As a bus driver we have quite a view and it is unbelievable how many people we see all day using their phone. Great video, I may need to share. Thanks for posting it.
I usually sit up front on the 19 GO Bus at 6:30 every morning - on the QEW entrance to the 403, in the space of two or three minutes, you see at least 3 or 4 people texting or dialling - sometimes even while merging into traffic. This is an epidemic.
I think it's more sinister. It's a selfish fix of being addicted to praise and a need for instant gratification. I used to be a militant advocate of driving safety and was part of a federal committee dedicated to transportation safety. I have zero tolerance for driver distractions right down to fiddling with the lid of a coffee cup. We've become a culture of convenience and it's killing us.
I see it every day sadly. I put my phone in my purse whenever I drive with volume off, no distractions. There is no excuse, driving requires full attention.
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Holy crap. My stomach dropped at impact. Powerful stuff there.
Put the phone in the trunk.
As a bus driver we have quite a view and it is unbelievable how many people we see all day using their phone. Great video, I may need to share. Thanks for posting it.
I usually sit up front on the 19 GO Bus at 6:30 every morning - on the QEW entrance to the 403, in the space of two or three minutes, you see at least 3 or 4 people texting or dialling - sometimes even while merging into traffic.
This is an epidemic.
I think it's more sinister. It's a selfish fix of being addicted to praise and a need for instant gratification. I used to be a militant advocate of driving safety and was part of a federal committee dedicated to transportation safety. I have zero tolerance for driver distractions right down to fiddling with the lid of a coffee cup. We've become a culture of convenience and it's killing us.
I see it every day sadly. I put my phone in my purse whenever I drive with volume off, no distractions. There is no excuse, driving requires full attention.
I'm fortunate that I don't have many friends and don't get any calls
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