purplechai

purplechai t1_j0hrhqd wrote

Reply to comment by Nexis4Jersey in Can people please stop crashing on Rt 3? by robronanea

Drivers think that just because their phone is mounted, they can do whatever they want. Sorry, does not work that way. Your phone should be mounted for GPS and GPS ONLY. If you cannot handle the notifications, set your phone to DND. My new car has Android Auto and even with that I can set a DND message.

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purplechai t1_j0hr4j6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Can people please stop crashing on Rt 3? by robronanea

>Typing something into their phone or facetiming/video chatting

I saw this the other night while driving home from work. Was the first time I witnessed it and really couldn't believe it. How can you even manage to focus on the road while facetiming? I don't get it.

Speaking of the photos and videos - a few years ago I was driving down the parkway to Cape May, and in front of me was a young girl (in a Jeep Grand Cherokee, mind you) going all over the place because she was taking selfies. My jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

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purplechai t1_j0hqiva wrote

Reply to Can people please stop crashing on Rt 3? by robronanea

Yesterday it took me over an hour to get to work where it usually takes me 35-40 mins. I got to work 20 mins late and thank god my boss is the type who does not care, but it's still annoying. In general Rt 3 has gotten worse, especially at night. And it doesn't help that I need to drive it a lot.

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