MVA Responses - Distractions Cause Accidents!

In this example, four guys from Maine supposedly dressed the truck up with one guy on the roof laying spread eagle and his three buddies wearing Moose Heads. They drove down the Maine Toll Interstate causing about 16-accidents. They went to jail...

While drinking and driving is never funny, this dichotomy was to me, even though we both know it's totally fictitious... Don't drink and drive but keep your sense of humor. It's the only think that can keep you sane and normal. This holiday season will bring upon many of you responses involving motor vehicles, families and horrific situations for the people you serve.

This post is written to remind folks to first lighten up, try to find humor where you can and enjoy the company of others this holiday season. The second and safety intent of this post is to remind folks to watch each others backs on highway responses because the public won't be watching for you. They will be focusing on emergency lighting and other distractions, like this example... which would be rather distracting...

CBz

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on December 3, 2011 at 7:00pm

I don't think it's funny; the moose furthest to the right looks suspiciously under aged to me. And for it being in Maine I would have thought the rooftop trophy would have been MUCH larger, must have been early in the season. I wonder what they used to bag him, a Mooseberg 12 gauge with rifled slug barrel?

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on December 3, 2011 at 9:47pm

Thanks BZY, shedding the light of humor on situations can sure make a different perspective.

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Permalink Reply by Oldman on December 3, 2011 at 10:46pm

Another moostake the made, was not having their seat belts on.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on December 4, 2011 at 12:22am

Moose safety is a big deal in parts of the country where moose roam free. Key point here that many people don't know about moose is that they are absolute hams. Pull a camera out and it's a whole different moose. They also respond rather well if you say "Cheese!" when showing the moose your camera. They just love it.

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