brulaz wrote:
4x4ord wrote:
About three weeks ago my daughter was creamed from behind while stpopped on the road waiting for an oncoming truck before making a left-hand turn. Luckily the truck just passed and she had begun moving when she was struck at full speed from behind. Witnesses say the SUV that struck her car never even started to slow down. Too bad that SUV didn't have the fcw system.
Same happened to me 25 years ago. Drunk driver. These days they are prolly texting.
There are people out there that shouldn't be driving. But they claim a "right" to do so. Maybe these new technologies will help. Certainly seat belts, airbags, traction control and ABS have helped, although you still hear people complaining about them.
And yes, I hope your daughter is ok.
Likely was texting involved. It was three girls in the SUV. The road was straight the sun was behind them, visibility was clear, yet the girls' story is that my daughter's car "just came out of nowhere". I don't know what charges were laid. Thanks for your expression of concern. I should have stated that, although both vehicles were destroyed, no one was seriously injured. Mandatory seat belt laws and air bags played a role. Had the accident happened a second earlier my daughter's car would have been launched into a head on with the truck.
