http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/tipsandadvice/11/03/backover/index.html
Drivers unaware of rear blindspots accidentally backing over more
small children, experts say.
November 4, 2005; Posted: 5:23 p.m. EST (2223 GMT)
NEW YORK (CNN) - One thing many SUV buyers like about their vehicles
is the increased visibility. They feel like they can see farther down
the road over the roofs of other cars. But that long-distance line of
sight comes at a price that can be tragic.
What SUV drivers can't see is what's close behind them and, when
backing out of a driveway or parking spot, that could be a person. In
many cases, it's a small child.
More than 2,400 children are backed-up over every year in the United
States. Of those, about 100 are killed. In most cases, those children
are run over by a parent or other relative.
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And i can just hear the parent explaining "tough shit dood - it was an
accident". We can stop this if we tell these highway tank owners that
you'd better watch before you backup cause if you kill a kid, we're
killing you. Stop the criminal coddling.
TEACH people to look behind their vehicles before they back up?
TEACH children not to play around automobiles?
Oops, I forgot; you're not in the "learnin'" crowd. Oh well, makes it
easier to hit the 3,000 darwin winners per month ratio.
Unfortunately, this is a major problem. I bought a new car this year (a
Dodge Magnum -- basically an updated station wagon -- because I wanted a
hatch back to easily transport wet oil paintings and I also wanted a
"car-like" configuration so I wouldn't have to climb up on down to enter or
exit the vehicle). I did also look at several minivans, but not any true
SUVs. One of the first things I noticed was the reduced line of visibility
when contrasted with my previous car. I try to do what you suggested, but
there is always the possibility of unexpected events (a child or an animal
could run behind the car, for example). So, I bought a "park assist" system
as an add-on. It beeps and also blinks colored lights if an object is
behind the car, with the color of the light indicating distance. I would
never rely on that alone, but it is a great addition to the normal safety
precautions that you mentioned.
MaryL
Teach teach teach. That's criminal coddler talk. The answer is jail
jail jail.
I backed over one of the neighbor's kids with my Hummer the other day. And
the little BASTARD was wearing a bicycle helmet that scratched the
Krustmobile as it crushed the life from her useless body. That PISSED ME
OFF!!
So I climbed down from the cab, (I've got those huge oversized tires.), and
walked over to the little shit's dying body. She looked up at me -- as the
last of her life energy was fading -- and said, "I'm so sorry, mister
Krusty. I didn't mean to be behind you." (And her eyes were rolling up in
her head like she thought that was going to make me feel sorry for her.)
So I kicked her in the teeth and replied, "FUCK YOU WORM! Who's going to pay
for the Krustmobile to be returned to perfection?!?"
I'm sure you can see my anger and frustration. This is definitely a problem
that needs to be addressed. I suggest that any child who gets behind an
SUV/Hummer be jailed and fined.
Sounds expensive. Of course if it only saves the life of one darling
toddler, a trillion $ would be a bargain.
"Teach teach teach" is the talk of someone who wants the citizens of
this nation to survive and prosper.
"Jail jail jail" is the talk of someone who wants to punish someone
else because that someone else wasn't properly taught in the first
place.
No worries, though, as far more of those 3,000/month inductees into the
Darwin Hall of Shame come from your class, not mine. Have fun with
that!
1: Before you go to get in your vehicle, walk around it, making sure no
one or thing is behind it.
2: Examine people/critters in the vicinity to make sure none are
approaching your vehicle.
3: Enter your vehicle and begin your trip IMMEDIATELY; the longer you
delay, the less effective steps 1 & 2 become.
4: Don't worry about the feature you purchased for your vehicle
failing, as you won't need it.
5: Relax in the comfort of knowing you'll never back over anyone or
thing because of this procedure.
If that's the case, the democratic party should vaporize within a
couple of generations.
Why don't you stand behind the Krustmobile sometime, punk?
VAROOOOMMMM!!! FUCK YOU! It's MY highway and nobody will ever STOP ME!
I am Krusty the Magnificent and I OWN THE HIGHWAY!! BWAHHAHAHAHAH!!
Or maybe they'll drown in channels at Chappaquiddick.
Any mother who leaves her "darling toddler" BEHIND a parked vehicle
deserves to be in jail. Of course, leaving your offspring behind parked
vehicles is just another of many mechanisms Mr. Darwin uses to do his
job.
> Sounds expensive. Of course if it only saves the life of one darling
> toddler, a trillion $ would be a bargain.
That kind of thinking is responsible for more problems in this world...
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
>
>5: Relax in the comfort of knowing you'll never back over anyone or
>thing because of this procedure.
4.1: Reduce your need for backing. When possible use pull-through
parking even it means extra walking from your car to the store.
4.2: When possible, back when you arrive, not when you leave. You'll
have a better view, and conditions are less likely to change.
L.
> You can't legislate "brains." Maybe it's better the offspring of the
> morons who drive them don't survive?
What makes you think those kids who are victims of an SUV backing up
over them are all the sons and daughters of the drivers?
It is expensive -- about $450.00. On the other hand, that's a very small
percentage of the cost of the car.
MaryL
Apparently you have never noticed how quickly and unexpectedly a cat (or
even a child) can appear out of "nowhere."
MaryL
>SUV backover deaths: What can be done?
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/tipsandadvice/11/03/backover/index.html
>
>Drivers unaware of rear blindspots accidentally backing over more
>small children, experts say.
>November 4, 2005; Posted: 5:23 p.m. EST (2223 GMT)
>
>
>NEW YORK (CNN) - One thing many SUV buyers like about their vehicles
>is the increased visibility. They feel like they can see farther down
>the road over the roofs of other cars. But that long-distance line of
>sight comes at a price that can be tragic.
>
>What SUV drivers can't see is what's close behind them and, when
>backing out of a driveway or parking spot, that could be a person. In
>many cases, it's a small child.
>
>More than 2,400 children are backed-up over every year in the United
>States. Of those, about 100 are killed. In most cases, those children
>are run over by a parent or other relative.
Sounds like the Republican method of abortion.
WB yeats
I'm being sarcastic. Idiot americans talk about how child safety is so
important and then they throw the kids in the backseat and drive 90 mph
while yakking on a cell phone.
> SUV backover deaths: What can be done?
>
Tie you up and leave you behind one.
> SUV backover deaths: What can be done?
Give the little bastards a Darwin Award and thank God that they won't be
passing their worthless genes on. Too bad there weren't many SUV's
around when you were a child. The world would be a much better place
today had you been offed years ago.
--
--
"There's not a shred of evidence that the jerries murdered anything
close to 7 million jooz. Another monstrous lie just like the 9-11
official story. "
-- Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend, 12/01/2004
Ref: http://tinyurl.com/9oog5
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> "Jail jail jail" is the talk of someone who wants to punish someone
> else because that someone else wasn't properly taught in the first
> place.
"Jail jail jail," is the talk of a fascist who is looking for
free labor from a bunch of inmates and/or looking for new
prospects for gay sex in the big house.
--
--
"Hillary Clinton put us all in danger!
Put the whole damn country in jeopardy,
and she needs to pay the price for her actions!"
She's the First Lady of the United States...
She should be the first one on her knees
to suck his dick!"
--Chris Rock
> Sounds expensive. Of course if it only saves the life of one darling
> toddler, a trillion $ would be a bargain.
The fact that it allows idiots like you to continue to survive long
enough to breed is reason enough to outlaw it.
>
>Apparently you have never noticed how quickly and unexpectedly a cat (or
>even a child) can appear out of "nowhere."
That assumption is your mistake, not mine.
>"Jail jail jail," is the talk of a fascist who is looking for
>free labor from a bunch of inmates and/or looking for new
>prospects for gay sex in the big house.
I can see it now; "Laura Bush Murdered Her Boyfriend" would be the
most popular and (willingly) busiest bitch on the block. Would
definitely be a utopia for it.
And, Aunt Judy, before you go off on another one of your rants about
republicans and your idol Jeff Gannon, remember, you're the one who
brags of your exploits in the bath house:
the guys at the bath-house stopped laughing at my 3 inch weenie. I get
RESPECT now.
: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/168e8e621dd649fb?hl=en
>I'm being sarcastic.
You're being retarded and hypocritical, as usual.
>
>The fact that it allows idiots like you to continue to survive long
>enough to breed is reason enough to outlaw it.
Really; survival of the fittest is part of the natural order of
things. With the dumbing down of the American educational system, and
the fact that more and more inventions are being developed to allow
the truly ignorant to survive, it's no wonder America is losing it's
status.
backup cameras solve that issue
I haven't noticed childen appearing out of "nowhere". They all come
from somewhere, they don't move all that fast and they're not
particularly stealthy. Cats are smaller and stealthier, but if an
animal supposedly as intelligent and independent as a cat can't figure
out not to get under my tires, too bad for it.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
That is truly useless. That paragraph does not say SUV's are doing it. It is
saying all vehicles, including trucks, contributed to those totals.
> SUV backover deaths: What can be done?
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/tipsandadvice/11/03/backover/index.html
You are a real fucking idiot, ya know that?? If kids are stuipd
enough to get behind a staionary vehicle, much less a moving one, then
they deserve to get run over so that their idiot little genes don't get
passed along and then their parents and siblings should be sterilized to
put a stop to the prolifigation of stupidity in this country. Too bad
you (or a sibling - what a revolting thought) didn't have SUV's to stand
behind...
> And i can just hear the parent explaining "tough shit dood - it was an
> accident".
You booger brained bastard! It would be the DRIVER making that claim,
you fucking moron, not necessarly the parent who just had his kid
Darwinized.
> We can stop this if we tell these highway tank owners that
> you'd better watch before you backup cause if you kill a kid, we're
> killing you.
THe roads would 10 000 000 percent safer if you would just go out in to
the woods and shoot yourself.
> Stop the criminal coddling.
Fuck off, criminal coddler!
> I'm being sarcastic. Idiot americans talk about how child safety is so
> important and then they throw the kids in the backseat and drive 90 mph
> while yakking on a cell phone.
And what proof do you have that everyone drives 90MPH, you fucking
retard?
> I'm sure you can see my anger and frustration. This is definitely a problem
> that needs to be addressed. I suggest that any child who gets behind an
> SUV/Hummer be jailed and fined.
Way to go, Krusty! The Krustmobile made a noble sacrifice to a worthy
cause in putting a little chlorine into the gene pool. May the
Krustmobile have a speedy recovery in its return to perfection!
> With the dumbing down of the American educational system, and
> the fact that more and more inventions are being developed to allow
> the truly ignorant to survive, it's no wonder America is losing it's
> status.
Amen to that!!!
>In article <1131163840.4...@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Uh, it doesn't matter if the kids parent's are backing the SUV, or the
kid's neighbors. If the kid's parents haven't taught it to not play
around automobile, natural selection works either way.
--
"Laura Bush Murdered Her Boyfriend" brags of it's homosexuallity:
the guys at the bath-house stopped laughing at my 3 inch weenie.
: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/168e8e621dd649fb?hl=en
> backup cameras solve that issue
>
Judy operate a vehicle with a backup camera? Surly you jest...
--
'And then we wonder why the UFO's won't
stop by and say hello..."
--George Carlin
What's special about SUVs that make this an SUV specific problem? A kid
playing in back of a Camry that gets run over is just as unfortunate as one
that gets run over by an 4Runner.
Ed
>
>What's special about SUVs that make this an SUV specific problem? A kid
>playing in back of a Camry that gets run over is just as unfortunate as one
>that gets run over by an 4Runner.
What I can't understand is why it would be considered an "epidemic",
although considering the delusional state of the OP it makes it a bit
easier. I mean, don't the geniuses buying these things realize they
can't see the ground immediately around the vehicle?
It's almost as much of an epidemic as the libs made AIDS out to be in
the 80's. Sad, but the "epidemic" can be avoided if you choose to
exercise caution, much as in the case of SUV backover deaths.
How much would that be worth if the kid is a whiney little pest? I'm
on a budget.....
>
>Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
>
<snip>
>
>> Sounds expensive. Of course if it only saves the life of one darling
>> toddler, a trillion $ would be a bargain.
>
>How much would that be worth if the kid is a whiney little pest? I'm
>on a budget.....
For a potential delusional welfare deadbeat like LBMHBF, *PERHAPS*
$.01.
> What I can't understand is why it would be considered an "epidemic",
> although considering the delusional state of the OP it makes it a bit
> easier. I mean, don't the geniuses buying these things realize they
> can't see the ground immediately around the vehicle?
>
> It's almost as much of an epidemic as the libs made AIDS out to be in
> the 80's. Sad, but the "epidemic" can be avoided if you choose to
> exercise caution, much as in the case of SUV backover deaths.
AAAhhh, but then you are expecting people to take *responsibility* for
their own well being instead of simply letting the nanny state take over
and then dropping trau, bending over and spreading 'em said nanny state.
--
"Damn *Trench Coat Mafia!* What the fuck was on they minds?
The *Trench Coat Mafia!* They upset because people picked on
them! They didn't have any friends! *Sniff* We was an outcast!
**IT WAS **6** OF THE MOTHA FUCKAS!**"
--Chris Rock