Posted on 07/17/2006 8:41:13 AM PDT by Smogger
How many women have I seen putting on mascara or lipstick while driving?
I'll second that - although, I did see a guy using an electric shaver, ONCE, while we were all stopped in traffic. It was a bit disgusting, but not dangerous.
But the "grooming" booby-prize definitely goes to women - put on your freakin' makeup at home!
"I saw a guy driving with a parrot on his shoulder the other day. No kidding."
Maybe he couldn't afford a GPS system.
That is true. If there were fewer police manning speed traps, they could have more speed traps.
I've driven with a cat on my shoulder...
About 5 years ago, I tried that line on a state trooper who was ticketing me for speeding on the interstate. He wasn't impressed. Maybe you will have better luck with it.
See post #76.
Trying uhhhh hard to uhhh
hold my fingers . . . and just pass on by that one . . .
without added punny uhhhh comment.
You're lucky she didn't, she probably would have sued YOU!
susie
No, of course, its all men's fault - us grooming on the way to work - since I see that very often.
I often see men sticking their electric razors into their cigarette lighter sockets and getting a good shave. Though, it is far more irritating to see them with the basin and straight razor as well.
Then there's men using their blow dryers too. Boy that cheeses me.
Yes, men are the problem with grooming.
Women, however, are never applying their war paint as they are going down the road, smoking, drinking coffee AND talking on their cell phones. That never happens twice in a commute at least . . .
Uhhhh, I've shaved while driving...
There seems to be some kind of kneejerk response to cell phone use while driving. I know people who live on their cell phone in the car who complain every time they see another person do something on the road they do not like. They will automatically assume the offending person is on a cell phone.
#2 is a big reason for traffic bottlenecks and accidents. A person has to be a complete and blithering idiot to be driving in the left lane if the two lanes to your right are full of drivers passing you, honking their horns and flipping you off.
They teach you in driver's education that the left lane is a passing lane. If you're holding up traffic and they're passing you on the right...please get a clue.
I (usually) obey the speed limit and other traffic laws and wish others would do so. That makes me dangerous on your planet?
Or a Peter Sellers wannabe:
Nope, wouldn't even try it, because I know that speeding tickets are a healthy government revenue source, and if there's one thing our government won't tolerate, it's an infringment on their revenues.
"re-reading your story. I disagree. If that kid was in traffic and screwing around and got himself hit, IF the driver was following traffic cars, it is his fault.
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It was a residential street, and the kid was riding her bike like the kids do on residential streets. Don't give me that nonsense. Kids are on the street in residential areas on their bicycles, so I drive very cautiously on those streets.
I'm not quite sure what your problem is, there, guy, but I'd try to cool off a little, you know.
I once got rearended by a woman who claimed I "...stopped too fast.".....at a red light!
The penalty for number 2 should be death by public hanging, on live TV.
It's a question of courtesy. You don't have to drive fast if you don't want to but at least have the courtesy to get out of other people's way.
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