Each year the Darwin awards are given out to those that do their part to remove themselves from the gene pool. One of the top 10 follows:
The Laptop Still Works!
2007 Darwin Award
Confirmed True by Darwin
"Driving is not a time to be practicing your multitasking skills," remarked CHP spokesman Tom Marshall. Oscar is not alone. Last year, 510 California drivers were charged with reckless driving because they were using a TV, video, or computer monitor. A 2001 CHP study cites cell phone use as the top cause of crashes involving distracted drivers, followed by fiddling with music. "Anything that distracts you can kill you, whether it's eating lunch or working on a computer," an AAA spokesman said. Oscar was a computer tutor. Hopefully his fatal lesson will teach others to surf on the information superhighway, not the asphalt superhighway. Link to the Darwin homepage here. |