@scorchedearth 82090 wrote:
I find myself saying that far too often these days. Sometimes, it’s not with the purpose of getting the driver’s attention like in your case but mainly because these idiots are using their phones while driving and being oblivious to the fact that their actions are impairing their driving.
So here’s one for you: last night when I got home, kids were hanging out in the garage/driveway. So we all played for a while. At one point, a neighbor turned on to our street, stopped in the middle of the street (there’s no yellow line in front of our house, but had there been, he would have been straddling it), right in front of us, and clearly was looking at a map on his phone. He was there for a minute or two without looking up or moving at all, but no other cars came so no big deal. Then, still staring straight at his phone, without looking up and apparently oblivious to the fact that two toddlers were playing yards away from him, he just starts rolling forward. He rolls about 10 yards before looking at the street AT ALL.
He’s a neighbor. I don’t know his name, but see him around often enough. He did this in between two houses with toddlers. Of course we watch our kids like hawks, but toddlers are wiley creatures, and sometime escape.
Next time I see him, do I point out that I noticed how he drove his car without looking at the road, and that in a neighborhood with so many young kids, that is particularly dangerous?
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