Driving to Florida soon from Ontario, worried and scared

[AnnaFloridaLover]

Smoke around your kids you are molesting their lungs and trying to kill them. It's much simpler than gun violence.

What about gun smoke? That's pretty nasty stuff.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

You saw the word molest and didn't bother to think of alternative meanings.

I'm from FL... I'm used to seeing the "Don't Molest the Wildlife" signs. Your original post read entirely differently and I'm not the only one who thought that.

Had you said "...molest their children BY smoking..." I would have gotten it.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

What about gun smoke? That's pretty nasty stuff.

Marshall Dillon would disagree.

 

[sam_gordon]

It is when they slowly kill their kids with smoke like my mom did to me

You're dead?

 

[low-key]

Watch out for scary clowns

 

[jevs]

I'm from FL... I'm used to seeing the "Don't Molest the Wildlife" signs. Your original post read entirely differently and I'm not the only one who thought that.

Had you said "...molest their children BY smoking..." I would have gotten it.

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Years ago in rural Cornwall I came across a sign on a farm gate stating that any dogs 'bothering' the stock would be shot. I laughed so hard at that. Around here we only have the standard trespassing signs.

 

[jrmasm]

You're dead?

 

[Disneylover99]

Watch out for scary clowns

Scary smoking clowns

 

[low-key]

Scary smoking clowns

Im thinking about getting me a scary clown outfit and walking around and scaring normal people

 

[Disneylover99]

Im thinking about getting me a scary clown outfit and walking around and scaring normal people

Well, that seals the deal for me. I'm never driving through the States again.

 

[CdnCarrie]

And this is ONE reason why I have a hard time with all these "laws" telling us how to live. No one enforces them! Or it's cherry picked. So why bother? Let us be free citizens and if we make bad choices, well, suffer the consequences!

Because you don't live in your own little world. Your bad choices affect little innocent lives. Drinking and driving may be YOUR bad choice but others can suffer the consequences. Just SMH at the stupidity of your statement.

 

[goofyernmost]

Personally I think that the OP's post was ridiculous and rather insulting to the USA. And yes crap happens up here all the time.
But no per capita it does not work out to the same odds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Peace_Index#Global_Peace_Index_rankings

http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Canada/United-States/Crime

I'll take your word for it. I don't really care that much. My point was that there are millions and millions of people in this country. All of us go to work, or travel for pleasure or just run errands every single day. We are not all worried about anyone shooting us and the odds of that happening are probably less then getting struck by lightning. You can look that up if you like, but, it doesn't really matter. Fact check away... I'm not running for office.

Absolutely!! Even though I'm in the minority, i don't believe you should be able to talk on the phone while driving, either.

Depends on whether or not your hands are free. If they are it is absolutely no different then talking to someone sitting next to you in a car. Would you think that should not happen as well. You must go on some pretty quiet trips.

 

[pat fan]

Depends on whether or not your hands are free. If they are it is absolutely no different then talking to someone sitting next to you in a car. Would you think that should not happen as well. You must go on some pretty quiet trips.

Hands free is fine, I was talking about phone to face, dialing etc..Plus texting obviously. It is extremely unnerving to look out the window and see a driver face down, doing whatever with their phone. YIKES!!!

And my trips are spent talking to the people IN my vehicle. I have no pressing need to call/text people while I'm in the car.

Because you don't live in your own little world. Your bad choices affect little innocent lives. Drinking and driving may be YOUR bad choice but others can suffer the consequences. Just SMH at the stupidity of your statement.

For Pete's sake, I'm not talking about DUI or anything. It's the stupid piddly laws that no one is going to enforce. If you won't enforce them, why have them??

 

[goofyernmost]

Hands free is fine, I was talking about phone to face, dialing etc..Plus texting obviously. It is extremely unnerving to look out the window and see a driver face down, doing whatever with their phone. YIKES!!!

And my trips are spent talking to the people IN my vehicle. I have no pressing need to call/text people while I'm in the car.

I agree completely. I just wanted to clarify that hands free is probably OK. In todays cars even the cheapest ones come equipped with Blue Tooth which works fine via the car speakers. I don't care about talking on the phone much while driving either but once in awhile it does come in handy.

 

[ronandannette]

I agree completely. I just wanted to clarify that hands free is probably OK. In todays cars even the cheapest ones come equipped with Blue Tooth which works fine via the car speakers. I don't care about talking on the phone much while driving either but once in awhile it does come in handy.

Except that I can waaaay more efficiently speed-dial my phone with one hand than I can get my stupid, annoying, piece-of-junk bluetooth to recognize voice commands in my road-noisy Nissan, which is actually super-distracting. Oh, and did I tell you about the time I turned my (push start) vehicle off when I was intending to hang-up a phone call...(true story ).

 

[Cubbiecakes]

I agree completely. I just wanted to clarify that hands free is probably OK. In todays cars even the cheapest ones come equipped with Blue Tooth which works fine via the car speakers. I don't care about talking on the phone much while driving either but once in awhile it does come in handy.

I always laugh when I see people driving $50-100,000 cars holding phones up to their ear. Whatsamatta, Richie Rich, your expensive car has fewer features than my $25,000 car? LOL

I love asking them how they like their cooled and heated seats. They usually mutter something about not having that option...

 

[MillauFr]

Even talking hands free is distracting and raises your risk of an accident.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Im thinking about getting me a scary clown outfit and walking around and scaring normal people

You wanna get shot? 'Cause that's how you get shot!

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Even talking hands free is distracting and raises your risk of an accident.

Other things that are distracting? And will raise your risk of an accident?

Driving with the radio on. Changing the radio station. Adjusting the air conditioner or heat. Eating or drinking in the car. Having children in the car. Having adults in the car.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Even talking hands free is distracting and raises your risk of an accident.

I Disabled the Bluetooth in my car because I found it WAY more distracting than just is if my phone (which I very rarely do). I don't ever call out, inbound only.