She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian Was Dead

Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by smabie on Friday November 22, 2019 @08:31PM (#21611819)

How about rolling down the windows? Or what about when you have to turn the wheel a lot and reposition your hands? Or turn on the air conditioning?

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by satori99 on Friday November 22, 2019 @08:37PM (#21611840)

I am not a lawyer, but I guess those things are allowed, assuming you put your hands back on the wheel again.

I cannot recall ever hearing of anyone charged with such an offense, but I am sure you would not pass a driving test if you didn't use both hands.

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by mc32 on Friday November 22, 2019 @08:35PM (#21611834)

Also what about people who’re wearing a sling or a cast with an automatic, are they not allowed to drive?

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by satori99 on Friday November 22, 2019 @08:45PM (#21611866)

The law does not distinguish between automatic or manual transmissions.

I am not sure about the cast/sling situation. But I imagine if it was considered a contributory factor in an accident, you would be culpable.

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by smabie on Saturday November 23, 2019 @07:28AM (#21613789)

How about if you only have one arm? You can’t drive? That’s fucked up.

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