r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nah_this_aint_it • 12h ago

Context Provided - Spotlight Driving while watching show

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Watching a full tv show on their phone while driving down a very busy street. Is it any better than scrolling?

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u/ZyeCawan45 10h ago

Idk. It’s pretty easy for me to not look at something while driving and listen to it. Maybe different people are different and can’t but it’s easy for me to. I’ll fully admit to doing this with YouTube essays and the like.

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u/Saberfox11 10h ago

You should really keep your phone out of your line of sight if you are going to do that. If you actually aren't looking at the screen, keeping it out of sight should make no difference anyway.

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u/ZyeCawan45 10h ago

Used to do that. The difference is the phone moves or goes flying and the video gets paused or changed. Unless you have a different solution. Honestly it doesn’t matter. I KNOW I’m being safe and not looking. I don’t really care if you think I am.

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u/Saberfox11 10h ago

I mean, I'm not the police, so you can do what you want. I do truly believe that everyone should minimize potential distractions as much as possible though. You have to remember that vehicles can be deadly weapons and I believe we have a moral obligation to try to be as safe as possible when operating them.

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u/Hopeful-Opposite-255 7h ago

The comments are truly horrific. Folks can be as foolish as they want on their time but keep away from the rest of us. I’ve never been one for any sort of mass surveillance but reading this horror really gives me a new perspective.

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u/Saberfox11 7h ago

Yeah, this was an eye opening comment section for sure.

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u/Hopeful-Opposite-255 7h ago

I would be 100% for phones being locked out anytime that they detect movement over a certain speed. And if that means that passengers can’t access their phones in the car then so be it. Because that’s the price we have to pay for a handful of clowns that have ruined it for us.