khariV Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Apparently I was wrong to post this. I have deleted it. Bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano123 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 So if the guy was driving his personal vehicle would you have put this much effort into contacting the police or highway patrol? I get that this guy broke the law and I have road rage as well, but what do you really expect to happen here? You taking pictures and video while driving is just as dangerous as texting in my book... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Maybe nothing at all will come of it. People driving commercial vehicles for a living - yes, I put this much effort into shaming. I once had a similar experience with a Philadelphia SEPTA bus driver. I did manage to get him on video texting and flipping me off. He no longer is employed by SEPTA. As far as me being just as dangerous - I wasn't staring at the phone. I was watching the road, which is why I didn't chase after him and road rage brake check him. Whatever, if everyone here think's I'm the jerk, I'll just delete this post and go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano123 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I guess I am just content with yelling at bad drivers and flipping the bird occasionally. I have never felt the need to go to this level just to make a point. I will call local police if I see a drunk driver, but that is a different story. I agree that texting and driving is dangerous though... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Companies have incredibly strict rules about driving safety on company time. It's one of the few things they can really easily fire people for. A friend's coworker got fired for talking on the phone without a hands-free mechanism as he was driving through the security gate for a complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I guess I am just content with yelling at bad drivers and flipping the bird occasionally. I have never felt the need to go to this level just to make a point. I will call local police if I see a drunk driver, but that is a different story. I agree that texting and driving is dangerous though... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Companies have incredibly strict rules about driving safety on company time. It's one of the few things they can really easily fire people for. A friend's coworker got fired for talking on the phone without a hands-free mechanism as he was driving through the security gate for a complex. Few months ago I got cut off pretty bad by a Comcast van and the guy was driving like a total dick, unlucky for him he had a big yellow sticker on his ass with a phone number to call to rate his driving! Jimbo Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Sorry about your terrible experience, hope you feel better, there's only so much you can do at those speeds...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I didn't see the OP, but as a guy who frequently works on or near roads, I really hate people who text or talk while driving. And how fricking dumb do you have to be to drive like a jack wagon with your boss's phone number on the side of the truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 So I was really and truly pissed off at the initial response to this thread, which is why I deleted the post and took a week to cool down so that I didn't come on here to feed the troll. Long story short - Milwaukee rep driving and texting and doing around 95 MPH in traffic. I called Milwaukee to report it and got nowhere. I come on here and I'm right away told that I was at fault for witnessing it and road raging to take a picture of his license plate to report him. The bottom line however is I refuse to be shamed and chased away. I did nothing wrong and I'm doing my part maybe to make the roads a little bit safer. If anyone can't deal with that, feel free to PM me and we can have it out in private. If anyone else knows a better way to report this to Milwaukee, please also let me know as this guy shouldn't get away with this extremely unsafe behavior. thanks kdv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 By chance was there a report this driver placard on the truck? I've done that for a Comcast van driving like a dick lord Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJr. Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 24 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said: By chance was there a report this driver placard on the truck? I've done that for a Comcast van driving like a dick lord Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I hate when people text/talk on their phone and drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 From an outside perspective, I don't think you should feel shamed or unwelcomed. There were just some voiced opinions and questions towards you. I genuinely don't think there was any negative intent. I definitely hope you stick around 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I think the feeling shamed was just a bit of a misunderstanding with Dano. He definitely has a point that a lot of people text and drive on their own time so why bother with this guy just because it's on company time. That's definitely a good comparison in some cases where someone is just driving a company vehicle occasionally. The problem is for people who are driving constantly for their job and there isn't a distinct line but it's worth the distinction. When one of these guys is texting on the road it's not a quick "20min" to say when he'll be home, he's having a conversation because his job is driving and that can get boring. A couple seconds of not paying attention turns into hours a day. The same sort of thing goes for pretty much every bad driving practice from speeding to road rage. That's why they have those stickers with a phone number, and that's why it's important to stop situations like this more than some bloke telling his wife he's stuck in traffic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Julian Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Maybe we should all be required to put our phone numbers on our vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordraw Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 14 minutes ago, Daniel Julian said: Maybe we should all be required to put our phone numbers on our vehicles. Oh no, that's not going to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Maybe we should all be required to put our phone numbers on our vehicles. Well I drive a company vehicle which has all that info plastered all over, there have been some people call in about some ridiculous things, made me roll my eyes. Once I was backing up a little to pull out of a place and a lady called in like i was going to back into her ha Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Julian Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 2 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said: Well I drive a company vehicle which has all that info plastered all over, there have been some people call in about some ridiculous things, made me roll my eyes. Once I was backing up a little to pull out of a place and a lady called in like i was going to back into her ha Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Yep. I also drive a company vehicle that has a huge vinyl wrap with our company logo, phone number, and website. People definitely call and sometimes it sure feels like someone just trying to get something for nothing. I also remember when I was selling my personal truck and wrote the phone number real big on the windows... I was MUCH more conscientious about my driving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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