What Were You Doing When You Should Have Been Driving?
The title says it all. What were you doing when you should have been driving? A whole lot of people drive vehicles, but do they drive safely? Here is what I have observed. If you see something I have not captured, please sign the guest book and or contact me so that I can document. I love feedback and will respond mmkline@gmail.com
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Here is My List of Observed Items
Am I Missing Anything?
- Playing X-Box on the RES.
Eating Oatmeal
Head out of Sun Roof
Tossing and Catching a baseball
Chatting with another vehicle
Policeman Eating a Donut
Flatulence (cheek Lifting)
Holding on to a badly tied down piece of wood
Using a Lap Top
Strange Tongue
Newspaper
Biting Nails
Eating Apple and Wiping Face with Paper Towel
Cleaning Glasses
Heart Attack
CD Changing
Walkie Talkie
Gun
Foot out Window
Drive with Knees
Changing Shirt
Rubber Necking
Sucking Fingers
Thick Eyed Glasses (Close Seat)
Naked
Head Out Sunroof
Text Messaging
Air Guitar
Drinking Out of Gallon Water Cont.
Eating Pizza
Dashboard Drums
Drinking a 32oz Soda
Jamming on Air Guitars
Driving w/o Seatbelts
Hand Flying
Wierd Expressions
Flossing
Reading a Letter
Already Complete
1. Putting on Make-up (Done)
2. Picking their Nose (Done)
3. Cell Phone Use (Done)
4. Watching a DVD (Done)
5. Popping Zits (Done)
6. Drinking a Beer (Done)
7. Drinking Coffee (Done)
8. Eating a Banana (Done)
9. Smoking (Done)
10.Reading a Book (Done)
11.Delivering Discipline (Done)
12.Kissing (with Tongue) (Done)
13.Doing Nails (Done)
14.Brushing hair (Done)
15.Playing with Hair (Done)
16.Watching Hot Air Balloons (Done)
17.Dancing (Done)
18.Dog as Pilot (Done)
19.Writing (Done)
20.Sleeping (Done)
21.Throwing Trash Out (Done)
22.Driving Hands Free (Done)
23.Doing a Multiple of Items (Done)
24.Disco Ball Distraction (Done)
25.Bad Bumper Stickers (Done)
26.Looking Elsewhere (Done)
27.Puking (Done)
28.Driving with an Obstructed View (Done)
29.GPS Viewing (Done)
30.Deer in the Head Lights Look (Done)
31.Playing with a Sony PSP (Done)
32.Air Paddle (Done)
33.Rating Songs on an IPOD/MP3 (Jørgen Schyberg of Norway)
34.Checking Teeth (Valerie Webb of Albuquerque)
35.Smoking Crack (Steven Streiff of Arizona)
36.Juggling (Mike Farley of California)
37.Playing with Split-Ends (Anna Martin of New Mexico)
38.Flicking Boogers (Kim Ross of New Mexico)
00.Taking Photos and Driving (Mountain Mike on Flickr.com)
39.Foot Out Window and Driving
40.Singing and Driving
41.Cat Scratch Fever and Driving
42.Eating (McDonalds)
43.Laughing and Driving (Katie Bugg of Albuquerque)
44.Crying and Driving
45.Tying a Tie and Driving
46.Shaving and Driving
47.Driving w/o Seat belts
48.Brushing Their Teeth
49.Reading a Map
50.Using a Tooth Pick
51.Vanity and Driving
52.Hitting a Deer and Driving
53.Using a Bong and Driving
54.Teaching a Teenager to Drive and Driving
55.World Cup Soccer and Driving
56.Changing and Driving
57.Pilgrims and Driving
58.Designated Driver and Driving
59.Yellow Bottles Thrown from Cars
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Source: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Number One: Usining a wireless device such as a cell phone
Number Two: Chatting and interacting with passengers
Number Three: Reaching for CDs, or other internal distractions
Number Four: Programming radio stations and tinkering with your dashboard
Number Five: Using an electric razor or checking lipstick, and other actions related to personal hygiene
Number Six: Unwrapping a burger or other things when eating at the wheel
Number Seven: External distractions such as pointing out a funny billboard
Number Eight: Talking or singing to yourself
Number Nine: Smoking
Number Ten: Daydreaming
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