There sure are a lot of people in this thread willing to defend driving distracted for a fuckcars thread. I honestly can’t describe how fucking sick I am of “it’s okay when I do it” entitlement and I had hoped that the people here were above that.
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I dont use headphones while driving but I'm not okay with whats going on in this thread. No one runs around maliciously with their mirror tucked to be an asshole.
Instead of taking a picture of someone without their knowledge (which looks like it was taken from a car on the road funnily enough and no one is ripping on the photographer), it would have been even easier to honk and let her know her mirror is closed.
And then taking the next step and positing it online so people could make fun of her is even worse.
Everyone occasionally has a day. Be a human and try and treat others with the respect you would like to have too.
I don't get why everyone is complaining about the folded mirrors when she has pixels all over her eyes.
Looks like it might be India? It used to be that everyone had them folded in because they would get snapped off in traffic. Also the noise from horns is loud AF. Still not great, but context matters.
If so then actually I think this might be the safest driver in India.
The earphones aren't a problem per se, if you listen with approrpriate sound where you can still hear an ambulance coming or a car horn. I don't think this person is doing that, but lets guve them the benefit of the doubt. But the mirrors folded is next level stupudity. There is no doubt that this person should be driving at all.
It's not the case here obviously, but fyi for others that airpods 2/3 can function as OTC hearing aids that are more affordable than prescription. I have a family member who uses them.
You can also see well-enough to drive while blindfolded if the material is thin enough. Doesn't mean that it should be legal to drive with a blindfold over your eyes.
It's illegal. And we need more people getting caught and held accountable.
It’s illegal where you live.
It's not universally illegal in every country.
Aside from like an F1 race, I don’t know of a single place where it’s legal to wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle.
For example. Reasoning is the same that allows you to listen to the radio: as long as you can hear car horns and emergency vehicles, you can listen to whatever at whatever volume. But you can be found more at fault if you crash into something, in certain cases.
Anyway, now you know.
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I'm in Australia and had no issues using a full headset. Using it because car speakers didn't work, according to a cop it's only an issue if it's noise cancelling.
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I want some of that weet corn
Side note about driver awareness: I see a lot of cars on the road with rear windows so dirty that they're virtually opaque. The cars clearly have wipers and washers. I can only assume these drivers never check their mirrors. Baffling.
Rear windows serve no useful purpose. You need to look at what's in front, not what's behind
Upvoting because I'm assuming that was sarcasm :)
Never owned a car with rear wipers and I forgot they exist lmao
This picture looks like it was taken in India.
There’s a number of things that I strongly believe should result in an automatic short term suspension, because the driver clearly has no fucking clue what they’re doing. Driving without lights lights off at night (I don’t give a shit about your auto lights, turn them on manually because it’s not working) and driving with folded mirrors are two of the items. Failing to clear snow off glass is another.
Driving with two earphones in is a problem. They simply do a better job of blocking ambient sound than the car speakers. People get mad ad pedestrians or cyclists who don’t hav situational awareness because of their headphones; drivers have a greater responsibility because of the size of their vehicle.
Do you guys remember that before Bluetooth cars, headphones were the only way to drive and take a phone call without getting a ticket? And we don't know this woman's situation, someone could have hit her car and the mirrors broke and she's on her way to the mechanic. Let's normalize not taking pictures of people without their knowledge and then making fun of them on the internet.
I saw people just putting their phones on speaker.
Do you guys remember that before Bluetooth cars, headphones were the only way to drive and take a phone call without getting a ticket
Absolutely. Speakerphones were never a thing, and phone manufacturers never made wired accessories or aux cables to connect to your car stereo.
someone could have hit her car and the mirrors broke
True. Broken mirrors look exactly like they've been neatly tucked in.
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Let's be real here. She gives zero shits about anyone around her. I see it DAILY. No fucking way she's taking that to the mechanic right now. I don't care about the headphones but she does not give a fuck about anyone else
But but she's in 👏 a 👏 car
The best example of ignorance yet. Like nothing outside of their car exists!
No distractions, I am trying to drive here!
What's behind me is behind me. I look only to the future.
I don't care about the earphones. May as well say the deaf can't drive.
Yea, earphones aren't going to make a difference, or maybe you shouldn't drive with a radio on? Or that the sound deadening in the car doesn't already block most of the sound outside the car.
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She's preoccupied with the thought of picking up a delicious weet cornb.
Meanwhile OP seems to be driving with their seatbelt off because it's out of focus frame left
I think(well sure) that is passenger side, because driver is on the right. And so this picture would have to be taken from outside the driver side to catch the seatbelt.
Should have FSD on and napping!
It was a really snowy day.
Their entire car was covered with snow, except for an eyeslit the size of a business envelope for the driver to look out of.
Crazy people in giant metal boxes.
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