Re: It's a myth that cellphone use caused the accident rate to rise in the USA

On 5/26/2024 7:38 AM, badgolferman wrote:

Drivers using their cellphones tend not to move with the flow of traffic,
instead going slower and keeping excessive space in front of them. This has
the effect of pissing off people behind them who try their damnest to get
around them. Distracted drivers can’t stay in their lane, leading to other
drivers having to avoid them. Distracted drivers fail to go when the
traffic light turns green and cause cars farther back to miss the light
cycle and wait again for the green light. There are many more examples, but
you get the picture. Surely you can add more.
 

    I see that constantly. It used to be that someone who drove
slow and/or erratic was almost certainly elderly, so I'd try to be
patient. These days it's almost always the case that they're
simply on the phone.
   Though yesterday I saw a lot of such people doing things like
stopping to pull a u-turn or slowing down at each side street.
I realized that most of them were tourists or non-locals in town
for a Memorial Day cookout. What a relief. :)