The national transportation safety board

**MAS Tequila** · 02-15-2012, 06:04 AM

The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had covertly funded a project with the U.S. auto makers for the past five years, whereby the auto makers were installing black box voice recorders in pick-up trucks.

This was done in an effort to determine, when accidents occured, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the crash. They were surprised to find in 49 of the 50 states the last words of drivers in 61.2 percent of crashes were, "Oh, Shit".

Only the state of Alabama was different, where 89.3 percent of the final words were:
"Hold my beer and watch this!"

Loafer · 02-15-2012, 06:18 AM

Way to go Gene.

AlabamaNomadRider · 02-25-2012, 10:35 AM

Tim you must mean Texas. Alabama has never been a state where you could have an open container. Although I did it many times but just didn't get caught.

ToeJam · 02-25-2012, 10:43 AM

Texas:

So hot in summer, bugs fry in mid air.
So cold in winter, parts of men disappear.

But sadly, no open containers...anymore.

**ringadingh** · 02-25-2012, 11:00 AM

I'd bet those are pretty accurate statements.

**cnc** · 02-25-2012, 02:33 PM

Illegal or not, it was pretty common practice when I was young. Raise your hand if you have ever used the term road pop. Thank God things have changed somewhat.

**markclark57** · 02-25-2012, 09:49 PM

You can put your hands down now.

02-15-2012, 06:04 AM	#1
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	The national transportation safety board The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had covertly funded a project with the U.S. auto makers for the past five years, whereby the auto makers were installing black box voice recorders in pick-up trucks. This was done in an effort to determine, when accidents occured, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the crash. They were surprised to find in 49 of the 50 states the last words of drivers in 61.2 percent of crashes were, "Oh, Shit". Only the state of Alabama was different, where 89.3 percent of the final words were: "Hold my beer and watch this!" __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936

02-15-2012, 06:18 AM	#2
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Way to go Gene. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]

02-25-2012, 10:35 AM	#3
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Tim you must mean Texas. Alabama has never been a state where you could have an open container. Although I did it many times but just didn't get caught. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181

02-25-2012, 10:43 AM	#4
ToeJam Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 467	Texas: So hot in summer, bugs fry in mid air. So cold in winter, parts of men disappear. But sadly, no open containers...anymore. __________________ Jim / Houston Texas VBA #01936 VROC #34478 TexasVROC 2010 Nomad

02-25-2012, 11:00 AM	#5
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I'd bet those are pretty accurate statements. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951

02-25-2012, 02:33 PM	#6
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	Illegal or not, it was pretty common practice when I was young. Raise your hand if you have ever used the term road pop. Thank God things have changed somewhat. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136

02-25-2012, 09:49 PM	#7
markclark57 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,108	You can put your hands down now. __________________ 2006 Vulcan 1600 Classic "George III" (Patricia's) 2006 Vulcan 1600 Nomad "Grace" (Mark's) Mark Clark VBA #1619 TaibhseDaid@Gmail.Com "Irish" @ Maricopa County Chapter of B.A.C.A. Phoenix, AZ