Holy cow! Glad you guys are mostly OK!! I won't even go the tirade I
reserve for cell/drivers, having had 3 close calls ourselves. I've
preached to my daughter and hopefully she is a smart user but some of
her friends are text-ing while they drive so she probably does too; I
hope not but I'm realistic. I find myself looking at the driver of
on-coming cars and the orientation of the front wheels as well as
possible escape routes (After several near misses and a few hits one
gets paranoid).
All the best to the family and hoping there's no lingering effects.
Dave
59 :{)
59 MGA 1500
05 MCS
Burlington WI
Ron Soave wrote:
> Last year I lost a loved one to an accident involving
> a driver on a cell phone. Three months later, my mom's
> tank of a Mercedes was totaled. The other driver was
> on a cell phone. In both instances the drivers doing
> the damage had 20+ years on the road without
> accidents. Today with my wife and 2 sons in my truck,
> a 47 yr old woman who'd never previously had an
> accident plowed into the back of us. As I saw her in
> the mirror about to cream us, I mentally noted the
> cellphone in her hand. Her minivan was undriveable,
> her entire bumper disintegrated and radiator was
> knocked off the car. Amazingly, the trailer hitch on
> my car took the impacts, and the only damage to my
> truck was an interior panel that my knee bashed into.
> There was little energy absorption by the truck, so
> we're all quite sore. The van driver didn't feel a
> thing, as its disintegrating absorbed it all (to my
> mildly-educated eye, she's got $3000+ damage). She was
> cited for "inattentive driving". We're all feeling
> lucky.
>
> Anyway, last we discussed this, the majority of us
> decided we are above average drivers and can drive
> while on the cell without impairment. Although I know
> better, I do it myself sometimes, but I will not
> anymore unless absolutely necessary. You may want to
> consider the same.
>
> Go Pack,
> Ron
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