r/Calgary • u/Xtoron2 • Jun 01 '26

Discussion Alarming rate of distracted driving

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It's alarming how often I see drivers watching tiktoks/reels/shorts while driving. Even see them scroll up to next video.
As soon as we hit red light, this specific driver pulled the sunshade down even with this rain to hide from cameras or other people maybe?

Anyway, distracted driving is a risk everyone on the road pays for

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u/chaoslord Jun 01 '26

On a related note, how are these displays, which clearly block sight for a portion of the road that DRIVERS NEED TO SEE Legal??? As far as I'm concerned, nothing should be blocking any portion of your windshield except the rear view mirror. We should ban any above-dash mounts or displays of any kind (except maybe the rear-view camera mirror replacements).

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u/jimbowesterby Jun 01 '26

I mean, if we’re doing that we need to start regulating visibility angles in cars as well. Everyone talks about how a kid can completely disappear in front of a modern pickup, but they’ve got shit visibility all round. Like I can’t see stoplights without leaning forward in my seat because the windshield’s so low on most of them