CELLING WHILE DRIVING
WRECK-LESS DRIVING©
by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
CELLING WHILE DRIVING
MOUNT HOPE, CT: Driving North on CT. Route 89, Dwight L. saw that his vehicle was the only one on the road. So he felt safe picking up his cell phone to call and announce his imminent arrival. Problem is, he arrived hours later. Trying to input his home phone number while driving he misjudged a curve that he rounded twice each day. But this time he squared the curve and ran his new Taurus into a tree for a total loss. Luckily Dwight was not totaled as he was using his safety belt in addition to the air bags.
Hitting a live tree is a quick way to die. Green trees are very flexible and most of the time will throw the vehicle backwards giving the occupants a double whammy. Dead trees and wooden utility poles are more likely to snap off at the ground and cause less damage to the vehicle and persons. Metal poles at best will bend and at worst may not give an inch .But do not try to prove or disprove any of this!
Using the cell phone while driving is a growing cause of auto and truck crashes. Inattention to reasonable driving is obviously foolish in heavy traffic. Yet we can see this unsafe practice almost anytime we look about our moving vehicle. Dwight discovered the hard way that an empty highway is a danger, too.
In Connecticut and many other states it is unlawful to use a cell phone while driving. No doubt many more state legislatures will follow suit.
GHD170 all rights reserved
by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
CELLING WHILE DRIVING
MOUNT HOPE, CT: Driving North on CT. Route 89, Dwight L. saw that his vehicle was the only one on the road. So he felt safe picking up his cell phone to call and announce his imminent arrival. Problem is, he arrived hours later. Trying to input his home phone number while driving he misjudged a curve that he rounded twice each day. But this time he squared the curve and ran his new Taurus into a tree for a total loss. Luckily Dwight was not totaled as he was using his safety belt in addition to the air bags.
Hitting a live tree is a quick way to die. Green trees are very flexible and most of the time will throw the vehicle backwards giving the occupants a double whammy. Dead trees and wooden utility poles are more likely to snap off at the ground and cause less damage to the vehicle and persons. Metal poles at best will bend and at worst may not give an inch .But do not try to prove or disprove any of this!
Using the cell phone while driving is a growing cause of auto and truck crashes. Inattention to reasonable driving is obviously foolish in heavy traffic. Yet we can see this unsafe practice almost anytime we look about our moving vehicle. Dwight discovered the hard way that an empty highway is a danger, too.
In Connecticut and many other states it is unlawful to use a cell phone while driving. No doubt many more state legislatures will follow suit.
GHD170 all rights reserved
posted by WRECK-LESS at Saturday, June 09, 2007
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