Omg one time I was in line at a Subway (food) this dude started small talking about how it sucks because he’s so hungry and he has to wait until he gets home to eat. I say, “why not just eat half while you drive?” he says, “what are you crazy?! You can’t eat while you drive! You will crash!” and went on this tangent about not being able to eat or drink anything because you’re driving.
You could also like…sit down at the subway and eat your sandwich.
A sub is a pretty difficult driving meal though, if you have any care for the cleanliness of your car. Lots of ingredients threatening to spill out of the bread at any moment.
That’s why you get a nice clean sub like the meatball sub, with sirracha and chipotle sauce added to it. That way everything is just a red and orange mess.
See, I disagree. I feel like a sandwich (and particularly, a long roll) makes it easier to eat without having to look at the thing you’re eating. It’s a great driving food.
Unless we’re talking meatball subs or something. Just keep the paper on your lap (maybe put a napkin or two under that if you want to be sure nothing gets on your pants), and go to town without having to look down.
Better than anything requiring utensils, that’s for sure.
It took me way too long to realize you were talking about a restaurant and I was trying to figure out why he couldn’t just eat while he was on the train rather than wait until he got to his commuter station and drove home.
Their veggie patty is actually pretty good (or was last time I had it 4 or 5 years ago), mostly because they don’t even try to make it taste like meat.
In my state they ended up passing a distracted driving law that includes eating while driving. It’s a secondary enforcement law (they can’t pull you over for it).
If you run a red light while eating a hamburger, you’ll get the primary fine (running the red light) plus another $100 fine for distracted driving.
Why? because for some people taking a drink or a bite of a burger will make them crash. This is especially true in urban areas with a ton of things a driver needs to be aware of and react to.
I’m actually all for this. If you’re driving your #1 priority should be paying attention to the road, and any distraction should be avoided if possible.
The Germans had it right not having cup holders in their cars.
I’m also in favor of generally minimizing distractions while driving as well but taking a sip from a cup with a straw should be effortless without having to look away.
Germany also has much more strict requirements to get a license in the first place that I wish would get adopted where I live.
Taking a sip generally isn’t that distracting. But when the cup doesn’t want to go into the cup holder no matter what you do, and you have to look down to figure it out is.
French cars have tiny cupholders that don’t fit any takeaway cups. My Renault is infuriating if I have either a takeaway or a mug. I’ve had to buy a particularly narrow thermos cup to fit it.
Eating a sandwich and drinking a coffee while driving are dramatically different. A coffee sip takes a second, you can almost certainly keep your eyes on the road the whole time, and you can easily put it down in a cupholder, freeing your second hand. A sandwich involves 4 layers of wrapping, possible sauce drippings, and a different surface to each bite that requires you to look. I’ve read studies that found that actively eating is as risky as being drunk behind the wheel.
Well I imagine you would unwrap the sandwich and have it prepped for eating before pulling away from the place where the sandwich was purchased… And you don’t need a different surface, you just keep the paper it was wrapped in on your lap, and put it on that.
Do all of y’all really need to look down at your sandwich while eating it?
Obviously, it’s more distracting than sipping coffee, but I would argue that sandwiches are one of the better driving foods. Far better than anything involving a utensil.
Saw someone making a sandwich once in stop-start traffic, cutting board resting against the (airbag) steering wheel and using a knife. Didn’t hear about them on the news that evening so can only assume Darwin missed it.
Saw a guy eating Chinese from a takeaway carton with chopsticks while driving over a bridge once. It was mildly terrifying. Carton in one hand, chopsticks in the other.
People also drink coffee while driving. It’s a depraved world out there.
Omg one time I was in line at a Subway (food) this dude started small talking about how it sucks because he’s so hungry and he has to wait until he gets home to eat. I say, “why not just eat half while you drive?” he says, “what are you crazy?! You can’t eat while you drive! You will crash!” and went on this tangent about not being able to eat or drink anything because you’re driving.
Thanks for unleashing this random ass memory.
Random ass-memory; donkey walks past and remembers something random.
Ah fuck. I did do that.
I eat cereal while I drive
Ok, Dennis
I have a system
Cereal with milk in a bowl?
How else would you eat cereal?
Dry out of a cup or even with milk out of a cup.
Dry out of the box would be a pretty solid driving food if you’re into that, so it was a fair question.
I’m sorry, it was a fair question. I’m just making a joke about Dennis from Always Sunny in Philadelphia
I am dumb.
You’re good friend. I shouldn’t expect everyone to get every reference every time
I’ve had a salad while driving. It’s a skill.
You could also like…sit down at the subway and eat your sandwich.
A sub is a pretty difficult driving meal though, if you have any care for the cleanliness of your car. Lots of ingredients threatening to spill out of the bread at any moment.
That’s why you get a nice clean sub like the meatball sub, with sirracha and chipotle sauce added to it. That way everything is just a red and orange mess.
See, I disagree. I feel like a sandwich (and particularly, a long roll) makes it easier to eat without having to look at the thing you’re eating. It’s a great driving food.
Unless we’re talking meatball subs or something. Just keep the paper on your lap (maybe put a napkin or two under that if you want to be sure nothing gets on your pants), and go to town without having to look down.
Better than anything requiring utensils, that’s for sure.
It took me way too long to realize you were talking about a restaurant and I was trying to figure out why he couldn’t just eat while he was on the train rather than wait until he got to his commuter station and drove home.
I have trouble imagining someone wanting Subway enough to wait in a line for it. Trash food.
Their veggie patty is actually pretty good (or was last time I had it 4 or 5 years ago), mostly because they don’t even try to make it taste like meat.
Oh. Yeah I can see that lol.
In my state they ended up passing a distracted driving law that includes eating while driving. It’s a secondary enforcement law (they can’t pull you over for it).
If you run a red light while eating a hamburger, you’ll get the primary fine (running the red light) plus another $100 fine for distracted driving.
Why? because for some people taking a drink or a bite of a burger will make them crash. This is especially true in urban areas with a ton of things a driver needs to be aware of and react to.
I think some country banned eating meals but not snacks
Dang how hard is driving for someone if they think drinking a drink while driving will make them crash?
I’m actually all for this. If you’re driving your #1 priority should be paying attention to the road, and any distraction should be avoided if possible.
The Germans had it right not having cup holders in their cars.
I’m also in favor of generally minimizing distractions while driving as well but taking a sip from a cup with a straw should be effortless without having to look away.
Germany also has much more strict requirements to get a license in the first place that I wish would get adopted where I live.
Taking a sip generally isn’t that distracting. But when the cup doesn’t want to go into the cup holder no matter what you do, and you have to look down to figure it out is.
French cars have tiny cupholders that don’t fit any takeaway cups. My Renault is infuriating if I have either a takeaway or a mug. I’ve had to buy a particularly narrow thermos cup to fit it.
Eating a sandwich and drinking a coffee while driving are dramatically different. A coffee sip takes a second, you can almost certainly keep your eyes on the road the whole time, and you can easily put it down in a cupholder, freeing your second hand. A sandwich involves 4 layers of wrapping, possible sauce drippings, and a different surface to each bite that requires you to look. I’ve read studies that found that actively eating is as risky as being drunk behind the wheel.
Well I imagine you would unwrap the sandwich and have it prepped for eating before pulling away from the place where the sandwich was purchased… And you don’t need a different surface, you just keep the paper it was wrapped in on your lap, and put it on that.
Do all of y’all really need to look down at your sandwich while eating it?
Obviously, it’s more distracting than sipping coffee, but I would argue that sandwiches are one of the better driving foods. Far better than anything involving a utensil.
Saw someone making a sandwich once in stop-start traffic, cutting board resting against the (airbag) steering wheel and using a knife. Didn’t hear about them on the news that evening so can only assume Darwin missed it.
Saw a guy eating Chinese from a takeaway carton with chopsticks while driving over a bridge once. It was mildly terrifying. Carton in one hand, chopsticks in the other.
That one is actually bad.