Alberta is supposed to introduce distracted driving legislation this fall... And it can't come soon enough in my opinion!!! There is nothing more anxiety inducing than being in heavy traffic and being tail-gated by someone on their cell-phone... someone who is distracted by the conversation... someone who isn't paying attention to traffic ahead of them or around them...
The other day, I was standing on a busy street corner of a 6 lane thoroughfare through Calgary, and I counted 12 vehicles and 5 of the drivers were on cell phones. That's almost 50% which is kind of scary!
But it's not just cell phones... I've seen people using both hands to shove a hamburger in their mouth while they steer with their knees. I've seen people adjusting their hair with both hands while steering with... knees? And these are just the things that can be seen from outside the vehicle! Imagine what's going on in the cars... Kind of scary...
We drive one tonne vehicles around the streets with consummate confidence... but not always a high level of skill... Don't even talk to me about people not signalling lane changes!!! Bane of my existence...
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