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Originally Posted by Yngwie
Picture a vehicle going fast enough... You didn't hear it or see it because you're to distracted talking/texting someone on your cell.. The driver all of a sudden sees you at the last minute... slams his brakes, tries to avoid you, slams into another car or pedestrian..
Shit like this can happen. Saying that texting or talking on your cell while riding a bike is not distracting is a load of shit. I ride a bike and I have seen MANY doing this shit and they are in a whole other world like nothing is around them. I've seen a few almost get slammed by cars.. I would have laughed at the idiots. Oh, this was done on a busy downtown street with no bike lane.
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gotta draw the line somewhere... if you don't, you could stretch it so the same logic would follow that crossing the street + talking on the phone is unsafe... and then might as well stretch it so that walking in general + talking on the phone is unsafe...