Witnesses a Car Accident Yesterday

[Midlife]

Driving down the 4-lane main drag in reasonably heavy traffic, I hear a loud crash as the car in front of me stopped suddenly. Fortunately, I had enough distance between him for me to stop. This bozo plowed into a previously stopped car, damaging both cars in the process. He was going approx. 10 mph, and his airbag deployed. As I pulled around him, I could see he was not injured and was waving the airbag smoke out of his way, which was barely leaking out of the windows of the car. I don't know why the idiot just didn't roll down the windows to remove the smoke.

Anyway, this was the first airbag I've seen deployed in real time (with the possible exception of the MIL, which is always deployed!). I'm very surprised it went off on such a small speed, but the crash musta been a good-un.

 

[Anonymous]

Chances are the reason he didn't roll down the windows is more than likely he was dazed by the bag (WTF just happened?). Course they have cut the force down quiet a bit since the first ones, but they still carry a wop. Was he texting?

 

[Midlife]

Was he texting? I have no idea.

 

[Anonymous]

I watched one happen standing on the sidewalk. The girl was texting and simply drove her SUV into the car in front of her and the bag popped. After she regained her senses, all she could think about was finding her cell phone. To be honest, it took me and my friends a few seconds to stop laughing before we could go and see if she was alright.

 

[70 StangMan]

I watched one happen standing on the sidewalk. The girl was texting and simply drove her SUV into the car in front of her and the bag popped. After she regained her senses, all she could think about was finding her cell phone. To be honest, it took me and my friends a few seconds to stop laughing before we could go and see if she was alright.

Yesterday I passed a women that was speeding up and and sowing down for no apparent reason and I looked over expecting to see a phone/ texting but was stunned to see she was reading a actual book on her steering wheel as she drove down the road. I blew my horn to try to get her to look over but I guess she was to "involved". She never did.

 

[Anonymous]

I watched one happen standing on the sidewalk. The girl was texting and simply drove her SUV into the car in front of her and the bag popped. After she regained her senses, all she could think about was finding her cell phone. To be honest, it took me and my friends a few seconds to stop laughing before we could go and see if she was alright.

Yesterday I passed a women that was speeding up and and sowing down for no apparent reason and I looked over expecting to see a phone/ texting but was stunned to see she was reading a actual book on her steering wheel as she drove down the road. I blew my horn to try to get her to look over but I guess she was to "involved". She never did.

That, is the type of shit that LEO's should concentrate on!

 

[Sluggo]

Airbags don't deploy by vehicle speed or area of impact. They deploy by rate of deceleration. Sometimes they seem to deploy on a light impact but if you were to examine the vehicle you would find that the frame took the impact slowing the car more rapidly. When they hit above the frame rails, the crumple zones slow the car at a lower rate and the bags may or may not deploy.

 

[opentrackerSteve]

Lack of situational awareness (SA) likely was the root cause of this accident.

I drive over 110 miles a day round trip to work and am in awe of the ineptitude of society to properly operate motor vehicles.....

We, as a country, have definitely lost our way.

 

[blue65coupe]

I watched one happen standing on the sidewalk. The girl was texting and simply drove her SUV into the car in front of her and the bag popped. After she regained her senses, all she could think about was finding her cell phone. To be honest, it took me and my friends a few seconds to stop laughing before we could go and see if she was alright.

Yesterday I passed a women that was speeding up and and sowing down for no apparent reason and I looked over expecting to see a phone/ texting but was stunned to see she was reading a actual book on her steering wheel as she drove down the road. I blew my horn to try to get her to look over but I guess she was to "involved". She never did.

That, is the type of shit that LEO's should concentrate on!

Oh we do, lmao. Typically the conversation (seriously) goes like this:

leo: Sir/Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over?

driver: No.

leo: you were weaving, maintaining inconsistent speed, crossing line, whatever

driver: I'm sorry, I didn't realize that.

leo: Probably because you were reading, putting on lipstick, looking at phone, whatever. I need your license and registration please.

You wouldn't believe how many people (remember I am new) have no freakin' clue you are even behind them, beside them, whatever. Today for instance, I am driving 50 in a 45. I give everyone 5 over, even if I am going exact speed. Hey, I do it in my own car so I ain't gonna bust them for it. A lady passes me so I drop in behind her to see what she'll do. She has no clue she passed me or I was behind her. Kept cruising down the road even tailgating a little...and she wondered why I pulled her.

 

[Anonymous]

Didya beat her with the night stick? Please say yes!

 

[Anonymous]

Oh we do, lmao. Typically the conversation (really) goes like this:

leo: Sir/Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over?

driver: Still reading her text.

leo: you were weaving, maintaining inconsistent speed, crossing line, whatever

driver: Can you hold on.............

leo: You were looking at phone, texting, and had your head completely stuck up your a**. I need your license and registration please.

driver: hands leo a charge card while still looking at cell phone.

leo: POW POW POW POW POW............................it appears you have some trouble with your tire pressure and also there is a hole in your radiator.

driver: That's OK, I'll call triple A when I finish with this text.

leo: get it fixed and have a nice day............

You wouldn't believe how many people's tires I've shop off this weak. They have no freakin' clue what you are about to do. Today for instance, I am driving 50 in a 45. I give everyone 5 over, even if I am going exact speed. Hey, I do it in my own car so I ain't gonna bust them for it. A lady passes me so I drop in behind her to see what she'll do. She has no clue she passed me or I was behind her. Kept cruising down the road even tailgating a little...and she wondered why I pulled her. Course it could be because I smacked her so hard with my sap she almost collasped. But it's OK, she was able to hang onto her cell phone and didn't miss a thing.