I honestly can't wrap my head around..

"The Dummy Gummy" (dummygummy)
09/10/2018 at 20:50 • Filed to: Dots, put the phone down, McLaren, Rant

.. how many oPPo’s whip out their phone and take pictures while driving. Honestly I thought we were all against reckless driving, but I guess I was wrong. I really enjoy the DOTS shots, but not when it comes at endangering others for no reason.

I know I’m a bit over the top on this topic, but my hatred for people using their phones while driving was exacerbated when I watched some lady hit a kid last year.

Have a McLaren, I found the other day, for my mini rant..

DISCUSSION (51)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:01

I mean, my iPhones can take a pic with a button click, a swipe right, and volume up. You don’t have to look at the phone if you know it well enough.

The Dummy Gummy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/10/2018 at 21:03

It’s still distracted driving....

Spanfeller is a twat > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:10

I concur, even if I have done it myself... I must accept it’s slightly wreckless

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:12

Do you adjust the radio, look at other cars when you see them, adjust the AC, scratch an itch, etc? It’s still distracted driving. It’s way different than spending 15 seconds to send off a text.

smobgirl > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:13

I’m going to assume this was in response to my photo. We were completely stopped (the truck ahead of me doesn’t have working brake lights) and had been for quite some time. I don’t generally do this either, particularly when I’m aware that I can pull much better photos of whatever it is off the internet.

The Dummy Gummy > smobgirl
09/10/2018 at 21:17

It wasn’t, I didn’t even see yours til now. This was to the last three days of constant photos while driving. I was also talking about the people taking photos in motion. I think photos at a light are also stupid because that’s exactly how the lady I saw hit a kid, but I also hate sitting behind someone who can’t go when the light changes.

The Dummy Gummy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/10/2018 at 21:18

Let me ask you this, a re any of those going to take more than a second or get you a ticket?

InFierority Complex > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:23

Well, j ust because a photo is taken from a moving vehicle doesn’t mean the picture taker is driving.

smobgirl > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:26

Yeah, we were stuck behind an accident that had also knocked out two traffic lights. 8 mil e commute took me nearly an hour and I’m lucky the dog didn’t poop in the car. I was happy for some Lambo-tainment.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:30

I only post DOTS pics that I took while walking or caught on the dashcam in my car! :)

wafflesnfalafel > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:32

I use my better half to take the pics :) “yellow 458 Speciale three o’clock!” “what? watch out for that pedestrian!”

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/10/2018 at 21:33

Androids do it better. Double tap the power button, point it in the general direction of what you want a photo of, and press a volume button.

The Dummy Gummy > InFierority Complex
09/10/2018 at 21:35

LOL, check out half the DOTS. I highly doubt the passenger is holding the camera in front of the driver or on the driver side to take the picture and if they are... that’s also stupid and dangerous.

The Dummy Gummy > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
09/10/2018 at 21:36

You rock! That’s how I get any shots, my blackvue.

The Dummy Gummy > wafflesnfalafel
09/10/2018 at 21:36

T hat’s definitely cool by me.

DipodomysDeserti > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:37

The only time I see Oppos taking photos while driving seem to be at stoplight or in stopped traffic. Definitely doesn’t seem like a regular occurance.

CB > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:42

I always figure the life endangerment/ticket aren't worth the three comments it'd get. Oppo isn't that important.

The Dummy Gummy > DipodomysDeserti
09/10/2018 at 21:44

I’ve seen one every day the last three days.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/10/2018 at 21:49

But then it crashes and you can’t use it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:49

They take about as much time as taking a picture on a phone.

The Dummy Gummy > CB
09/10/2018 at 21:50

I’m w ith you completely . When I’m driving, I’m 100% invested in driving.

InFierority Complex > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 21:53

I not disagreeing with you that taking pictures while driving is wrong, man.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/10/2018 at 21:53

I haven’t crashed an Android phone since my Galaxy S4 which crashed because it was a piece of shit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/10/2018 at 21:56

All of my Androids have had crashing issues. The only issue I’ve had with my iPhone is the 6 battery issue.

The Dummy Gummy > InFierority Complex
09/10/2018 at 21:58

That’s fair, I’m just blown away by people defending/condoning reckless driving.

Rico > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 22:10

How does some one hit a kid when stopped at a light?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 22:11

Also, if you notice a car and think that it’s interesting, you were just distracted by a car.

The Dummy Gummy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/10/2018 at 22:21

No, but please feel free to carry on justifying your careless driving.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 22:23

I don’t believe you, Dwight. Also, equating taking a picture that doesn’t even require looking at a phone to texting and driving is a massive stretch. A massive, stupid, on your high ass throne, dumb stretch.

The Dummy Gummy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/10/2018 at 22:26

Kinja'd!!!

gmctavish needs more space > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 23:08

It’s b een a rare couple of occasions that I’ve taken a picture behind the wheel, and that’s only while stopped, either at a red light, or in some totally empty street. Other than that, my DOTS are while walking, being a passenger, or ones I get my girlfriend to take for me while she’s in the car

shop-teacher > The Dummy Gummy
09/10/2018 at 23:12

I’m not sure if you’re including my double trailer hitch shot from earlier, but I was stopped in the left turn lane.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > The Dummy Gummy
09/11/2018 at 00:01

I’m guilty as charged and I wont pretend that I’m not. I guess it has to do with feeling superior to other drivers somehow. I know it’s wrong and I never even post to OPPO which somehow makes it worse.

DipodomysDeserti > smobgirl
09/11/2018 at 00:25

It was, but he/she is too passive aggressive to admit it.

DipodomysDeserti > The Dummy Gummy
09/11/2018 at 00:27

Sounds like you’re Oppoing while distracted.

DipodomysDeserti > Rico
09/11/2018 at 00:28

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DipodomysDeserti > The Dummy Gummy
09/11/2018 at 00:33

I’ll be dragging my kids behind the car on their way to school tomorrow morning in accord with Dummy Gummy’s 100% investment in driving technique. Better get to sleep early, as I wouldn’t want caffeine screwing with my focus.

The Dummy Gummy > gmctavish needs more space
09/11/2018 at 08:07

No worries amigo. I wasn’t calling anyone out in particular, but the ones that ‘triggered’ this post were highway photos.

The Dummy Gummy > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
09/11/2018 at 08:08

First step to recovery is admitting you have a problem ;).

The Dummy Gummy > DipodomysDeserti
09/11/2018 at 08:08

Very true ha

The Dummy Gummy > DipodomysDeserti
09/11/2018 at 08:09

You’ll thank me later. The little dream killers need to know their place.

HoustonRunner > The Dummy Gummy
09/11/2018 at 09:30

Mine was likely one of the posts you are referencing. I’ll accept the constructive criticism. While I was stopped at a light, it was more risky than just sitting there.

The Dummy Gummy > HoustonRunner
09/11/2018 at 09:39

I honestly don’t know, the ones that stuck out in my mind (didn’t check the username) were the ones on the highway in moderate traffic . It j ust seemed like undue risk.