Sure, many of us are guilty of multitasking behind the wheel. Generally, it’s messing with the radio or air conditioning, maybe adjusting your map app.
#PokemonDistraction Sergeant Kyle Smith contacted a vehicle on the shoulder yesterday evening. This is what was next to the driver! Playing #PokemonGO with EIGHT (8) phones! Driver agreed to put phones in back seat and continued his commute with 8 less distractions. pic.twitter.com/tgOr16CRlm
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) August 14, 2019
While texting or talking on the phone will definitely get you in trouble, pulling off to the side of a busy road to play a video game isn’t exactly the best way to avoid a citation for distracted driving.
Police in Washington State found a man sitting in his car while parked on a road shoulder trying to catch them all on Pokémon Go, using eight phones simultaneously.
Since he wasn’t actually moving at the time, the officer didn’t issue a ticket, but did yell at him, notes The Smoking Gun.
What’s the worst thing you’ve seen a driver do behind the wheel?
