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Dustlawyer

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1. Selling my Harley due to cell phone distraction making it too risky.

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 10:42 AM

Dec 2019

While riding a motorcycle has always been more dangerous than riding in a car, the addition of cell phones and other electronic distractions have upped the ante on the risks to unacceptable levels for me.

How many times a week do you have to honk at someone sitting through a green light because they are buried in their phones? More people running red lights and stop signs because they are not watching the road as they text or read a text. It is insane! I see it in my line of work all too often.

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What Killed the Most NJ Drivers in 2019? [View all] NJCher Dec 2019 OP

Selling my Harley due to cell phone distraction making it too risky. Dustlawyer Dec 2019 #1

My son recently moved to Florida and said the same as you. He's giving it up, too dangerous for all monmouth4 Dec 2019 #2

About the coffee thing Rorey Dec 2019 #3

Hey Californians! Bayard Dec 2019 #4

Yes, it is illegal to text and to hold a cell phone while BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #5

I agree with Rorey! The coffee thing is nuts! OhZone Dec 2019 #6