Using a cellphone while driving a bike

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IMHO taking a call is more distracting than listening to music. Your attention is diverted to the call from the road. Anyway, as i said in another thread, I only listen to podcasts/audiobooks and very rarely KennyG while driving.
 
Using a handsfree kit to talk while driving is one thing...risky nevertheless

What I was pointing to are people who are holding the phone with 1 hand and driving with 1 hand on the bike handle.... WTF!
 
superczar said:
What I was pointing to are people who are holding the phone with 1 hand and driving with 1 hand on the bike handle.... WTF!
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Look on the bright side, bombay circus could use a few of them!
 
greenhorn said:
what i find dangeorous is people wearing SE IEM type earphones while riding bikes :S
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well it is dangerous but mabbe because they dont want to miss an imp call thtz y they are doing but i saw twice a guy wearing ipod with SE type headphones and driving bikes.....wat do u think abt this
 
linuxtechie said:
Hmm me as well guilty. However I couldn't really help myself:

1. Have a sleek smart phone (HTC S620). Hence its kept in backsack. Cant keep in pants (fearing that I may break it).

2. Have a DS220 plugged into my ear, bluetoothed to the smart phone in backsack.

3. While driving I prefer to listen song at about 50-60% volume, drowns the traffic noise but not totally. hence can hear honks. Keeps me at peace. Mine driving habbit: 55-60kmph. Dont try overtaking unless I have to slow down below 40.

4. I hardly receive a call, but whenever receive I will tell them that I will call back and thats where it stops. No talk beyond 10 secs.

Hope mine is not that offending.

~LT
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Sorry .. It is ...

u wdnt know wen ur lil neat idea of doing away with the boredom is gonna get u into trouble.. or worse any body riding pillion with u.. or anybody around u for that matter.

Driving on a two wheeler with songs constantly buzzing in ur ear does have its effect on ur auditory senses.

U can attend few calls for short duration.. some mite be carrying urgent msg.. though attending to them with Hi and Bye approach is the best thing u can do to ensure ur own and other's safety.

Think of ur folks dude.. it nobody else..
 
Y cant ppl just stop by the road and attent the call and then move on??:S

Listening to songs while driving, that to in ear-noise cancellation ones??? Hmmm...dying while listening to songs is a really good idea..i second u guys...:@

As for distraction, Get the GIRLS OFF THE ROADS and then talk abt distraction:rofl:
 
Spacescreamer said:
Sorry .. It is ...
Driving on a two wheeler with songs constantly buzzing in ur ear does have its effect on ur auditory senses.
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Think of ur folks dude.. it nobody else..
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I agree, I am not saying its right. Am trying to get over it. I think I didnt sound it correct. The songs are not constantly buzzing, they are less than half volume, so if someone talks to me from closeby, I can hear them, I think thats better compared to the noise of traffic.

~LT
 
linuxtechie said:
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Yeah man they are the real culprit :@ ... sigh...

~LT
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On the other hand without them... it would be boring.. whats the point, cant do with/without them. Yup but blame them. :rofl: :rofl:

~LT
 
Crazy stuff. I have NEVER ridden a bike with one hand while using the cell phone with the other EXCEPT for the day I was chasing 2 Ferraris, 3 Porsches, one Lambo, one Bentley, one merc SL 55 AMG and one Merc C class. :rofl:

Even at that time, it was only for abt 5 mins at about 7 on a Sunday morning with minimal traffic.

I was trying to click pics of the cars while riding. I was so excited and so full of adrenaline that I didnt even think for a moment.

In hindsight, I was such an idiot. Honestly, so many things could have gone wrong.

I dont even bother pulling to the side of the road in case my phone rings most of the times. Usually, I just ignore it and call back later. The noise on the road is so much that there is no point in even picking up the phone.
 
TheMask said:
guilty :ashamed:

though, i use it in hands free mode when riding :ashamed:

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Not ur typical handsfree though.. :ohyeah:

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look who's talking!!!!!!!!!!! :|
 
err...
I didn't use EPs as that cut off the worldly sounds while riding- a huge part of being alert and enjoying a ride imho.
I could never hear the phone ring when i rode and i never used the 'vibrate' mode as i surely would have crashed with something tickling my thigh or n!pple. :P
Called back when i halted for sometime or reached my destination. :)
 
greenhorn said:
what i find dangeorous is people wearing SE IEM type earphones while riding bikes :S
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Hmmm. I have a SE phone and use EP 630s. I listen to songs when going on ling stretches :P Prob is, if there is no music, i fall asleep @ speeds like 80 odd, with the music on, i cant hear cars etc blabbering their horns behind me. when they finally overtake me, they make a honest attempt at killing me :) man this has happened i-dont-know-how-many-times, I've decided to abandon highway riding on my bike.

Using EP 630s in the city is okay :P highways a no-no :)
 
I don't attend any calls while riding, will be thinking 10 times to attend if i know that the call is important (am lazy to remove my glass and then the helmet). So usually am least bothered about the phone calls. Listening to Music in a IEM is a big no no for me, i sing for myself if am bored :ohyeah: I do my best to ensure my safety.
 
Saiyan said:
Listening to Music in a IEM is a big no no for me, i sing for myself if am bored :ohyeah: I do my best to ensure my safety.
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What about the safety of others? All those poor people who will have to take their hands off the handle-bar and cover their ears :rofl:
 
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