Texting while driving..

[gregozedobe]

".... In the end it's just an unfortunate accident."

That was a totally avoidable crash, not an "accident". Some very poor judgements were made by a number of people (including some who paid with their lives).

Most crashes are caused by (at best) poor decisions, and in some cases appallingly bad decisions. I hope all involved in the lead-up to this have learnt from their mistakes, but when I read statements like the above I sometimes despair

[maca]

This wasn't an accident but was an act of stupidity at best.

Yep, couldn't have summarised it better myself.

[mikepologti]

Signs and education can only do so much and really don't solve the issue which is allowing idiots behind the wheel who don't and won't accept responsibility for their actions. The crash up at Toowoomba in May where three died is a prime example of this.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...87-952,00.html

What is really annoying is that after the crash you have a board member at the school saying

"Parent and school board member John McVeigh said all of the teenagers involved were "great boys" who were involved in all aspects of the community.

He said the school had a "magnificent program in relation to road safety and in relation to drugs and alcohol"."

How "magnificent" was the program when

- members of the football team who were underage were pissed off their face
- seven 16 and 17 year old students who were drinking illegally got into a car designed to carry five people
- none of the other students or adults (assuming there were some at the party) did anything to stop them from driving
- none of the occupants of the car had the brains to walk or stay at the party
- two of the students decided to get into the boot
- they choose not to wear seatbelts
- the driver was drunk and on p plates
- the driver broke his p plate restrictions on passengers
- the driver sped whilst drunk in the dark before hitting an innocent person head on, he was going so fast his car rolled before hitting the other car head on.

The only "smart" thing the driver did was that he lawyered up straight after the crash and the police haven't charged him despite his actions killing three (and the three three dead and other occupants are just as responsible for the deaths for getting/staying in the car).

And when the parents dismiss this as an "unfortunate accident" nothing will change.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...1-3102,00.html

"He didn't think he was taking a risk. In the end it's just an unfortunate accident."

How could getting into an overloaded car full of drunks (including the P plater driver), not wearing seatbelts and speeding be "safe" in anyone's eyes? This wasn't an accident but was an act of stupidity at best.

gotta agree with him on this one guys. your dead right. no pun intended.