Comments on: Did Text Messaging Play Role In Car Crash That Killed 5 Youths? http://themoderatevoice.com/14035/did-text-messaging-play-role-in-car-crash-that-killed-5-youths/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:47:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/14035/did-text-messaging-play-role-in-car-crash-that-killed-5-youths/comment-page-1/#comment-90765 Rudi Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:04:18 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/14035/did-text-messaging-play-role-in-car-crash-that-killed-5-youths/#comment-90765 This could have been avoided if she just handed the phone to a friend. The accident would be the same in a Saab or Volvo car. This is a call for ticketing drivers who eat, apply makeup or other nonsense while driving. Young drivers aren't the only ones doing this. A couple of years ago, I interviewed with a Nissan engineer while he was driving, at least he pulled over to take some notes. This could have been avoided if she just handed the phone to a friend. The accident would be the same in a Saab or Volvo car. This is a call for ticketing drivers who eat, apply makeup or other nonsense while driving. Young drivers aren’t the only ones doing this. A couple of years ago, I interviewed with a Nissan engineer while he was driving, at least he pulled over to take some notes.

]]> By: Capt Fogg http://themoderatevoice.com/14035/did-text-messaging-play-role-in-car-crash-that-killed-5-youths/comment-page-1/#comment-90747 Capt Fogg Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:06:06 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/14035/did-text-messaging-play-role-in-car-crash-that-killed-5-youths/#comment-90747 Great post - and scary. The words "Sport Utility Vehicle" were expected however. These are the most unroadworthy vehicles made since the 1920's, but the flood of advertising about how they handle like sports cars has completely bamboozled a nation who buy them as safety cars - the only think to let your family drive. Combine massive instability, poor braking, lack of crumple zones and the propensity to roll and flip end for end with incompetent teen drivers, cell phones that use text messages and have video games, and someone is going to get killed - as has been demonstrated. Great post – and scary. The words “Sport Utility Vehicle” were expected however. These are the most unroadworthy vehicles made since the 1920′s, but the flood of advertising about how they handle like sports cars has completely bamboozled a nation who buy them as safety cars – the only think to let your family drive.

Combine massive instability, poor braking, lack of crumple zones and the propensity to roll and flip end for end with incompetent teen drivers, cell phones that use text messages and have video games, and someone is going to get killed – as has been demonstrated.

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