Pay attention while you drive
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CTsupra
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CTsupra;1230121 said:This coming from the guy with the crazy dorifto in his sig...
i do the crazy dorifto at events, so its allowed :biglaugh:
What? Pay attention when I'm in direct control of a 3500lbs missile with Sir Isaac Newton in the passenger seat?
Fuck that noise.
Fuck that noise.
Damn, that's a strong vid, as it should be. Life is precious, and it can change in an blink of an eye.
Doward;1230153 said:
ahh doward u always bring humor to even the most wrong things lol.
just make sure to miss the dog but fly over him
God that video made me want to kill myself. that was the most depressing public service announcement Ive ever seen. Freakin babies get killed in half the crashes
Disturbing and brutal.
However, that video wasn't about "speeding" - it was about reckless driving - there's a large difference.
However, that video wasn't about "speeding" - it was about reckless driving - there's a large difference.
Supracentral;1230177 said:
Amen to that, coming home from school today, I counted 6 people, all cutting me off without using blinkers....talking on their cell phones...
Fuck me...
Serious shit. Good reminder to pay attention and drive safe. If not for yourself than for the innocent people you endanger when you don't.
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If the couple on the wall thing happened to me and my g/f I'm near positive I'd have nightmares for the rest of my life. I hope that has never actually happened to anyone...
Serious shit. Good reminder to pay attention and drive safe. If not for yourself than for the innocent people you endanger when you don't.
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If the couple on the wall thing happened to me and my g/f I'm near positive I'd have nightmares for the rest of my life. I hope that has never actually happened to anyone...
suprarx7nut;1230266 said:
I guarantee it has, somewhere, at some point.
I tend to drive sports cars for one very big reason - I tend to be able to brake and handle my way out of any accidents in front of me. I always assume the people around me are about to do the stupidest possible thing - and usually, they do
The other thing about a sports car, is the feel from the road you get. I never forget that Sir Isaac Newton is along with me at all times.
I agree. With a few exceptions, people who drive a manual sports car (a big distinction) tend be be better drivers on the whole as the nature of the beast forces them to pay more attention and enhances both driving skill and car control. Where I live, it is extremely rare to see any form of accident involving a sports car, and it's not because no one around here has them. It's usually a minivan and a truck, or a minivan and a guardrail, or something. Fortunately, we have few accidents like the ones in the vid with the exception of a 20 car pileup we had a few years ago that killed 6 people or so.
All of those accidents may have been the driver's fault but in a good few of them the pedestrians could have avoided getting hit if they were paying attention. Seriously, that guy texting that girl didn't even look up before stepping into the street... what the fuck was he thinking? Especially in a row of parked cars where drivers can't see you until you're between their headlights or bouncing off their windshield. I think we need to teach some people to look both ways before crossing the road and respect the stopping distance of vehicles just as much as we enforce safe driving.
My girlfriend has almost been run down atleast 6 times in the past 4 months by cars not paying attention. Me? I've never even come close. I walk the same streets with probably statistically identical drivers she does, I just know when to walk and when to wait. Damned if I can teach her this concept.
And what was with that guy that swerved to avoid the dog? He's bouncing off the rev limiter in a pass and he swerves to avoid a dog? Sorry pal, your priorities are in the wrong order, roofus should be flat and you should keep going straight.
I totally agree with the message and the video, it makes a strong point. But I think pedestrians need to be more aware of their surroundings. That celica that hit the jeep that hit the woman... she should have been able to see the celica coming atleast 100ft off and anticipated (by his speed) that he may not be paying attention and to get the fuck off the road.
I think both drivers and pedestrians need to change if they both want to stay safe.
My girlfriend has almost been run down atleast 6 times in the past 4 months by cars not paying attention. Me? I've never even come close. I walk the same streets with probably statistically identical drivers she does, I just know when to walk and when to wait. Damned if I can teach her this concept.
And what was with that guy that swerved to avoid the dog? He's bouncing off the rev limiter in a pass and he swerves to avoid a dog? Sorry pal, your priorities are in the wrong order, roofus should be flat and you should keep going straight.
I totally agree with the message and the video, it makes a strong point. But I think pedestrians need to be more aware of their surroundings. That celica that hit the jeep that hit the woman... she should have been able to see the celica coming atleast 100ft off and anticipated (by his speed) that he may not be paying attention and to get the fuck off the road.
I think both drivers and pedestrians need to change if they both want to stay safe.
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Keros;1230484 said:
When you first watch the video, you really don't notice these things. After i got to watch it twice then you'll start noticing that its both to blame. Completely agree with you keros though
