Well-Wired, But Clueless In a Volvo
Spotted driving near Alewife on Tuesday, headed toward Boston, was this 30-40 year-old man with a bluetooth phone in his ear, chatting up a storm. It's safe to assume some of his attention was going to the phone call. Some of it might have been going to directions, too, because he had a car-portable GPS in the car. Not much attention left for driving. That's OK, though.
There's no point paying attention to your driving when you can't see where you're going. His GPS is smack in the center of the windshield, right below the rearview mirror. (See detail; click for larger.) It blocks a good 10 degrees of visibility. How stupid can someone be?
come on, he's driving a volvo, it's the safest car in the world - known for it dontcha no - he doesn't have to pay attention in a volvo!
Posted by: creamcitian | May 10, 2007 at 05:37 PM
Nice pictures. Who took them?
Who was driving the car?
...and you're bitching about people talking on the phone and looking at a GPS...
Posted by: Erik Schwartz | May 10, 2007 at 05:55 PM
We were stopped at a traffic light, smart-ass.
Posted by: carpundit | May 10, 2007 at 06:20 PM
:-)
I am indeed a smart ass.
Posted by: Erik | May 10, 2007 at 06:35 PM
also from what i can see there is no stoplight in front of you.
Posted by: | May 12, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Wow, this is a picky crowd.
We were stopped in a long line of traffic waiting for the red light just over the overpass we were sitting on. I was behind the Volvo for a long time. If you've ever come down Route 2 into the Alewife area, you know this spot and you know how the traffic sits.
The next objection is likely to be that the Volvo's brake lights are not on, indicating that he was moving at the time of my photo. He may have been. I certainly was not.
CP
Posted by: carpundit | May 14, 2007 at 11:21 AM
Take a look at this other great Volvo driver genius:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHampf1bbmE
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