Unbelievable and could have been prevented---Video
Bob & Betsy - USN Ret'd '78 & FL LEO Ret'd '03 & FT Class of 2002 '05 HR Endeavor 40PRQ, 400 Cummins -With-'05 GMC Sierra SLT, CC, Z-71, the pusher & our '07 Arctic Cat 500A & '08 Suzuki KQ 400A, riding in the pusher. Where the wheels are stopped
Texting or talking on the cell, it does not matter.
Twice this week I have had to dodge two different vehicles coming into my lane, the drivers were on the phone seemingly engrossed in conversation and apparently did not know where they were going or what they were doing.
I was traveling behind another that was swerving across the road, she had her wrists on the steering wheel, phone in hand and texting/typing furiously with both thumbs. She finely ran off the road, stopping before she caused any damage.
I swear that if one hits me, and I can prove cell phone usage during the accident, my lawyer is going to become very rich.
Well, I see the problem. They were driving on the wrong side of the road, and the steering wheel was also on the wrong side. Heck, everyone BUT the car in question were driving on the wrong side of the road.
The problem with PSA's like this is they are preaching to the choir. Those who text will think, "I won't be that stupid, I'll keep one eye on the road and one hand on the wheel, besides, those going the other way should have been watching and got out of the way.".
The problem with PSA's like this is they are preaching to the choir. Those who text will think, "I won't be that stupid, I'll keep one eye on the road and one hand on the wheel, besides, those going the other way should have been watching and got out of the way."
Which of course, is the exact definition of being that stupid.
RVForever wrote: I swear that if one hits me, and I can prove cell phone usage during the accident, my lawyer is going to become very rich.
Unless it is illegal in the jurisdiction you get hit, won't you have to prove more than just "using the cell phone"? I think a decent lawyer for the other side would require you to provide "proof" that just by using the phone, the driver was impaired.
"Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill, but since we're on our way down, we might as well enjoy the ride". ("The Secret Of Life", James Taylor).
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