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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24912 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
TBH, I think it's a welcome addition to road safety. New detector vehicle on the road However, "Traffic Survey?" Do they still think that most of us are that stupid? |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36792 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Just because a plane is missing a wheel doesn't mean that you need to exit it before landing. :-O Mystery Surrounds Man's Death After He Exits Plane Mid-Air Before Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36792 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Just because a plane is missing a wheel doesn't mean that you need to exit it before landing. :-OUpdate: It's been confirmed that the man who fell/jumped from plane was the co-pilot. Co-pilot dies after fall from plane in North Carolina. Mystery still surrounds on how or why he fell. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19401 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
The only thing that comes to mind was him hanging out of the aircraft to try to see the problem with the landing gear & losing his grip.Just because a plane is missing a wheel doesn't mean that you need to exit it before landing. :-OUpdate: It's been confirmed that the man who fell/jumped from plane was the co-pilot. Grant Darwin NT |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31009 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
The only thing that comes to mind was him hanging out of the aircraft to try to see the problem with the landing gear & losing his grip.Just because a plane is missing a wheel doesn't mean that you need to exit it before landing. :-OUpdate: It's been confirmed that the man who fell/jumped from plane was the co-pilot. Much as it pains me to say it, the pilot needs to be investigated, just to be sure. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36792 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Did someone forget to do something? Wayward trailer slams into oncoming truck. I wonder how the truck driver fared. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24912 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Anne Heche expected to ‘pull through’ after near-deadly car crash Heche, 53, was reportedly intubated and remains in critical condition after she slammed her blue Mini Cooper into a garage in Los Angeles Friday, then backed up and took off before smashing into another house. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Much as it pains me to say it, the pilot needs to be investigated, just to be sure.For sure. Either way, it's one very weird incident. Grant Darwin NT |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36792 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
It looks like 1 U.S. state is following Germany's lead. California DMV accuses Tesla of making false claims about Autopilot and Full-Self Driving. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has accused Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times (via CNBC). The agency filed two separate complaints with the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings on July 28th, alleging Tesla made “untrue or misleading” claims about its vehicles’ autonomous driving capabilities....Considering the accidents that are being racked up by Tesla something needs to be done about these overly hyped systems that are causing deaths. Cheers. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Better late than neverGiven that here in Australia there are more laws giving cyclists more rights on rods, if they want to have those rights then they should also be held accountable to all the traffic laws all the other vehicles have to obey as well (while they're supposed to follow them, it's a very rare cyclist that does). Although it doesn't help when confused drivers give way to cyclists, when the car actually has the right of way (but given the number of cyclists using a bike path or foot path that just ride across a road without so much as slowing down or checking for turning traffic i can understand why some people do so). I'm amazed there aren't more car v cyclist/pedestrian crashes than there are. It's bad enough pedestrians wandering along playing with their phones with their air buds cranked up, but i'm seeing increasing numbers of cyclists doing the same thing. Grant Darwin NT |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Considering the accidents that are being racked up by Tesla something needs to be done about these overly hyped systems that are causing deaths.All of the accidents i've looked at to date have been caused by the drivers not using the system according to the instructions in the owners manual- basically those modes are there to assist the driver, not replace them. [b[The driver is still the one responsible for driving the vehicle[/b] & must be ready to take back control if necessary. Having a sleep, playing games, watching a video, sitting in a seat other than the drivers seat all go against the requirements of using those features. Like most other road crashes, there would be little if any Tesla crashes if idiots weren't allowed to drive them (although Teslas marketing claims for those features that can best be described as "embellished" doesn't help). Grant Darwin NT |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31009 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
The word "autopilot" means to the general public crawl in the back seat and take a nap. If you need to read the manual first, then since Tesla doesn't have dealers, they should require just that before they hand over the keys.Considering the accidents that are being racked up by Tesla something needs to be done about these overly hyped systems that are causing deaths.All of the accidents i've looked at to date have been caused by the drivers not using the system according to the instructions in the owners manual |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36792 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Maybe playing a video on the car's screen fully instructing a person in it's use 1st before it can be driven away may help and if you cancel watching the video then those functions won't work.The word "autopilot" means to the general public crawl in the back seat and take a nap. If you need to read the manual first, then since Tesla doesn't have dealers, they should require just that before they hand over the keys.Considering the accidents that are being racked up by Tesla something needs to be done about these overly hyped systems that are causing deaths.All of the accidents i've looked at to date have been caused by the drivers not using the system according to the instructions in the owners manual |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Witnesses mourn after fiery Windsor Hills crash kills 6, including infant and unborn child According to the CHP, the driver of a gray Mercedes ran a red light on La Brea Avenue, at Slauson, and crashed into about a half-dozen other cars. Update to original story: Driver arrested in fiery Windsor Hills crash that killed 6 people "Our office is in close contact with the lead law enforcement agency investigating. A prosecutor has already been assigned and will be working with law enforcement throughout the weekend. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. The case could be presented to us as early as Monday." |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36792 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
After 6 months underwater the First tugboat successfully raised after Devonport accident with cement carrier ship Goliath and weather permitting the 2nd should soon follow. Cheers. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Driver had 3 DWI convictions before killing teen by crashing into North Texas home: police (The driver had three previous DWI CONVICTIONS) |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19401 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Why was this speed Demon allowed to still have a Drivers license? Woman Accused Of Causing Deadly Los Angeles Crash Charged With Murder; History Of Reckless Driving ... According to California Highway Patrol, Linton was involved in 13 prior crashes, which gave the district attorney a case for knowingly posing a threat with her reckless driving. |
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