Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Driving and Mobile Phones

I arrived at DFW Monday, picked up my rental from Hertz and headed for the customer site. It was stop-and-go traffic on 635-E, not a surprise to regulars in the area.

I haven't driven far and I hear this loud bang from behind. Now I'm thinking, "Again?". I looked behind me. The lady driver was on her cell phone, continually yakking. Great...

The crash was strong enough for my laptop bag to fall from the seat. I'm just glad it was not as bad as the previous accident that I had in Austin. Same story - lady driver on a cell phone crashing into my car...yeah, from behind. That one was bad: the car was totaled. I had bruises and had to go to the doctor several times for a year due to concussions.

If you must call and drive, do so if you are using bluetooth and make it quick. If you don't know what bluetooth is, you probably should not be allowed to own a cellphone. Problem solved. Otherwise, park the car and call.

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At fault


Damage to side panel and bumper