Forget cell phones - Ban nail polish

**Mom** · 24th May 2009, 16:20

Thought my eyes were deceiving me today. Overtaking a vehicle I spotted the driver steering with her left hand, which was also holding a bottle of nail polish. Her right hand was painting the nails ever so carefully. Now this was not creeping along in slow traffic, this was 100km area. She must have been on her way somewhere important that required her nails to be prettiful before she got there I guess. So folks, do not stress about texting drivers, seems it is nail polish applying ones that we need to be looking out for as well.

No doubt you will have seen other amazing feats being done while driving, want to share?

**p.dath** · 24th May 2009, 16:25

One day she'll (I hope it was a she) spill the nail polish all over herself, and then hopefully wont do it again. :-)

**YellowDog** · 24th May 2009, 16:27

Never mind the distraction of applying nail polish; what about the intoxicating chemicals being ommitted in such a small enclosed area. She would have been on a real high after a couple of minutes in that environment. Great for emergency situations.

Decisions decisions: Squash the biker OR ruin my clothes with nail polish stain...............

**Hitcher** · 24th May 2009, 16:31

Some years ago, gentle readers, I lived in Auckland. My daily communt took me from Forrest Hill ont Shore to the bowels of Pakuranga. Nuff said.

Each day me and my trusty Hiace sallied forth down the Southern Motorway where, roughly about the Ellerslie off ramp I would encounter this female thing driving a Fiat. Her usual go, upon passing the last on-ramp before Mt Wellington, was to wrench around the rear vision mirror to apply her mascara.

Which begs another question to which I suspect there is no answer: Is it possible to apply mascara with one's mouth closed?

**Pussy** · 24th May 2009, 16:45

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Which begs another question to which I suspect there is no answer: Is it possible to apply mascara with one's mouth closed?

That's a bloody STUPID question, Hitcher!

Of course it's not!

I have observed this ritual several times

**Swoop** · 24th May 2009, 17:16

I happily observed a chap having his morning bowl of cereal, whilst "controlling" his automobile last week.

Spoon was in hand and he appeared to be enjoying his cereal of choice.

**gwigs** · 24th May 2009, 17:26

I followed a woman a 120ks doing her make up on the motorway....a bloke reading...possible a map and of course the txters....maybe Im paranoid but I think they,re out to get me

**R6_kid:Me** · 24th May 2009, 17:29

The interesting thing is that in a situation where they have to choose between staying on the road, or avoiding spilling the nail polish/food/whatever - they tend to chose avoiding the spillage.

**Maha** · 24th May 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by R6_kid

The interesting thing is that in a situation where they have to choose between staying on the road, or avoiding spilling the nail polish/food/whatever - they tend to chose avoiding the spillage.

As all good women should....

**YellowDog** · 24th May 2009, 17:31

That's really bad and should be outlawed.

However: Shaving whilst driving is perfectly acceptable; especially if you are late and also AND ONLY if it is your face you are shaving.

**Slyer** · 24th May 2009, 17:34

What's with all these people looking into everybody's car to see what they're doing. Focus on the task at hand!

Your inability to mind your own business is going to cause an accident some day.

**Maha** · 24th May 2009, 17:35

Originally Posted by YellowDog

That's really bad and should be outlawed.

However: Shaving whilst driving is perfectly acceptable; especially if you are late and also AND ONLY if it is your face you are shaving.

Now that I have done, enroute from Rotorua to Te Atutu many years ago..maybe 18-19 at the time.
I have seen a female riding and eating an apple, she must of had huge teeth?

**Maha** · 24th May 2009, 17:37

Originally Posted by Slyer

What's with all these people looking into everybody's car to see what they're doing. Focus on the task at hand!

Your inability to mind your own business is going to cause an accident some day.

I think a pillion can look where ever the hell they want to....

**martybabe** · 24th May 2009, 17:41

It can be anything eh. I remember sitting in the passenger seat of an ambulance as my driving instructor ploughed into the back of a van.

The reason for his lack of due observation...anybody?

He was counting how many turns of the window winding handle it took to take the Window from fully open to fully closed

In the interest of road safety, should you ever find yourself driving a 1960s bedford ambulance and be hit by the sudden desire to count how many times you need to wind the handle to close the window, I think the answer was thirteen and a half before the bang.