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As a passenger in the car, whats the things a driver does that pisses you off, makes you uncomfortable, or terrifies you? (lemmy.world)

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Personally, I find it endlessly frustrating and even terrifying to be in the passenger seat with a driver who jumps in the car and immediately goes.. Then worries about Seatbelts/Radio/AC/Mirrors/Plugging in Phone/etc etc while driving.

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[-] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

Theres plenty of people who complain about drivers who get ticketed for using a mobile while at lights or stopped in traffic (think of the comments on a particular uk cycle cammer who films drivers using their mobiles then reports them) but it plays heavily with situational awareness & drivers ability to "check back in" to the activity of driving.

[-] Paddzr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I'm all pro not touching a phone while driving, hell, I won't even plug my phone to charge if driving.

There's no excuse.

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 points 6 days ago

What I don’t understand is people having CarPlay/Android Auto and still doing this. I have CarPlay but honestly my Driving Focus declines notifications not from my wife; the rest of world can fuck off.

[-] nao@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

What makes those safer to use than the phone itself? Is it because they are considered part of the car so you are "allowed" to use them?

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

For me personally, I just tap the microphone and use voice assistant when I need to navigate somewhere or shoot off a text before I forget. Mine has the touchscreen that I don’t really use while driving. I’m also not a fan of taking calls in the car.

The point is that it’s very unnecessary to touch your phone at all — I don’t even take mine out of my pocket. So when people have all this tech and continue using their phone (physically) I’m like “wtf?”

Edit: I am however a fan of sharing my ETA via Apple Maps

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