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Worth pointing out that every year millions of people worldwide are killed or injured by drivers using cell phones while driving.

JosephRedfern 11y ago
Wow, I didn't realise the number was that high - that's shocking. Do you have a link to the source for that stat? (not suggesting it's incorrect, would just like to read more)
- voidz 11y ago
  Sure, lemme just fi
venomsnake 11y ago
I think that lumping injured and killed together to get nice juicy number is misleading at best.
- JustSomeNobody 11y ago
  I don't want to be injured or killed by someone who can't wait until they've stopped their vehicle to use their phone.
  - venomsnake 11y ago
    Probably. But there is subtle difference between injured and killed.
    - JustSomeNobody 11y ago
      Yes, but, again, I don't want either. Especially if it could have been prevented by just ... putting ... the ... phone ... down.
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hauget 11y ago
I didn't realize how bad it's gotten until I saw a guy texting WHILE DRIVING HIS SCOOTER!
- aianus 11y ago
  In Vietnam they drive their scooters side by side with their friends and carry on a full conversation while driving and looking straight sideways XD Honestly, it works fine. Westerners are way too concerned with safety.
  - dawson 11y ago
    I have an office in VN and would disagree it's working fine... > the majority of those injured and killed in VietNam are vulnerable road users > road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for those aged 15 to 29 years. (PDF) http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/countrywork/rs10_vietnam_en.pdf http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/c...
    - aianus 11y ago
      Edit: deleted comment because it was inaccurate. Apparently accidents still rank higher than suicide in the US, of which most are probably vehicular.
      - irishcoffee 11y ago
        Source? Is this what the dead 17 year-olds tell you?
        aianus 11y ago
        The suicide rate in the US is 2.5x higher than in Vietnam. Clearly people are a lot more fucked up mentally in the US than in Vietnam. Also, anecdotally, I was much less depressed in Vietnam than in Canada/US. You don't realize how oppressive day-to-day life is here until you've lived there. Everything in the west requires 'insurance' and 'licenses' and 'regulation' and there's always someone telling you what to do and how to do it.

JosephRedfern 11y ago

Wow, I didn't realise the number was that high - that's shocking. Do you have a link to the source for that stat? (not suggesting it's incorrect, would just like to read more)

voidz 11y ago
Sure, lemme just fi

venomsnake 11y ago

I think that lumping injured and killed together to get nice juicy number is misleading at best.

JustSomeNobody 11y ago
I don't want to be injured or killed by someone who can't wait until they've stopped their vehicle to use their phone.
- venomsnake 11y ago
  Probably. But there is subtle difference between injured and killed.
  - JustSomeNobody 11y ago
    Yes, but, again, I don't want either. Especially if it could have been prevented by just ... putting ... the ... phone ... down.

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hauget 11y ago

I didn't realize how bad it's gotten until I saw a guy texting WHILE DRIVING HIS SCOOTER!

aianus 11y ago
In Vietnam they drive their scooters side by side with their friends and carry on a full conversation while driving and looking straight sideways XD Honestly, it works fine. Westerners are way too concerned with safety.
- dawson 11y ago
  I have an office in VN and would disagree it's working fine... > the majority of those injured and killed in VietNam are vulnerable road users > road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for those aged 15 to 29 years. (PDF) http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/countrywork/rs10_vietnam_en.pdf http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/c...
  - aianus 11y ago
    Edit: deleted comment because it was inaccurate. Apparently accidents still rank higher than suicide in the US, of which most are probably vehicular.
    - irishcoffee 11y ago
      Source? Is this what the dead 17 year-olds tell you?
      - aianus 11y ago
        The suicide rate in the US is 2.5x higher than in Vietnam. Clearly people are a lot more fucked up mentally in the US than in Vietnam. Also, anecdotally, I was much less depressed in Vietnam than in Canada/US. You don't realize how oppressive day-to-day life is here until you've lived there. Everything in the west requires 'insurance' and 'licenses' and 'regulation' and there's always someone telling you what to do and how to do it.