Today (July 10, 2012) there were radio reports of a vehicle crash, near me.
I searched for it on the web, but did not find it. What I remember is:

Driver of vehicle killed. (insert name) was sitting at an intersection. He
was struck from behind, by another vehicle. This pushed him into the path of
an oncoming driver, who happened to be driving a semi trailer, with a heavy
tank full of product. The driver was killed instantly.

When I was in Driver Education, we were taught to wait with our steering
wheels straight. So, if we were hit from behind, we'd go through the
intersection, instead of pushed into oncoming traffic. I guess the deceased
either didn't take driver ed, or decided not to follow the instructions he
got. And, he's dead.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:44:44 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Today (July 10, 2012) there were radio reports of a vehicle crash, near me.
I searched for it on the web, but did not find it. What I remember is:

Driver of vehicle killed. (insert name) was sitting at an intersection. He
was struck from behind, by another vehicle. This pushed him into the path of
an oncoming driver, who happened to be driving a semi trailer, with a heavy
tank full of product. The driver was killed instantly.

When I was in Driver Education, we were taught to wait with our steering
wheels straight. So, if we were hit from behind, we'd go through the
intersection, instead of pushed into oncoming traffic. I guess the deceased
either didn't take driver ed, or decided not to follow the instructions he
got. And, he's dead.

Yep. I still do it. Wheels straight until it's clear to turn. If that were
the worst of the driving, today, we'd be in pretty good shape. I could start
in on cell phones, texting, reading, and farding but...

On Jul 11, 4:44*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Today (July 10, 2012) there were radio reports of a vehicle crash, near me.
I searched for it on the web, but did not find it. *What I remember is:

Driver of vehicle killed. (insert name) was sitting at an intersection. He
was struck from behind, by another vehicle. This pushed him into the path of
an oncoming driver, who happened to be driving a semi trailer, with a heavy
tank full of product. The driver was killed instantly.

When I was in Driver Education, we were taught to wait with our steering
wheels straight. So, if we were hit from behind, we'd go through the
intersection, instead of pushed into oncoming traffic. I guess the deceased
either didn't take driver ed, or decided not to follow the instructions he
got. And, he's dead.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

Not only am I conscious of which way my wheels are pointing when I'm
waiting to make a left, I remind my kids and wife about the practice
every now and then.

I cringe whenever I see a car halfway into a busy intersection,
pointed at a diagonal to the left, with wheels set to send the car
into on-coming traffic.

On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:29:17 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:



I cringe whenever I see a car halfway into a busy intersection,
pointed at a diagonal to the left, with wheels set to send the car
into on-coming traffic.

Sure, it's good practice to keep everything pointed straight until
actually making your turn.
But if you get tail-ended hard off-center, where you end up is in the
hands of God or the laws of physics.
No indication the driver mentioned in this thread did anything wrong.

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Vic

Vic Smith wrote in
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:29:17 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I cringe whenever I see a car halfway into a busy intersection,
pointed at a diagonal to the left, with wheels set to send the car
into on-coming traffic.

Sure, it's good practice to keep everything pointed straight until
actually making your turn.
But if you get tail-ended hard off-center, where you end up is in the
hands of God or the laws of physics.
No indication the driver mentioned in this thread did anything wrong.

That may very well be so, but it doesn't hurt to point out safety measures.
I keep this piece of advice always in mind.

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Best regards
Han
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