EPT
Risk Life, For Nothing.
| Blogs > Snet |
|
Snet
United States3573 Posts
| ||
flamewheel
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
Thank you for this. It's a pretty sobering reminder to stay alert... | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50936 Posts
some people are just stupid,its a shame he died.He didn't deserve it. | ||
|
gdcrimson
New Zealand148 Posts
| ||
|
ZoW
United States3983 Posts
 | ||
|
Snet
United States3573 Posts
Tragic. | ||
|
Coagulation
United States9633 Posts
sometimes i dont even leave my house because i illogically think bad things are gonna happen. I need to find a happy medium btw i never text while driving | ||
|
HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
Some people just love to live on the edge, it´s sad but I guess living in fear is even worse. | ||
|
Incognoto
France10239 Posts
RIP to the patient. May his death be a lesson to others. I guess it's a good thing you posted it here, more people will learn, hopefully. | ||
|
don_kyuhote
3007 Posts
TOO SCARED | ||
|
c0rn1
Germany146 Posts
).I never understood and never will understand why people are so reckless and sometimes brainless if they move a car. Why in gods name would you endanger yourself, the ones you hold dear or random others just for the cause of a temporary comfort? Most of the time this happens it wasn't even important to receive the call or text someone. And the first thing you learn at driving school is that under no circumstance you shall drive when you're distracted, under the influence of drugs (yes, alcohol is a drug too) or in a deeply emotional state. "Errare humanum est, sed in errare perseverare diabolicum." Which means: "to err is human but to insist on error is diabolic" In this case it means that everyone can do a mistake in his life since it's a human characteristic but since you KNOW the chance that something like mentioned by the OP can happen you insist on the error which makes it an evil "diabolic" act. Think about what you do and why you do something. Don't be a brainless user of modern achievements. Just be ... RESPONSIBLE. cheers | ||
|
Shauni
4077 Posts
| ||
|
SoL[9]
Portugal1370 Posts
On October 26 2010 18:30 Snet wrote: People never think bad things will happen to them. Then they die. Tragic. This. To die you just need to be alive. Is kinda scaring thats why some people prefer to "not see" and them just happened. | ||
|
puckstop101
Canada132 Posts
| ||
|
QuixoticO
Netherlands810 Posts
| ||
|
rainei
Canada1316 Posts
On October 26 2010 21:03 puckstop101 wrote: In Ontario, Canada, it is now iilegel to drive while operating a cell phone(inculding texting and calling) unless its a hands free device, not sure if its all across canada Its the same in BC, and frankly, I agree. I think that texting while driving requires like 1000X more multitasking ability than just straight up talking on the phone. Many times, you are looking down while texting, while you can keep ur eyes on the road if ur talking. Also, the victim was riding a motorcycle, and he was hit by a guy texting? or was he himself texting? The post isnt very clear on that. Regardless, texting while driving is one of the stupidest ways to die. RIP | ||
|
enzym
Germany1034 Posts
| ||
|
Jayme
United States5866 Posts
On October 26 2010 22:04 enzym wrote: empathy for injured or especially dying people is understandable and one major thing that makes us human and is a big part of civilization. despite of that though i must say that i dont find the tragedy here. as cold hearted as that sounds, it was a thoughtless person putting his own life at risk and paying for it. i also understand that he was a motorcyclist, which makes his behaviour even more risky. we have developed many tools, but far from enough to think that we are invincible, above natural selection. Uh I think you missed the part were the jackass driving the vehicle hit the guy and killed him and them took off. I'm assuming here that the cyclist want the one texting. I hate accident calls so much, especially fatality ones. 95% of the time the accident was entirely avoidable if someone had just paid some attention. | ||
Smix
United States4549 Posts
| ||
|
H
New Zealand6138 Posts
| ||
|
psychopat
Canada417 Posts
Just don't be an idiot. Pull over if you know you're going to be distracted, whether it be phone, restless kids in the back seat or anything else. | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
| ||
|
CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
| ||
tofucake
Hyrule19210 Posts
Jesus christ people are dumb. | ||
|
NukeTheBunnys
United States1004 Posts
| ||
|
Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
I am sorry he died. I suspect it isn't the first time, though. Texting and driving is amazingly, amazingly stupid. | ||
|
Starparty
Sweden1963 Posts
| ||
|
Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
Wow, shit man.... and he got that from texting and driving and ended up dying in the end for it. =( | ||
|
Fishball
Canada4788 Posts
On October 26 2010 23:46 tofucake wrote: Waaaait wait wait wait wait.....am I reading this right? Was the guy texting while riding a fucking motorcycle? Jesus christ people are dumb. No, I don't believe the cyclist was texting. The key term is "hit and run". | ||
|
Thats_The_Spirit
Netherlands138 Posts
Anyway, it's a sad story. I hope the text message was reaaly important. | ||
|
Quake48
United States68 Posts
| ||
|
.Aar
2177 Posts
And honestly, I don't think people understand just how dangerous driving is. You're in a 4000 lb piece of metal going 60 miles an hour mere feet, sometimes inches away from other 4000 lb pieces of metal or solid cement walls. To text while driving just seems.. disrespectful, somehow. I know this sounds like a bunch of superstitious bullshit but respect the dangers of the road, dammit. | ||
| ||
