[Soundy]

Driver posts selfie, Facebook update before dying in head-on collision - National | Globalnews.ca (http://globalnews.ca/news/1295731/driver-posts-selfie-facebook-update-before-dying-in-head-on-collision/)

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[westopher]

32 years old...... Get the fuck off your facebook while driving. I am so stunned at how many people I see on a daily basis "hiding" their phone and texting away while the do the 100 eye dart per minute, and even more stunned at how many of them are in their 30s and 40s. Glad she didn't kill anyone else.

[meme405]

If only the police had handed out more tickets for people texting at redlights this wouldn't have happened...:ohgodwhy:

[Infiniti]

darwin award nominee

[AeroK]

lol

[123654123]

gene pool cleansed

[GabAlmighty]

Not enough practice

[hchang]

If only the police had handed out more tickets for people texting at redlights this wouldn't have happened...:ohgodwhy:

Yeah cause cops can be at every single red light around the world

I don't understand how people can complain at everything.

Even if there was more enforcement everybody would get their panties up in a knot asking why the cops aren't out dealing with the bigger crimes
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[Stealthy]

Wonder if it still makes her happy
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[fsy82]

Is it just me or people don't have the mental capacity to operate a vehicle now a days when doing something else as well. I remember before this Law came into fruition there weren't many cases in regards to people being in accidents or dying because of the phone usage.

[123654123]

http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/255/686/4/S2556864/slug/l/happy-batman-slap-1.jpg

[godwin]

Reminds me of yesterday's American Dad

American dad Rubberneckers Season 10 Episode 18 (full episode) online - YouTube

[Soundy]

Is it just me or people don't have the mental capacity to operate a vehicle now a days when doing something else as well. I remember before this Law came into fruition there weren't many cases in regards to people being in accidents or dying because of the phone usage.

You realize there was a time, not too long ago, that not everyone had mobile phones, let along smart phones that put the Internet with its million distractions in the palm of your hand?

The law wasn't created out of vapour, it was created BECAUSE of human stupidity.

[fsy82]

You realize there was a time, not too long ago, that not everyone had mobile phones, let along smart phones that put the Internet with its million distractions in the palm of your hand?

The law wasn't created out of vapour, it was created BECAUSE of human stupidity.

But c'mon checking a text is nothing compared to doing a selfie while driving..lol

[freakshow]

I remember before this Law came into fruition there weren't many cases in regards to people being in accidents or dying because of the phone usage. In the past, a) less people had phones, and those phones did much less, and b) authorities might not have known to or been able to check their last cellphone activity to attribute it to the cause of the crash

[PinkMuffin]

at-least she died happy!

[meme405]

Yeah cause cops can be at every single red light around the world

I don't understand how people can complain at everything.

Even if there was more enforcement everybody would get their panties up in a knot asking why the cops aren't out dealing with the bigger crimes
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No your just an idiot and missed the irony in my post.

I am making fun of the stupid cops who sit at intersections and ticket hundreds of people glancing at their phone at a red light when they should be ticketing drivers who are actually driving and texting, or in this case taking selfies.

Sorry but my car is not going to spontaneously explode because I am texting while stopped at a red light. The worst that can happen is if your too retarded to multi task you might hold someone up for a second cause you didn't see the light change and that person gives you a honk and maybe gives you the finger. No harm done.

If anything police are making the problem worse because people will stop checking their phones at red lights and they will do it while driving because there is no way for a cop to catch them.

[snails]

No your just an idiot and missed the irony in my post.

I am making fun of the stupid cops who sit at intersections and ticket hundreds of people glancing at their phone at a red light when they should be ticketing drivers who are actually driving and texting, or in this case taking selfies.

Sorry but my car is not going to spontaneously explode because I am texting while stopped at a red light. The worst that can happen is if your too retarded to multi task you might hold someone up for a second cause you didn't see the light change and that person gives you a honk and maybe gives you the finger. No harm done.

If anything police are making the problem worse because people will stop checking their phones at red lights and they will do it while driving because there is no way for a cop to catch them.


i actually watched a girl roll into the car ahead cuz she didnt realize her foot wasnt hard enough on the brakes while texting..

but i do agree that the red light texters are not the danger on the road.

[kwy]

No your just an idiot and missed the irony in my post.

I am making fun of the stupid cops who sit at intersections and ticket hundreds of people glancing at their phone at a red light when they should be ticketing drivers who are actually driving and texting, or in this case taking selfies.

Sorry but my car is not going to spontaneously explode because I am texting while stopped at a red light. The worst that can happen is if your too retarded to multi task you might hold someone up for a second cause you didn't see the light change and that person gives you a honk and maybe gives you the finger. No harm done.

If anything police are making the problem worse because people will stop checking their phones at red lights and they will do it while driving because there is no way for a cop to catch them.

Stopped reading at this point.

[kkthind]

Reminds me of yesterday's American Dad

American dad Rubberneckers Season 10 Episode 18 (full episode) online - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5sGsu3Jbl0)

Lol rubbernecking :lawl:
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[HondaGuy]

Just 15 mins ago as I am driving into oakridge, some white woman decides to cross the street while staring down into her phone. 4 cars in front of me made it before she actually crossed...
I was the 5th... I literally was cleared to go but had to stop cause shes aimlessly looking down at phone...

Ppl...
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[meme405]

Stopped reading at this point.

Sorry, while at work I generally write quickly and may miss some grammar items, but frankly its not that hard to understand what I meant. If you can read and understand half the other garbage others write on here, I'm sure you can figure out what I meant above.

[GLOW]

I literally was cleared to go but had to stop cause shes aimlessly looking down at phone...

Ppl...
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wouldn't have mattered. if she were to look up i'm sure she'd give you the coldest and meanest stare down for daring to even drive near her and not even break stride

[GS8]

I'm not surprised it was a woman.

Most of the post spammers on my FB feed are women. They always post something about something or some random photo of themselves in some random ass location as if normal people are supposed to give a fuck?

Oh, you're in an elevator? WOW!

And these people are over the age of 30 as well. People who grew up in a time where we didn't have this shit so what kind of brain malfunction do you have that you need to adopt dangerous behaviour like this?

Oh well. People drown in the shallow end of the gene pool all the time.

[twitchyzero]

that's an ironic status update if I ever saw one

[radioman]

Maybe she was listening to "stairway to heaven".


Too soon???

[SpeedStars]

Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take The Wheel - YouTube :pokerface:

[FatalCloud]

you guys are so cold hearted, yeah she made a stupid mistake but doesn't mean she deserved to die, and have ppl making comments like 'gene pool cleansed'.

[Rainei]

you guys are so cold hearted, yeah she made a stupid mistake but doesn't mean she deserved to die, and have ppl making comments like 'gene pool cleansed'.

She doesn't deserve to die, but when she is obviously engaging in risky behaviour and making "stupid mistakes" constantly as evidenced by past behaviour, we can call it lucky that she only killed herself and not that 73year old driver in the other car or any other poor sod that happens to be sharing the road w/ her.

[jinxcrusader]

Off my fb..

[skiiipi]

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect Sanford was posting pictures of herself while driving in the days before the crash, but not on the day of the crash, as clarified by High Point Police Lieutenant$Barry Roberts.

Doesn't make it much better, but at least she didn't die right after taking a selfie...

Rip
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[Klondike]

http://i.imgur.com/oncSns6.jpg

[maksimizer]

I cant wait till I can fail people posts./

[Tone Loc]

Is it just me or people don't have the mental capacity to operate a vehicle now a days when doing something else as well. I remember before this Law came into fruition there weren't many cases in regards to people being in accidents or dying because of the phone usage.

Cars are getting easier to drive every year. Couple this with phone technology going from T9 to QWERTY and it's not hard to see why people don't see texting while driving as risky.

Personally, I drive a manual which makes it nearly impossible to text and drive. No power steering also means both hands on the wheel. No cup holders so I can't even drink while driving. Maybe if everyone drove cars like mine....

[StylinRed]

rip but my god -_-

cant stand texters/cellphone users

lately it seems to have lessened at least when im out on the road

[SpeedStars]

Cars are getting easier to drive every year. Couple this with phone technology going from T9 to QWERTY and it's not hard to see why people don't see texting while driving as risky.

Personally, I drive a manual which makes it nearly impossible to text and drive. No power steering also means both hands on the wheel. No cup holders so I can't even drink while driving. Maybe if everyone drove cars like mine....

I've always imagined what it would be like if people; especially new drivers, were forced to drive a manual car because you can't do anything else behind the wheel plus you get the experience to drive a manual car if needed later on in life. With automatics, it's just gas and go which leaves so much leeway for your hands to play around with things in your car.

[Phil@rise]

No your just an idiot and missed the irony in my post.

I am making fun of the stupid cops who sit at intersections and ticket hundreds of people glancing at their phone at a red light when they should be ticketing drivers who are actually driving and texting, or in this case taking selfies.

Sorry but my car is not going to spontaneously explode because I am texting while stopped at a red light. The worst that can happen is if your too retarded to multi task you might hold someone up for a second cause you didn't see the light change and that person gives you a honk and maybe gives you the finger. No harm done.

If anything police are making the problem worse because people will stop checking their phones at red lights and they will do it while driving because there is no way for a cop to catch them.

No your not going to blow up but your inconsiderate actions are holding up the five cars beind you for an "lol"

[fliptuner]

even more stunned at how many of them are in their 30s and 40s

It adds up when you consider that cell phone plans were getting affordable in the mid 90's, for people in their late teens/early 20's. So those people grew up talking on their phones, without consequence, for quite a few years. Now that they're getting up there in age, it's hard to break the habit and on top of that, cell phones are a much bigger distraction than just making a call.

Conversely, kids that are just starting to drive have grown up, well aware of the dangers and consequences of cell use while driving and hopefully, won't make the same mistakes.

[twitchyzero]

No your not going to blow up but your inconsiderate actions are holding up the five cars beind you for an "lol"

you can say the same thing about using the gps/infotainment system at a redlight

or back in the old days...when people whip out a map during a redlight

ticketing red light texters is a waste of law enforcement resources

[Pegacorn]

I'd like to think people will learn from this, but nobody thinks that it'll happen to them. I wonder how many more of these stories we'll have to see. I also don't like this quote from the article: “And I’m sure there are millions of people in this world that will pick up their cell phone and make a text message, make a phone call, take a phone call or even check an email while driving. And just because it hasn't happened to them yet, they should really have some consideration for the family.” .... NO. This isn't cancer, it can't just "happen to anyone". It's preventable. It's illegal. I'm sorry the family has to go through this and we need to respect the dead, but people need to learn a hard lesson from this.

[Psykopathik]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/6a7f617bc68200afd23bbff5d235a030/tumblr_mfz61xGY6a1s1h8sgo1_500.jpg

hmmm

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

it's okay. we'll have driving cars soon.

I'll be drinking, while texting... as my google car is driving me to the liquor store for reup.

[underscore]

Cars are getting easier to drive every year. Couple this with phone technology going from T9 to QWERTY and it's not hard to see why people don't see texting while driving as risky.

QWERTY makes texting harder since it requires two hands and these stupid touchscreen phones mean you need to stare at the damn thing to use it. Back in the flip phone days I could find a contact, T9 a text and send it without looking at my phone.

The electronics built into cars are the same thing, with physical buttons you can eventually do anything in your car without looking at it (radio, lights, wipers, heater controls, etc) but with this touchscreen bullshit you have to stare at the damn thing to use it. Touchscreen radios, GPS, hell I saw a car with touchscreen heater controls a little while ago. How the hell are car makers able to make a vehicle with touchscreens for everything yet portable electronics are illegal because they are legitimately dangerous to use?

[meme405]

No your not going to blow up but your inconsiderate actions are holding up the five cars beind you for an "lol"

Pretty much this:


ticketing red light texters is a waste of law enforcement resources

The law was drafted to protect and stop drivers from getting into accidents while texting and driving.

Right now police are only going after those who do it at redlights, which means that more people stop checking their phone while stopped at ta redlight for fear they might get a ticket, now they are just checking them once they are moving.

So you have really only exasperated the problem.

Also twitchy is right using law enforcement to police something which is nothing more than an "inconsiderate action" is a real waste of resources.

[Phil@rise]

you can say the same thing about using the gps/infotainment system at a redlight

or back in the old days...when people whip out a map during a redlight

ticketing red light texters is a waste of law enforcement resources

GPS is voice activated and guided and if its not you pull over and get the fuck out of the peoples way who know where they are going same goes for maps.

[Soundy]

I'd like to think people will learn from this, but nobody thinks that it'll happen to them.
Welcome to Revscene.... :pokerface:
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[Psykopathik]

it's okay. we'll have driving cars soon.

I'll be drinking, while texting... as my google car is driving me to the liquor store for reup.

all you can think of is drinking while driving? Shit I'd be fucking and driving...if i could actually get some ass.
:okay:

[Timpo]

:suspicious:Lane departure warning system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://automobiles.honda.com/images/2014/crosstour/interior-gallery/2014-honda-crosstour-interior-feature-lane-departure-warning-safety.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Lexus_Pre-Collision_System_frontal.jpg
http://www.lexus.eu/img/Lexus_IS250_safety_pre_crash_safety_LARGE_THUMBNAI L_tcm862-1215261.jpg

[Timpo]

also this..

FRONTAL COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM :accepted:
Car brakes automatically before you get into an accident

http://www.insidegnss.com/auto/popupimage/IIHS%20Collision%20Avoidance%20image.jpg
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200712/volvo-working-on-new-3_600x0w.jpg

[LP700-4]

I've always imagined what it would be like if people; especially new drivers, were forced to drive a manual car because you can't do anything else behind the wheel plus you get the experience to drive a manual car if needed later on in life. With automatics, it's just gas and go which leaves so much leeway for your hands to play around with things in your car.

This.

Most natural way of preventing use of electronics while driving.

Too bad most manufacturers are phasing out manuals now. :okay:

[geeknerd]

At least she died happy. RIP.

You just have to be smart about using your phone and use common sense.

I was at a red light and had my phone on my lap; I was using one hand. A car right turned on to the oncoming lane and stopped a bit after passing me. I sensed it and looked back and it was a cop car. She saw me and I immediately put it away and she gave me the disapproval headshake and then I did a sorry hand wave and then I left. If there was any "safer way" of using my phone, I was doing it; I was able to sense her, was using one hand, checking my surroundings, and using at a red light.

Everyone's driving skills are different and my cell phone use + driving is definitely less of a risk compared to some law abiding drivers while at the same time riskier than some others.

There was a time when cell phones use wasnt illegal and I had no problems then and I have no problems now. I don't see it much different from going 10 over the limit.

Ready for the fails :D

[underscore]

also this..

FRONTAL COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM :accepted:
Car brakes automatically before you get into an accident


Or people could just learn to fucking drive. Eventually people will get dependant on these bullshit systems and as soon as they're in a car without them (or if the system malfunctions) they'll crash.

[westopher]

I was at a red light and had my phone on my lap; I was using one hand. A car right turned on to the oncoming lane and stopped a bit after passing me.
If your sentence structure is indicative of your ability to text and drive, it won't be long before you learn your lesson.

[geeknerd]

sry engrish hard