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Published: 2010-08-15 17:37:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 4315; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 89
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Talk or Drive. Don't Do Both
Found the article here: [link]
So, I had a little accident on the road today, someone on the road banged into my car, and insisted it was my fault because I cut into his lane (utterly untrue, I am pretty certain he was the one who tried to cut into my lane, he probably just wanted to take advantage of the fact that I'm a young and new driver). Luckily, there was no serious damage, but the scratches and marks on my car made my pretty pissed. I didn't take down his particulars mainly because the guy assured me pretty quickly that there was 'no damage', but I should have known better. -grumbles-
-rant end-
And then I recalled this guy who was talking consistently on the phone on the road the other day, and decided to do a little piece of work.
Here you go.
Resources:
Car I: ~UrielStock - [link]
Car II: ~DruidWuStock - [link]
Road: =night-fate-stock - [link]
Phone: ~chameleonkid - [link]
Sky: ~Alegion-stock - [link]
Crack Brushes: =funerals0ng - [link]
Barcode Brush: ~Aimi-Stock - [link]
Mist Brush: ~Neonescence - [link]
Watercolor Splatter Brush: - [link]
Cheers all. And for those who drive, drive safe. (:
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I've been on the road, and I've been frightened many times by cars coming straight from me because they're on the phone and they don't see me, or them swerving on the road. It's unnerving.
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When I see people on the phone and driving usually they're driving too slow, I may have had a few people that almost hit me though.
It dosen't help that windows on modern cars are getting smaller and smaller, I was one the highway once and almost thought that a newer Camaro was going to sideswipe me due to the things width and tiny side windows.
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I KNOW.
Some of the newer cars have smaller windows and you can't really see out of them really well. x-x
Eep.
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Yea, it isn't really even safety or anything either. Its clear that car designers not only design the outside (then use the same inside as another car), but they probably don't even drive their own cars.
Its silly when even cars like Yugos begin to have merits that you can't find on far more technology advanced cars.
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I had to get used to the blindspots in my cars and stuff like that, and learn to look out more carefully on those smaller windows or areas that are blocked by the car frame.
I haven't actually heard of Yugos. o: I don't think they have them where I am.
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Yugos are small cars that were known for being junk.
Blindspots are purely the result of stylists just for the sake of bragging with themselves, "Look at the swoopy lines, the aggressive face, that angry stance".
I drive nothing but cheap old cars, they may be slow and lack todays "sporty handling" but I don't need a camera for when I back up.
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I can't even drive cheap old cars without spending a bomb. In my country, cars have to be scrapped once they are ten years old. If you want to retain the car, you'll have to pay a fee for it (and it's not cheap).
So basically, you don't see any classic cars or any of the really gorgeous old ones here on the road. It's all the same new cars.
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That stinks, though if they're trying to reduce congestion they should use decent city lay-outs and more biycles.
Here in the US you almost have to have a car and a license to make a living, unless if you live in the city.
Our suburbs are generally pretty congested, laid out badly (stores are far from houses), and home to SUVs that want to run you down.
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The way to reduce congestion for them is to raise the prices of everything. The prices for cars here are absolutely insane.
I understand, because you guys have a large country. I suppose in Singapore you don't really /need/ it, but it /is/ more convenient and everything. We have a brilliant transport system, though, so that's cool.
We have clearly laid out roads and stuff (Singapore's just really tiny, so basically everything is laid out really nicely because the government can) so at least traffic rules and roads are in good condition.
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Thats good, here in the US our public transportation is way too minimum compared to the country, our cities are laid out well but our millions of Suburbs must've been laid out by Aliens or something.
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I guess it's difficult to lay out subways or buses everywhere because it's just so big. But on the plus side, your cars and fuels are relatively cheaper, I think. (:
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Thats all true, people here always complain about gas but I always say "Then you shouldn't have brought an SUV!".
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xD It's like. For me, 40L (I think my car is 40L for a full tank) is approximately 90SGD, which is 73USD, I think. o:
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wonderful piece and definitely a strong message to all drivers out there!
great job!
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Thank you, glad you think so!
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Ugh! I'm so jealous of your manip skills!
You honestly make the best manips ever. Keep up the awesome work!
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Haha, I'm really glad you like it!
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I really appreciate this. I think there should be laws in every state that make it so that people don't talk/text/drive
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I'm really not sure about everywhere else, but I know my country has those laws. Where do you stay, if you don't mind me asking?
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I love this.
I think you'll be an amazing graphic designer. (I mean, depending on how you interpret that phrase it might appear a little odd.)
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Thank you!
And, I'm not certain how many ways that can be interpreted, but from what I can tell, thank you.
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Haha, I just meant as in I think you have a good future in graphic design, but I guess you could already take on the name graphic designer because you do graphic design, just not professionally. xD Sorry about that, and no problem.
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Haha, I see what you mean. I do hope to do it professionally one day. xD Cross my fingers and hope for the best!
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I love the message you portray here
The overall composition is wonderful, you did an excellent job here
whats going on with that cloud over there o-o? (on the left under the bar code)
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Thank you. (:
No, nothing, it's just an overlay design shape I placed over the piece that happened to cut into the cloud? xD
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Haha, thanks! And, ah well. Things happen.
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yeah, people can be dangerous on the road, and this is a good way to show it
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Looks rather exaggerated (the pic), but certainly does convey the message across. Aint half bad.
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xD Well, like in drama, exaggeration's the key. 
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Strange, that sounds exactly like what my drama teachers says... XD
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xD They probably say mostly the same things.
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It's true though. I don't have the license, but it can be proved quite simply by taking cell phone + computer as an example (quite nerdy though! xD) . When someone calls me and I'm reading something on the screen, I can't focus on the things being said on the phone while reading. When I'm focusing on the phone, I can't focus real good on the screen. And you need full attention when driving, something you won't get by talking at the same time.
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Haha, I'll agree with you on the laptop and phone bit as well! And, well, yeah. There has to be a reason why there's a law against using the phone and driving. x-x
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I'm a new driver too and I know exactly how you feel.
Excellent work!
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Sucks to the max. I wish I had gotten down and gotten that guy's particulars and everything. But oh well. What's done is done.
Thank you!
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xD How long have you been driving for?
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