A Canadian cop looking to make his ticket quota and trying to impress his bosses how sad cops have nothing better to do.
look out next tickets for breathing too long.
Right ... quota for someone checking their watch 4x to tell the time in 20 seconds? She's NOT 5-8yrs old ... 1 glance without unlocking the watch is enough in 4seconds to tell the time. 1 button press if a notification is on the face and time is there.
Either you don't own an Apple Watch to know how it works or you don't realize turning 20 degrees of your wrist while the watch is on your hand to view the time. The car dashboard has the time too and has in cars for almost 100yrs now! So what is her excuse?!
This cop most likely saved her life!
Key Point: Cop shined a light in her car at her and she drove off (after missing the light change to green)!!
^ proves distraction!
Right there in the first paragraph.
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Distracted driving is more dangerous than drunk driving. Driving while eletronically distracted is the same as having four drinks and getting behind the wheel. Distracted driving is increasing while drunk driving is decreasing, and anti-distraction laws are already hard enough to enforce. Cops should ticket it whenever they see it. I’m sure you’d say the same if a member of your family was run over by a texting driver. Rather than attack the officer who did his job, I’ll say that the problem is that distracted driving laws aren’t enforced enough.
BRAVO! Someone gets it!
Key Point: Cop shined a light in her car at her and she drove off (after missing the light change to green)!!
Imagine the cop ignored this and she drives off and BOOM side swiped by another car running the red light!?! Again because she was distracted and NOT paying attention to the road, lights and other cars near the intersection.
Too many drivers think and feel their invincible and just do whatever. Many if tested today all day would loose their license for common infractions based on habits formed by ignoring rules that they must abide by as driving is a PRIVILEDGE not a RIGHT!
There’s no need to use a smart watch or phone while driving.
The time is on your dashboard. Your phone calls and messages can wait for the length of the journey. Notifications won’t suddenly disappear.
I think it’s selfish that drivers are willing to put others at risk just to keep ‘check’ on their social lives, when for many of these messages/apps, the only way to respond appropriately is to use a phone in the first place.
ANOTHER who GETS IT!!!
The policeman granted her the ability to live another day and save a pedestrian's life by correcting this habitual mistake.
Do we have an actual video of this, or do we have the testimony of one flawed human being against another’s and that’s all?
Checking your watch 4 times at a red light seems like NBD to me... could have an important meeting and be super nervously checking to see how much time you have until it.
Failing to move when the light turns green could be an issue... depends on how long it was green for.
I mean... who doesn’t sometimes look at their phone at a red light? They often last several minutes and you’re not moving, so it’s not dangerous. Worst case is you miss when it turns green and waste your time + the time of individuals behind you... but if they didn’t honk, then they’re just as distracted as you are (or you’re wasting no one’s time but your own.)
There is absolutely NO meeting being important enough for ANYONE to check whilst driving or at a stop light?
iOS offers:
DO NOT DISTURB
Audible Alerts & Accessibility announcements & ability to show you a calendar reminder 15mins (default) to alert you about a meeting.
SIRI to vocally send the message you're running late.
Apple & Google Maps to get the quickest and safest route to your destination to get there on time.
Oh wait ... Watch and iPhone have alarms to wake you up get your things in order to leave early for that important meeting.
The ONLY thing and officers will agree mostly, is if someone is on Amber Alert, sudden Death alert or you've just broken your water and about to deliver your baby! none of which occurred here.
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who doesn’t sometimes look at their phone at a red light" This is actually part of the issue. You really shouldn't you should be looking out for other cars, pedestrians crossing - even if they're cutting the light changing. Everyone has a right to walk, driving is a priviledge granted if you continually follow the rules and laws of the roads, signs, etc. Do you really want to risk hitting someone, or getting hit by another careless driver just cause you can't deal with remaining alert at the intersection.
Is the social media, macrumors, your wife's complaint you didn't send her "love you xoxoxoxo" over text before leaving that important? IF you explain the safety concerns and she/he (husband) still complains ... you need to reconsider your relationship or just time that better.
This person really thinks an important meeting is a good excuse for distracted driving -- even at a stoplight, not paying attention around their surroundings. (shakes head).
Sweden: Changed driving a different side of the road in 24hrs back in 1960's, changed road signs, markings road paint, focused on blitzes for road safety. Their car related deaths are less than 250/yr ... per YEAR. adjust the population and directly compare to Canada, Ontario or any one of the United states every year since 1970 and marvel. It's about habits and awareness ... not making or believing in excuses.
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The purpose of being behind that wheel is to drive. Not to check your messages, or even the time (which is obviously easy to do with most all vehicles just by glancing forward at the dashboard), but to drive. The safety of yourself, the passengers in your car whose lives you hold in your hands, and the other people who share the road with you depends on your awareness, your judgement, your skill and ability to handle your vehicle properly and to make decisions in case of unusual circumstances.
If you want to make excuses as to why you should be allowed to use your communication and information devices at all while you are behind the wheel and especially while the vehicle is in motion, you do not belong behind the wheel. I have made a few mistakes in my lifetime when looking down at a map or at my iPad while driving, and I could have lived to regret it if the circumstances were less favorable. I regret those situations now, and I have learned from them. I just hope that other people do not have to pay for similar mistakes with their lives.
Let us NOT forget those pedestrians ... like everyone on this planet have a RIGHT to walk ... driving is a priviledge hence the ability to LOOSE your license!
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That’s insane. This is crazy talk. Jail time at the county jail for a traffic offence!? Violence and sexual offences occurred frequently in jail.
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The purpose of a traffic offence fine is to create an ouchie moment, not to destroy someone. That’s all I’m saying.
To suggest $5000 or even anything more excessive is more then an ouchie moment for 90% of Canadians unless it gets changed to a criminal offence.
$400 is NOT going to destroy anyone that can a) afford a car, b) insurance, c) afford an Apple watch that costs $450 after taxes for the cheapest one! I'm not sure who suggested $5K maybe I'll re-read the reply to your post for which I quoted. Still, the ouchie moment is a $400 fine ... she didn't get demerit points did she? The OUCHIE for her is her sponsors will take notice as she's in sports an sponsored by Adidas (if it's the same woman).
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