Yesterday he told me the driver was texting on his phone the entire time. Obviously he didn't know the driver was going to do that before he got into his car.
A former colleague said she once told a texting driver, "I'm uncomfortable with you texting while driving. If you'll give me your phone, I'll input the text for you." The driver put down the phone.
What should he say to the driver the next time this happens? What would you do?
That's usually a bit of a tricky situation because the driver could get PO'd. However, the driver should KNOW that this is an unsafe practice and he's putting his safety and the lives of his passengers at risk.
I'd want to say something to the driver upon exiting the vehicle but, probably wouldn't. I'd just avoid that driver and maybe pass the word to other slugs about the driver's unsafe practice of texting.
I encountered the same scenario last week from L'Enfant to 610 Mine road. There were 2 of us getting in and the other person said something of texting as we got in. I was unaware that this person has a reputation for doing this. When we got out of the car I asked the other rider and he said oh yes she is known for that. She must have looked at her phone at least once every 10-15 seconds.
Driver texting - what to do/say?
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Posted - 05/19/2016 : 14:16:22
