JEEZ! How is the world did that happen? The truck basically ran the car over?!

I feel sorry for the girl killed. Damn that had to suck...

 

My uncle works with the EMT's and the driver of the truck said that she was either talking on her cell or putting on makeup or something like that. He wasnt sure, but her hand was up near her face and she just crossed over into his lane and he had no where to go. Pretty sad.

 

if it was the cell phone, this is exactly why i think a device that is secure from tampering or disabling needs to be installed so where it brings up an anti-cell phone electronic net around the car when the ignition is turned on.

and then the phone can only be used when the car is turned off.

But it needs to be made so that some hot [censored] with a laptop can't program a chip to disable it. It needs to be working in conjunction with the ignition so that if you disable the cell block, you can't start your car.

 

is this on a divided highway?? Did the car cross the median?

 

[censored] me, a Volvo...

wow...

 

if it was the cell phone, this is exactly why i think a device that is secure from tampering or disabling needs to be installed so where it brings up an anti-cell phone electronic net around the car when the ignition is turned on.

and then the phone can only be used when the car is turned off.

But it needs to be made so that some hot [censored] with a laptop can't program a chip to disable it. It needs to be working in conjunction with the ignition so that if you disable the cell block, you can't start your car.

while i agree that cell phones can be dangerous, this would disrupt so much business and prevent people on long trips from receiving emergency phone calls and the like.
just get a headset like me

 

is this on a divided highway?? Did the car cross the median?

No, that is on pretty much the service road which is just 2 lanes. The speed limit was 45 there, but no one knows how fast the car was going. The truck never hit his brakes until after he hit the car. There are skid marks for about 30ft. leading to where they are in the pic. She was going to school when that happened so they think she might have been in a hurry.

The truck driver said that he was only doing about 30 when he hit her. Either way it sux!

 

Accidents like this are only made sadder when you consider that it should have never happened in the first place.

The amount of damage is incredible. Guess the moral of the story is don't play chicken with a dump truck.

 

Just awful. Not even a Volvo could help her out in this situation.

 

get a headset

Still no good. Contrary to popular belief, "multi-tasking" means something isn't getting done.
Saw an idiot on I-81 a month ago talking with a headset, legal pad on the steering wheel, typing on a laptop on the seat beside him. Oh, and yes he was weaving.

 

RIP

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if it was the cell phone, this is exactly why i think a device that is secure from tampering or disabling needs to be installed so where it brings up an anti-cell phone electronic net around the car when the ignition is turned on.

and then the phone can only be used when the car is turned off.

But it needs to be made so that some hot [censored] with a laptop can't program a chip to disable it. It needs to be working in conjunction with the ignition so that if you disable the cell block, you can't start your car.

There's no way you could keep someone like me from disabling it. I can get around PATS, which is supposed to totally disable the ignition unless a special transponder key is inserted into the ignition. I can start my focus with a lock pick and some tools and electronics, no key, no PATS transponders, nothing of the sort. I seriously doubt they could devise anything to keep me from starting the car if I disabled this RF "net" you're thinking about.

For my StarTAC, I installed a handsfree speakerphone kit in my car that placed a microphone in my headliner and a speaker between the front seats. Reach down, press a button on the side of the phone without looking, and voila, you can answer the phone and talk to them just like they were a passenger.

My new cellphone is a PDA, and I have a bracket for it mounted above the stereo of my Focus. Press the answer button and it's on speakerphone unless I plug in a headset. There ARE safe ways to use a cellphone while driving.

Also, just like when you're talking to passengers, you need to realize that there are situations where you need to tell them to wait a while or to quiet down. You also need to make sure your conversation stays casual, and hold off on emotional conversations that will take your attention from the road.

I've been known to flat-out pull onto the shoulder or into a parking lot if a conversation starts to get intense. Also, if I start a conversation in the car, with the car shut off or parked, I don't ever start driving while I'm still on the phone. I also don't usually initiate a call while I'm moving, but I will sometimes answer calls while I'm on the road. If my driving situation is even remotely complex, I let voice mail take care of it.

If you don't have a speakerphone or wear the headset while driving, you should just turn your phone off while you're on the road.

 

get a headset

Still no good. Contrary to popular belief, "multi-tasking" means something isn't getting done.
Saw an idiot on I-81 a month ago talking with a headset, legal pad on the steering wheel, typing on a laptop on the seat beside him. Oh, and yes he was weaving.

I'll guarantee that you can't blame his weaving on the headset. He had other issues.

 

get a headset

Still no good. Contrary to popular belief, "multi-tasking" means something isn't getting done.
Saw an idiot on I-81 a month ago talking with a headset, legal pad on the steering wheel, typing on a laptop on the seat beside him. Oh, and yes he was weaving.

I'll guarantee that you can't blame his weaving on the headset. He had other issues.

You mean hers. It was her fault, not the truck drivers.

 

Talking on a phone while driving messed me up. I need to get a microphone system. ALTHOUGH I almost never talk while driving. Also since I have a nextel the 2-way bleep mechanism is good for driving. That I can handle.

 

if it was the cell phone, this is exactly why i think a device that is secure from tampering or disabling needs to be installed so where it brings up an anti-cell phone electronic net around the car when the ignition is turned on.

and then the phone can only be used when the car is turned off.

But it needs to be made so that some hot [censored] with a laptop can't program a chip to disable it. It needs to be working in conjunction with the ignition so that if you disable the cell block, you can't start your car.

ummm, thanks but not thanks. i am responsible enough when using my phone in the car, i don't need some law telling me that i yet again cannot do something just because the idiots in the world can't do it properly

 

The more rules you make, the more people will find a way to undo them.

 

Driving talking on the cellphone should be considered DUI, cause when you talk to someone, you're there with him, not driving. It is the single most dangerous driving condition I can think off.

 

Distractive driving is a crime, I saw someone get pulled over for it.

 

Driving talking on the cellphone should be considered DUI, cause when you talk to someone, you're there with him, not driving. It is the single most dangerous driving condition I can think off.

Hey buddy, long time no argue!

How ya been?

I do agree with you this time. It is very unsafe and people really should think about it more.

 

Sad to see that happen may she RIP.

 

if it was the cell phone, this is exactly why i think a device that is secure from tampering or disabling needs to be installed so where it brings up an anti-cell phone electronic net around the car when the ignition is turned on.

and then the phone can only be used when the car is turned off.

But it needs to be made so that some hot [censored] with a laptop can't program a chip to disable it. It needs to be working in conjunction with the ignition so that if you disable the cell block, you can't start your car.

why don't you intrude further into my life? how bout an implant that prevents us from eating while we [censored].

There are better solutions than idiot-proofing technology. Just make less idiots.

 

Seeing that Pic turns my Stomach

(need Puke Icon)
It's one thing to see some one die on TV or the newspaper but it is much different when you see someone die in person like I did. It puts a sick feeling in your belly. I pray for her and her family RIP

 

if it was the cell phone, this is exactly why i think a device that is secure from tampering or disabling needs to be installed so where it brings up an anti-cell phone electronic net around the car when the ignition is turned on.

and then the phone can only be used when the car is turned off.

But it needs to be made so that some hot [censored] with a laptop can't program a chip to disable it. It needs to be working in conjunction with the ignition so that if you disable the cell block, you can't start your car.

Thank you big brother for protecting me from my self, because noone is mature enough to know to STOP TALKING if driving gets intense

get a headset

Still no good. Contrary to popular belief, "multi-tasking" means something isn't getting done.
Saw an idiot on I-81 a month ago talking with a headset, legal pad on the steering wheel, typing on a laptop on the seat beside him. Oh, and yes he was weaving.

SO then you also support banned radios in cars as well, as well as banning cup holders, hell wile were at it lets completely isolate the driver from the rest of the passenger compartment too, wouldn’t want a driver distracted by people in the car. Oh and all roads should be lined with a solid black fence so you can’t be distracted by any scenery.

People can multitask, but people have to learn to give driving the #1 priority. If driving gets complex, stop talking on the phone.

IF I’m planning on having a conversation on the phone I use a hands free kit. If I’m with someone else in the car and its possible for them to make a call instead of me guess who I hand the phone to. If I answer the phone wile driving I tend to not use hands free because it’s less distracting that trying to pull out my headset. If I’m driving and a situation arises where I can’t be distracted with a phone or I need 2 hands (if I’m not on hands free) I DROP THE PHONE. I don’t care what I’m talking about if I NEED to go and the person on the other end doesn’t hang up I have literally dropped the phone and kept driving, waited till it was safe and then picked the phone back up. Worse case scenario I rather smash my phone than smash my car, no conversation is that important.

 

pretty sure you can multitask while getting everything done.

got a few ulcers and too many all-nighters to prove it