Originally Posted by genec
I wish that was the case... but some of these folks are so buried in their other task (that is not driving) that there is hardly anything you can do to get their attention. Think of a texting motorist for example.
I think that these folks scared even Helmet Head... which might be why he went on his long rants about riding out of bike lanes and such. He studied trying to get motorists' attention for a reason. I have a feeling that dancing on the road in a gorilla suit will not even work.
These folks run into other vehicles regularly... so it is not just cyclists that are in peril. I have a feeling that the final solution will be just to remove the control of the vehicle from the inattentive driver. That may be ultimately what insurance companies work for... a fully controlled self drive car.
But until then... I have no good solutions for these inattentive motorists.
The unaware motorist however, we can retrain.
Speaking of inattentive ...
A few days ago, while driving the Belt Line around Decatur (AL), looked over in the left lane and saw a driver with dome light on (it was at night). He was driving with a big sheet of paper over the steering wheel and had a cell phone (hand held) stuck to the other side of his head. With the other hand, he is steering and holding the paper at the same time. Apparently, he is reading what's on the paper to some one on the phone while driving.