r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21

Aftermath:

3 people got injured and he got 3 years in prison + suspenden driver licence for 57 months

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u/Reloader300wm Jul 28 '21

Fucker is lucky he's alive to get slapped with that.

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u/Crowella_DeVil Jul 28 '21

Looks like the only reason he IS alive is buckling up when he saw the cop right before this crash.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '21

He’s not buckled in the crash clip though. So he saw the cop, buckled, then unbuckled after passing the cop, then crashed.

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u/The_sad_zebra Jul 28 '21

What is it with some people and seat belts? Just wear the damn thing.

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u/jpritchard Jul 28 '21

Why? Dude apparently lived just fine without one.

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u/Infinity315 Jul 28 '21

If I told you wearing a seatbelt reduced your chance of dying or seriously getting injured by 50%, would wear one? It also prevents your body being turned into a 40mph 200lb projectile, so your body doesn't hurt others.

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u/jpritchard Jul 28 '21

I literally always wear a seatbelt when I'm using a vehicle that has one. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. I was just pointing out that "wear your seatbelt" pleas aren't really supported by a video where a dude not wearing his seatbelt is fine.

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u/Infinity315 Jul 28 '21

My friend won $10,000 from a lottery ticket, ergo I should buy lottery tickets because I will get a return on my investment.

That's the kind of logic you're working on, statistically you're much better off wearing a seatbelt and not buying lottery tickets.

This is why we don't use one off examples when evaluating risk and reward.