Top 10 distracted driving excuses
Posted Oct 7, 2011 06:39:05 AM.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s illegal to use your phone while driving, but some drivers still aren’t getting the message.
More than 3,500 tickets were handed out during a crackdown on distracted driving last month and police heard some pretty absurd excuses. ICBC says one of the most popular was “This is a bogus law.”
The insurance corporation says this attitude needs to change because distracted driving can have serious and often tragic consequences.
In BC, about 25 per cent of all deaths in fatal crashes are related to distracted driving; These deaths are preventable, which is why this law was brought in and police are out there enforcing it — to help make our roads safer.
Some even use the excuse that they were holding their garage door opener or hairbrush.
The list of top 10 excuses drivers have given for using their phone while driving:
1) “This is a bogus law.”
2) “It was my boss on the phone – I had to answer it.”
3) “I wasn’t using it – I just like to hold it.”
4) “Sorry officer, I didn’t see you trying to pull me over because I was on my phone.”
5) “But it was an emergency call to my wedding planner!”
6) “My Bluetooth died.”
7) Driver: “I’m using my speakerphone.” Police officer: “No, you’re holding your phone in one hand and steering with the other.”
8) “I’m not driving; I was stopped at a red light. “
9) “I wasn’t talking, I was checking my messages.”
10) “I was just checking the time.”
