Riding and Txting

[Dave-]

I can ride one handed quite proficiantly (its a bad habit I know)

but I cant txt left handed, nor can I txt through gloves...

however, I have once seen a friend set the bike up on a straight road, pull off his gloves, pull out phone, read and send a txt, put the phone away, pull on gloves all without touching the throttle once, no cruise control or unsprung throttle.

[toycollector10]

[DarkLord]

I've heard of people eating cheeseburgers and drinking milkshakes while riding, but texting?

Stupid.

[The Pastor]

I find txting pretty ez when riding, but finding a place for my beer is freeking hard work! If you put it on the bike it gets vibrated and turned to froth!

[elevenhundred]

I've seen people smoking cigarettes and riding but never texting.

I must admit when I was younger I took photos while riding, I was trying to record the top speed of my 250 for my mates.

[carver]

I find txting pretty ez when riding, but finding a place for my beer is freeking hard work! If you put it on the bike it gets vibrated and turned to froth!

il admit to drinking and riding on my scooter,

• wear a open face helmet
• put whiskey in the glove box
• if your late you can drink on the way thanks to it being auto

i dont text often

[The Pastor]

il admit to drinking and riding on my scooter,

• wear a open face helmet
• put whiskey in the glove box
• if your late you can drink on the way thanks to it being auto

i dont text often

scooters have glove boxes? damn thats cool.

[carver]

scooters have glove boxes? damn thats cool.

yeah, you can fit 3 cans in the jog one, and its got a open top

[Pascal]

With everything, responsible use is the key factor. A person talking on their phone could cause an accident by paying too much attention to their phonecall, yet our Police, who do the best they can do (and they honestly do have my respect), know how to use their walky-talky phone intercom systems even during high-speed chases without incident (that I've heard of anyway).

Realize this is an old thread, but I see it's been necromanced up from the dark grave of disused bits it has been buried in anyway.

I'm always concerned when I see somebody doing something other than concentrating on the task at hand. Driving / riding is dangerous enough as it is and the moment you take on a different tasks your concentration is split.

< 100% concentration on the road? I try not to do it if I can help it, pulling over for texting / phone calls seems much safer.

I've seen people smoking cigarettes and riding but never texting.

I was wondering if that was possible :laughs: I always thought the wind would cause problems, but I guess there has to be a reason for a pot helm.

[rabidnz]

here in chch we have a talented hobo who i have seen around the place for at least 10 years and she can very proficiently cycle one handed through the city while the other hand is holding her bag of paint while she happily huffs away at it

[vifferman]

Did the rider have a crutch too?

I saw that once, years ago. Some Filthy Few riders got cleaned up by a guy in a ute. A fews days laters, I saw two of them on a bike, both with their left leg in plaster, and the pillion holding the crutches.