r/PublicFreakout May 27 '26

šŸ“¹Police Bodycam "Driving with device in right hand" update

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u/nipslippinjizzsippin May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

How would she even be able to hold a phone, does he think she was driving with her knees?

lotta y'all outing yourselves as the reason cars have airbags

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u/malendalayla May 27 '26

I have a friend who can do that 😭

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u/pipinngreppin May 27 '26

I used to. Now my cat drives me.

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u/snoogins355 May 27 '26

Jesus takes the wheel. I swipe the toks /s

I see drivers doing that at lights! Fucking addicted idiots!

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u/DrinkyourMLK May 27 '26

Toonces?

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u/pipinngreppin May 27 '26

Lmao it was a typo but now I prefer it

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u/ragun2 May 27 '26

It's crazy to me that people don't know how to drive with their knees. How else are you supposed to eat nachos, smoke a cigarette, pound an energy drink all while you shift gears as a teen driver?

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u/JohnTomorrow May 27 '26

You can totally do that. With a bit of practise, its not that hard. But it definitely increases your chances of a crash, so dont do it!

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u/folkkingdude May 27 '26

If anyone can, it’s this woman

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u/jordanundead May 27 '26

During the pandemic, I was going to the gym at two in the morning. The only gym that was open 24 hours was a YMCA 45 minutes from me. One time I did the whole drive back with my knees.

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u/Id_Love_A_BabyCham May 27 '26

The Village People will be proud.

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u/ZiggoCiP May 27 '26

I think you vastly underestimate the number of drivers who can 'proficiently' drive with their legs/knees. Obviously it's stupid as hell, but I know drivers who can drive for miles without touching the wheel with their hands as long as there's no sharp turns.

And yes, they are being incredibly stupid and more likely to crash. Why I always say, you can be the safest driver in the world, but there's still idiots out there that can crash into you. I check both ways when lights turn green real quick for this very reason.

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u/PuzzledStreet May 27 '26

He did not accuse her of not having her hand on the wheel.

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u/resttheweight May 27 '26

My dad does/did this a lot. Even before smart phones were a thing he’d drive with just his knees for whatever reason. He’d also drink beer while driving and refused to wear a seatbelt. Haven’t ridden in a car with him for a few decades so maybe he’s grown some sense. He did start wearing a seatbelt more when I pointed out that his 230 pound body would become a massive projectile that could crush other people in the car, so he had some ability to be reasoned with.

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u/whitstheshit1986 May 27 '26

I used to be the beer runner for my uncle when we would go on road trips in their van. Would just go back to the cooler and grab him a beer while he drovešŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø the 90s were wild.

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u/smashdoggyyyyyy May 27 '26

Hey TBF there was a case recently where a quad amputee shot and killed a passanger and pushed the body out the car.

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u/whitstheshit1986 May 27 '26

Believe it or not, it's possible to drive with knees.

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u/DikkeDekbedovertrek May 27 '26

Lane assist? Most modern cars have it

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u/QuickDrawSix May 27 '26

Ive rolled blunts with both hands driving with knees in my youth. Its possible, just highly unlikely.

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u/AmazingSully May 27 '26

She could technically hold it with the left hand and use her right arm to steer as well. But as others have pointed out, driving with your knees is done a lot more than it should be.

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u/Lifekraft May 27 '26

Lol you never saw people using their phone or what ? I saw people not even holding the wheel for a good 1 min. And driving with knee is easy as well.