[Serious] How do I get my sister to stop texting while driving?

"Nibby" (nibby68)
12/06/2015 at 21:33 • Filed to: None

She’ll do it if there’s no one else on the road and at stop signs/traffic lights. Other sister and I have called her out on this before.

Don’t want her to learn it the hard way (she’s older than me by nearly 4 years).

DISCUSSION (45)

JGrabowMSt > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:37

Take her phone and throw it onto the back seat. She can get pissed at you, but the alternatives are far worse.

She’ll learn eventually, but it will only be the hard way.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:38

You cannot force someone to do something, even if it’s good for them to do it.

I would simply say that you will not ride in the car when she is driving, because she doesn’t give driving her full attention.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:40

Remove all of her interior panels and carpet, install copper mesh everywhere, replace everything. BOOM hidden Faraday cage.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:40

Do you have access to her phone? There’s an app called Canary that gives you a slightly creepy level of surveillance on her whereabouts, but also has the added benefit of recognising when said user is on the move and shuts off calls and texts.

http://www.thecanaryproject.com/

How discrete the app is, I don’t know. Maybe she’ll just have to accept that she needs to install something to stop the urge to ‘just reply to that one message'.

Nibby > JGrabowMSt
12/06/2015 at 21:41

Word! That sounds like a great suggestion, thanks. I’ll tell my other sister too since she’s with her more.

Nibby > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
12/06/2015 at 21:42

Yeah, you can never really force people to stop doing things. I’ve told her that before that if you text while driving then let me drive since that is more important to you.

Nibby > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/06/2015 at 21:43

lol

sleeper Prius

Nibby > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
12/06/2015 at 21:44

Highly doubt the canary app would work, but it is a decent suggestion. She’s very smart and would figure it out very qui

JGrabowMSt > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:44

If it were my sister, I’d pull the battery out and put the phone in my pocket and the battery on the back seat, but luckily my sisters are not at that point (and plenty old enough to know better).

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:46

Sniper got you

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:47

that’s a good thing to do for your own safety but sadly, that does nothing to help you help her when she isn’t with you

Big Bubba Ray > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:48

It’s nearly impossible to do. My mom is notorious for texting/driving. She’s bumped into a few things because of it and still hasn’t learned her lesson.

One of my friends used to text and drive constantly until one day when I was in the car with him I literally grabbed his phone and threw it out the window at 35 mph. I’m sure he still texts and drives, but he sure as hell doesn’t do it when I’m in the car with him.

$kaycog > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:49

There are some very gruesome images when you GIS “car texting wrecks”. Maybe show her some of them?

Nibby > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
12/06/2015 at 21:49

That’s what concerns me as well, what does she do if she’s driving by herself?

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:49

What I always do is put it in my glovebox and lock it.

Dont know if you could try something similar or not

Nibby > Big Bubba Ray
12/06/2015 at 21:50

Hahah, that’s one way to teach ‘em!

I’m also concerned if she does this while driving by herself. She’s been driving for 10+ years but still

Nibby > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
12/06/2015 at 21:51

Good idea, thanks!

Nibby > $kaycog
12/06/2015 at 21:54

Kinja'd!!!

yamahog > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:54

“Throw it in a woodchipper?”

-Chevy marketing

Only half joking. I’m thinking maybe you have to start making a really obnoxious noises every time she picks up or even looks at her phone. GET PAVLOVIAN ON THAT.

RazoE > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:56

If you’re really serious, call the police on her. I’m sure she’ll get scared shitless.

scoob > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 21:57

Not Nibby enough

Nibby > yamahog
12/06/2015 at 21:58

Thanks! I’ve been texting my other sister (don’t worry I am at home :P) and she said she has talked to her about texting and driving as well. Told her about the suggestions I’ve been getting and she’s gonna help too!

Nibby > scoob
12/06/2015 at 22:03

I could change the rims to pentagrams

scoob > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:03

I almost got run over (well, tapped, but for severity I’ll use “run over”) at a stop sign by a guy in a 5 Series creeping forward WHILE texting. Yes. This idiot was looking straight down at his phone while moving forwards. If he was completely stopped and there was no one else around, I wouldn’t really care.

I was crossing the street at night and saw the car coming. He slowed down gradually, so I kept walking across. Halfway across the street, I notice he doesn’t stop the car and there’s a bright white/blue light coming from his lap. Thankfully, his windows were down and I yelled “WTF ARE YOU DOING?” Only then did he stop the car. Dumbass.

I would do what JGrabow suggested and toss the phone somewhere.

TractorPillow > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:03

I have always used the “please pull over and let me out, I’d rather walk.” Nobody has ever called me on it, but they have put their phones up every time. Doubt it will change behavior when I'm not there, but at least gets them thinking

PardonMyFlemish16 > JGrabowMSt
12/06/2015 at 22:04

I’d go even further.... at a stoplight, roll the window down and throw it out a window.

Nibby > scoob
12/06/2015 at 22:04

How do you not realize your car is creeping forward? Distraction, that’s how. Ugh, that’s lame.

But yeah I agree, I really like Grabrow’s suggestion too. Sent that to my other sister and she says she’ll do it too next time

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:08

Cover interior of car with aluminum (or rather aluminium based on the photo) foil -no more reception.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:09

Do burnouts on her phone.

scoob > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:10

I fear she may jerk the wheel trying to get her phone back or something though.

Maybe do what $kay said and show her scurry pictures/videos instead/as well.

Here:

If scurry don’t work, guilt trip!

$kaycog > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:12

I hope you were given suggestions that will help the situation. Serious stuff. Let us know.

Nibby > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed
12/06/2015 at 22:12

>:D

Forgetful > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:13

Next time she does it while you’re in the car, elbow the door really hard and and scream “Watch Out!” Then lecture her about it

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:14

Either way, I guarantee she won’t want to ride with you anymore.

Nibby > Forgetful
12/06/2015 at 22:16

oh god that reminded me of this time 5 or 6 years ago I was driving in the middle lane and someone in the right lane just went into mine without indicating... she was in the passenger seat, screams... and instinctively GRABS MY RIGHT ARM ON THE STEERING WHEEL (luckily I pulled off a one handed swerve and no one was in the left lane)

I don’t know how I did not get really pissed at her for doing that

Nibby > $kaycog
12/06/2015 at 22:16

Will do!

Nibby > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed
12/06/2015 at 22:20

That’s not really an issue for me

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:23

Dat W202 tho.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:26

Write a background app for her phone that utilizes GPS and disables the phone anytime it’s moving at greater than ~7mph. Who cares if she isn’t driving.

Urambo Tauro > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 22:30

Gather some of those gruesome car wreck pics and send them to her while she’s driving .

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Nibby
12/06/2015 at 23:31

Make a video of a montage of news stories/deaths of distracted while texting that is watched by all members of your family. Make sure a laptop is simultaneously playing said video in sisters room.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Nibby
12/07/2015 at 01:44

Do what Darth Vader would do and kill her with a thought!!!!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Nibby
12/07/2015 at 01:49

I had a past GF try to cover my eyes while I was driving. I got pissed and let her know I was pissed and told her not to do stupid shit like that.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Nibby
12/07/2015 at 04:04

rip the phone out of her hand whilst she’s driving , then throw it out the window.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Nibby
12/07/2015 at 06:47

YOU be the one to cut her off and let her nearly hit you. If you have the skills, anyway, I doubt I would.

On another note, I have no trouble with texting at red lights, provided:

It’s an automatic.

It’s in park.

You watch the lights for cross traffic and put the phone down when they go yellow.