Powerful message from the folks at VW...

So the lesson is to not read a text while watching a video about someone driving? Noted.

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Originally Posted by Jer

So the lesson is to not read a text while watching a video about someone driving? Noted.

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I think they're trying to say don't look down during previews. You could miss a gory accident.

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Originally Posted by Dave_L

I think they're trying to say don't look down during previews. You could miss a gory accident.

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Ohhh... ok. That makes more sense. Noted.

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Originally Posted by trot

Also a reminder to shut off your #@$#$ phone during the movie. They needed that on the next frame lol

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I like this too! Went to go see Captain America a few months ago and this girl two rows in front of us was texting during the movie and I almost threw Sour Patch Kids at her...

Oh man that is soooo funny! Its even funnier to be at an accident scene watching some kid getting extricated because he mangled himself while he was texting and driving. Oh man what a barrel of laughs!

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Originally Posted by blacklabel

Watched this while I was driving home from work. Awesome video.

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Originally Posted by speedysst

Oh man that is soooo funny! Its even funnier to be at an accident scene watching some kid getting extricated because he mangled himself while he was texting and driving. Oh man what a barrel of laughs!

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Yeah, and before the invention of the text message this NEVER happened. [facepalm]

Face it, some people refuse to take driving seriously and will become distracted by ANYTHING. The radio. Food. A watch. A pretty birdie. The thought that the phones are to blame is right up there with saying that if we banned all firearms everyone would be safe.

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Originally Posted by speedysst

Oh man that is soooo funny! Its even funnier to be at an accident scene watching some kid getting extricated because he mangled himself while he was texting and driving. Oh man what a barrel of laughs!

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You're wound up tight today.

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Originally Posted by Jer

Yeah, and before the invention of the text message this NEVER happened. [facepalm]

Face it, some people refuse to take driving seriously and will become distracted by ANYTHING. The radio. Food. A watch. A pretty birdie. The thought that the phones are to blame is right up there with saying that if we banned all firearms everyone would be safe.

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Nothing quite like watching the car in front of you swerve as you see the baseball cap turn to face the passenger. There are situations where it is OK to not face the person you are speaking to. :)

You are exactly right though, some people just don't care. The problem will go away eventually when self driving cars are the norm, we'll only have the deliberate (and mechanical failure) accidents.

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Originally Posted by merl

Nothing quite like watching the car in front of you swerve as you see the baseball cap turn to face the passenger. There are situations where it is OK to not face the person you are speaking to. :)

You are exactly right though, some people just don't care. The problem will go away eventually when self driving cars are the norm, we'll only have the deliberate (and mechanical failure) accidents.

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And then we'll dilute the gene pool just a little bit more with people too stupid to keep themselves alive otherwise.

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Originally Posted by Jer

And then we'll dilute the gene pool just a little bit more with people too stupid to keep themselves alive otherwise.

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I don't think it is stupidity so much as playing the odds. One can usually get away with it.