Texting while driving

[isaiahsdad]

If I have a pet peeve, it is texting while driving. Kim and I went for a drive Friday, her on her V-Star 650 and me on my Nomad. She was passing on the left lane of a four lane road and was just past the blind spot when this woman just started to drift into our lane. Kim handled herself perfectly, accelerated, and no harm no foul. I figured the woman just didn't see her and she never did change lanes as I had though she was going to do. Kim was far enough ahead so I began to pass in the same fashion and I will be damned if this woman did the same thing to me. I got right next to her door and noticed to my surprise that she wasn't changing lanes, she was TEXTING! I was pissed! (Sorry for the language). And I can tell you THANK GOD FOR STEBEL. I laid on that horn and yelled so loud I almost spit my teeth out "GET OFF THE F@^#% PHONE!" She had the nerve to flip me off. Oh I was livid. We got to a stop light, I got off my bike and just stood there, at her door with the look of a killer on my face. She never took one look at me. I never said a word but I think she may have peed a little bit to see this 6'3" biker, in colors, standing about to rip her door off. Now I would never do a thing to hurt a fly, but I have come close. I want to find a shirt that says "Hang up the phone and drive".

Oklahoma is just now running a law through that will prohibit people from texting while driving. I think they should allow John Q motorcycle rider to patrol the streets and hand out the tickets. In my opinion, it is one of the most dangerous things a motorist can do to a cyclist.

The motorcycle riding community has no recourse whatsoever against this type of activity and I think that is very wrong. There has to be a way that we can formally address this type of situation to prevent someone from getting seriously hurt.

Rant over, but I know I am not alone here, so feel free to chime in.