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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: TechMan on January 17, 2012, 02:41:16 PM
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http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/17/serious-injuries-triple-for-headphone-wearing-pedestrians/ (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/17/serious-injuries-triple-for-headphone-wearing-pedestrians/)
This is called no *expletive deleted*it sherlock article. Lack of situational awareness can cause a lot of problems.
Researchers from the University of Maryland found that people often were hit by vehicles because their music blocked out horns or sirens alerting them to danger.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/17/serious-injuries-triple-for-headphone-wearing-pedestrians/#ixzz1jkKb1fIU
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No kidding! Lose one of your senses voluntarily, and you can enter Darwin's Domain.
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And yet bullshit like this is why the Army (or various SGM's on their own accord) feel the need to stop me on a running track and tell me to take off my headphones. Or why I've had to deal with 5 kph (no that's not a typo) speed limits when passing troops. If you slow down to the gorram speed limit the troops pass you.
How about we admit that some folks can turn the volume down and maintain situational awareness, and the folks that choose not to, chose their fates?
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Obviously, these stats are not from my hometown.
These idiots don't need headphones to lack situational awarness.
I have often been tempted to pull over, get out, grab one of these jaywalking jack wagons by the ear, drag them back to the intersection and explain how crosswalks work in a very.... uhh... earthy way.
"see that *expletive deleted*ing light shaped like a red hand, you *expletive deleted*ing moron? It means don't *expletive deleted*ing walk out in *expletive deleted*ing traffic you dumb *expletive deleted*ck!"
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Obviously, these stats are not from my hometown.
These idiots don't need headphones to lack situational awarness.
I have often been tempted to pull over, get out, grab one of these jaywalking jack wagons by the ear, drag them back to the intersection and explain how crosswalks work in a very.... uhh... earthy way.
"see that *expletive deleted*ing light shaped like a red hand, you *expletive deleted*ing moron? It means don't *expletive deleted*ing walk out in *expletive deleted*ing traffic you dumb *expletive deleted*!"
Liz, relax. The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that jaywalkers who step out into traffic do not have the right of way. I'm pretty sure that so long as there are no tire marks showing where you swerved in order to hit them you will be all right. (Sorry 'bout the rest of you folks that still have to try to stop for them.)
stay safe.
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Liz, relax. The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that jaywalkers who step out into traffic do not have the right of way. I'm pretty sure that so long as there are no tire marks showing where you swerved in order to hit them you will be all right. (Sorry 'bout the rest of you folks that still have to try to stop for them.)
stay safe.
But they'll dent my car! And get stupid on it!
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This is why you should drive a high-profile pickup/SUV with a corrosion-resistant steel bull bar.
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Darwin....thy new name is Skullcandy.....
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Darwin....thy new name is Skullcandy.....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
It also means more business later on for SWMBO, as she is an audiologist.
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This is why you should drive a high-profile pickup/SUV with a corrosion-resistant steel bull bar.
I think guys call them Deer Guards down here. Usually they are homemade steel bumpers. Some will shrug off impacts from small cars.
I knew a guy at A&M that had a length of 4" pipe as his rear bumper on pickup. He installed a nipple and filled with compressed air so he could refill a flat at need. I think that might be illegal though.
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I think guys call them Deer Guards down here. Usually they are homemade steel bumpers. Some will shrug off impacts from small cars.
I knew a guy at A&M that had a length of 4" pipe as his rear bumper on pickup. He installed a nipple and filled with compressed air so he could refill a flat at need. I think that might be illegal though.
That would be like "reactive armor"... almost. =)
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Much better to fill it with flammable hydrogen for the lulz in any rear-end collisions.
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Interestingly, europe has banned the use of pushbars/bullbars precisely because they increase the injuries caused to pedestrians involved in road accidents.
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Interestingly, europe has banned the use of pushbars/bullbars precisely because they increase the injuries caused to pedestrians involved in road accidents.
Next thing you will be required to have so many inches of foam padding on the front and hood of your car
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CNY, don't give them any ideas!
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New Requirement for EU residents.
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I think guys call them Deer Guards down here. Usually they are homemade steel bumpers. Some will shrug off impacts from small cars.
I knew a guy at A&M that had a length of 4" pipe as his rear bumper on pickup. He installed a nipple and filled with compressed air so he could refill a flat at need. I think that might be illegal though.
I hope it is very heavy gauge steel! It sounds 'splodey.
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I hope it is very heavy gauge steel! It sounds 'splodey.
Oh, like he didn't think of that.
ETA: I guess this didn't come out quite right. I meant deliberately making it kind of 'splodey.
41magsnub, see PM
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Obviously, these stats are not from my hometown.
These idiots don't need headphones to lack situational awarness.
I have often been tempted to pull over, get out, grab one of these jaywalking jack wagons by the ear, drag them back to the intersection and explain how crosswalks work in a very.... uhh... earthy way.
"see that *expletive deleted*ing light shaped like a red hand, you *expletive deleted*ing moron? It means don't *expletive deleted*ing walk out in *expletive deleted*ing traffic you dumb *expletive deleted*!"
You're being nice, I had to restrain myself from running them over as a taxi driver.
When I was a bicycle messenger I would remain silent until right up on them ten yell as loud as I could "oh my gawd look out" as if they were about to be run over by a truck or something.
What really really irks me is moms on crowded city streets who push the baby stroller right out into traffic without looking first. Its like they're testing the water.