On the Subject of Driving Safely - WARNING GRAPHIC

[deadheadskier]

This is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC, probably NOT SAFE FOR WORK.


However, it is a Public Service Announcement in the United Kingdom. Personally, as tough as it is too stomach, I think it gets the point across loud and clear and should be shown on Prime Time television here in the States........repeatedly.

It hit home for me seeing this this morning as in my line of work, which I'm sure it true for many other members here, mobile devices are the key to productivity and efficiency and the temptation to use them at inappropriate times just to do a 'good job' is there. I've been stupid plenty and sometimes a harsh reminder is necessary to prevent further stupidity.


If I had kids of or entering driving age, I would be sharing this with them.


AGAIN, VERY GRAPHIC. DO NOT GO TO THE YOU TUBE LINK if such things bother you.
















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ttNgZDZruI

 

[TheBEast]

Every teen driver (and adult for that matter) should have to watch this.

 

[hammer]

I plan on getting my son to see this.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I saw this yesterday and everytime since I've been driving a little more cautiously..except for when I hit 92mph on a 55mph backroad on the way back from a cemetery earlier..lol

 

[roark]

Well done vid.

Driver's ed in my high school a local officer would come with a book of polariods. The particularly gruesome ones would be covered with a post-it. Some images in there I'll never forget.

 

[RootDKJ]

I've seen worse during my EMT days...

 

[severine]

Sort of reminds me of this program they did in high school where they brought us to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford to the trauma center. Then they showed us what they have to do if you drive like a moron and get hurt. There was a video, too, IIRC. They did their best to scare the spit out of you.

Still, it gets a point across, doesn't it?

 

[bvibert]

Sort of reminds me of this program they did in high school where they brought us to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford to the trauma center. Then they showed us what they have to do if you drive like a moron and get hurt. There was a video, too, IIRC. They did their best to scare the spit out of you.

Still, it gets a point across, doesn't it?

I remember going to that in HS too, too bad I don't remember anything about it, clearly it didn't have a big impact on me..

This video, however, certainly did. Should be required viewing for all drivers.

I'm gonna put a video player on my dash board and have it playing on a continuous loop, so that I'll always be reminded to pay attention while I'm driving.

 

[deadheadskier]

The thing with this video that I find most affective is how realistic the special affects are in the car while the accident is going on. They've had the 'dummy' commercials for decades where they can slow it down. This video showing the violent jerking and injuries to actual people (through special affects) is pretty gut wrenching. The aftermath too where you know the level of regret and guilt the girl is feeling while stuck in the car is pretty darn convincing of the consequences of what stupid behavior can result in.

Hit me hard. My work revolves around my crackberry and I have a HUGE territory that often requires driving 2-3 hours between customers. To resist picking up the phone and even seeing who an incoming email is from takes a bit of will power as it could mean a missed deal. My life is more important than any deal.

I'm contemplating sending it to my boss to share with the other reps.

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

I think every teen should see this before they're allowed to drive a car...its more effective than "blood runs red on the highway" that we had to watch in drivers ed 20 ish years ago. I'd say checking an incoming call is one thing...yes, a distraction, but a very small, very short one...doesn't take much longer than looking in your rearview mirror for example...but texting or sending/reading emails on the crackberry...a whole diff story.

 

[drjeff]

Sort of reminds me of this program they did in high school where they brought us to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford to the trauma center. Then they showed us what they have to do if you drive like a moron and get hurt. There was a video, too, IIRC. They did their best to scare the spit out of you.

Still, it gets a point across, doesn't it?

Having spent 2 years at St Francis doing my residency, and many times sticking my head into the trauma room when I was down in the ER dealing with issues pertaining to my line or work, the stuff I saw and then the back story around it is something that really leaves a lasting mental impression, especially when you see the entire trauma team simultaneously walking out of the trauma room in a quite, sullen manner when a patient doesn't make it That program that used to be run my Dr. Tony Morgan out of St. Francis prior to his leaving St. Francis because of health issues, was very, very impressive and many a time I saw some high schoolers walking around with Dr. Morgan looking completely dumfounded after seeing and hearing what "real life" is all abut>

Unfortunatelty in this day in age of hospital based medical dramas all over the airways, it actually kind of dulls the reality. While the scenes that TV shoots and the terminology they use is pretty accurate, what TV doesn't capture is the lasting effects (both physically and mentally) about what the incident does to a person (if they make it)

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'm still guessing the majority of people text and drive..