Saw that in the paper. Yeah, I remember the whole seat belt arguments. We will get trapped in a burning car. One of the best ones were that said they might need to bail out if the car was going over a cliff. I always look to see if fatal wrecks involve ejection, they frequently do. No way to take advantage of a century of auto safety improvements if you don’t stay inside the fricken car.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 30, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Craig Baird <cr...@xpressweb.com> wrote: > > Came across a similar thing last Sunday. Drove past a wreck where a pickup > truck was upside-down about 100 feet off the highway. Later found out that > there were three vehicles in a line. Second vehicle was a U-Haul. Last > vehicle was this pickup. The pickup pulled out to pass. While it was > along-side the U-Haul, the U-Haul pulled out to pass as well. Guessing the > driver didn't check his mirror. The pickup veered off the road to avoid the > U-Haul hitting it. Problem was the shoulder was about three feet wide, and > then a 30 foot embankment. The pickup flipped a number of times and ended up > on the roof. There were five people in the pickup. Two in front, and three > in back. All three in the back seat were without seat belts. All three were > ejected. Two were life-flighted and the third was killed. Front seat > occupants were wearing seat belts and walked away with just bumps and > scratches. Didn't even go to the hospital. It's odd that back when I was a > kid, and they were talking about making a mandatory seat belt law, there were > lots of people up in arms over it. One of the common reasons I heard was "If > you're in a rollover, you're better off being ejected." Ummm... no. > > People who don't wear seat belts are either stupid or suicidal. > > Incidentally, they're still looking for the U-Haul driver, who didn't even > stop. They're assuming he was unaware of what was going on to the side and > behind him. In addition to wearing your seat belt, always be sure to check > your mirror before you pull out to pass. > > Craig > > >> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 11:55 AM dave via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: >> +100% >> >> >> On 8/30/19 11:56 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >>> I developed the habit when I was first learning to fly when I was 17 years >>> old. >>> I feel naked if I don’t click that seat belt. >>> >>> From: Sterling Jacobson >>> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:51 AM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT saw a wreck yesterday >>> >>> Wow. >>> >>> >>> >>> My kids get on my case if I’m not wearing mine, so we’re good here, but man >>> that is scary. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com >>> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 9:58 AM >>> To: af@af.afmug.com >>> Subject: [AFMUG] OT saw a wreck yesterday >>> >>> >>> >>> Supervising the use of a large Vermeer Rock Wheel yesterday, heard a noise >>> from the street, looked over and saw a minivan airborne. Rotating in all >>> possible axes (axes is the proper plural of axis, I actually looked it up). >>> Watching for people to come flying out of the vehicle, I was dialing 911 >>> while trying to cross a very busy street. Van came to a rest on its side. >>> A man and his daughter came climbing out the back window. >>> >>> >>> >>> Superficial scratches. Shaken up, but largely unharmed. They had mounted >>> the curb and hit a fire hydrant. The hydrant came to rest half way from >>> where it was originally and where the car came to rest. >>> >>> >>> >>> Quite a scene normally seen in movies. End over end, spinning and rolling. >>> It must have been 6’ off the ground when I first saw it. >>> >>> I feared the worst. For a time I was an EMT when I was young. Glad to >>> have had the training, did not like being an EMT. >>> >>> >>> >>> I would say seat belts saved them from certain critical injury and most >>> likely death. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hope everyone always wears their seat belts. >>> >>> My wife is still with me due to wearing hers. >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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