Is it safe to text when stopped at traffic lights?
Until yesterday I probably would have said “I guess” and have done it myself. But……..yesterday I was stopped, in pole position at traffic lights, in middle lane. The lady next to me, in the inside lane, was busy texting. She must have sensed movement from vehicles heading the other way because, while still texting and without noticing that she still had a red light, she put her foot down and smashed straight into the passenger side of the car turning right, on a green arrow, in front of us!
So probably not safe (or legal?) to text while stopped at traffic lights. What happens if you haven’t finished when the lights turn green?. If you hit send and drive off without being fully aware of your surroundings you could hit a slow pedestrian or some idiot running a red light? Even when stopped you are still in control of a vehicle.
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