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catbyte

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46. My phone has a built-in app that prevents my phone from ringing while the car is in motion

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 24, 2017, 06:17 PM

Feb 2017

The phone sends a text message to whomever is calling telling them." thank you, but I'm driving and will get back to them when I arrive at my destination." It's a default app & I have to disable it if I am a passenger. It's a Samsung Galaxy S5.

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Hang up your goddamn cellphone and drive. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 OP

K & f'ing R. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #1

STOP BEING THE OTHER PERSON TALKING TO THE DRIVER! Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #99

I see the "cell phone drivers" all the time.....Fuck Them..Why? Stuart G Feb 2017 #2

I sent this link to my son and asked GentryDixon Feb 2017 #3

All of our auto insurance rates are jumping up because DURHAM D Feb 2017 #4

Texting is even worse than talking. brush Feb 2017 #104

A very sad thing. I think I read a story about this this morning. MineralMan Feb 2017 #5

The accident you read about is probably the one in my OP. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #12

I won't even have the radio on in the car when I drive. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #44

My phone has a built-in app that prevents my phone from ringing while the car is in motion catbyte Feb 2017 #46

That app should be mandatory! What's it called? csziggy Feb 2017 #71

It's called DriveMode. It came on the phone & really like it. catbyte Feb 2017 #73

Thanks! nt csziggy Feb 2017 #74

Besides the tragedy of loss of life... ret5hd Feb 2017 #6

Also when you are walking deminks Feb 2017 #7

and riding a bicycle! choie Feb 2017 #101

I saw someone riding their bike drmeow Feb 2017 #107

yes Skittles Feb 2017 #8

Local guy was killed by an oncoming driver was fussing with his surfboard. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #11

I probably will try to do something for him, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #33

if it was my friend Skittles Feb 2017 #60

A gfit to his prison commissary fund would be appreciated Warpy Feb 2017 #76

He's not there yet. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #79

Someone died, so he will probably get time Warpy Feb 2017 #81

Texting is illegal, but talking on a phone isn't The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #83

I've seen people pull out of a parking space, get out their cell phone to make a call csziggy Feb 2017 #9

Yes - while they're BACKING OUT OF THEIR SPACE!! Pedestrians around, kids, bullwinkle428 Feb 2017 #24

Exactly - it is INSANE and dangerous csziggy Feb 2017 #70

That's what I do. I don't think I've EVER talked on the phone while driving. CousinIT Feb 2017 #106

Bet she was uninsured because that was not her first accident csziggy Feb 2017 #109

People think their cars are an extension of their living rooms. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #10

Not only is there a horrifying lack of concern for the welfare of others........ pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #13

I think people get so used to using their phones because of the convenience, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #19

"I don't think it's so much a lack of concern or selfishness........" pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #93

A few years ago I was texting and driving JDC Feb 2017 #14

Interesting that my car beeps when I don't have my seatbelt on, or when a door or No Vested Interest Feb 2017 #15

I think I heard a story BeekeeperInVermont Feb 2017 #40

Look at catbyte's comment upthread... kag Feb 2017 #112

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I know the story you're talking about, and it sounds like a RedWedge Feb 2017 #16

They are investigating whether alcohol was also involved The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #28

I saw a State Trooper talking on a cell while driving a couple weeks ago. Blue_true Feb 2017 #17

Cops have "double-secret" skills, and are superior to the rest of us. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2017 #65

Amen -- put down the phone and focus on what you are doing. LuckyLib Feb 2017 #18

A thousand K&Rs for this. I've seen people looking down at their bullwinkle428 Feb 2017 #20

Bravo Soxfan58 Feb 2017 #20

K&R and Tweeted yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #22

I was t-boned by a young girl texting.............. mrmpa Feb 2017 #23

Cannot be said enough times qanda Feb 2017 #25

I agree to a point ... FakeNoose Feb 2017 #37

Not sure what that has to do with what I said qanda Feb 2017 #39

It only takes an instant of distraction... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2017 #26

I am so sorry about your friend........ samnsara Feb 2017 #27

My Company uses.... blue sky at night Feb 2017 #29

That's very interesting that they say there is no difference. Mariana Feb 2017 #94

they also say just talking to passengers... blue sky at night Feb 2017 #100

My brother-in-law routinely answers his phone while he is driving. Grammy23 Feb 2017 #30

As I drove to work yesterday, I looked over in to the next lane... Raster Feb 2017 #31

He should have been pulled over just for the man-bun. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #32

OT--but are man buns a thing now? I see them all over campus, and they always tblue37 Feb 2017 #49

They are a thing, unfortunately. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #50

That IS unfortunate. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #51

Blame Jon Snow. yardwork Feb 2017 #96

Obviously he knows nothing. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #97

My sister and my mother do this all the time. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #68

I am trying to type this into my phone while driving and eating a sandwich. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #34

Ask and ye shall receive ! eppur_se_muova Feb 2017 #67

Thanks. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #69

omg Beartracks Feb 2017 #77

k&r The Wizard Feb 2017 #35

Politicians too worried about drug use for unemployment recipients bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #36

Thank you nini Feb 2017 #38

In the past 2 weeks encountered drivers TALKING on their phones while driving. Fla Dem Feb 2017 #41

And this is why self-driving cars are inevitable. Yavin4 Feb 2017 #42

I long for the day! GaYellowDawg Feb 2017 #45

Be here sooner than you think Yavin4 Feb 2017 #47

You and me both. I always say if I was rich, the first thing I'd do raccoon Feb 2017 #59

That is a real shame. GaYellowDawg Feb 2017 #43

Nothing is that important. Your call and text can wait. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2017 #48

About 6 months ago, I saw a guy on a motorcycle texting williesgirl Feb 2017 #52

Distracted driving is nothing new mythology Feb 2017 #53

This man will also have to live with the fact that he killed raccoon Feb 2017 #54

That would be even worse than jail, I think. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #57

Some car company was working on it. moondust Feb 2017 #55

There must be a way for the steering wheel to detect if you have two hands on it or not. meadowlander Feb 2017 #62

I've wondered moondust Feb 2017 #64

I drive a stick shift. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #88

I drive stick too. meadowlander Feb 2017 #91

I often simply rest my hand PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #92

Police officers are the worst MontanaMama Feb 2017 #56

There is a proliferation of..... llmart Feb 2017 #58

There are apps that will automatically block texts and texting when your car is moving. wcast Feb 2017 #61

I see cell phone use as it is today no different than addiction to cigarettes or drugs . First admit geretogo Feb 2017 #63

+1 n/t. okieinpain Feb 2017 #66

i've almost been killed multiple times by people on the phone w0nderer Feb 2017 #72

Why are you telling us The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #75

Yeah, that's what PSAs are for - to make you feel stupid. Beartracks Feb 2017 #78

No. I'm trying to remind people that their or other people's lives The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #80

What an odd reply to a sad story uppityperson Feb 2017 #113

It's not so much that they're talking, but texting and driving. YOHABLO Feb 2017 #82

I am amazed at the folks I see doing this daily malaise Feb 2017 #84

A young woman who wants to be a suprvisor where I worked texted another crew member when I knew brewens Feb 2017 #85

I do a lot of driving... Tree-Hugger Feb 2017 #86

At least two lives destroyed Randomthought Feb 2017 #87

"He's . . . not some bubbleheaded teenager . . ." PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #89

I'm a runner. I wear bright colors and keep my head up; stop for cars if they appear to be turning. C Moon Feb 2017 #90

When I used to run at night. Blue_true Feb 2017 #102

Then there are the people who don't like runners. C Moon Feb 2017 #111

I drive all the time. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2017 #95

This is a sad story and a good reminder. yardwork Feb 2017 #98

Everybody is in a hurry to go nowhere, so they try to cram tasks together. Oneironaut Feb 2017 #103

Got stuck behind some idiot texting (or maybe looking at their GPS on their phone) CousinIT Feb 2017 #105

A Bluetooth earpiece costs about $20, a car $20k, a felony conviction over your lifetime? Millions HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #108

When I used to drive all over MN for work nadine_mn Feb 2017 #110

It turns out that the driver had brain tumors. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #114

Faraday cage! Now you're talking my language (EE). lagomorph777 Feb 2017 #115