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Perhaps further underscoring the benefit of owning an ultra-small, lightweight netbook, a woman was killed recently by a laptop computer that was lying flat on the backseat of her car before it smashed into her head following a fender bender.
Police say Heather Storey, who was hit by a tow truck, would have walked away from the scene unscathed had the laptop not been in the backseat. Or in a laptop bag. Or secured properly. Or in the front seat.
Our condolences go out to Storey's family and friends, and our warning goes out to you: Secure those gadgets before hitting the road.
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armada439
April 16, 2009 at 2:59pm
Hmm, I think the safest place would be in the back seat... on the floor. Front seat sounds great, until you get side swiped and your car barrel rolls @ 30mph+.That laptop is gonna make its way from the passenger seat to the drivers seat pretty quick.
punditguy
April 16, 2009 at 11:31am
My wife liked to knit when she was a passenger on long trips. One day it occurred to me what would happen to the knitting needles if the airbag went off, and there was no more knitting after that.
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Preferred boot, but will give this Maximum PC thing a try.
LatiosXT
April 16, 2009 at 10:00am
... But I'd like some more details on this. Say if she was driving an average sedan, the laptop would have had to jump 2+ feet to her head. And where's the headrest in this? And considering the accident was a fender bender, she couldn't have gone that fast unless she was nicked.
hogkill
April 16, 2009 at 10:18am
yes they are lying. it's a conspircay, the government killed her, not a laptop.
