Comments on: Video: The dangers of texting while driving (Warning: Graphic) http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Panda http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-36796 Panda Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:34:50 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-36796 Alright like none of you who have posted have ever texted or talked on the phone before while driving, seriously a bunch of hypocrites is what you all are. And yes the more violence the better the full view of bodies and things give up a good idea of "what could" ha[[en while you text and drive. Alright like none of you who have posted have ever texted or talked on the phone before while driving, seriously a bunch of hypocrites is what you all are. And yes the more violence the better the full view of bodies and things give up a good idea of “what could” ha[[en while you text and drive.

]]> By: Tom http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-25020 Tom Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:42:36 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-25020 Graphic, but how about real life horrors. Just ask Reggie Shaw, a 20-something who killed 2 men while texting and driving. The video is at ut.zerofatalities.com/ and asks "Can you live with taking a life because of texting?" My 26 yr old daughter had a 16 yr old girl as a customer; last weekend this girl was on her hand held cell talking to her boyfriend when she lost control and crashed. Her boyfriend heard her screams and the sounds of the crash that killed her. As if that wasn't bad enough, my daughter happened to drive by while emergency crews were trying to extricate her lifeless body. If you must talk on a cell while driving, invest in a Bluetooth--it's cheaper than your life or mine. And there is NO reason in the world to take 1 hand and both eyes off the road to text while driving. I just may be in the car coming toward you. Graphic, but how about real life horrors. Just ask Reggie Shaw, a 20-something who killed 2 men while texting and driving. The video is at ut.zerofatalities.com/ and asks “Can you live with taking a life because of texting?” My 26 yr old daughter had a 16 yr old girl as a customer; last weekend this girl was on her hand held cell talking to her boyfriend when she lost control and crashed. Her boyfriend heard her screams and the sounds of the crash that killed her. As if that wasn’t bad enough, my daughter happened to drive by while emergency crews were trying to extricate her lifeless body.

If you must talk on a cell while driving, invest in a Bluetooth–it’s cheaper than your life or mine. And there is NO reason in the world to take 1 hand and both eyes off the road to text while driving. I just may be in the car coming toward you.

]]> By: Police http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-21841 Police Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-21841 "First off no matter how fast someone is driving if you are fully stopped like you say you were and end up getting pushed into the vehicle in front of you its because you were too close to said vehicle. No amount of force can push you that far if you keep proper distance between you and vehicle in front of you while stoped." Really? Are you an expert? Just how much distance do you keep between yourself and the next vehicle when you're at a red light? Have you ever been rear-ended? The force of the impact is often enough that yes, your foot comes off the brake. Even if it didn't, a 2,000 lbs car travelling at 40 or 50 km/h has more than enough inertia to push a stopped car. Talk about assuming things - I think you've just reinforced that one nicely. “First off no matter how fast someone is driving if you are fully stopped like you say you were and end up getting pushed into the vehicle in front of you its because you were too close to said vehicle. No amount of force can push you that far if you keep proper distance between you and vehicle in front of you while stoped.”

Really? Are you an expert? Just how much distance do you keep between yourself and the next vehicle when you’re at a red light? Have you ever been rear-ended? The force of the impact is often enough that yes, your foot comes off the brake. Even if it didn’t, a 2,000 lbs car travelling at 40 or 50 km/h has more than enough inertia to push a stopped car. Talk about assuming things – I think you’ve just reinforced that one nicely.

]]> By: Rhonda http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-21259 Rhonda Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:13:34 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-21259 The video no matter how graphic you find it, kids all think they are immortal. That would never happen to me, until it hits home when it is one of their close friends that dies in an accident. I have threatened my teens who are just getting their learners that if I ever catch them doing their makeup, talking on the phone etc while driving, that will be the end of their driving until they can afford to buy their own car and insurance, no second chances. I do want to mention that even people who drive for a living are careless when it comes to these type of distractions. We passed a semi hauling gasoline the other day, he literally had a full size keyboard sitting on top of his steering wheel and he was typing away! His hands were not even on the steering wheel!! The video no matter how graphic you find it, kids all think they are immortal. That would never happen to me, until it hits home when it is one of their close friends that dies in an accident. I have threatened my teens who are just getting their learners that if I ever catch them doing their makeup, talking on the phone etc while driving, that will be the end of their driving until they can afford to buy their own car and insurance, no second chances.

I do want to mention that even people who drive for a living are careless when it comes to these type of distractions. We passed a semi hauling gasoline the other day, he literally had a full size keyboard sitting on top of his steering wheel and he was typing away! His hands were not even on the steering wheel!!

]]> By: jon williams http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-20960 jon williams Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:45:46 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-20960 lol her friends should have told her she was drifting to oncoming traffic... they weren't all texting, darwin award for the whole car lol her friends should have told her she was drifting to oncoming traffic… they weren’t all texting, darwin award for the whole car

]]> By: Marc Saltzman http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-20958 Marc Saltzman Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:24:54 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-20958 Wow, then I'm a lightweight because I found this video to be graphic! Of course it could be worse but I think it does a good job into scaring people who text n' drive into thinking otherwise. You don't believe it's poewrful enough to sway those who do it? Marc Wow, then I’m a lightweight because I found this video to be graphic! Of course it could be worse but I think it does a good job into scaring people who text n’ drive into thinking otherwise. You don’t believe it’s poewrful enough to sway those who do it?

Marc

]]> By: Adam http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-20954 Adam Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:49:07 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-20954 I fail to see how dabbing a bit of fake blood onto the actors faces makes this video graphic.. Maybe i'm just desensitized to this kind of stuff, but i still agree with most of the people here that it could have been more realistic. I also agree that no amount of PSA videos is going to stop morons from texting on the damn road. I fail to see how dabbing a bit of fake blood onto the actors faces makes this video graphic.. Maybe i’m just desensitized to this kind of stuff, but i still agree with most of the people here that it could have been more realistic. I also agree that no amount of PSA videos is going to stop morons from texting on the damn road.

]]> By: Buster http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-20944 Buster Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:57:36 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-20944 I don't think it was graphic enough. I drive for a living and have seen it first hand many times. There should have been more carnage to make it realistic. Bodys torn in half lieing on the road. decapatated body on the hood of a car and a head on the highway, a small child wide awake screaming at the top of its lungs becouse his or her lower limb severd of at the knees.The family dog licking the blood off the highway from a deceased person. ETC.Now that would hit home, becouse that is reality as to what happens out there. Not this whimpy video I just saw. I don’t think it was graphic enough. I drive for a living and have seen it first hand many times. There should have been more carnage to make it realistic. Bodys torn in half lieing on the road. decapatated body on the hood of a car and a head on the highway, a small child wide awake screaming at the top of its lungs becouse his or her lower limb severd of at the knees.The family dog licking the blood off the highway from a deceased person. ETC.Now that would hit home, becouse that is reality
as to what happens out there. Not this whimpy video I just saw.

]]> By: Inspector http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-20941 Inspector Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:06:04 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-20941 Frank I do agree with what your saying and I do not use my cell while driving however you are assuming things. First off no matter how fast someone is driving if you are fully stopped like you say you were and end up getting pushed into the vehicle in front of you its because you were too close to said vehicle. No amount of force can push you that far if you keep proper distance between you and vehicle in front of you while stoped. (Unless you blacked out from impact and foot came off brake) The vehicle in front of you has a right to sue you and the vehicle that hit you. You obviously can sue vehicle that hit you from behind. That all though would have to be proven in court. However if it were a semi or bus then possibly even if you leave proper distance you could be pushed into vehicle in front of you then you are not at fault in the least but agian things would have to be proven in court to speed and distance. There is no way for you to know 100 percent if she was on her cell texting. You would need phone records to proove that. Yes it is a high possibilty she was texting or talking on cell but you can not assume anything. Frank I do agree with what your saying and I do not use my cell while driving however you are assuming things. First off no matter how fast someone is driving if you are fully stopped like you say you were and end up getting pushed into the vehicle in front of you its because you were too close to said vehicle. No amount of force can push you that far if you keep proper distance between you and vehicle in front of you while stoped. (Unless you blacked out from impact and foot came off brake) The vehicle in front of you has a right to sue you and the vehicle that hit you. You obviously can sue vehicle that hit you from behind. That all though would have to be proven in court. However if it were a semi or bus then possibly even if you leave proper distance you could be pushed into vehicle in front of you then you are not at fault in the least but agian things would have to be proven in court to speed and distance.

There is no way for you to know 100 percent if she was on her cell texting. You would need phone records to proove that. Yes it is a high possibilty she was texting or talking on cell but you can not assume anything.

]]> By: Frank http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2009/08/video-the-dangers-of-texting-while-driving-warning-graphic.html/comment-page-1#comment-20939 Frank Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:29:19 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=3290#comment-20939 Having been rear-ended by a 20 year old girl who said she "was distracted for a minute" and who had her cell phone in her hand when the air bag was deflating, I know full well that she was texting when she embossed her license plate in the rear bumper of my vehicle. There were no signs that she had even attempted to brake, and she hit my vehicle hard enough to put me into the SUV ahead of me. BTW ... myself and the SUV were both stopped for a red light, and were roughly half way between two traffic lights. My vehicle has been written off because the frame had been damaged too badly to even attempt to repair. Having been rear-ended by a 20 year old girl who said she “was distracted for a minute” and who had her cell phone in her hand when the air bag was deflating, I know full well that she was texting when she embossed her license plate in the rear bumper of my vehicle. There were no signs that she had even attempted to brake, and she hit my vehicle hard enough to put me into the SUV ahead of me. BTW … myself and the SUV were both stopped for a red light, and were roughly half way between two traffic lights. My vehicle has been written off because the frame had been damaged too badly to even attempt to repair.

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