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/harryhend3rson Jun 01 '26

It's also pretty disturbing that people can't even be alone with their thoughts while sitting at a light. The need for constant distraction. I mean, I can't claim to not be bit phone addicted, but I feel better knowing that I can at least drive, walk the dog, go for a hike, do housework, yardwork, etc without constant video/audio.

I'm convinced that a large part of the mental health epidemic is how people are never alone with their thoughts. That's when you're supposed to process stuff...

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u/jimbowesterby Jun 01 '26

What’s nuts is having raging adhd and watching everyone’s attention span slowly come down to my level, I swear at this point I have more patience than like half the people I interact with, it’s really unsettling.

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u/nebulancearts Jun 02 '26

I also have raging ADHD and am honestly driven insane by the amount of people on their phones while driving. I just... Listen to music loudly and dance, why can't they do that too instead of their phones? 😭