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prudz · 10-02-2019, 12:14 PM

I read about that days ago and put a lot of thought into it. That's rough but makes sense why insurance companies started doing this. Myself, I don't want this because i'm no angel and could see myself ending up being denied in the future as every now and then I change music on spotify while at lights but I can understand where they are coming from with their policies.

Distracted driving is the cause of more deaths than driving under the influence. Something that is so wide spread causing more deaths should have heavy consequences. Before someone gets into a heated debate, even if you disagree with that statement, it's debatable and does cause a high number of fatalities. Which is worse, who really cares? They both cause high numbers. When we read a story about someone impaired everyone understands their insurance is ruined and they are taking the bus. We often don't feel sympathetic and people band up and hope the driver is never allowed back on the road even if they didn't kill someone. Why isn't it the same with distracted driving? We all understand the risk if we are caught driving under the influence. Many of us choose not to so we don't worry about our insurance rates increasing and being unable to drive. What makes people upset in this situation is the fact most of us all still check our phones while driving whether we want to admit it or not. Suddenly this becomes a real possibility our lives could be disrupted with major consequences. I think as a society many of us still don't fully understand how dangerous it is to be on your phone while driving and what such a small choice can have on someone else's life.

I was hit by a lady texting and vaping at the same time in a hot boxed car. I was dead stop letting a lady with a baby cross the street. She hit me with super late braking at 30-40km/hr. 6 months of physio, some back pain, blah blah blah cry me a river. The point, her small action of looking at her phone fucked my car up, caused a serious accident and I almost ran over a small child and mother (my car got launched about 10 feet towards them). Her actions should have serious consequences. Not just a slap on the wrist. Pissed me off too, not even a ticket from the cops despite 3 witnesses confirming her being distracted.

To summarize, I get it, I don't want it, but I get it.

10-02-2019, 12:14 PM	#465
prudz I STILL don't get it Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 470 Thanked 565 Times in 167 Posts Failed 55 Times in 13 Posts	I read about that days ago and put a lot of thought into it. That's rough but makes sense why insurance companies started doing this. Myself, I don't want this because i'm no angel and could see myself ending up being denied in the future as every now and then I change music on spotify while at lights but I can understand where they are coming from with their policies. Distracted driving is the cause of more deaths than driving under the influence. Something that is so wide spread causing more deaths should have heavy consequences. Before someone gets into a heated debate, even if you disagree with that statement, it's debatable and does cause a high number of fatalities. Which is worse, who really cares? They both cause high numbers. When we read a story about someone impaired everyone understands their insurance is ruined and they are taking the bus. We often don't feel sympathetic and people band up and hope the driver is never allowed back on the road even if they didn't kill someone. Why isn't it the same with distracted driving? We all understand the risk if we are caught driving under the influence. Many of us choose not to so we don't worry about our insurance rates increasing and being unable to drive. What makes people upset in this situation is the fact most of us all still check our phones while driving whether we want to admit it or not. Suddenly this becomes a real possibility our lives could be disrupted with major consequences. I think as a society many of us still don't fully understand how dangerous it is to be on your phone while driving and what such a small choice can have on someone else's life. I was hit by a lady texting and vaping at the same time in a hot boxed car. I was dead stop letting a lady with a baby cross the street. She hit me with super late braking at 30-40km/hr. 6 months of physio, some back pain, blah blah blah cry me a river. The point, her small action of looking at her phone fucked my car up, caused a serious accident and I almost ran over a small child and mother (my car got launched about 10 feet towards them). Her actions should have serious consequences. Not just a slap on the wrist. Pissed me off too, not even a ticket from the cops despite 3 witnesses confirming her being distracted. To summarize, I get it, I don't want it, but I get it. Last edited by prudz; 10-02-2019 at 12:26 PM.