Worst Trend in Driving

"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony) 05/10/2017 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

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Its this kid right here and his ear buds.

Vicente Esteve > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:26

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100% yes.

I can’t stand people who do this. Even I who restrain from any type of conflict go ahead and tell them not to.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:26

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It’s not the part where the kid looks like George Michael? ‘Cause that could be a pretty bad driving trend, IMHO.

wiffleballtony > Vicente Esteve 05/10/2017 at 11:30

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Good for you, you’re basically Batman.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:31

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Just watched Steve Lehto’s new video, he says that there’s apparently no state laws against doing this. I always assumed it had to be illegal.

wiffleballtony > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/10/2017 at 11:31

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Sir, have you been driving under the influence of Wham!?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:32

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Yup, completely unacceptable.

ttyymmnn > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:32

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Never. I have tried this once or twice, and I can’t stand not being able to hear the car, the road noise, the other cars. You ears give you so much information that your eyes don’t perceive. I refuse to wear headphones while riding my bike, too, for all the same reasons. I can turn my head and hear a car coming up behind me without having to take my full attention off the road.

Ilike_cougars > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:33

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Thats a problem how? I do that sometimes, when I take a call in my car, better than having your phone against your face..

Tripper > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/10/2017 at 11:33

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I have seen this a lot recently! Super dumb.

TheHondaBro > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:34

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Is this a thing?!

Safeway delivers, I can just stay home forever and never go outside.

wiffleballtony > ttyymmnn 05/10/2017 at 11:34

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This is the absolute perfect reason

wiffleballtony > Ilike_cougars 05/10/2017 at 11:35

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Taking a quick call is one thing, using it to listen to your jams for the entirety of your commute is another.

wiffleballtony > TheHondaBro 05/10/2017 at 11:36

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Yes, yes it is. Maybe it hasn’t migrated to Washington yet, like a zombie plague.

Chariotoflove > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:36

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This drives me nuts, especially on bikes. Bike riders are so much more vulnerable, and yet they disable their early warning system for the sake of a few tunes. Grrr.

wiffleballtony > Chariotoflove 05/10/2017 at 11:37

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The green spirit of Al Gore will protect them.

Ash78, voting early and often > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:39

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I have done this and have no regrets. I ’ ve got 22 years of spotless driving, no accidents, and personally don ’ t feel hindered at all. YMMV based on distractability and need for situational awareness, but for cruising down my usual local roads or interstates, I ’ m not worried. In a strange town or crowded city, no way.

I GOT A PHONE, I’M GOING FOR A JOG! /wiffleballtony

facw > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:40

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Especially weird considering pretty much any reasonably new car will pair your phone to the car’s audio system.

TheHondaBro > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:40

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Honestly it probably has already migrated here. Was driving home yesterday and it felt like Fury Road.

ttyymmnn > Ilike_cougars 05/10/2017 at 11:41

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I use the speaker on my iPhone. It’s loud enough (with the windows up and radio off). Yes, it’s better than having the phone on your face, but you are still closing yourself off to 25% of your sensory awareness (eyes, ears, touch, smell).

CaptDale - is secretly British > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:46

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I agree it is bad in both ears, but what is wrong with one for handsfree?

Vicente Esteve > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:46

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People just seem to find newer, better ways to distract themselves from driving.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:46

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I’m most cases I agree but my dads FJ40 doesn’t have a working radio and my friends 356a Speedster doesn’t have a radio.

smobgirl > Ilike_cougars 05/10/2017 at 11:47

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It’s illegal here.

smobgirl > Bourbon&JellyBeans 05/10/2017 at 11:50

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There are several states that prohibit both ears being covered with headphones or earbuds (I don’t think Michigan is one, though).

Got a lecture from a cop decades ago in Virginia when I had a car with no radio.

Vicente Esteve > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/10/2017 at 11:50

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Could someone elaborate on what this is?

Azrek > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:50

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Oh, I thought it was all the built in Entertainment and buttons on the dash.

PLEASE GET OFF YOUR PHONES!!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY!

wiffleballtony > Ash78, voting early and often 05/10/2017 at 11:55

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Jokes on you, I’d never go for a jog

wiffleballtony > facw 05/10/2017 at 11:56

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IKR

Ash78, voting early and often > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:56

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And the moral of the story is “If you’re bad at technology, don’t be cocky about it.”

wiffleballtony > TheHondaBro 05/10/2017 at 11:57

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Sounds exciting

AfromanGTO > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 11:58

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Man bear pig has taken him away.

wiffleballtony > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/10/2017 at 11:58

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As long as you can maintain situational awareness it’s fine.

AfromanGTO > Bourbon&JellyBeans 05/10/2017 at 11:58

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It’s illegal in GA. One of my friends got a ticket for having his headphones on.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Vicente Esteve 05/10/2017 at 11:59

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Exactly how elaborated do you want?

wiffleballtony > Vicente Esteve 05/10/2017 at 11:59

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It’s the traditional arms race between idiot proofing and idiots.

Chariotoflove > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:00

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Well, they’ll end up in the ground. That’s recycling. So, yeah, I guess it’s green that way.

CaptDale - is secretly British > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:00

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Right, I mean if you use the apple style bud you can still hear all outside noise cause they don’t fill the ear canal with rubber.

wiffleballtony > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/10/2017 at 12:01

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No excuse, you can sing to yourself. I recommend theme songs from your favorite cartoon shows as a kid.

wiffleballtony > Azrek 05/10/2017 at 12:02

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That was last year’s trend. This season is ear buds.

wiffleballtony > Ash78, voting early and often 05/10/2017 at 12:03

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Alternatively, if you’re using a cock don’t be bad technology about it

wiffleballtony > Chariotoflove 05/10/2017 at 12:05

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It’s the ciiiiiiircle of life

wiffleballtony > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/10/2017 at 12:05

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But then you’re driving under the influence of an Apple product.

Azrek > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:06

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Oh...whew. And here I was worried the guy who nearly killed me this morning was on his phone...

wiffleballtony > Azrek 05/10/2017 at 12:08

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Oh he definitely could have been, it’s just not the new cool way to be irresponsible

CaptDale - is secretly British > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:09

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TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/10/2017 at 12:10

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wiffleballtony > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/10/2017 at 12:11

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wiffleballtony > Bourbon&JellyBeans 05/10/2017 at 12:19

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You’d think it would be. Common sense.

loki03xlh > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/10/2017 at 12:30

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Don’t be surprised when the police/fire/ambulance t-bones you in an intersection because you couldn’t hear the siren.

jimz > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/10/2017 at 12:31

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ah, the ‘80s.

jimz > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:33

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nobody wants to hear me sing, least of all myself ;)

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > loki03xlh 05/10/2017 at 12:34

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So we don’t need radios in cars either right?

McMike > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:34

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I’m wondering what’s so damn important that they can’t take them out?

...and I’m not talking about just while driving. I’m also including wearing them while in a face to face conversation.

When I talk to people wearing earbuds, I pretend to talk while not making a sound. I continue until they take the earbuds out or give up and walk away.

TheVicious > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 12:35

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I’ve seen people do this since the old OG ipod days. I always thought it was dangerous. Firetruck flies by, they don’t even flinch.

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/10/2017 at 12:42

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I have done that, but I certainly prefer it when I can play through the sound system.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > jimz 05/10/2017 at 12:52

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I was born in the 80s, so I only sort of lived through them and have no excuse for making these kinds of jokes.

My bird IS the word > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 13:08

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You know when your soundsystem sucks when you use your earbuds instead of your damn stereo. lo-fi as fuck.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan 05/10/2017 at 13:37

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Music should always play through the speakers, but older cars without bluetooth or aux

wiffleballtony > jimz 05/10/2017 at 13:46

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That’s up to youtube to decide

wiffleballtony > McMike 05/10/2017 at 13:47

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That’s a good idea. I always assumed they were just repeating what they hear on the buds.

wiffleballtony > TheVicious 05/10/2017 at 13:48

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Shocking isn’t it

wiffleballtony > My bird IS the word 05/10/2017 at 13:49

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Seriously! Dem beatz doe

My bird IS the word > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 13:55

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not an excuse anymore.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > My bird IS the word 05/10/2017 at 14:38

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I’m currently running my bluetooth speaker in my car until I get the actual speaker re-connected next week.

My bird IS the word > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/10/2017 at 14:39

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still, better sound than from an earbud.

loki03xlh > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/10/2017 at 14:40

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I play my metal loud, but I can still hear a siren. I wouldn’t be able to if I had my ears plugged with earbuds and the music at the same volume.

feetinesamady > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 05/10/2017 at 15:00

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And I have better things to look at than blue-tipped fartcans.

feetinesamady > smobgirl 05/10/2017 at 15:02

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It’s not rare that a cop doesn’t know the law and just wants to scold someone.

smobgirl > feetinesamady 05/10/2017 at 15:13

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Va. Code § 46.2-1078 provides that, “[t]t shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on the highways in the Commonwealth while using earphones on or in both ears.”

McMike > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 15:24

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It’s like when you’re at dinner or out somewhere, and that one friend of yours can’t put his phone down.

“Jason, we’re not bothering you are we?”

wiffleballtony > McMike 05/10/2017 at 15:36

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That’s when you text Jason and tell him why he stopped being cool

Ilike_cougars > smobgirl 05/10/2017 at 16:14

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I did some research, apparently legal in most states . I cant confirm the veracity of the source but here it is

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/10/31/is-it-legal-to-wear-headphones-while-driving/  

Ilike_cougars > ttyymmnn 05/10/2017 at 16:17

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I tried using the speaker phone a couple of times, and I got complaints from the other side that my cars sound like a metal shed filled with tools lol!! I started using headphones after that..

Vicente Esteve > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/10/2017 at 17:16

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Thats pretty elaborate.

wafflesnfalafel > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 19:16

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That be illegal out here in Washington, (not that is stops people...)

McMike > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 19:17

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I may have used this method to deliver my earlier message. :)

wiffleballtony > wafflesnfalafel 05/10/2017 at 19:40

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GOOD

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > wiffleballtony 05/10/2017 at 21:20

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illegal in most states. only did it once when taking 6 hour drive with no sound insulation or Ac so had all the wind noise.