PSA Texting While Driving UK Ad

[JonM33]

Saw this and figure it to be an excellent statement to make!

 

[dannyboy2005]

BOOOOM!!

Head-shot!

 

[dannyboy2005]

Tbh, I sometimes text when driving. BUT there short and sweet like "10 min away" and only when stuck in traffic or at the traffic lights a few cars back.

Luckily I have a Nokia E71, similar to a blackberry and it has a keyboard on it, so not really need to look at it.

What's more, a car full of your mates are a big problem. Numerous times I've done things stupid in my car, including spinning it on one of the Busiest A road roundabouts near me during rush hour. God knows how I never clipped anyone else or ended up in a road sign. This was more the fact they were egging me on to overtake another car (not phone related) Of cause, he won and went past laughing.

Live and learn i suppose.

P.s. Is it illegal in the US to use your phone when driving?

 

[smarteyeball]

Her last call was from a new cell phone...

The Honda crotch rocket rider was travelling at approximately 85 mph.

The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the motorcycle.

The riders reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident.

The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them.

The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 20 feet from where the collision took place.

All three involved (two in the car and the bike rider) were killed instantly.

This graphic demonstration was placed at the Motorcycle Fair by the Police and Road Safety Department..

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Save a life.

Stop talking on Cell phones and Texting while trying to drive.

The life you save may be your own..... or mine...

 

[dannyboy2005]

Her last call was from a new cell phone...

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Its amazing how much force is involved at 85MPH. Esp to kill the driver and passenger. The amount of G-Force must be unbelievable.

 

[JonM33]

Her last call was from a new cell phone...

The Honda crotch rocket rider was travelling at approximately 85 mph.

The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the motorcycle.

The riders reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident.

The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them.

The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 20 feet from where the collision took place.

All three involved (two in the car and the bike rider) were killed instantly.

Mostly true. It was actually 155MPH estimated but there was no evidence of any cell phone use.

snopes.com: Do You See the Motorcycle?

 

[smarteyeball]

Mostly true. It was actually 155MPH estimated but there was no evidence of any cell phone use.

snopes.com: Do You See the Motorcycle?

Well, you have to take e-mail messages with a grain of salt.

Regardless of whether that incident actually involved a phone or not, it's still bloody stupid to be fiddling with your phone while driving.

I've lost track of the amount of bone head to downright dangerous incidents I've witnessed in traffic because someone's been talking or texting.

I've nearly been rear ended, or side swiped countless times. Or the good old stuck at a green light until it turns red trick because the driver was focusing on their bloody phone

 

[JonM33]

Well, you have to take e-mail messages with a grain of salt.

I agree. Nearly all of them are false and used to spread propaganda.

This one was a classic: snopes.com: Palatial Prison

Regardless of whether that incident actually involved a phone or not, it's still bloody stupid to be fiddling with your phone while driving.

I've lost track of the amount of bone head to downright dangerous incidents I've witnessed in traffic because someone's been talking or texting.

I've nearly been rear ended, or side swiped countless times. Or the good old stuck at a green light until it turns red trick because the driver was focusing on their bloody phone

I was once front ended by a woman on a cell. She pulled too far out past a stop sign, instead of going on through she went in reverse and wasn't paying attention. She ended up ramming my front bumper. I couldn't back up because there was a car behind me too.

 

[Extensa]

They show this video, along with many others of the same sort, here in Canada at a program that is intended to "Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth" (P.A.R.T.Y. Program).. I still remember seeing this video, and now as a driver, never even consider looking at my phone while driving. I'll always pass it off to someone else in the vehicle, or wait until I am no longer moving to take a glance

 

[smarteyeball]

I was once front ended by a woman on a cell. She pulled too far out past a stop sign, instead of going on through she went in reverse and wasn't paying attention. She ended up ramming my front bumper. I couldn't back up because there was a car behind me too.

That's a bugger. I get the near misses and you get a prime example of a bonehead move

and now as a driver, never even consider looking at my phone while driving. I'll always pass it off to someone else in the vehicle, or wait until I am no longer moving to take a glance

Yep. If I have a passenger, I get them to answer it. If I'm solo and not expecting a call, I ignore it.

However, hypocrite here , on the odd occasion I am expecting an important call and if the traffic is light I do sometimes answer it, but I always either tell them quickly that I'm driving and I'll call them back or to wait until I can pull over.

Depending on who it is, if all else fails, the "I'm driving and there's a cop behind me - gotta go" always guarantees a quick sub 5 sec call

 

[dannyboy2005]

I just thought.

If everyone in the above car and motorcycle accident died. Why on earth are they allowing people to step near the car? It contains Bio Hazard from blood, hair and bones, yet, it looks to me that they've not bothered to clean the inside as they would had to chop the roof off to get the guys in the car out, or most likely its been re-produced for display purposes?

 

[pparks1]

They just made texting while driving illegal in the state that I live in. It's been about a week now. I haven't even really looked into the law to see what it reads....but I know they said they will look for things like people failing to accelerate at a green light, etc.

 

[JonM33]

I just thought.

If everyone in the above car and motorcycle accident died. Why on earth are they allowing people to step near the car? It contains Bio Hazard from blood, hair and bones, yet, it looks to me that they've not bothered to clean the inside as they would had to chop the roof off to get the guys in the car out, or most likely its been re-produced for display purposes?

They probably pulled the bike out, cleaned everything up and put it back. If used for display purposes they would have needed to remove engine fuel, coolant, oil etc.

 

[dannyboy2005]

I just thought.

If everyone in the above car and motorcycle accident died. Why on earth are they allowing people to step near the car? It contains Bio Hazard from blood, hair and bones, yet, it looks to me that they've not bothered to clean the inside as they would had to chop the roof off to get the guys in the car out, or most likely its been re-produced for display purposes?

They probably pulled the bike out, cleaned everything up and put it back. If used for display purposes they would have needed to remove engine fuel, coolant, oil etc.

Ah yer, very true.

I cant seem to find any cut marks on the roof. And for it to be flipped several times, the rear end looks pritty much ok to me.

I think this is a display car, the real car is crushed up but they have done this to re-inact the scene.

 

[JonM33]

Ah yer, very true.

I cant seem to find any cut marks on the roof. And for it to be flipped several times, the rear end looks pritty much ok to me.

I think this is a display car, the real car is crushed up but they have done this to re-inact the scene.

See attached, it ended up on it's roof in the end. You can see blood all over the road.

In all the photos of the displayed car you don't see any doors. They were cut off. There's nothing stopping them from cutting it apart and welding it back together.