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One day I was driving southbound on I-95 between White Marsh and Baltimore during rush hour (and although heavy, traffic was still going about 65 MPH) and I saw in my rear view mirror that the woman behind me was flossing her teeth. Yes. Flossing her teeth - using both hands and looking in her rear view mirror while doing so. The only reason I saw what she was doing so clearly was that she was tailgating me, and by tail gaiting, I mean pretty much riding right up on my bumper at the time.

Another time, also on I-95 between Baltimore and DC, a guy passed me but was nearly still in my lane when he did, he came close to sideswiping me, and when I looked over he was eating what appeared to be a bowl of ramen noodles with chop sticks. And no. He was not Asian. I also saw a guy with a newspaper spread out over his steering wheel on that same stretch of I-95, merrily driving in the center lane at +65MPH while reading his newspaper.

Not long ago I was stopped a red light and as I observed in my rear view as she nearly ran into me, the woman behind me was using tweezers to pluck her eyebrows and other facial hair like on her chin. That we were stopped was not the problem but that she kept doing so after the light turned green and we started moving was more than a bit “concerning”.

And don’t even get me started on the people who have their faces buried in their smartphones while driving. It can wait.

From this article:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/05/nj-driving-while-eating/

Wisniewski clarified that he is not hoping to crack down on drivers drinking various beverages specifically, but that putting cream in your coffee while driving or stirring it is a different story.

That actually makes some sense and makes this sound not quite as crazy as it is perhaps made out to be.

I have drunk coffee and soda and water while driving. But I also recall going through a drive through at a Burger King one time to get a cup of coffee on my way to work and I asked for two creams and two sweeteners and was given two of those creamer cups and several packets of sweetener along with my coffee. I pulled over and stopped while still in the parking lot in order to take the lid off my coffee cup, adding the creamer, the sweetener and stirring it and then putting the lid back on before getting on the road. Doing that while driving would have been both stupid and dangerous IMO.

The same goes for eating while driving. It’s something I admit to having done, but I have to also admit that it is or can be a distraction – driving down the highway, reaching into a bag of McDonalds, pulling out the hamburger, trying to unwrap it while driving and without it falling apart and eating it without the grease and condiments dripping and getting all over the car and my clothes; and the French fries – not perhaps so bad unless you’re are trying to open those little ketchup packs and dipping your fries into them while driving.

There is something to be said for “keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel”. Even a druggie like Jim Morrison seemed to know that. : )