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MPC PSA: Keep Your Laptop in the Front Seat

Posted 04/16/09 at 10:22:34 AM  by Paul Lilly

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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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TAGS: mobile, notebook, laptop, safety, bizarre
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avatarsafer place

Submitted by armada439 on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 1:59pm

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.

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avatarThe more you know...

Submitted by punditguy on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 10:31am

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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avatarI don't mean to sound disrespectful...

Submitted by LatiosXT on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 9:00am

... 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.

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avataryes they are lying. it's a

Submitted by hogkill on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 9:18am

yes they are lying. it's a conspircay, the government killed her, not a laptop.

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