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Flossing While Driving?

Filed under: Driving Study — Starre at 6:45 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2006

person flossing while drivingOne of my loyal readers (actually a friend, but I like loyal reader, I always wanted loyal readers!) sent me this picture for my driving study. Although I myself did not witness this, it is certainly entertaining.

Lentil McBean and wife were driving on I-295 in Portland Main and witnessed this guy, who was actually flossing his teeth while driving! Yes flossing. I think that is actually worse than mascara, which can be done with one hand. Apparently the guy was even driving pretty well.

These pictures show it all (pictures courtesy of Lentil). Most amusing perhaps is the car to the right with the passenger apparently watching the flosser in action (below). I know flossing is important, but frankly while driving isn’t your life (at least) and the lives of your passenger(s), and other drivers and passengers more important? Even if you are good at driving while flossing, couldn’t you be better at each if you did them separately? Who wants to floss while driving anyway? It really needs a sink! As Lentil pointed out to me, the guy is a Mass. driver. In Maine we don’t often have nice things to say about Mass. drivers, but maybe we now have to say they at least have good gums?

flosser being watched by other passanger

 

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Comment by Mebbie

January 14, 2006 @ 10:33 pm

I thought I had it bad (and a little vindicated) that time when I got rear-ended by the woman driving a brand new Jaguar who was diligently applying her mascara on the Reston Parkway in Virginia. But imagine if you get rear-ended by somebody flossing!?!?

Wow…

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Comment by Kristin

January 16, 2006 @ 8:19 am

Yeah, flossing while driving is way worse than applying mascara. What was this guy thinking? Was it a flossing emergency? Or is dental hygine just that important to him?

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Comment by Starre

January 19, 2006 @ 5:12 pm

Imagine if you rear-ended someone while flossing. That has got to hurt…

I’ve never had a flossing emergency. I can’t imagine what would make someone floss and drive. I’m sure 0 of 10 dentists recommend it.

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March 17, 2006 @ 11:27 pm

[…] I actually witnessed someone the other day brushing their teeth while driving. I kid you not! I’m not quite sure how one handles the tooth past and such (he didn’t seem to be spitting), but he was clearly brushing his teeth and driving. And his driving was just fine. Very odd. I wonder if he is related to the flosser? […]

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February 17, 2007 @ 6:08 pm

[…] I also wanted to point out this really amusing post on my friends blog. I really can’t believe that this guy is flossing while driving. He must be crazy. […]

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