[Spridgets] OT cell phones, a little preachy

[Paul Asgeirsson]

WOW!

Glad all of you are OK.  I've found that offramps work well for me.  Haven't
been attacked from the rear yet, though.

Pa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Soave" <soavero at yahoo.com>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 4:34 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] OT cell phones, a little preachy


> 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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