Gudrun Uploaded on March 12, 2009
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  1. Created on Wednesday March 11th, 2009 at 23:54
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This lorry was driving pretty slowly in heavy traffic in downtown Copenhagen Tuesday afternoon. When we passed him, we saw that the driver was in fact playing cards on his computer, you can see the top of the screen. I could see his cardgame on the screen, but it is not visible on the cellphone-video. I have heard of drivers causing accidents while they are busy on the phone, or clipping their toenails, or reading a book - seeing one busy playing cards is a new one. At the end there, he actually looks away from the screen and checks what is ahead.

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John says:
In Calgary, where I'm working right now, a truck driver is on trial for 5 counts of manslaughter. In 2006, he killed a whole family with his cement truck when he hit them from behind at a traffic light. He had been drinking. Playing computer games while driving is just as dangerous.
You should report this to the police and the trucking company.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )
Evelyne Colepro replies:
I was going to say the same thing. You should report those incidents before the accidents arrive!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )
Gudrunpro replies:
See answer above.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Gudrunpro replies:
I was contemplating that - still am, but not much for acting police-woman. Actually, we had just passed the Copenhagen police headquarters when I took this video.
I wonder why the company would install a huge screen like that - seems like an invitation to do stupid things while driving.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )
AbsoluteShower replies:
Yep, much the same thing has happened here recently - there is a court case going on involving a lorry driver who wiped out an entire family. Despite the fact these vehicles are so large, I've been wondering recently about the sanity of one person controlling such a potentially large, heavy and dangerous item on normal roads. I often see drivers steering their large rigs using their elbows on the steering-wheel spokes, resting their chins in their hands as if bored....
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )
Gudrunpro replies:
The same day I went to the police, several cases were on the television news. Maybe someone in that town in Germany were the car comes from will show the little video to the local police, or the owner of the car. :)
They eat their food, clip their toenails (he actually had an accident, that is how that came out) speak on the phone, watch tv & drive at the same time - kings of the road.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro says:
Vá þetta er ótrúlegt... ég er nú eiginlega bara orðlaus!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Gudrunpro replies:
Þetta er svo út í Hróa. Nú er ég búin að gera disk, ætli ég skutli honum ekki inn á löggustöð. Svona eðalhálfvita verður að stoppa.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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