{"id":3864,"date":"2011-10-11T10:35:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T10:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:53","slug":"best-cell-phone-driving-excuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/best-cell-phone-driving-excuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Cell Phone Driving Excuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/driving-on-phone1.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1969\" title=\"driving-on-phone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/driving-on-phone1.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1969 lazyload\" title=\"driving-on-phone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/driving-on-phone1.gif\"><\/a>Drivers in British Columbia who were caught using their new and old cell phones while operating a motor vehicle had no shortage of excuses as to why they were doing so, according to police.&nbsp; September saw a month-long crackdown on distracted driving in the province, with police saying they issued a total of around 3500 tickets to drivers caught using electronic devices while driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s evident that there are still a lot of drivers who don\u2019t realize that distracted driving can have tragic consequences,\u201d says the Minister of Public Safety, Shirley Bond, who is also the Solicitor General.&nbsp; \u201cWe need to stop making excuses and adopt new driving habits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>\u201cThe excuses I\u2019ve heard are incredible,\u201d notes Chief Jamie Graham from Victoria Police.&nbsp; \u201cOne distracted driver even tried to tell me he wasn\u2019t on the phone \u2013 he was just listening.&nbsp; The reality is that there is no valid excuse because distracted driving is entirely preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>Some of the \u2018best\u2019 excuses police have heard from drivers caught using cell phones include having to answer because it was the boss calling, that they were not actually using the phone but just like to hold it, that it was an emergency call to a wedding planner, or that they were not talking but just checking their messages.&nbsp; Perhaps the best one of all, some drivers apologize for not pulling over sooner but indicate that they did not notice the police signaling them because they were on their cell phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers in 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