This is the best video, to help prevent car accidents, I've seen!!

[togwt]

Please pass this video to others ...and most importantly discuss it with your family and obviously all your loved ones… one minute can change your life and the lives of others forever



This is a video made by the "Transport Accident Commission" of the state of Victoria, Australia.



Very important is that you can see and re-send to your children, your family and friends, acquaintances or anyone on your mailing list, and everyone who ever drinks or will drink, and drive or be driven by someone who may be drunk, it's a video for all us.



TAC Campaign - 20 year Anniversary retrospective montage "Everybody Hurts" music by REM TV ad - YouTube

 

[mikenap]

I've seen a different version of this posted on FB before. Parts of it were almost too disturbing to stomach. This one is toned down by comparison.

 

[Nth Degree]

Seems like once a week I hear on the news about teenagers dying in car accidents. In many cases it is found they were far exceeding the speed limit. We are teaching kids how to drive safely, but not letting them experience the limits of the vehicles they are driving. They become overconfident with a "It won't happen to me" attitude.



When I was learning to drive my dad took me to a big dirt lot and had me slide the car in all directions, kind of like stunt driving. The purpose was to learn how easily you can lose control of the vehicle, how to recognize the feeling and how to recover safely. I cannot tell you how many times that training has come into play on icy or wet roads. I think all driver training courses should require students to do some sort of similar training where they experience their own limitations as well as the limitations of various types of vehicles.

 

[pmnewton]

When I was learning to drive my dad took me to a big dirt lot and had me slide the car in all directions, kind of like stunt driving. The purpose was to learn how easily you can lose control of the vehicle, how to recognize the feeling and how to recover safely. I cannot tell you how many times that training has come into play on icy or wet roads. I think all driver training courses should require students to do some sort of similar training where they experience their own limitations as well as the limitations of various types of vehicles.

Agreed, I spent a few years in North Dakota and came out a much safer, more skilled driver. Driving on ice 8 months a year puts you squarely in touch with the dynamics of a vehicle. You become more acutely aware of what each tire is doing and the overall behavior of the car.