Do sleeping passengers annoy you while you are driving?

mclaren1885 · 8th August 2007, 11:43

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Sorry guys for going OT

@ Mclaren - refer the title of the thread - how can people who are sleeping annoy you ?

It should be - Do you get annoyed by passengers sleeping when you drive ?

Ahem, I guess that is what I meant. And by the time I decided to change the title the edit caption was gone.

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God - I am reading too much of Sam's proper English thread - time to go and wash my face. I am out of here.

That you are

. Does he give you lessons off the forum too

?

DCEite · 8th August 2007, 11:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Sorry guys for going OT

@ Mclaren - refer the title of the thread - how can people who are sleeping annoy you ?

It should be - Do you get annoyed by passengers sleeping when you drive ?

Well people who are sleeping can annoy you by means of snoring

. So there you are, the title is perfectly OK.
Sam ji am i right?

Rtech · 8th August 2007, 11:47

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how can people who are sleeping annoy you ?

snoring
drooling on your new seats
putting their feet up on the clean seats
yelling in their sleep

need I go on?

benbsb29 · 8th August 2007, 11:52

Poor Gautam, he thought he could get away with that, just by quoting Sam's thread... rather blaming it on Sam.

shuvc · 8th August 2007, 11:57

Although it doesn't annoy me, I normally don't prefer passengers sleeping in the car. I think it's somewhat dangerous in emergency braking situations.

edit - why does the poll have check boxes, instead of radio buttons ?

benbsb29 · 8th August 2007, 12:06

Shuvc, thats so you can also vote on both.

Radio buttons limit it to a single choice.

normally_crazy · 8th August 2007, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Rtech

snoring
drooling on your new seats
putting their feet up on the clean seats
yelling in their sleep

need I go on?

RT - all these people have been in your car ??

mclaren1885 · 8th August 2007, 12:14

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Originally Posted by Rtech

snoring
drooling on your new seats
putting their feet up on the clean seats
yelling in their sleep

need I go on?

Let me add a few.

Resting their legs on the dashboard.
Resting their legs on the driver's armrest (rear seat passengers in an attempt to stretch their legs).
Resting their leg on the gear lever.
Falling over onto the driver's side.

jkdas · 8th August 2007, 12:17

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Originally Posted by Rtech

snoring
drooling on your new seats
putting their feet up on the clean seats
yelling in their sleep

need I go on?

reminds me of the photo of nitrous dozing of during the Goa meet

chetan · 8th August 2007, 12:19

anything goes...but i dont like passengers commenting on my driving saying you should drive like this and that

Rtech · 8th August 2007, 12:23

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

RT - all these people have been in your car ??

Some by people, others by dogs. Some by both people & dogs.

Thad E Ginathom · 8th August 2007, 14:15

A sleeping person can annoy you... by sleeping.

I was going to say that a dead person could not --- but then I thought that even an inanimate object can be annoying!!!!

Zappo · 8th August 2007, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Sorry guys for going OT

@ Mclaren - refer the title of the thread - how can people who are sleeping annoy you ?

It should be - Do you get annoyed by passengers sleeping when you drive ?

God - I am reading too much of Sam's proper English thread - time to go and wash my face. I am out of here.

Haa haa haaa... you tell me about it. The first time I read it I thought asking McL whether he wants the thread title changed to 'Do you find it annoying if passengers sleep when you drive' or some such thing. And then chucked the idea withthe thought to ask Sam to stop posting those proper english stuff on that thread.

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Originally Posted by chetan

anything goes...but i dont like passengers commenting on my driving saying you should drive like this and that

Almost like a relative of mine. He does not drive a car but likes to always sit next to the driver and then starts his passive driving. Take a little left, Brake now, Shift gears. Bloody such a pain it becomes at times.

Thad E Ginathom · 8th August 2007, 19:58

I'd stop and invite him into the driver's seat.

Or invite him to consider another car to travel in.

Relative or not.

On the other hand...

I make it a rule never to complain when people say stuff like, "have you seen that bike?" Just in case I haven't. As long as their not panicky or doing it all the time.

It just might save a life!

Nitin · 8th August 2007, 20:22

Snore while I drive, and I'll step on the brakes like I was 10ft away from a tree!! Drool all over the place, and I'll kick you out of the car while its in motion!

On a serious note, its really dangerous when people sleep off in the car. They are the 1st ones to experience the maximum limit of whiplash in case of an amergency. Since they aren't aware of their surroundings,the body can only react by continuing in its inertia- hence some serious damage to the spine.
I remember reading about an accident that happened in Dallas few years ago.4 occupants driving at night,3 were dozing. The driver's attention got diverted while changing a CD,and he happened to slow down.A semi behind him couldn't stop in time and rammed his car at 70mph.The jolt was so hard that the 3 passengers suffered extreme whiplash,and 2 died on the spot.The 3rd guy suffered a consussion,and recovered.
Well.. just an example of the disadvantages of falling asleep in the car.We can't help it,but hope that nothing untoward happens while we sleep.

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8th August 2007, 11:52	#79
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,969 Thanked: 13,231 Times View My Garage	Poor Gautam, he thought he could get away with that, just by quoting Sam's thread... rather blaming it on Sam.
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8th August 2007, 11:57	#80
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	Although it doesn't annoy me, I normally don't prefer passengers sleeping in the car. I think it's somewhat dangerous in emergency braking situations. edit - why does the poll have check boxes, instead of radio buttons ?
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8th August 2007, 12:06	#81
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,969 Thanked: 13,231 Times View My Garage	Shuvc, thats so you can also vote on both. Radio buttons limit it to a single choice.
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8th August 2007, 12:19	#85
chetan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 487 Thanked: 11 Times	anything goes...but i dont like passengers commenting on my driving saying you should drive like this and that Last edited by chetan : 8th August 2007 at 12:22.
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8th August 2007, 14:15	#87
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,445 Times	A sleeping person can annoy you... by sleeping. I was going to say that a dead person could not --- but then I thought that even an inanimate object can be annoying!!!!
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8th August 2007, 19:58	#89
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,445 Times	I'd stop and invite him into the driver's seat. Or invite him to consider another car to travel in. Relative or not. On the other hand... I make it a rule never to complain when people say stuff like, "have you seen that bike?" Just in case I haven't. As long as their not panicky or doing it all the time. It just might save a life! Last edited by Thad E Ginathom : 8th August 2007 at 20:00.
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8th August 2007, 20:22	#90
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Snore while I drive, and I'll step on the brakes like I was 10ft away from a tree!! Drool all over the place, and I'll kick you out of the car while its in motion! On a serious note, its really dangerous when people sleep off in the car. They are the 1st ones to experience the maximum limit of whiplash in case of an amergency. Since they aren't aware of their surroundings,the body can only react by continuing in its inertia- hence some serious damage to the spine. I remember reading about an accident that happened in Dallas few years ago.4 occupants driving at night,3 were dozing. The driver's attention got diverted while changing a CD,and he happened to slow down.A semi behind him couldn't stop in time and rammed his car at 70mph.The jolt was so hard that the 3 passengers suffered extreme whiplash,and 2 died on the spot.The 3rd guy suffered a consussion,and recovered. Well.. just an example of the disadvantages of falling asleep in the car.We can't help it,but hope that nothing untoward happens while we sleep.
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