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Richard_Cranium72
12-16-2000, 06:15 PM
Reuters-November 12 2000

National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged a program they had funded in cooperation with the US Automakers for the last five years.

In a move designed to help identify the causes behind the high number of fatal accidents in four wheel drive pickup trucks the NTSB covertly installed vehicle parameter and audio recorders.

The study centered on the last 15 seconds prior to a fatal crash.

They discovered that in 49 states the last words of the drivers in 69.4% of fatal crashes were "OH NO!"

Only the state of Alabama was different where 89.3% of the final words were

"HEY Hold my Beer and Watch This!"

[This message has been edited by Richard_Cranium72 (edited 12-16-2000).]

Mykex
12-18-2000, 01:05 PM
Strangely enough somewhat true GM has been installing a Black Box like device in selected automobiles about the size of a book of matches. Only no voice recording devices...they merely record speed at time of impact direction of deflection and a snapshot of the autos installed diagnostic computers memory. This is very limited especially due to the fact that no such recording of information is started until deployment of the airbag system.

Toadman
12-18-2000, 01:26 PM
Very true. They use accelerometers to measure G-forces. And some also sense whether a drivers' seatbelt is fastened.

Richard_Cranium72
06-30-2001, 06:18 AM
Insert the name of the neighboring state that is the **** of jokes for a good one..

People from Alabama REALLY like this one.

Warthog
06-30-2001, 09:21 AM
LOL Doc http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Warthog

krusty the klown
06-30-2001, 01:07 PM
ROFL - class http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif:

jad1097
06-30-2001, 02:27 PM
Yet another Bama joke.

MR COMPUTER
06-30-2001, 10:20 PM
Richard. "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits." (And other regions)... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif