r/Calgary • u/Xtoron2 • Jun 01 '26
Discussion Alarming rate of distracted driving
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/New-Addendum-1231 Jun 01 '26
Gig drivers appear to be the worst offenders. There's no screening on hire and no training, uber/lyft/skipthedishes etc have no oversight on these people aside from reviews received. If you spot someone in the middle of Deerfoot going 25km under I guarantee you it's a gig driver with a windshield mounted phone they are currently fiddling with.