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MT3533 · 10:20 AM

This is a video from a job I was on last night, PLEASE GUYS, wear your belts...

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/loca..._tremont_bronx

Petz · 04-14-09, 11:16 AM

oh that's great... have that live so the family who hasn't heard yet can see the car, recognize it and freak out!

media people are idiots... they only care about themselves...

MLMonk · 04-15-09, 11:21 AM

Here's another reason to wear them..

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...bad_205455.htm

awbrown1462 · 04-15-09, 11:33 AM

my wife was in a car accident in Feb 07 when the traffic on I65 slowed to 5 mph due to another accident up ahead a Big rig wasn't watching and slammed in to her and 3 other cars and trucks 2 things saved her it took 3 hrs for them to get her out of the car 1. was the cold kept her from bleeding to death 2. her seat belt she could feel the trunk behind her head ( our car was a 4 door) and see could see the head lights of the truck while they tryed to get her out... She is now in a wheelchair and will need aids for walking for the rest of her life

Petz · 04-15-09, 11:43 AM

I'm sorry to hear that.

echo3oscar1833 · 04-15-09, 02:30 PM

Yeah for sure I always wear my seatbelt. In 2004 I was driving around St. Louis on the Illinois side, it was raining, and I was tired. I got ran off the road by a Semi, and crashed into a huge pole along the interestate at about 70-75 miles and hour. The whole car came off the ground on impact, and actually broke the steel pole from the force. I was hurt pretty good, broken collar bone, bruised up, and cut a bit. But me wearing my seat belt saved my life, otherwise I would have ate the windshield and pole with my face. Seatbelts save lives. I can say this from first hand experience.

jetdawgg · 04-15-09, 03:15 PM

I used to live close to there

Alisium · 04-15-09, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSgt Petzold

oh that's great... have that live so the family who hasn't heard yet can see the car, recognize it and freak out!

media people are idiots... they only care about themselves...

It looks as if that scene has been mostly processed so I'm sure the family involved were already notified.

And the report was pretty vague on the "who's". Can't tell much by the car.

But yeah.

I never move my car without a seatbelt on. I don't understand why people get so angry because it's government requirement.

Old Marine · 04-15-09, 04:41 PM

Not saying that all truck drivers are bad, but will say that in my area 95% of the accidents that happen on the Interstate a truck is involved.

Iguess they do not have the drivers they used to have.

jetdawgg · 04-15-09, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Marine

Not saying that all truck drivers are bad, but will say that in my area 95% of the accidents that happen on the Interstate a truck is involved.

Iguess they do not have the drivers they used to have.

Oftimes, they are pushing loads to stay in business. So they get very little rest.

Alisium · 04-15-09, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Marine

Not saying that all truck drivers are bad, but will say that in my area 95% of the accidents that happen on the Interstate a truck is involved.

Iguess they do not have the drivers they used to have.

My father owns his own trucking company and I worked with him for a few years when I got out.

The problem with the industry today is twofold.

1. Truckers really aren't grandfathered in like they used to be. Instead they are sent to "schools" which are not much more than meat processing plants that don't really turn out good products.

2. There are a lot of Pakis and other foreigners who are now becoming truck divers. If you've ever been overseas or to NYC you know that Americans are really really safe drivers.

Old Marine · 04-15-09, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetdawgg

Oftimes, they are pushing loads to stay in business. So they get very little rest.

So I guess they are what they are.

awbrown1462 · 04-15-09, 10:51 PM

I have got help from truckers before so I don't hate truckers for the accident I blame the one trucker and because of him my wife cannot walk anymore without aide and his company will be paying for his mess up I use to work on the Ca highways and saw alot of truck accidents alot of them where the fault of the car



04-14-09, 10:17 AM	#1
MT3533 Marine Free Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York City Area Posts: 58 Credits: 10,000	Wear your seatbelts! This is a video from a job I was on last night, PLEASE GUYS, wear your belts... http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/loca..._tremont_bronx __________________ Can't truck it, F*** it! Last edited by MT3533; 04-14-09 at 10:20 AM. Reason: added a link because the clip did not work



04-14-09, 11:16 AM	#2
Petz Marine Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: currently Westland Posts: 5,683 Credits: 2,122	oh that's great... have that live so the family who hasn't heard yet can see the car, recognize it and freak out! media people are idiots... they only care about themselves... __________________ "With the public coffers prospering and the officials in office many, the ruler became arrogant and his ministers wasteful. And in pursuit of great exploits they embarked on frequent wars. Thus I say they were the first to perish" - Sun-Tzu, The Art Of Warfare "When you get messed with long enough you'll fight anyone." AtMoore1



04-15-09, 11:21 AM	#3
MLMonk Marine Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 420 Credits: 115	Here's another reason to wear them.. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...bad_205455.htm __________________



04-15-09, 11:33 AM	#4
awbrown1462 Marine Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: radcliff Posts: 1,793 Credits: 10,099	my wife was in a car accident in Feb 07 when the traffic on I65 slowed to 5 mph due to another accident up ahead a Big rig wasn't watching and slammed in to her and 3 other cars and trucks 2 things saved her it took 3 hrs for them to get her out of the car 1. was the cold kept her from bleeding to death 2. her seat belt she could feel the trunk behind her head ( our car was a 4 door) and see could see the head lights of the truck while they tryed to get her out... She is now in a wheelchair and will need aids for walking for the rest of her life __________________ An effective criminal justice system should be guided by these basic tenets: --Our courts must stop pampering criminals --The punishment must fit the crime --Justice must be fair but also be swift and, if necessary, harsh --There is no perfect society only a fair one ...Semper Fi



04-15-09, 11:43 AM	#5
Petz Marine Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: currently Westland Posts: 5,683 Credits: 2,122	I'm sorry to hear that. __________________ "With the public coffers prospering and the officials in office many, the ruler became arrogant and his ministers wasteful. And in pursuit of great exploits they embarked on frequent wars. Thus I say they were the first to perish" - Sun-Tzu, The Art Of Warfare "When you get messed with long enough you'll fight anyone." AtMoore1



04-15-09, 02:30 PM	#6
echo3oscar1833 Marine Free Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,184 Credits: 9,772	Yeah Yeah for sure I always wear my seatbelt. In 2004 I was driving around St. Louis on the Illinois side, it was raining, and I was tired. I got ran off the road by a Semi, and crashed into a huge pole along the interestate at about 70-75 miles and hour. The whole car came off the ground on impact, and actually broke the steel pole from the force. I was hurt pretty good, broken collar bone, bruised up, and cut a bit. But me wearing my seat belt saved my life, otherwise I would have ate the windshield and pole with my face. Seatbelts save lives. I can say this from first hand experience. __________________



04-15-09, 03:15 PM	#7
jetdawgg Marine Free Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DC Posts: 12,432 Credits: 12,044	I used to live close to there __________________ The three Corps Values: honor, courage, commitment. They make up the bedrock of the character of each individual Marine. They are the foundation of his Corps. These three values, handed down from generation to generation, have made U.S. Marines the Warrior Elite. The U.S. Marine Corps: the most respected and revered fighting force on earth.



04-15-09, 04:41 PM	#9
Old Marine Marine Free Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,401 Credits: 10,216	Not saying that all truck drivers are bad, but will say that in my area 95% of the accidents that happen on the Interstate a truck is involved. Iguess they do not have the drivers they used to have. __________________



04-15-09, 10:51 PM	#13
awbrown1462 Marine Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: radcliff Posts: 1,793 Credits: 10,099	I have got help from truckers before so I don't hate truckers for the accident I blame the one trucker and because of him my wife cannot walk anymore without aide and his company will be paying for his mess up I use to work on the Ca highways and saw alot of truck accidents alot of them where the fault of the car __________________ An effective criminal justice system should be guided by these basic tenets: --Our courts must stop pampering criminals --The punishment must fit the crime --Justice must be fair but also be swift and, if necessary, harsh --There is no perfect society only a fair one ...Semper Fi

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