talking over his mobile phone while riding his bicycle?

@maryannemax (12156)
Sweden
February 21, 2007 9:53am CST
i was on my way home tonight after meeting my bestfriend when i've seen this man riding his bicycle. i was so surprised when seeing that he has only one hand on his bicycle and one hand on his mobile phone. yep. he was talking to someone over his phone while riding his bicycle on the national hi-way. seeing him doing that, i got so scared for him. accidents do happen. most people do take precaution. but why do some people just love to tease accidents toward them? have you seen people doing that? or are there even worst scenarios than what i've seen tonight?
4 people like this
23 responses
• Canada
21 Feb 07
Oh I'm a big advicate for not using a cell phone while driving unless you have a handless head set. We've been haveing some commercials about the MADD (mothers against drunk driving) people calling up and asking someone if they are drinking and driveing while they are (the person MADD is calling) driving on the road. It's oxymoronic. They want you to not drive drunk but they are advocating that they can drive while on a cell phone. My god are some people just that stupid. Sorry but that just makes me pissed off. Some people just don't think.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
advocates driving while talking over the phone? for what? unless they are really businessmen who are always on the go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, i'd understand. but please atleast, i expect them to have their headsets with them all the time.
• Canada
21 Feb 07
I agree. My friend puts his headset on everytime he gets in the truck. Hands free to do the driving.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
yep. you can always talk on the phone even when driving but with precaution. plus headsets and those that are bluetooth headsets aren't that expensive. atleast, they do feel safe with it.
@maribel1218 (3085)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
He was just practicing a stunt my friend lol!! I can say onli in d philipinnes huh! Some individuals doesn't really know what are the consequence of what they are doing that any moment in that scenario can cause accident and harm them worst spare thier lives by just the misused of that cellphone. I really think that drivers in our country before getting thier proffesional drivers license should go through a series of briefing with the proper use of cellphone the do's and dont's of it to avoid accidents cause by merely using it while driving.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
when my boyfriend came over last year to visit my family and i, he did get that kind of expression "only in the philippines!". and yep. there are really things that usually filipinos do. even things that can harm them. i just hope that people, not just filipinos get to be more responsible when using their phones.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
by the way, that's really a very silly stunt! scary!
@lenith (1221)
• India
22 Feb 07
I believe using a mobile phone while driving is dangerous.I can well believe it‘s as dangerous as drinking and driving, so I always use a hands free kit while driving.
• India
22 Feb 07
well that is really sad that people still do not care for the traffic rules.... even though when they all realise that is for their own good...their own safety.... I believe that one needs to be very much alert while driving.....coz one more thing is there... even if you are right, you never know the second person would be right or wrong.... your alertness might save you but what if the second guy's mistake smashes him in you, and alongwith him you too are at loss!!! So people out here there and everywhere, please DRIVE SAFE AND SOUND!!!!
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Feb 07
people are aware of the rules and regulations when it comes to traffic and driving. and yet, some wants to try and break the rules. i don't know why when it's just for their own safety anyway.
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
oh my! another stunt for the guiness book of world records. just kidding. I totally agree with you. Some people really do love to tease accidents. If it hits them, they suffer the consequences.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Feb 07
haha! you made me laugh there. yep. trying to get it to guinness i think. but as i've read through some responses i;ve got in here, there are lots of people doing it already. some are okey and some had bad experiences about it.
@maribea (2366)
• Italy
22 Feb 07
oh mobile phones are very useful but people can be so crazy and so unkind while using them...you can see people talking on mobiles and riding, or driving a car or even a motorbikes..they're simply crazy...and dangerous..I hate people doing this..here in Italy we have recently had a law approved allowing people to use their mobile phones while driving a car only if they use an ear device to answer...you're not allowed to phoning if you drive a motorbike or a bike of course...I think either people don't realise how dangerous it may be for them and other or they simply like getting into troubles..
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Feb 07
that's a good law and is also approved here in my city long ago. but there are just hardheaded individuals who want to make it their own way.. usually, a way to get into disaster. ear pieces are important so one can't miss a call. it's better than holding a phone while driving.
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
22 Feb 07
Oh my goodness he was putting not only his own life but the life of others in a dangerous manner. No I have not actually seen people using mobiles on the highways only drivers of cars. How stupid this man was he must not have a care in the world about his own life.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
yep. seems that he does not really care about his life. and you'r right. what if he stumbles down? it might cause more accident on the road, a chain reaction or so.
• India
22 Feb 07
yes here in india this is a daily sight and yes there are minor accidents everyday in my city........... some people do it just as style...odd
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Feb 07
whew? just as a style? like fashion and getting attention from other people? that is one scary style!
• India
22 Feb 07
Talking over his mobile phones are really bad one.Because it will cause accidents.Now a days all peoples in the world using the mobile phones in offices and personally.They are talking in mobile when the are moving and and they are stationary.most of the people talking through mobile when they are travelling,it should be avoided one.Bue to this lot of accident will happen. If they are talking in mobile on moving,their concentration only on the mobile,they will not concentrate on the driving.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
yep. when talking on your mobile phone especially when not using headsets, too much danger on the road for these careless individuals.
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
yah, actually i had a friend who got hit by a car because of doing that. he was driving his bike around the village and he didn't notice a car coming in his direction. we're just thankful his hits are not that bad.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
your friend did that thing? driving the bicycle while talking on his mobile phone? gosh. i am glad he survived the accident. your friend i hope learned his lesson already.
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
There are lots of people who use their mobile phone while driving. And it causes lots of accidents in our place. One lady who was driving his bicyle, took out her mobile phone to answer a call. She was so busy that she did not see an oncoming bus. The accident took her life. And she was a local beauty queen. What a waste. To loose your life out of your own stupidity. Why not park in a safe place if you have to answer a call, after all, the call may not be that important at all.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
i feel sorry for the woman. if she only had parked it before answering the phone, she should have still been alive now. so sad to know such stories because of carelessness.
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
i can only say that either he is really uber stupid or he has a deathwish. i get mad when i see people driving and talking to the phone but your story really blew it. not only do they endanger themselves, they also endanger other people. gosh, some people really are stupid
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
it could be that he's having his deathwish while doing that. i was really amazed last night. it was my first time to see a man on bicycle and talking to his mobile phone. really really crazy.
• China
22 Feb 07
pray for him! pray replace with surprised and scared, and when got a chance, said you love him!
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
huh? can't get your thoughts. say i love him? i don't know him.
22 Feb 07
A good friend of mine did exactly the same thing as the man you saw. To cut a long story short he was hit from behind by a car and spent many months in hospital. Now, he is in a wheelchair and may never walk again. Just shows what may happen.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
23 Feb 07
sorry to hear that about your friend. he learned the lesson the hard way. but i hope he still has chances on getting up and walking again.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
22 Feb 07
I have seen people talk on their phone while riding their bicycle as well as motorcycles. It is not only dangerous to drive a car while talking on the phone but it is also dangerous to drive any other kind of vehicle, whether bike, motorcycle, riding lawn mower or anything else that you can ride. That was a very dangerous thing for him to do and on the highway as well. He should have gotten ticketed for that.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
yep. he should be ticketed for that. and oh, he wasn't wearing a helmet, too! well, maybe at that time of the night, at around 10pm, policemen and traffic enforcers aren't so strict with the rules anymore. sad, huh? but i hope rules are strictly implemented 24 hours a day.
@BRIJENDRA (926)
• India
23 Feb 07
It is not advisable to talk over mobile while riding bicycle on highway. It is too much risky. He is inviting the accident.I have never seen a situation worse than this.
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
I do belive that people are toooo addicted to their cellphones these days. apperently there ois nothing that will stop some from speaking on it. i think that it is scary that someone riding a bike on an highway should be more careful and concentrate on riding the bike and not on a phonecall.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
yep. plus he can atleast stop riding his bicycle for awhile if the call's really urgent. atleast go where it is safe for him to park and talk to the person over his phone. isn't that just an easy way to do it? safer, too!
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
21 Feb 07
Yes, I saw many times people talking on mobile while biking. I scare to do this, but I do not think that everybody is so cripple than me.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
haha! well ofcourse not. these people are just scary when doing so. you are on your bicycle while on the phone? they should atleast stop for awhile and park on the side of the street so they can be safer.
22 Feb 07
I think this is careless. I hate seeing car drivers using mobiles without hands free. it's illegal here for bikers and car drivers, i hope that more people who do this will have more sense as accidents do happen and most cases its to those who don't deserve it and the driver walks away. Kudos mary! ~Joey
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
people should practice common sense most of the time. it's for free anyway. well, maybe common sense is no longer common. yep. it's total carelessness. too many accidents had already happened on the streets because of this and yet, people don't learn from it.
@quadium32 (129)
• United States
22 Feb 07
On a highway, that is a little risky. I wouldnt even want to ride my bike on a highway even without a cell phone. If it was just on a road with little or no traffic though that would be fine, i can easily ride my bike with one or no hands. About people teasing accidents, thats not good, what if they accidently hit him and then they could end up in jail!
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
22 Feb 07
yep. these people tease accidents to happen on them. people should learn from what's happening around already. it's too risky!