Text & Ride = Ticket

Texting/Cell Phone Talking will get you a ticket while cycling.

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Don't Text & Ride (fixed by JH)

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 3, 2011 at 4:16pm
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.
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on October 3, 2011 at 4:23pm

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.
Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 3, 2011 at 5:08pm
Ahh but that's the fun part Kev. You have to go through all the trouble. And in the mean time Insurance for the driver won't pay off cause a ticket wouldn't be issued to the driver. And the biker would get fucked in the mean time, Yay life! ;-)
Permalink Reply by Time Out of Mind on October 4, 2011 at 3:55am
Texting and Riding, one word comes to mind: oxyMORONIC!
Permalink Reply by Poptart on October 4, 2011 at 4:40am

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. 


Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on October 4, 2011 at 4:48am
Voice-to-text-to-voice handily solves this dilemma, and we're left with yet another piece of legislation teetering on the brink of obsolescence. Splendid.
Permalink Reply by Rich S on October 11, 2011 at 1:14pm

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.  

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on October 11, 2011 at 2:21pm
Eryn is a 3rd year journalism student. She quoted two student cyclists who believe helmets are more important than not texting or talking on cell phones. At the end of the article, she says "many" people interviewed said the same thing. Not a very rigorous sample, and not a very reliable conclusion.

Rich S said:

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.  

Permalink Reply by Rich S on October 11, 2011 at 4:43pm

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 :-)

Permalink Reply by Billy Poore on October 12, 2011 at 4:32am
...and yet, bluetooth headphones are now sold at dollar stores.  Not that bluetooth should be used either, but it's definitely better that people driving/biking with a phone in their hands.
Permalink Reply by mike w. on October 12, 2011 at 6:46am
And is it such a good idea to be hooked up to an iPod when riding in traffic? Just sayin'...


Daniel G said:
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.
Permalink Reply by Billy Poore on October 12, 2011 at 6:59am
If you have a smart phone, all you need is some kind of pocket on or near your upper shirt area. Play music through the speaker. If it is too loud to hear the music, then you shouldn't be listening anyway. Also, not sealing your hearing off by muffing your ears with headphones will be much safer all around.

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