06-12-2015, 11:52 AM
(06-12-2015, 10:47 AM)Pterodactyl_imp Wrote:(06-12-2015, 10:08 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: This happened to me last year at a 4 way stop near my office. Fortunately, I was able to stay upright. When questioned, the doofus that bumped me said he wasn't expecting me to actually come to a complete stop at the stop sign. Sheesh!
About 4 years earlier, a different doofus ran into the back of my truck at the same intersection. He said he dropped is coffee cup on the floor and was down there looking for it.
Seems like looking out the windshield while driving is becoming less common than it used to be
Note that the cop is wearing a white helmet and a hi-viz vest. Sigh.
Well the new high-tech collision detectors and auto brake systems are arriving on the scene so maybe all is not lost. Although it could be counter productive in that the doofus types may feel looking out is less important than ever. You are a pilot so you will appreciate a cartoon I saw in the early days of "glass cockpits". Looming large in the windscreen is a snow capped mountain peak. Both pilots have their heads down looking at a computer screen. The Captain says to the co-pilot, "What's it mean game over?"
Cheers
Note that the cop is wearing a white helmet and a hi-viz vest. Sigh.
Well the new high-tech collision detectors and auto brake systems are arriving on the scene so maybe all is not lost. Although it could be counter productive in that the doofus types may feel looking out is less important than ever. You are a pilot so you will appreciate a cartoon I saw in the early days of "glass cockpits". Looming large in the windscreen is a snow capped mountain peak. Both pilots have their heads down looking at a computer screen. The Captain says to the co-pilot, "What's it mean game over?"
Cheers
