[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr

And sounds like more than $950 in damage that can get you arrested in California.

Please don't mention California. Please!!!!!

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by asianthree

If I am in my car, I have voice to text. All text are spoken thru my radio. It’s been years since I have used thumbs to send a text, even if I am not in my cars. Maybe voice to text is a younger gen thing.

I know there’s something on my car that does that but why would you want to text in car , does the incoming text come in by voice or would you have to read it , which to me seems unsafe. I just call people if I need to talk.

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I would feel less at risk being on the road with a bunch of drivers leaving happy hour than a bunch of high schoolers getting out of school and driving with phones in hand.

HMMMMM personally i don't think either is a good mix!

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Officers can easily check your phone records if you're in an accident and texting.

Not unless its a fatality i believe, An officer can not just access your phone records without a order from a judge i believe. Lets see how much trouble this comment starts

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I know there’s something on my car that does that but why would you want to text in car , does the incoming text come in by voice or would you have to read it , which to me seems unsafe. I just call people if I need to talk.

Voice to text/text to voice works just as stated. All my calls, texts, emails are voice from my navigation screen. My radio announces income call, text, email, do I want to listen. It’s a yes no response.

I can ask For driving directions, respond to any text or send new, just by using voice command. Many states have laws against physically picking up a phone. My phone when I am in my car can only be answered using voice commands. It’s been over 6 years that my cars have had that ability. Even when I am home It’s faster to voice text on my phone. All of my contacts are available by just saying a name, then text, or email. As I said it a generation thing

I can also ask when is the next gas station, and price, or a hotel on my route.

[Tbrazie]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

How do you know it wasn't the bicyclist "not paying attention" and cut off the car. Sometimes "looks" can be deceiving. It wouldn't be the first bike rider to be the cause an accident. I doubt the first responder (that you stopped and talked to?) was a witness. Point is, unless one reads the accident report no one knows. Can't imagine anyone saying to a cop "I wasn't paying attention because I was busy texting and this bike guy just suddenly was there." Please give me a ticket because I'm dumb." Of course that is possible around here.

Seriously? Bikes have the same rights on the road as cars. I have never seen or even heard of a bike cutting off a car. More likely is that ignorant drivers don’t know the have to yield to the bike in front of them. Always. I had a driver honk and curse me for being in the road legally turning left with signaling when they came roaring up behind me from over a block away. I was stopped to allow the oncoming golf cart to pass before turning onto my street. I clearly had the right of way. Such ignorance

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Tbrazie

Seriously? Bikes have the same rights on the road as cars. I have never seen or even heard of a bike cutting off a car. More likely is that ignorant drivers don’t know the have to yield to the bike in front of them. Always. I had a driver honk and curse me for being in the road legally turning left with signaling when they came roaring up behind me from over a block away. I was stopped to allow the oncoming golf cart to pass before turning onto my street. I clearly had the right of way. Such ignorance

Inattentive and ignorant bikers exist too; natural selection keeps the number low but they do exist.

Since you say you have never heard of a bike cutting off a car, here's an example for you. A young cousin and his friend played a "game" where they would cut off cars in order to hear them lock up their brakes. The friend played it one time too many and is no longer around. Stupid and certainly not typical but it does happen.

If you have read these threads long enough you will have seen examples of bicycles not stopping at stop signs and not yielding to vehicles already in the circles. Stupid and not common but it does happen.

This case probably was due to an inattentive driver, but it is not beyond the realm of possibility that the bicyclist was at fault.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Past performance doesn't guarantee future success

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I feel safer on the roads then I do sharing the paths with golf carts and that includes streets in Boston , and at 83 still not had an accident in.a car or a bike

the future is uncertain, more uncertain at times than at other times. .
one of those more uncertain times is riding a bike anywhere in the villages.

good luck as we all need it here

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Tbrazie

Seriously? Bikes have the same rights on the road as cars. I have never seen or even heard of a bike cutting off a car.

LOL, Well seriously my man (or lady), yeaaaaa. Does your experience mean no one else has ever seen that happen ? Amazing how some people manage to speak for EVERYONE. Do you have special abilities to see through everyone's eyes? Evidently not through mine because you most definitely were not walking down O'Dell Circle near Mallory CC a few weeks ago around 9AM when the clever biker made a fast left turn from the diamond land onto Mt Croghan and obviously didn't see the car 2 or 3 lengths behind and to the left of him. Obviously you are a biker who never makes mistakes but he wasn't. Yea, seriously.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Voice to text/text to voice works just as stated. All my calls, texts, emails are voice from my navigation screen. My radio announces income call, text, email, do I want to listen. It’s a yes no response.

I can ask For driving directions, respond to any text or send new, just by using voice command. Many states have laws against physically picking up a phone. My phone when I am in my car can only be answered using voice commands. It’s been over 6 years that my cars have had that ability. Even when I am home It’s faster to voice text on my phone. All of my contacts are available by just saying a name, then text, or email. As I said it a generation thing

I can also ask when is the next gas station, and price, or a hotel on my route.

I know all that and had it on the last car and my new one I see text come in but not by voice but I wouldn’t respond anyway I don’t talk much on phone when driving and voice text would drive me crazy

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Past performance doesn't guarantee future success



the future is uncertain, more uncertain at times than at other times. .
one of those more uncertain times is riding a bike anywhere in the villages.

good luck as we all need it here

please give us a break there are very few bike accident in the villages but there lot of so called people looking out for our welfare , when what they really mean is they don’t want to share the road with bikes , after all we slow them down getting to wherever there in a hurry to get to because they only have all day to get there

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I know all that and had it on the last car and my new one I see text come in but not by voice but I wouldn’t respond anyway I don’t talk much on phone when driving and voice text would drive me crazy

You are retired, guessing in late 70s or 80s? Those from driving age to early 60s, are spending more time in cars, than in office. I love my voice text, on a long day I can change the voice to accent, make or female. When you spend 8 plus hours a day in a car, life is very different.
Texting is a way of life for younger gens, not so much for older clientele.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

please give us a break . . . .

nope, no breaks given. . .

I stand by my opinion

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

nope, no breaks given. . .

I stand by my opinion

and your stats on the terrible carnage inflicted on bike riders here in villages or is this your premonition of what will become of us , go ahead ride with the golf carts see how that goes, I’ll keep riding on street and before Covid I road everywhere in Hawaii for the 3 winter months and I still ride my bike in Boston in the summer at 83 , I lived my life my way all over the world full speed ahead , you take precautions and go for it , and don’t worry about what could happen because it probably won’t. Go eagles

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by asianthree

You are retired, guessing in late 70s or 80s? Those from driving age to early 60s, are spending more time in cars, than in office. I love my voice text, on a long day I can change the voice to accent, make or female. When you spend 8 plus hours a day in a car, life is very different.
Texting is a way of life for younger gens, not so much for older clientele.

yes I’m in my 80’s and I actually have the latest iPhone and I actually know how to use my Apple car play and I was actually able to call my bookie tonight and bet rams / eagles and now at this time of night 11: 02 I’m going to watch Lady in The Lake a great 1940’s detective story set at Christmas because this old guy doesn’t go to bed till after 1 pm ,now if I could find my dentures I could eat some cheez it’s with my imported beer Merry Christmas