• Nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.

• In the United States, over 3,100 people were killed and about 424,000 were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019.

• About 1 in 5 of the people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2019 were not in vehicles―they were walking, riding their bikes, or otherwise outside a vehicle.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/distracted-driving/about/index.html

Yes, it does happen all the time. And the consequences are not always just a ticket.

I got pulled over in the 90's for eating a bag of chips. I never left my lane, but every time I reached over into the passengers seat I would swerve a little.

It was late afternoon. I saw the cop behind me. I was doing the speed limit, but he was kind of close. I just figured he'd go around at some point. no lights, no siren. Finally, BULLHORN: PULL OVER.

K, so I pull over. Driver gets out and stays by the door hand on weapon, Passenger walks up to my drivers door, license and reg, yada yada. Have you been drinking? no. Why didn't you pull over? I just did. Why didn't you pull over back after the stoplight when we turned the lights on? What lights?

He looked back. No forward lights on.

Ohhh shit... umm he's a trainee.... Look, we pulled you over because you were swerving a bit

Ahh, sorry, I was starving points at chip bag

oh, ok, just be careful.

What is the charge? Enjoying a meal? A succulent, rotisserie meal?

Did he take the Pic while driving?

Its funny and all, but this guy is a fucking danger to society, and proud of it

MFs like this are why we really need public transit. This dude is sharing the road with everyone else while he's trying to eat chicken and shitpost. He could be doing that without endangering everybody else (though he's probably deservedly catch some shit about eating a rotisserie chicken tbh) on a train.

Sank his teeth into a hot chick when

I question why this person still has a valid license if they care so little about everyone else that they couldn't stay in their own lane.

I had a co-worker get a warning once for eating leftover pizza. I've seen my mom eat the messiest sandwich and get off with a warning. It really depends on how many kids you have to drop off. No one fucks with a hungry momma bear.

I can make perfect turns kneesteering. Amateur!

Pretty self-explanatory if you ask me; not to mention understandable. But a bottle of wine and a new rotisserie chicken for the wife couldn’t hurt.

Edit: speeling

She sent you on a Costco run alone. She knew the score.

So glad I don't drive anymore

Since when can't you eat and drive?

This is literally me, I'll eat tacos while driving.

Hell last week I ate a full pizza while driving on the highway and at some point I mentally stopped when I realized I had eaten it all and said "this might be problematic"

and this is why people that eat vegetables live longer, it's far less distracting to eat a carrot or apple than a juicy roricery chicken.

Exchange rotisserie chicken for entire homemade pecan pie, and yeah.

Did he have a fishing pole and towels perchance?