Warning! Be extra careful while Datalogging!
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October 18, 2009 08:41 pm UTC
October 18, 2009 08:41 pm UTC
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Steven Usher
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Northumberland News Article Just a heads up to everyone out there, be careful while doing any datalogging on your car. This accident happened directly across from my house yesterday. There isn't any word on the driver, but the news article states that he was datalogging, and I did see an open laptop on the ground 10ft or so from the vehicle. So everyone needs to pay extra close attention to the road, or have a friend with them to watch the laptop while they drive. There was a lot of time and money invested in this SRT-4 from what was seen, and no one would want to see this kind of damage or life threatening injuries happen to anyone here!
Last edited by Steven Usher; October 18, 2009 08:41 pm UTC.
1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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Re: Warning! Be extra careful while Datalogging!
[Re: Steven Usher]
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October 18, 2009 08:51 pm UTC
October 18, 2009 08:51 pm UTC
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Posts: 169 Olds, Alberta
Cody Dyck
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That's wild, that's why I have a wife to watch the laptop.
DSM owner since 1998.
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Re: Warning! Be extra careful while Datalogging!
[Re: Cody Dyck]
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October 18, 2009 08:56 pm UTC
October 18, 2009 08:56 pm UTC
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Steve Kinnaird
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Beamsville, Ont, Canada
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I thought the whole point of datalogging was that you could go BACK and look at it while you're NOT driving....
Maybe that's just me though.
Now, I'll have all kinds of time to talk about DSMs, because I won't be busy fixing mine!
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Re: Warning! Be extra careful while Datalogging!
[Re: DaveBarlow]
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October 19, 2009 03:15 am UTC
October 19, 2009 03:15 am UTC
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Adam Grenon
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This guy lives on my street, as I live right around the corner from Steve's place. My friend Benji and I got there about 5 minutes after it happened, ambulance was already there. We saw the smoke and thought Steve's house was on fire. The guy is also a truck driver.
I actually found a headlight by Steve's garage which is about 150 ft from the road, where the car was on fire. The battery, as the article states was thrown really far and there was other debris such as tools and the stereo all over the place. The subframe was torn from the vehicle and was upside down, transmission was ripped off and you could see the pressure plate. I'd say he was probably going almost 100 mph, as he cleared about 75ft when the car got air.
He always drove down my road way above the speed limit which is 80 (rural). You could definitely tell he had alot of money tied up in the vehicle, it was nicely put together from the parts we saw when we inspected the wreck.
I scored a t-bolt clamp as a souvenir.
2012 - Lancer Ralliart Octane Blue 1991 - Talon Tsi AWD FP HTA 71 1992 - Talon Tsi AWD on hold
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Re: Warning! Be extra careful while Datalogging!
[Re: EK]
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October 19, 2009 02:14 pm UTC
October 19, 2009 02:14 pm UTC
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Ryan Laliberte
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I have had my laptop open to quickly glance at coplant temp stopped in town, but for the most part, its closed all the time when logging. That is a no brainer.
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