Driving whilst eating a Cornetto at the same time?

PasturesNew

I drive and drink, eat and smoke.

Cans are in the cupholder in front of the gearstick; food's on the passenger seat. Fags are on the passenger seat.

I never ever take my eyes off the road if I am eating/drinking/smoking. And I would only start one of those activities on an open/clear road when there were no danger.

I don't need to see what I'm eating, or drinking. I know what it is. Eyes front, watching the road, all the time. I pull cigs out of the packet by gripping the edge of one with my teeth. No need to look.

What p1sses me off as a passenger is people who have to look at you all the time when they're driving and talking to you. I never ever look at a passenger when I'm driving, ever; nor would I ever turn to talk to somebody in the back. It's always eyes front, watch the road. Driving comes first....

wba31

you allow food in your cars????? after my dad rubbed pastry off his cornish pasty into my seats and left a vile unremoveable stain food in my car is BANNED. And since my friends who i go to WBA away games with spilt beer in my car the only fluid i allow is water

nearlyrich

Kilty wrote: »

I assume they meant "on an empty motorway " rather than "on the M25 at rush hour"

You coud set up a table and eat a 5 course banquet on the M25 at rush hour!

I spend far too much time in the car and I eat if I need to, usually try to stop for a sandwich but I have an insuated coffee mug and I do drink the odd costa on the go. I eat fruit on the go, always have a carrier bag for rubbish and make sure I take it out and bin it at the end of the trip!

Invalidation

I like a little Montrachet whilst driving, the salinity helps my concentration, small slices of lightly toasted bread with some Beluga caviar is also of assisitance.
Failing that... I stop and get a bowl of jellied eels.

BillTrac

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

you can't eat KFC and drive

Oh yes you can (but shouldn't). I actually watched a bloke the other day on the motorway at 30mph whilst slow traffic

reduceditem

I don't like McD's or Burger King,, but there's something about having a carton of fries to pick it whilst driving......

It's a safe one, unless you need to have the tub of ketchup opened for dipping purposes....hard not to glance at it to help guide your chip and collect the requisite amount of ketchup.

Big Macs are a nightmare..........all that lettuce and mayo flting everywhere. I would have to place them in the 'dangerous' category.

Strider590

Kilty wrote: »

Not only that but you're absolutely destroying your car - I saw a 2 year old Golf for sale once, 40k miles, FVSH etc. At about half the price it should've been.

Why? The interior was absolutely ruined with fag burns :eek:

When buying a car I make a point of checking two things for evidence of smoking.... If the lighter has ever been used I walk away, if the aircon stinks of fags I walk away. Nothing worse than getting into a car and turning on the aircon only to get a blast of nastiness.... And guess what folks, opening the windows won't do sh*t to stop it! It's impossible to smoke in a car and not leave a stink.

Lum

I think the binbag hanging from my glovebox lid, full of mcdonalds wrappers and cans and suchlike would answer this question on it's own I used to do stupid miles (60,000 per year, with a full days site work between drives) so it's something you learn to do properly in order to survive.

Big Macs? no. but a Quarterpounder with cheese and without salad is a lot easier to manage.
Cold drinks? Go for the ones with the sports cap
Coffee? McDs and other have a little tab on the lid you can fold back that turns it into a sippy cup
Chocolate bars? Unwrap them before you start driving


As for smoking. I don't smoke and I can't stand being near smokers, but I'd still defend smoking at the wheel. Those who do it regularly can do it without thinking, they still have two hands on the wheel, albeit two fingers are slightly further apart to hold the fag, and the time taken to have a puff is no longer than changing gear.

So what, you might ask. Well the alternative is having stressed out van/repmobile drivers hurtling down the motorway while going through nicotine withdrawal symptoms. This will make them even more aggressive and unpredictable. No thanks.

johnfarquhar74

pompeyfaith wrote: »

lol show me an empty motorway (during daylight hours) and ill give you a tenner

I'll claim that tenner!
M9 between Newbridge/Kincardine, there are times between 1000-1400 when I can be driving and there is nothing in front of me and nothing in my rear view mirror.

Lum

Also the M50 and often the M58 too