Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Philly had a no hand phone and no texting law. You had to pulled over in a non-travel lane with the car in park. Then the state passed a no texting law that preempted local laws.
One day the ex and I were walking in town on the sidewalk of a one way street with traffic coming towards us. Dude drives by. We could see he was looking down at his phone. A couple of seconds later we hear tires squeal and then "BAM!" We turned around. Due had rearended a car in front of him that was stopped for a red light.
Yep. That's when I'm happy to hang around and wait for the law. "This is what I saw......" At the very least, I'll give them my card, and let them know I'm willing to testify. That's happened more often than I'm actually comfortable with, to be honest. It seems I witness my fair share. I have a pretty good opening line, when the insurer calls on the fool at fault. "I can't believe you insure that guy. As bad as he drives, I know he didn't start out as a good driver."