Attempting To Use iPhone While Riding

[finless]

Unbelievable :banghead:

Bob

 

[Bob Denman]

We'll have to agree to disagree...
I'm not sure how health insurance plays into this dialog... :shocked::hun:

 

[wyliec]

We'll have to agree to disagree...
I'm not sure how health insurance plays into this dialog... :shocked::hun:

Only that the world spins differently for you and I. But, I do agree, we'll have to agree to disagree.

 

[easysuper]

When I Ryde I Ryde, same in the truck or car, NO CELL phone I just put my binky in off position and wait till I stop, This obsession with being conected every second of ones life never ceases to amaze me . Hoe in the heck did we manage to survive all these years with out a phone GLUDED to our ears?

Thats just my opinion and we are all intillted to them.

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Yep

Not to be judgmental... :shocked:

But I get on the bike, to get away from the phone.
Can't you let the phone just record a message, and call them back later? :dontknow:

:agree: When you receive a call just wait till your next stop and listen to the voice mail and ca. Them if it is REALLY important! Now I have a Scala and when someone calls it rings in my helmet and I press one button and the call picks up. When I am done with the call I press one button and the call is ended. I know the Senator units work very much the same. Most of the time, I just let it go to voicemail!:yes:

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Uh huh

Unbelievable :banghead:

Bob

Unfreaking believable!!:banghead:

 

[vided]

When I Ryde I Ryde, same in the truck or car, NO CELL phone I just put my binky in off position and wait till I stop, This obsession with being conected every second of ones life never ceases to amaze me . Hoe in the heck did we manage to survive all these years with out a phone GLUDED to our ears?

Thats just my opinion and we are all intillted to them.

:agree::agree::agree:
It's A FRICKIN ADDICTION

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

My Samsung note syncs with my Garmin GPS, and then with my Sena 20s. I do not make out going calls while I ride, but when an incoming call takes place it announces who is calling in my ear, if it is one of my children or aging siblings I take the call by saying "answer", all others get ignored by saying "Ignore"and go to voice mail.:clap:

I see both sides of this argument, I love to ride with no disruptions or distractions, I do however, want to be available in times of emergencies.:thumbup:

I do hate distracted drivers though. I was driving the car the other day and I had a young women who was texting wander over into my lane and cut me off. I had to swerve to miss her and i almost dropped my cheeseburger and milkshake in the process.:shemademe_smilie::joke:

 

[jaherbst]

Getting an emergency phone call that your daughter (in your case, Sonny Boy) is in surgery could be important.

Don't want to hear that kind of information while I am riding. The shock could easily cause an accident. I will get good or bad information after the kickstand is down or parking brake is set. (in the case of Spyder ryder) People who are bound at the hip with there cell phones live in constant fear of bad news or missing something. We all need to have a little self control.

Jack

 

[dbxray]

I use UClear with my IPhone no button to push just say pickup. And no mic phone hanging in your face.

 

[flaggerphil]

Don't let some of these members get you down.....


They are the first ones that play with their radio stations, drink a 32oz soda from their chrome cup holder, look at their GPS, push the button on the side of their helmet to talk to their wife, adjust the windshield, air ride suspension and countless other things that are distractions as well.

Ummm...not me. I ride...period.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Harkening back to an earlier time!

For a little peace and quiet, a phoneless cord!

 

[SpyderAnn01]

I guess the difference between a lot of you and me is that I ride a lot. If I never got a phone call because I was riding then I would miss some important calls. For those of you who put a couple of miles on your Spyders each year, you can afford to leave your phone at home for that hour or two each month that you actually ride.

 

[wyliec]

Don't want to hear that kind of information while I am riding. The shock could easily cause an accident. I will get good or bad information after the kickstand is down or parking brake is set. (in the case of Spyder ryder) People who are bound at the hip with there cell phones live in constant fear of bad news or missing something. We all need to have a little self control.

Jack

Just for your information. My phone is always in the trunk, and I never bother to look at it, even when we stop. My gf asks me why do I have a cell phone; most times when I'm home, I don't even pick it up.

 

[Bob Denman]

:thumbup: I keep one in my riding jacket pocket.. for emergencies along the road, and to check in during my rides. Since I'm a Type I diabetic; the Missus wants to get a read on what my Blood Glucose levels are, if I'm on the bike without her.
But these chores are saved for when I'm off the bike...

 

[iSpyder]

I guess the difference between a lot of you and me is that I ride a lot. If I never got a phone call because I was riding then I would miss some important calls. For those of you who put a couple of miles on your Spyders each year, you can afford to leave your phone at home for that hour or two each month that you actually ride.

I agree with you SpyderAnn01! The Spyder is my car now. I don't even have my truck anymore. I ride to work on it rain or shine. It is not that I am addicted to my phone. It is that I spend so much time on my bike that it is more efficient. Since I am not retired and in leadership where I work, have a family, and working on a masters degree at the same time...I do not have much spare time. So making calls to and from work helps me unplug when I take my beautiful wife and daughters to dinner at night. Now THAT is when you should put your phone down!

I think hands free phone conversations are just fine. If you disagree, then I hope you never talk to your passengers while you drive, even in your car, because it is pretty much the same thing...

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

I am a sales manager for my company so even when I am not at work I need to be available, that even means occasional phone calls from the Boss even when I am on vacation. We had an agreement a few years ago that only 1 week of vacation could be taken at a time during the summer which is our busiest months. That doesn't work out well when summer is the best time to vacation on a cycle, and from where I live it take 1 week to get to and from all the best riding spots.
I got the boss to compromise and let me take two weeks at a time as long as I am available for phone calls from him while on vacation.
That used to mean feeling the phone vibrate in my pocket when a call came in, start looking for a place to pull off, taking the gloves and helmet off, and then calling him back hoping he was available at that time.
Now it is a simple"answer" have the conversation as I ride, and keep my boss happy. If a few minute conversation as I ride gets me an extra consecutive week of riding every year I am all for it.
With the Sena 20s being so clear on a phone call, I have sneaked out of the office on several nice days to go on very pleasant rides, :yes:still stayed in contact with the people I needed to, and the boss never knew I was on my Spyder.

I hope he doesn't read this forum!!:yikes:

 

[kep-up]

What the 'ell did we do when mobile communication devices were unavilble to the masses? We planned our time and did without constant communication. And the stress levels were lower.

 

[iSpyder]

What the 'ell did we do when mobile communication devices were unavilble to the masses? We planned our time and did without constant communication. And the stress levels were lower.

Same thing could be said about cars, air conditioning, electric stoves, microwaves, etc. and it doesn't mean we don't use them to make our lives better.

As I said in my post above, using my phone while I am in stop and go traffic lets me make use of otherwise wasted time so I can be more focused on my family when I get home and unplug then.

My stress level is much lower now that I have learned how to be more efficient with my time. So using my phone while I drive has helped me lower my stress because I take care of stuff I don't have to when I am present with my family...

Just sayin'

 

[Bob Denman]

What the 'ell did we do when mobile communication devices were unavilble to the masses? We planned our time and did without constant communication. And the stress levels were lower.

Here's what we did!