Fair warning

[Orrex]

:rant:
If I see another person putting on makeup while driving at full speed on I-79, I'm going to run him or her off the road. Usually it's a woman, carefully beautifying herself in the visor-mirror while zipping along at 75 mph or so, but if I see a guy doing it, I'll consider him fair game as well.

On the other hand, in my experience men are considerably more likely than women to have some sort of periodical open on the steering wheel while driving, so maybe it's a gender thing.

I hate seeing it at all, but I hate it even more when I see it in my rearview, because I fear getting rear-ended by someone with impeccable mascara or who can't put down the latest Tom Clancy thriller.

Ideally a cellphone and some sort of beverage should also be involved, to maximize driver distraction.

Who decided that this behavior was a good idea?

[Chan790]

1. You should move to CT

Everything you have just listed is illegal, a $50 fine, recurring behavior is grounds for loss of license for a year, and if they cause an accident they throw the book at them. If they're in an accident, they're pretty well f*cked as many law enforcement assume they're at fault.

[Orrex]

2. Sounds like CT has the right idea

And can we do something about dogs-used-as-airbags?

What's with people who are so attached to their dogs that they can't bear to peel the animal from their lap, even while driving? What do they think a head-on collision, complete with deployed airbag, would do to them and to that 15 pound poodle stradding their thighs?

[graywarrior]

3. I saw a guy flossing his teeth on the Mystic Bridge at 5 am

He was headed out of Boston to Revere.

[Orrex]

14. Holy molars!

He could have caused his own acci-dental death!


nyuk nyuk nyuk

[graywarrior]

15. You are my new idol.

[miss_american_pie]

4. Hmmm

North or southbound? ;)

[Orrex]

5. Southbound in the mornings

And it's more likely to happen on the morning commute than on the ride home.

Maybe I'm just missing a primo opportunity to maximize my use of time?

[miss_american_pie]

6. Nah

Someone has to avoid all those people eating and talking and shaving and beautifying.

I beg my husband to turn his cellphone off when he leaves in the morning and he ignores me.

(edited typo)

[ikojo]

7. If someone is beautifying themselves in the car on the

way home or at lunch, that means some hanky panky is about to take place.

[yellowcanine]

8. How about shaving? Is that ok?

[Orrex]

10. Wear a sleeves and a long skirt, and no one will notice.

Otherwise, at least wait for a red light.

[yellowcanine]

9. I don't mind unless it is clearly messing up their driving.

[Taverner]

11. Damn, I thought you were going to talk about the seminal VanHalen album

[Orrex]

13. Van Halen has an album about semen?

Why am I not surprised?

nyuk nyuk nyuk

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Did these people not see the eyebrow tweezer episode on ER...?

:scared:

[Deja Q]

16. HIM?!

:spray: :rofl:

Damn, where's my eyeliner and blush? Wait, I already blushed, so nevermind... :D

[outofbounds]

17. Text Messaging while driving

I saw a kid the other day doing this. I can't believe some people.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

18. Obviously, he needs to improve on his text messaging skills.

I can do it without looking.

[outofbounds]

20. I guess so,

he had his wrists on the wheel manipulating the cell phone with both hands. Weaving like a drunk at 3am. This was about 9am.

[LynneSin]

19. Stay off of 95 between Wilmington and Newark Delaware

:scared:

[tinfoil tiaras]

21. I can't put on my makeup right when I'm riding in a car

Much less try to put it on while I was DRIVING the car. I would poke the mascara brush in my eye and go blind.

Idiots...bleh.