable.

Hermann > Nibbles 10/01/2013 at 11:03

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I was about to switch to a money clip until I found this wallet I'm using. Many benefits indeed.

DasWauto > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:05

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I used to but I like to keep my phone in one pocket and keys in the other and the wallet doesn't really work well with either of those. When I'm wearing a [winter] jacket I'll put the wallet in an inside pocket so I don't even have to deal with it in the car.

ddavidn > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:05

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I have a dock for my phone so it can charge and dashcam. My wallet is in my side pocket, so it doesn't hurt. And that's all I have other than my keys, which end up in the ignition at some point.

cazzyodo > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:06

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Wallet/money clip goes into the cup holder to act as a kind of cushion for my phone (hate hearing it rattle). Anything else goes into the center console...I don't like driving with things in my pocket because back pockets get uncomfortable and side pockets get moved around by the seat belt.

ttyymmnn > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:06

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I always wear shorts with an outer pocket on the front (sorta like cargo shorts, but more like hiking shorts). So it doesn't bother me there. On longer drives, though, the phone is sitting on the pax seat because I'm listening to music.

Audio Tachometer > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:10

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Sometimes I take my phone out, sometimes I don't. And if the drive is longer than 1.5 hours, the wallet goes too. But usually my wallet is so thin it makes no difference :)

King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:10

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Now that seats in cars are becoming firmer (compared to the couches our parents and grand parents used to roll around in) I can't see a lot of people being comfortable with anything in their rear pockets. Side pockets are a personal preference, but I have broad legs that fill up the seat side-to-side so having items in my pockets is uncomfortable...

Hermann > ddavidn 10/01/2013 at 11:14

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The key thing was very awkward when I drove my boss's Keyless car. It's impossible to leave a car's key in the pocket, so I just usually tossed it somewhere.

zadtheinhaler > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:15

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Phone, ipod and wallet are in chest pockets, ipod comes out to play, but everything else stays. Smokes come , but lighters stay (I lose them like crazy). Keys are on a carabiner, so no pocketing goes on there.

Used have my wallet in my pocket, but my back doesn't like that anymore.

Hermann > Audio Tachometer 10/01/2013 at 11:17

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usually my wallet is so thin it makes no difference

I know that feeling #brokeproblems

Hermann > DasWauto 10/01/2013 at 11:20

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Makes sense. I, too, had this issue, but I never got used to leaving it in the back pocket. So I just had to get used to leave it in the same pocket as the wallet. The swiss knife goes in that small pocket on the right, usually fits perfectly.

MooseKnuckles > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:21

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Key to ignition
Wallet to slot in dash by left knee
Phone in cup holder or armrest handle/void on door
Work ID in top compartment of centre console/armrest

Hermann > cazzyodo 10/01/2013 at 11:24

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Seatbelt was never a issue for me. Unless I was wearing some tight pants (which hasn't happend in a while because I've lost 40lbs last year), then I had to unbuckle to reach for the phone or wallet.

The cushion thing is very true. But on my current DD the cupholder is neatly rubberised, so the phone doesn't rattle when I leave it there.

Jonathan Harper > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:25

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Absolutely. I got totally ribbed on reddit for expressing my distaste for driving in a well bolstered seat with anything in my pockets.

ddavidn > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:25

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I have the same problem with those fancy newfangled cars. I clip my keys to my belt loop, but I don't really want to sit on them, especially if there's an expensive fob attached to it...

Jonathan Harper > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:25

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Absolutely. I got totally ribbed on reddit for expressing my distaste for driving in a well bolstered seat with anything in my pockets.

Hermann > MooseKnuckles 10/01/2013 at 11:27

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Hahahahahah.

I used to be an Adventurer like you, then I started commuting with my fiancee. Now the moment I want to put things in certain places she has already put her make up, earrings and stuff in random places, so I don't have a system anymore.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:28

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Nah. When I can't use it in the front pockets, I use it in the lower side pockets.

Hermann > ddavidn 10/01/2013 at 11:32

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I tried to clip them on the belt loop, seemed like a good place to keep keys. But I always felt like I was a middle-aged man who wanted to show everyone he had a fancy truck (no matter what car it was, I was never able to walk around like this), and something dangling from my waist when I walked also felt kinda phallic.

cazzyodo > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:33

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My keys have a Gerber keychain tool on it so sometimes the belt presses it into my leg.

There's a rubber insert for my cup holder too but I don't have a case on my GS3 so I like to ensure that it doesn't bounce too much.

Hermann > Jonathan Harper 10/01/2013 at 11:34

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Those people must be insane. It's impossible to drive around with something poking you, especially on well bolstered seats.

ddavidn > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:38

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I don't like the jingly key thing either. I have them clipped and tucked into my back pocket.

Hermann > zadtheinhaler 10/01/2013 at 11:38

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The chest pocket was a nice place to keep things when I had to work in a suit. But even then, I never liked to drive in a suit, so I removed the suit before driving and with it, I removed the phone and wallet to keep them in the center console.

MooseKnuckles > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:39

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Oh, your fiancee!!!

lol every time someone mentions their fiancee I think of that. Congrats though!

My girlfriend is pretty ok with shit her shit in my car. Though she is horrendous for leaving her keys, wallet, drivers license, credit/debit or any combo of those. Too many times have I had to drive to her place to "return" things. She never leaves cash though, go figure!

Hermann > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 10/01/2013 at 11:41

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Lower side pocket is an excellent place.

. . > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 11:43

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I don't take out anything. All my stuff is in my front pockets and doesn't bother me while I'm driving. Although I did have to get used to wearing my knife in a belt holster when I moved it from my pocket. For the first couple of weeks it kept poking me and rubbing my skin quite badly. Luckily, it doesn't happen anymore.

Hermann > MooseKnuckles 10/01/2013 at 11:49

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Ahahahahah. Excellent video. I always have this feeling that I annoy people when I say "fiancee". But on the other hand it's weird to call her Girlfriend now. So I end up calling her "my lady" most of the times.

I must take a picture of my center console. It's a pirate chest of sparkly rings, earrings, coins, lipstick, little mirror... I try to clean up and put it in the glovebox, but I just blink and the it's all over the car again.

Saturday I was cleaning up, I found a single earring under the carpet. I put it on the table and my sister in law goes "Oh! You found it! Thank you! I was looking for this one for weeks!".. EVEN YOU?!

Hermann > Jonathan Harper 10/01/2013 at 11:55

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It's impossible to drive with a well bolstered seat and keep things in the pockets. I only keep my wallet because my DD isn't really bolstered on the lower part of the seat.

These people must be out of their minds. Go figure some internet commenters.

RotaryLover > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 12:12

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My wallet and my lips stick stays in my pocket, the phone goes on the center console since I have a charger there.

alexotics > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 12:19

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I've heard people (chiropractors, they're people too) say that carrying your wallet in your back pocket can affect your back, posture, and hips.

Whatever the case, I generally like emptying my pockets, taking off my jacket, and focusing on the drive. The fact that my car has bucket seats and that I'm quite a big fella means having my wallet out is pretty much a necessity.

Hermann > alexotics 10/01/2013 at 12:23

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I've heard this too, many people have pointed this out.

Bucket seats or any other seat that is well bolstered, you can't have things in your pocket. Even if you can, you shouldn't.

Naijaflavor, I Love Doritos > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 12:42

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i do too, lost man wallets due to them falling out of my back pocket

Devilishprune > ttyymmnn 10/01/2013 at 13:12

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I used to take my wallet out when I drove, but like these other guys I switched to a much smaller wallet and don't have to anymore. Keeps me from leaving stuff in my car and my back thanks me, too. Win-win.

Inflame333 > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 14:38

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Phone in my phone mount, wallet into the armrest.

zadtheinhaler > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 20:52

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When I wear a suit, everything is the same for me, but when I 'suit up' I'm generally wearing an overcoat, and _that_ definitely gets in the way in the car, so that goes in the back seat for sure.

JCAlan > Hermann 10/01/2013 at 22:01

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Briefcase, most of the time. It's like a man-bag for business men.

Hermann > JCAlan 10/01/2013 at 23:53

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Sure... "Men".
Just kidding. But do you keep your phone in it, too? That's so 1996.

JCAlan > Hermann 10/02/2013 at 07:34

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I have a cradle for my phone, as it's what I use for a radio most of the time.

getchapopcorn > Hermann 10/03/2013 at 12:48

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My wallet is normally in my front jacket pocket if that's what you're talking about.

Ted > Hermann 10/03/2013 at 13:49

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Phone and wallet come out of the pants.

Depending on which car and shoe combo, sometimes the shoes have to come off too and the play the pedals in my socks.

davidj210 > Hermann 10/03/2013 at 14:15

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I leave my pockets full. Back right pocket is wallet, front right pocket is keys and pocketknife, front left is phone. Keys leave the pocket when I'm driving, of course.