View Poll Results: Riding While Texting
Yes -- I text and ride often
1
2.50%
Yes -- I text and ride rarely
3
7.50%
Sorta -- Only in emergency
4
10.00%
No -- I either pull over or do not text at all while riding
8
20.00%
No -- Phones are meant to be frickin ignored while riding
24
60.00%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll
Texting....While riding
#41
No has the right to say that someone is less of a rider... Who chooses these standards? Did god write it down on a peice of paper and send it down? I mean cmon.. If anything, the guy sitting in front of a computer looking for a reason to accuse someone of being less of a rider, is less of a rider.
I'm not trying to belittle you in any way , but I think inside you know it's not a smart thing to do(TXTing on the move) , otherwise you wouldn't ask the question. Take care , ride safe
#42
#43
go stand in the corner
Got off easy for a thread like what??? I was just curious. What you think people are just gonna start texting just because this thread? Everybody here is grown up and knows that its dangerous and stupid. What am i gonna get mt account deleted for simple curiosity? Id hope not. Im not trying to come off as a dick. I just dont want to be considered less of a rider because ive done it a couple of times.
Last edited by bambam; 08-28-2009 at 09:39 AM. Reason: laghing so hard i spilled my coffee
#44
Maybe not God ... but 77% of those voting seem to think it makes you a less safe rider. Hey, you wanted numbers -- I got you numbers
Great idea, stretcher... 78% (without NFP's switchvote)
What I don't undertand is the whole "Only in an emergency" option. It's got 2 votes so far, but who is texting in an emergency? Who are they texting? An ambulance? lol...
Last edited by kilgoretrout; 08-28-2009 at 11:51 AM.
#45
#46
i used to do it more often than i do now, but now i have the palm pre and one, its top heavy with the screen slid up (which u need to do to access the keyboard) and two, theres no way im riskin droppin that phone while moving like i did my old one, lol.
I was goin about 80 down this nice newly paved road and my phone fell out of my pocket, lol, it was like a little hockey puck flyin down the road. the back didnt fall off or anything it just had scratched all over the outside. tough phone
I was goin about 80 down this nice newly paved road and my phone fell out of my pocket, lol, it was like a little hockey puck flyin down the road. the back didnt fall off or anything it just had scratched all over the outside. tough phone
#47
#48
I can barely feel my phone vibrate just sitting in a chair (Blackberries are notorious for only vibrating twice). I can't feel it at all on the bike. Regardless I barely check incoming messages while driving a car any more (usually when stopped at a light) and always pull over if I absolutely have to respond. Considering my work van is bigger than many trucks and alm/ost every SUV, why risk it on something my gf's VW Beetle can eat for breakfast?
And that thing would fill up on half a PopTart
#50