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Another wreck caused by cell phone

#1 Post by mntetn » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:06 am

and it wasn't even the driver's ...

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#2 Post by gsabc » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:16 am

To me, this is the most important part of the article:

"All seven occupants were thrown from the vehicle. No one was wearing a seat belt, police said."

IMO, auto insurance companies should be allowed to cut your medical coverage from accidents in half if the police accident investigation finds that you weren't wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. You are at least as responsible for your excess injuries as the person who caused the accident.
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#3 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:23 am

Between 6:40 and 6:50 this morning, Maddie received 3 text messages. She didn't have unlimited texting and I told her not to text when she got her phone, but we get charged if anyone texts her.

She received 30 text messages yesterday.

I switched her to unlimited texting this morning. I switched Emma as well, who sent her sister a message about bankrupting the family with her texting.

Boy have times changed.

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#4 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:03 am

There's a huge problem with TXTing while driving. That's far more distracting than talking of course, but isn't prohibited by most of the laws that prohibit talking while driving.

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#5 Post by HelpBrainTumorPatients » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:55 pm

Don't worry. All of those idiots who keep cell phones glued to their ears will eventually be coming my way. I doubt I'll be helping them...

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#6 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:36 pm

gsabc wrote:IMO, auto insurance companies should be allowed to cut your medical coverage from accidents in half if the police accident investigation finds that you weren't wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. You are at least as responsible for your excess injuries as the person who caused the accident.

I totally agree.

I won't drive unless everyone is my car is buckled up.

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#7 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:39 pm

I won't drive unless everyone is my car is buckled up.
I agree......I won't drive unless everyone has their cell phone on.....so we can talk to one another.... :lol:
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#8 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:41 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
I won't drive unless everyone is my car is buckled up.
I agree......I won't drive unless everyone has their cell phone on.....so we can talk to one another.... :lol:
You shouldn't drive unless everyone has flipped eyelids. :)

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#9 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:45 pm

Ok.....I found some potential avatars to continue this thread...but even I was grossed out.....
But if you'd like to try this at home:

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#10 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:46 pm

And for htose who need a visual:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KhenxmHxB8
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#11 Post by kayrharris » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:36 pm

Ewwwwwww!

You could permanently damage your eyes doing that kinda stuff. At least that's what my mother would have told you.

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