Have you ever driven distracted?

CPT Jack Durish — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:51:54 -0400

I'll confess. Will you? My father once bought a car without a radio. I drove it with a transistor radio on the dash. Once when I reached to catch it sliding across the dash while making a fast turn I ran into a curb and bent the front suspension. I told my father I had been cut off by some crazy woman driver. He bout the story but made me pay for the repair. (I still blame him. Who the hell buys a car without a radio?)

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 5 at 2016 2:53 PM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:53:19 -0400

Anybody who says they've never driven distracted is either lying or has never driven! :)

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2016 2:53 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:53:47 -0400

LOL. We all drive distracted at some point or another. The key is to mitigate the distractions to a minimum.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jun 5 at 2016 3:07 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 15:07:51 -0400

I have, I strive not to. Driving is literally one of the most lethal activities any of us engages in in a regular basis. I was particularly struck by this study, indicating talking to someone on the phone, even on a hands free device is equally dangerous to drunk driving.

http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Distracted_Driving/index.html

http://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/hands-free-talking-texting-are-unsafe/

Life is a battlefield and we all must die. There is only one thing to say to death "not today."

Distracted Driving | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center

Each day in the United States, over 8 people are killed and 1,161 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.1

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Jun 5 at 2016 3:21 PM

PO1 Brian Austin — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 15:21:53 -0400

Raised 3 kids...so yes, have driven distracted many times. By the third kid, it was all white noise to me while driving.