Members Sundance Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 Our daughter was on her way to work yesterday morning. She is a middle-school teacher. She was on an Interstate when the car in front of her abruptly stopped. So, she stopped also. The car behind her did not. The high school teenager plowed into her at 60 MPH! The impact shoved her car into the car in front of her. The driver behind her told police that when he "looked up" he couldn't stop. She had noticed before the accident that he had been tail-gating her. It makes us wonder what he looked up from-----texting perhaps? Now her car appears to be totaled. The airbags went off. She has back and neck pains and a bad headache. When the boy's father came, he said they didn't need to call the police! Can you imagine?? She and the driver in front of her were already calling the police. Needless to say, that Interstate had a major traffic jam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noel Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 Oh Dear! I'm so sorry to hear about your daughters car accident and I'm glad that she's okay. Do you think it IS because of cell phone dialing or text messaging? There's a time and a place as far as text messaging is concerned and it's not while driving a vehicle. In my opinion, driving is a priviledge and not something to be taken for granted. Back in 2003, I heard the news from my mother about a former high school student that drove behind the wheel and killed a neighbor while drinking and driving. What's more horrible is that the parents were very close to the neighbor that was killed by their son. It's sad to hear these stories due to someone's ignorance, but I'm glad that your daughter is safe. I'm sure she's going to be pretty sore for the next week or so, but it's good to have her still with you. Cherish it and embrace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 Wow I am so sorry to hear about that Sundance. Well I can tell you that I never text message while driving. In fact, I do not even text message period. I find it to be nothing more than a waste of a feature on my cell. California recently passed a law where you cannot hold your cell phone in one hand while driving...but you can talk on your phone during driving but as long as you have a headset. Let's hope your daughter get some compensation for this, especially her injuries. I am having back problems myself so I have been there and done that with back pains. They are never fun. Keep us updated on any good news. We are all rooting for you and your daughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 Thats awful. I hope everything ends up okay with her. I text and drive all the time - however i never even look at my phone when im doing it. I actually get more distracted by my radio than i do texting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 Man Jack you are the ultimate multitasker...or should I say CRASH, as your insurnace nicknames you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 lol, its not multi-tasking. i live in so cal i sit in non moving traffic forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 Oh that's right. It is so impacted down there. Are the home developers still building houses there like crazy? They are doing that up here in the SF Bay Area, which pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 So sorry to hear about that Sundance, I hope your daughter is ok in the end. Talking on your cell, or texting while driving is one of my biggest pet peeves. Talking on your cell phone is already outlawed in many provinces here and I assume in some states as well. That law should extend to texting. More than a few times I have been driving and seen drivers oblivious to red lights, advanced greens and what have you, and what were they doing? Talking on their cell phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrewH Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'll admit that I text while driving. I try to keep my phone on top of the wheel so that my head is looking in front of me at all times. My mom always yells at me when she sees me texting, but I find it so much more distracting when she calls me every 15 minutes while I'm driving somewhere while it's snowing than when I text. I get more distracted talking on the phone to someone because I like put myself into the convesation, taking myself out of the current situation I am and that is driving. While texting, I'm still in the zone, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sundance Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 When someone is talking on a cell phone with her/his eyes on the road, that alone can be distracting. It should be not done at all or kept to an absolute minimum with a hands-free method rather than holding the phone to one's ear. Texting should never be done while driving a car. We share the roads. Some people think they are so smart and confident that both can be done simultaneously. What makes them so egostistical? Those messages can wait, or the driver can pull over to safe place to do the texting. Meanwhile, my daughter is still having terrible back and neck pains. She will be seeing specialist today. Yes, I guess she is "lucky" it wasn't worse. Fortunately, the driver that hit her has insurance. However, that insurance company has called her several times trying to get her to make a recorded statement. Her insurance company is handling this case as they should. Drew, please don't text while you are driving. You don't know whose lives you might ruin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sundance Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 My other daughter just had surgery on her shoulder which was damaged recently when she was it by a taxi cab driver while she was walking in a crosswalk. It was right after work in a big city. There were several other people in that same crosswalk, but she was the only one that hit. I guess she, too, was "lucky" it wasn't worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 My Junior year of high school I had had my license for maybe three months and I totaled my car because at an intersection, a thirty year old woman, went through a red light because she was texting!!! I had to swerve my car to avoid hitting her and i went down a fifteen foot embankment! It was crazy. But alas I am also guilty of texting while driving to an extent. I refuse to even touch my phone on the highway. The only time I will text and drive is when there is no one else on the road with me. Otherwise I just wait till i get home. I figure that what ever someone needed to tell me can wait until i get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sundance Posted April 13, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 Wow! This was first posted over 4 years ago. It seems to be getting worse. Don't learn the hard way. See: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=30SpScVCfAI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted April 13, 2014 Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 Yup! Houses everywhere. And I just sit in traffic. The freeway isn't bad actually but the streets - forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted April 13, 2014 Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 LOL William replying to someone…6 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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