Riding and Txting

**alexthekidd** · 5th March 2007, 22:16

ut how the fuck would you concentrate, turn, text indicate, rev all at once, how many arms did that guy have?

**Quartermile** · 5th March 2007, 22:26

I've got a mate who had an RGV who txt while riding quite regulary like once of example while we were rining over the Tauranga Harbour bridge, he removed his glove got out his phone replyed to a txt and then reversed the process.

**Lucy** · 5th March 2007, 23:04

I haven't texted while riding exactly, but have checked my phone at traffic lights. Was all discombobulated when the light turned green as I was holding my glove under my other arm so I couldn't reach forward enough to get to the clutch. Wouldnt recommend it really, nearly spilled my latte...

**jafar** · 5th March 2007, 23:30

see cagers doing it all the time, was only a matter of time before someone did it on a bike in shorts & jandals.

no wonder ACC premiums are so high

**kevfromcoro** · 6th March 2007, 04:40

i have enough trouble riding in Auck traffic,,,,cars,,buses,,trucks, lots of them,,parked at the lights,,and a car came past with one of those boom box things,nearlly jumped out of my helmet...TXTing on a bike....shag that..

**Dafe** · 6th March 2007, 05:37

I think it's a Team Piston Broke thing.

Have seen Mikey do it too.

I figured if they can do it so can I, now I have too.

Haven't seen a chick using her mirror while riding to put on her lippy yet though.

Give Straitjacket a couple more years.

**unhingedlizard** · 6th March 2007, 06:58

tried to txt through the plastic map pocket on my tankbag once. Didnt work so well. Now its in my pocket and I dont even look at it if it goes off.

**sels1** · 6th March 2007, 07:08

Originally Posted by Dafe

I figured if they can do it so can I, now I have too.

Yeah, just sit on your glove and use your left hand for the phone. Change gear without clutch if necessary.

**MotoGirl** · 6th March 2007, 07:29

Originally Posted by alexthekidd

ut how the fuck would you concentrate, turn, text indicate, rev all at once, how many arms did that guy have?

This guy was pottering around at about 20kph, steering with his right arm while he txted with the left... He sure wasn't looking at the road either!
Whoever you are, shame on you

**ZeroIndex** · 6th March 2007, 08:07

I've done that before... especially on Carvers NXR125... you just click up and down gears without the clutch... just plan your route to not include any stop signs or traffic lights...

**MotoGirl** · 6th March 2007, 08:36

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

I've done that before... especially on Carvers NXR125... you just click up and down gears without the clutch... just plan your route to not include any stop signs or traffic lights...

You sound like safety on two wheels....

**dnos** · 6th March 2007, 12:14

hell good effort, i was wondering about the glove thing but i guess its definitely possible.
However i think it is an absolutely stupid thing to do, on a bike or in a car it is scary how it takes away attention from the important things, like not crashing.
Creeps me out to see people doing things like that, i sure don't like sharing the road with people not watching where they are going.

**ZeroIndex** · 6th March 2007, 16:46

Originally Posted by MotoGirl

You sound like safety on two wheels....

I am safety on two wheels

I take off my left glove, sit on it, and text with my left hand... fortunately for some (like me), I write perfect predictive text (just like all my messages on KiwiBiker), and don't even need to look at the screen when I'm typing...