# Safety **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=11 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Is it just me](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-just-me/85553)
**Author:** [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-just-me/85553 "2016-10-01T19:46:35Z")
Is it just me or does it seem like more drivers are being very sloppy about wandering across the center line these days? And not all of them can be seen on cell phones either. It's as if half the drivers on the roads h… --- ## ['Driver in Japan Playing Pokémon Go Kills Pedestrian'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-in-japan-playing-pokemon-go-kills-pedestrian/94969)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-in-japan-playing-pokemon-go-kills-pedestrian/94969 "2016-08-27T22:10:36Z")
--- ## [Self driving cars by 2021?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-cars-by-2021/93717)
**Author:** [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/self-driving-cars-by-2021/93717 "2016-07-12T17:17:17Z")
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/intel-partnering-bmw-because-driving-181614132.html . . Hmm me thinks itll be later than 2021. And after reading up on the tesla accident I just don't think we are ready for self drivin… --- ## [Tesla autopilot crashes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-autopilot-crashes/93711)
**Author:** [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-autopilot-crashes/93711 "2016-07-06T00:13:14Z")
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tesla-crash-20160630-snap-story.html Condolences to the driver's family. And too bad for Tesla, a blemish on their remarkable car. One strange thing: the autopilot tells you to "ke… --- ## ['It's No Accident: Advocates Want to Speak of Car "Crashes" Instead'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-no-accident-advocates-want-to-speak-of-car-crashes-instead/93370)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-no-accident-advocates-want-to-speak-of-car-crashes-instead/93370 "2016-07-01T05:19:12Z")
'Roadway fatalities are soaring at a rate not seen in 50 years, resulting from crashes, collisions and other incidents caused by drivers. 'Just don't call them accidents anymore. 'That is the position of a growing n… --- ## [How much was this Corvette worth?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-was-this-corvette-worth/93301)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-was-this-corvette-worth/93301 "2016-06-30T03:26:32Z")
Just curious. I have no idea. http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/05/14/corvette-golden-c-470-crash-morrison-road/ --- ## ['Man "showing off" for women before fatal Friday morning crash'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-showing-off-for-women-before-fatal-friday-morning-crash/92479)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-showing-off-for-women-before-fatal-friday-morning-crash/92479 "2016-05-29T19:46:48Z")
'A man's attempt to impress a group of women he had just met outside a Northeast Heights dance hall turned deadly Friday morning when he crashed the car he was driving at high speed, killing himself and two passengers a… --- ## [Are driverless cars the response to distracted driving?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-driverless-cars-the-response-to-distracted-driving/92488)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-driverless-cars-the-response-to-distracted-driving/92488 "2016-05-06T20:14:45Z")
'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me's Peter Sagal pointed out that we already have driverless cars: those supposed to be driven by people who are texting (etc.) instead. Won't the real reason driverless cars will take over the … --- ## [Kickstarter Protects Law-Abiding Drivers From Distracted Driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kickstarter-protects-law-abiding-drivers-from-distracted-driving/93150)
**Author:** [@DailyCommuter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DailyCommuter)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kickstarter-protects-law-abiding-drivers-from-distracted-driving/93150 "2016-05-04T00:06:51Z")
Here's what's always bothered me: pretty much every means we have of preventing distracted driving relies on the distracted driver to do their part. Crash avoidance systems require the distracted driver to buy them. PSAs… --- ## [Lost my favorite truck](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lost-my-favorite-truck/89777)
**Author:** [@part-throttle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/part-throttle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lost-my-favorite-truck/89777 "2016-05-03T08:30:03Z")
So, my kid was driving my 1995 GMC Sierra and was rear-ended by a blonde person on a cell phone. Totaled the truck (which, in the past, I got advice on here!) and it just got towed to the wrecking yard yesterday (sniff … --- ## [Periscope while driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/periscope-while-driving/93059)
**Author:** [@skulldrinker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/skulldrinker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/periscope-while-driving/93059 "2016-05-02T07:58:32Z")
I think this has got to be the ultimate distracted driving form. If you don't know what Periscoping is you can google the app and see. Basically you stream live video of yourself to the whole world with your phone. The v… --- ## ['Reading This While You Drive Could Increase Your Risk of Crashing by 10'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reading-this-while-you-drive-could-increase-your-risk-of-crashing-by-10/92618)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reading-this-while-you-drive-could-increase-your-risk-of-crashing-by-10/92618 "2016-04-06T11:33:27Z")
'By analyzing millions of miles of driving data collected over three years the team found that dialing a phone was the most dangerous distraction, increasing a drivers' chance of crashing by 12 times.' http://www.nytime… --- ## [Distracted Driver's Seat Occupants Are Killing, Injuring, Wrecking Cars Of Some, And Costing Us All!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distracted-drivers-seat-occupants-are-killing-injuring-wrecking-cars-of-some-and-costing-us-all/92656)
**Author:** [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distracted-drivers-seat-occupants-are-killing-injuring-wrecking-cars-of-some-and-costing-us-all/92656 "2016-03-02T22:23:10Z")
Warren Buffet's Geico Insurance company announce it will raise rates because of money lost to distracted "driving". The National Safety Council noted that traffic deaths have increased more in one year, from 2014 to … --- ## [A new low in distraction](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-low-in-distraction/92576)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-low-in-distraction/92576 "2016-03-02T21:28:03Z")
'A 58-year-old driver dressed except for pants was killed in January in Detroit when he was thrown from his car by a crash. A Michigan State Police spokesman reported that the man had been viewing pornography as he drove… --- ## [When will people learn](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-will-people-learn/91835)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-will-people-learn/91835 "2016-02-04T07:17:09Z")
...to move AWAY from their vehicle after a collision? This young woman crashed her car into the center divider, and her car flipped, coming to rest in the left lane of the highway. She managed to extricate herself, and… --- ## [More telephone distractions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-telephone-distractions/92143)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Chrisq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dr_Chrisq)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-telephone-distractions/92143 "2016-01-16T08:19:02Z")
A 59 year old driver in a minivan plowed into a Nissan Sentra at 5 AM this morning, while being distracted by a cell phone. 8 people were rushed to a hospital, with 3 people including 2 children are in critical condition… --- ## [Bad Drivers, Cyclists, and Pedestrians](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-drivers-cyclists-and-pedestrians/87894)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-drivers-cyclists-and-pedestrians/87894 "2015-12-08T07:48:42Z")
I know we have encountered them much more than we want to. Please share your experiences. --- ## [As Tragic As It Gets](https://community.cartalk.com/t/as-tragic-as-it-gets/91537)
**Author:** [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/as-tragic-as-it-gets/91537 "2015-10-25T06:40:40Z")
For those who have not heard the story. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/us/oklahoma-car-into-crowd/ It's reported locally that more than 50 were injured actually and witnesses stated the police officer's motorcycle tha… --- ## [Latest episode of "NCIS" uses distracted driver with cell phone to kick off the show](https://community.cartalk.com/t/latest-episode-of-ncis-uses-distracted-driver-with-cell-phone-to-kick-off-the-show/91530)
**Author:** [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/latest-episode-of-ncis-uses-distracted-driver-with-cell-phone-to-kick-off-the-show/91530 "2015-10-25T05:31:38Z")
The latest episode of NCIS starts the show with a woman driving and attempting to use her cell phone. She rams right into a stalled vehicle and never saw it until the collision happened. She immediately blamed it on bad … --- ## [Just how bad is texting and driving? Any real stats?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-how-bad-is-texting-and-driving-any-real-stats/88451)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-how-bad-is-texting-and-driving-any-real-stats/88451 "2015-09-11T22:18:03Z")
I personally believe that texting and driving is very bad. I see WAY more accidents and close calls from this than drinking and know that states are starting to crack down on the practice. Anyone here have any ideas on… --- ## [No Hands!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-hands/91045)
**Author:** [@MarieH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarieH)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-hands/91045 "2015-09-05T15:23:31Z")
I recently traveled with an acquaintance for the first time. We were in her car and she was driving. She talks with her hands and frequently let go of the wheel to talk with said hands. This lasted several seconds (but s… --- ## [Help! Need opinions about car safety involving acceleration issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-need-opinions-about-car-safety-involving-acceleration-issue/90739)
**Author:** [@ruthc2165](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ruthc2165)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-need-opinions-about-car-safety-involving-acceleration-issue/90739 "2015-07-30T07:43:55Z")
My boyfriend has a 1984 Mercedes grease car. In the first week of having it, it had a brake issue and acceleration issue - a bad combination in my mind. He got the brake issue fixed, but his mechanic was unable to figure… --- ## [Post a stupid car video](https://community.cartalk.com/t/post-a-stupid-car-video/89993)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/post-a-stupid-car-video/89993 "2015-05-29T01:43:50Z")
Really? Friday night fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuTXUcoGdhw --- ## [Distracted But Not Me](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distracted-but-not-me/89551)
**Author:** [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distracted-but-not-me/89551 "2015-04-06T20:16:38Z")
Just thought I would post an incident that happened to me yesterday evening in the Wal Mart parking lot which has the rows of slanted parking spaces of course. I had parked facing out of a space and while I could have go… --- ## [Airbag vs. No Airbag](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-vs-no-airbag/89494)
**Author:** [@PhattPete](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhattPete)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 7:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-vs-no-airbag/89494 "2015-04-02T07:54:14Z")
I'm looking at a 1984 BMW that does not have airbags installed. I'm a little uneasy about the feeling of not having any airbags, but I've heard a lot of people say that they really don't help a lot in certain scenarios a… --- ## [How do people](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-people/89263)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-people/89263 "2015-03-21T15:15:47Z")
...manage to drive into the back of a huge, highly-visible tractor trailer that is parked on the shoulder of a highway, during daylight, and during good weather conditions? There was one of these incidents today, on an… --- ## [Do you think that she has finally learned](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-think-that-she-has-finally-learned/89215)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-you-think-that-she-has-finally-learned/89215 "2015-03-11T04:56:56Z")
...that texting and driving have frequently fatal consequences? http://www.startribune.com/local/east/295072111.html More than likely, her nearly-bald tires also had a lot to do with this accident that killed some of… --- ## [Snow-blocked tailpipe, CO danger](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snow-blocked-tailpipe-co-danger/88918)
**Author:** [@motoq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/motoq)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snow-blocked-tailpipe-co-danger/88918 "2015-02-06T08:52:04Z")
This may be a timely question, given the round of winter storms 1/2 the country has had in the past week. I drive a 2011 Ford Edge, 3.5L V6 AWD. After driving around for 30mins with my two small kids in the car tonigh… --- ## [Happy Thanksgiving Travels](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-travels/88189)
**Author:** [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-travels/88189 "2014-11-28T05:15:13Z")
I want to wish everyone here a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels this holiday weekend. With all the snow up north, driving can be a little hairy (and flying impossible!). Remember everybody passing you is crazy and e… --- ## [Did she learn a lesson?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-she-learn-a-lesson/86995)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-she-learn-a-lesson/86995 "2014-11-18T21:50:34Z")
As a result of texting while driving, a woman was impaled by a pole--and lived to tell about it. Hopefully she learned something from this experience. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/01/woman-texting-… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=10) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=12)