Texting/Cell Phone Talking will get you a ticket while cycling.
Thoughts?
Don't Text & Ride (fixed by JH)
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Cell phone records are routinely requested/subpoenaed in discovery in all motor vehicle accidents.
Gabe said:
This is another excuse for a motorist after they've hit you. "I swear officer, he was texting." While you are unconscious and being taken away in an ambulance. Then the motorist doesn't get a ticket and its all over. Complete nonsense.
I found this article the other day. I was looking around for bike computer apps as well. So i found one that's pretty well rounded. It has recording options for your route, average speeds, top speeds, distance, and can even show you your speeds on a graph.
So I decided that I wanted to make a bike mount but I was not willing to go buy anything so here is what I did. I had an Otterbox cover for my phone. It has this nice snap on outer shell with a rubber slip over the phone, so it already had a type of snap on/ quick disconnect system. I took an old reflector apart (removing the actual reflector from the base) and used a 3m adhesive pad from my gopro helmet mount kits and just stuck the otter cover on the base. I didn't want to use a super glue or drill the case, for future use, all I have to do is take a hair dryer and release the adhesive pad.
here is the mount and it in action.
I don't text while riding , but having the phone out and visible lets me reply at stop signs and lights pretty easy , as well as take calls while riding(while wearing headphones with a mic). I think this is a great option for those of us who want to use your phone , but not get a ticket.
I just read this article http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=190198 which states that cyclists say a helmet law is more important than a texting ban.
They sure didn't ask me! A rider texting is much more hazardous than one not wearing a helmet ... at least in my opinion. Not wearing a helmet isn't going to hurt someone else more than if they were wearing one. How about starting with motorcyclists first since they can go just a little bit faster than a bike??
The article does state that a helmet ban may not be in the city's near future.
I just read this article http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=190198 which states that cyclists say a helmet law is more important than a texting ban.
They sure didn't ask me! A rider texting is much more hazardous than one not wearing a helmet ... at least in my opinion. Not wearing a helmet isn't going to hurt someone else more than if they were wearing one. How about starting with motorcyclists first since they can go just a little bit faster than a bike??
The article does state that a helmet ban may not be in the city's near future.
If you were trying to make me read the article to find out what a "helmet ban" is, you succeeded :-)
Rich S said:
The article does state that a helmet ban may not be in the city's near future.
Oops!
Note to self: Read post before posting. Read again within 15 minutes.
h' said:
If you were trying to make me read the article to find out what a "helmet ban" is, you succeeded :-)
Texting and riding is stupid, but under this law I would probably be ticketed if I got out my iPod touch to change the song during my 90 minute ride downtown. Just another silly law written for hypothetical people, not real ones.
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