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Nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.
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In the United States, over 3,100 people were killed and about 424,000 were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019.
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About 1 in 5 of the people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019 were not in vehicles―they were walking, riding their bikes, or otherwise outside a vehicle.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/distracted-driving/about/index.html
Yes, it does happen all the time. And the consequences are not always just a ticket.
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I got pulled over in the 90’s for eating a bag of chips. I never left my lane, but every time I reached over into the passengers seat I would swerve a little.
It was late afternoon. I saw the cop behind me. I was doing the speed limit, but he was kind of close. I just figured he’d go around at some point. no lights, no siren. Finally, BULLHORN: PULL OVER.
K, so I pull over. Driver gets out and stays by the door hand on weapon, Passenger walks up to my drivers door, license and reg, yada yada. Have you been drinking? no. Why didn’t you pull over? I just did. Why didn’t you pull over back after the stoplight when we turned the lights on? What lights?
He looked back. No forward lights on.
Ohhh shit… umm he’s a trainee… Look, we pulled you over because you were swerving a bit
Ahh, sorry, I was starving points at chip bag
oh, ok, just be careful.
What kind of chips
Would have been a bag of Doritos probably can’t say that I remember for sure.
Paprika.
I can make perfect turns kneesteering. Amateur!
So glad I don’t drive anymore
Pretty self-explanatory if you ask me; not to mention understandable. But a bottle of wine and a new rotisserie chicken for the wife couldn’t hurt.
Edit: speeling
She sent you on a Costco run alone. She knew the score.
They spelled rotisserie correctly. Nice.
noice!
and this is why people that eat vegetables live longer, it’s far less distracting to eat a carrot or apple than a juicy roricery chicken.
Did he have a fishing pole and towels perchance?
What is the charge? Enjoying a meal? A succulent, rotisserie meal?
I’m really enjoying that this meme has re-entered the zeitgeist for whatever reason.
I question why this person still has a valid license if they care so little about everyone else that they couldn’t stay in their own lane.
Not to mention they clearly took the pic of the ticket while driving.
They wanted to share the chicken with the others
Maybe they wanted some Grey Poupon.
Okay but even if we forgive that, it looks like they’re taking a picture of the ticket while driving.
Passing a drumstick to your fellow commuter in the next lane out the window at highway speeds should be part of the drivers Ed curriculum.
I had a co-worker get a warning once for eating leftover pizza. I’ve seen my mom eat the messiest sandwich and get off with a warning. It really depends on how many kids you have to drop off. No one fucks with a hungry momma bear.
There’s eating food and there’s eating food and swerving out of your lane
ok but I imagine a burrito is easier to handle than a hen
This is literally me, I’ll eat tacos while driving.
Hell last week I ate a full pizza while driving on the highway and at some point I mentally stopped when I realized I had eaten it all and said “this might be problematic”
I hope you hit a tree and not something that is alive
Hey that tree doesn’t deserve that
But what does? You can’t hope for neonazis to cross the road all the time. They are pretty unreliable
I just need to spot 'em the sidewalk can’t stop me at those speeds
Since when can’t you eat and drive?
What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent chinese meal?
When it makes you swerve into another lane?
It’s a skill issue.
