Humor or the Pub?

[Basil]

I thought about posting this in Humor, but I think the end of the clip is more of an important PSA.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtube.com

 

[NutmegCT]

Definitely a PSA. Pub is slightly more likely to be taken seriously - and maybe some good discussion will ensue!

maybe

 

[DrEntropy]

One pal asks: "Who the heck are they talking to at six AM while driving?"

He also says: "I'm not that important."

That rollover is a good thing to show Millennials.

 

[14dna]

That's why UFO sightings are down. Everyone is looking down at phones, not in the air

 

[NutmegCT]

 

[JPSmit]

still remember years ago BCF (before cell phones) pulling up beside a guy doing a crossword on his steering wheel at 60mph. Cells phones definitely make it worse but, stupid is stupid.

 

[Basil]

still remember years ago BCF (before cell phones) pulling up beside a guy doing a crossword on his steering wheel at 60mph. Cells phones definitely make it worse but, stupid is stupid.

As Forrest Gump would say, “stupid is as stupid does.”

 

[mikephillips]

Years ago when driving to work I used to some mornings see a lady doing makeup as she drove, mirror folded down and interior lights on in her car.

 

[NutmegCT]

 

[Basil]

Years ago when driving to work I used to some mornings see a lady doing makeup as she drove, mirror folded down and interior lights on in her car.

She was farding in her car.

 

[mikephillips]

I'm glad these days to WFH and not having to hit the 20 miles or so of freeway coming and going to work. Too many who don't pay attention, drive like the highway is deserted in one of those humanity is gone movies and such.

 

[Gliderman8]

She was farding in her car.

I admit that I had to look up “farding”…. For a moment I thought it was a misspelling

 

[YakkoWarner]

Years ago I had a co-worker who got busted for writing their college literature paper (including looking up references in other books) while driving down the highway because they had opted to go visit their boyfriend at the beach 3 hours away instead of finishing the paper.

I'll admit to having done last minute holiday shopping and wrapping presents in a Datsun 210 - but someone else was actually driving.

 

[NutmegCT]

Was it tough to get that Datsun wrapped around the presents?

 

[DrEntropy]

For many years I drove fifty miles each way to our shop and back, Interstate all the way. On the AM trip south there was usually a guy in a Jeep Cherokee I'd pass, he in the leftmost lane doing 45~50MPH with a newspaper spread across the steering wheel. Always expected to see that Jeep planted into the trees someplace along the way. How people get away with the stupid things they do while driving absolutely baffles me.

 

[AngliaGT]

There's a road right next to our house,on an uphill section.I'm amazed
at how many people I see holding their phones while driving by.Seems that
they haven't heard of "Hands Free" yet.

 

[NutmegCT]

Careful. For some drivers today "hands free" refers to the steering wheel. And not on a self-driving car.

 

[Basil]

Careful. For some drivers today "hands free" refers to the steering wheel. And not on a self-driving car.

With my Telluride I can actually drive hands free. As long as there is a center line and a line on the shoulder, the car will remain dead-center in the lane. Mind you, I don't make it a habit to drive hands free, and that's not what "lane assist" is for, but if I take my hands of the wheel, the car will steer itself. If you leave your hands off the wheel for too long, the car will start warning you to put your hands on the wheel. It's really meant as an "assist" to make sure you don't drift off the road. As I'm driving (with hands on the wheel) I can feel the steering pull one way or another if I get too close to the center line or to the shoulder. If you really get too close, the car emits a distinctive chime to warn you. It takes some getting used to, but I find it a nice safety enhancement overall.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

With my Telluride I can actually drive hands free. As long as there is a center line and a line on the shoulder, the car will remain dead-center in the lane. Mind you, I don't make it a habit to drive hands free, and that's not what "lane assist" is for, but if I take my hands of the wheel, the car will steer itself. If you leave your hands off the wheel for too long, the car will start warning you to put your hands on the wheel. It's really meant as an "assist" to make sure you don't drift off the road. As I'm driving (with hands on the wheel) I can feel the steering pull one way or another if I get too close to the center line or to the shoulder. If you really get too close, the car emits a distinctive chime to warn you. It takes some getting used to, but I find it a nice safety enhancement overall.

Janet's Venza has that feature. I understand and even appreciate the reasoning behind it, but I'm not sure I like it, as it's almost an abrupt movement. I can imagine over-reacting to it, jerking the steering wheel back and maybe causing a different problem. Or if one is moving over to avoid someone in the next lane wandering over and the "assist" pulls one back into the wanderer. I've turned it off at times when I'm driving, as it can be distracting - maybe the sensitivity of the system can be adjusted...

Still a luddite, I guess.

 

[DrEntropy]

Janet's Venza has that feature. I understand and even appreciate the reasoning behind it, but I'm not sure I like it, as it's almost an abrupt movement. I can imagine over-reacting to it, jerking the steering wheel back and maybe causing a different problem. Or if one is moving over to avoid someone in the next lane wandering over and the "assist" pulls one back into the wanderer. I've turned it off at times when I'm driving, as it can be distracting - maybe the sensitivity of the system can be adjusted...

Still a luddite, I guess.

Only had one experience with the system, same opinion.

In the Luddite Club as well.