I rarely type, the internet connection from the notebook isn't really good enough for that. Instead I do the thumb twisting thingy with the phone.

[QUOTE=rae;8125596][QUOTE=dbd33;8125074]I'm not sure I see the complaint about the texting, I'm fairly new to Alberta so maybe I will learn to "chill" in time and come to accept 'texting while driving' as innocuous as not indicating when changing lanes. Same goes for drink-driving as well.

[QUOTE=PaulOK;8125609][QUOTE=rae;8125596] When in Rome and all that. Drunk driving is part of Canadian life, I don't think it's the place of the immigrant to criticize something so fundamental to the unhyphenated culture.

possibly due to the danger it may cause to the member of the public while trying to overtake them say, as the texter swerves into their lane while looking down and trying to make the quick text actually form a word.

[QUOTE=dbd33;8125615][QUOTE=PaulOK;8125609] Like I said, give me time. I'm sure in a few years I'll be driving on Crowfoot, downing shots of JB and while playing Tetris on the Blackberry.

Yes, assimilation creeps up on us all.

Isn't there already a law about driving like a twat? Do you really need a specific law for each thing that can distract you whilst driving; seems petty and deskills your job.

They don't like driving in wet snow here either and that's with snow tires. Most British roads don't get cleared as quickly as the roads here either, there just aren't the resources available. (understandably)

[QUOTE=PaulOK;8125625][QUOTE=dbd33;8125615] er .. its come up on your quote that i said the above, when it was dbd, don't know how that happened but i am going to quickly disassociate myself with any glib comments made about drink drivers as i have seen first hand the effects it has on peoples lives.

there is, the careless driving charge. there are a couple of odd ones too like stunting that may have fit. there is the difficulty, almost having to 'make' it fit. it would be far simpler, therefore reducing court time and time i have to attend if the charge was offence specific.

what i am doing now mate is not skilled, though thanks, despite what some of these muppets may tell you, writing tickets is not difficult. there was uproar when i took this to court, quite funny actually, especially after i won it when most said i wouldn't.

Yes - because every bugger will get off on a technicality so you need specific laws to pin them down.

Getting a conviction here for drink driving is a laugh - the laws they do have seem inadequate. I think you either need to be a cement lorry driver who kills five people, or the lead singer of Nickleback to actually get convicted.

Either way it is pretty irresponsible, unless you can do the twisting thingy without taking your eyes off the road.

My other half was out on a job one day for work and was stopped at traffic lights and looked across and there was a cop in the drivers seat with a laptop checking Facebook...I know they were stopped at the time but he couldn't believe it. lol (I just remembered about it so thought I'd post)

hmm, we don't get internet connections on our in car computers, so this would have to be a portable personal lap top, with an internet connection. there are idiots in the cops too i'm afraid.

An Indian on Canada's Worst Driver.

What Steve said.