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Pete on April 23rd, 2005

You know what annoys me? No, besides that. Those holier-than-thou “shut up and drive” people. You know what? The cell phone is not the most dangerous thing people do while driving, and I would venture a guess it’s not even the most dangerous thing commonly done while driving.

Would you like to know something else, you Shut-Up-and-Drive zealots? I talk on the phone and drive all the time and guess what… most of the time I don’t even use a headset. Guess what else! I drive a manual transmission vehicle. OH NOES! Oh, also… I’ve done more stupid things while driving WITHOUT my cell phone than I ever do driving WITH my cell phone.

I’ve never run a stop sign or red light on my cell phone. Never been in an accident on my cell phone. Really the worst that’s ever happened was that I got pulled over for speeding and given a warning. You know what that tells me? I can handle it just fine. So leave me alone.

And if you even think about doing this, there’s going to be hell to pay.

6 Responses to “Quit Bitching and Drive”

  1. C.K. says:

    Seriously, I don’t know how people can drive stick and talk on the cell phone at the same time without putting any hands on the steering wheel. That’s just too dangerous!

  2. Pete says:

    I am the master of that high art, CK. The effing master.

  3. jean says:

    that’s what knees are for :P

  4. C.K. says:

    Yes Jean, I have heard that before. But can your knees turn the wheel for you?

  5. Pete says:

    Mine can. They’re great knees.

  6. Eric says:

    I had a co-worker who could drive with her foot. One on the wheel and one on the pedals.