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Old 07-20-2009, 07:25 PM
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This should convince you not to ever text while driving. Warning, some pics are graphic!

http://makingnewsrightnow.blogspot.c...-you-dont.html
 
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Old 07-24-2009, 08:40 PM
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ohhhhhhhhh what kind of car was that?? cus that was brutal. i almost creamed a classic plymouth belvedere, driven by a teenage girl texting. she came over a hill and wound up right in front of my conversion van. if it was something like a taurus id of hit her and gotten some new stuff for my van compliments of her insurance company. but since it was a classic i instead swerved, then folowed her home and let her dad know whassup, he assured me shell never even ride in it again one life saved
 
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Old 07-25-2009, 01:35 AM
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I drove next to numerous girls that were texting while driving today on the George Washington Parkway out of DC. Traffic was backed up and we were about at a 10mph rate of speed. When traffic slows down you can actually see what people are up to in their cars.

I don't know why people are worried about drunk drivers anymore. I'm more worried about sober bolnde chicks armed with cell phones.

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...One more thing. What actually caused the accident? There was so little left. That 'car' was nothing more than an ATV.

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Old 07-25-2009, 01:54 AM
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My sons girlfriend can text and not even look at the phone other than a quick glance to read...... wish she could work half that good!
 
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Old 07-28-2009, 08:33 AM
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Lot of research here that shows that a driver using a 'phone, even talking on a hands free kit, has much slower reaction times than a moderately drunk driver.

If they've got their window open you can come alongside at a light and take the 'phone. Throw it under another car's wheels. As it's specifically illegal to use a 'phone while driving here there's no comeback - or at least I've had no cops knocking on my door to date. A new 'phone is about the same as the fine, plus they'd get points on their licence if they reported it.

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I almost hurled when I saw those pictures..........brutal!
 
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Wow...
 
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Old 07-30-2009, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by williamr
Lot of research here that shows that a driver using a 'phone, even talking on a hands free kit, has much slower reaction times than a moderately drunk driver.

If they've got their window open you can come alongside at a light and take the 'phone. Throw it under another car's wheels. As it's specifically illegal to use a 'phone while driving here there's no comeback - or at least I've had no cops knocking on my door to date. A new 'phone is about the same as the fine, plus they'd get points on their licence if they reported it.

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awwwww thats sick! i wish it was illegal here but were to damn liberal... civil rights and all that bs i would love to do that. especially since this is a ritzy white town and all the kids have cellphones that cost more than half the dirtbikes ive owned
 
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Old 08-22-2009, 11:40 PM
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A good vid on texting while driving. It is disturbing, but does the job very well!

http://www.break.com/index/dont-text-and-drive.html
 


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