Posted on 11/29/2018 7:23:08 AM PST by EdnaMode
Many get swept into binge-watching a tv show, but a Minnesota woman took the term to a new level in Minnesota.
Minnesota State Patrol posted on Facebook about the incident which took place on October 26 on Interstate 94 near the Minnesota-North Dakota border, stating that a woman was involved in a one-vehicle crash because she was watching Netflix on her tablet in the passenger's seat.
Minnesota State Patrol
Driving and Netflix don’t mix.
A motorist found that out the hard way Oct. 26 when she crashed her car on Interstate 94 between Moorhead and Fergus Falls. Numerous callers reported the vehicle crossing the lane lines, driving onto the shoulder, and driving in and out of the grass next to the shoulder. The vehicle ran off the road and crashed into the median cables as troopers were trying to catch up.
The driver eventually admitted that she had her iPad on the passenger seat and was watching Netflix. Drivers: drive. Put away ALL the distractions.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
If she was using a dash cam, she could produce a sequel.
I’m surprised that we don’t hear more of this. I’m convinced that Idiocracy was a documentary, not fiction!
People do stupid things sometimes. Geez, lucky she didn’t get killed or kill somebody else.
Reporters don't even speak English any more, do they? The only way the above statement can be true is if the tablet was in the passenger seat, not the driver, but that is not the primary meaning in this construction.
I think the author means to say that the tablet was on the passenger seat. The woman, unfortunately, was in the driver’s seat.
Oh, I know what she was watching!
Yes, but writers used to know how to read their stories and edit for clarity. Alas...
How far is Fergus Falls from Frostbite Falls?
We had one woman speeding around us as she was putting on makeup. I told Mr. b she’s going to crash. Sure enough, around the next curve, she rolled the car. Lucky she or someone else wasn’t killed.
People really need to know their limitations. She obviously is not very skilled at multitasking.
For me I always make reasonable efforts to focus on the road when driving. For example, when binge watching streaming videos, eating lunch on the road, and talking on the cell phone, I will usually use one of these effective strategies:
1. use a cupholder for the drink
2. use bluetooth for the phone call
3. wait until stopping a red light before applying condiments to a burger
Just requires thinking ahead. Duh.
Oh, I left off the most important one...
4. learn to use one hand while texting
This way, when you are taking a bite of your burger or taking a drink, you’ll have at least one free elbow to steer with. All good drivers know that you should not rely on steering with your knees for prolonged periods because you will have trouble maintaining lane position at high speeds.
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