Journal Oculus Habent's Journal: Monday, and the Scariest. Thing. Evar. 2
This Monday, I spent the day in or about my car.
I took a friend to Logan to fly to Florida. From there it was an immediate jump to Peabody to get my Cooper its first oil change.
First off... it was awesome. I handed him my key, and he put it on this thing and said, "You have 13433 miles on your car." I was unaware that my KEY carried that information around. GLEE!
Anyway, so it was two hours of waiting in the comfy chairs with the 60" plasma screen and the free coffee, soda, and wi-fi.
So, they tell me the brake noise is probably a bit of rust on the rotors, nothing to worry about, and to clear it up I should so some high-speed ABS stops. Yes. That's right. Just lock the brakes at fifty.
Who couldn't love that?
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EVAR.
Anyway, on the way home, I came up behind an ambulance that seemed to be weaving a bit. Keeping it in the lane, but not on a tight course. No one in the back, so not like the driver was fending off massive squirts of blood, or something.
As I passed, I glanced over to see the driver.
WATCHING.
A.
MOVIE.
On a flip-down 7" widescreen LCD.
WHILE.
DRIVING.
OMG.
WTF.
BBQ.
This is an emergency services vehicle. Presumably the driver was a trained EMT or paramedic. If I had been thinking clearly after witnessing this event, I would have grabbed the plate number, time, and company of the ambulance, and reported it.
Now, I answer the phone while driving. I have occasionally sent text messages while driving. I sometimes take pictures while driving. These are admittedly actions that take my attention from my driving. None of them, however, were performed in anything like highway traffic. Nor are any of them designed to require my full visual attention.
Gah!
Hm (Score:2)
Presumably the driver has witnessed the results of driving stupidity up close.
Re: (Score:2)