The National
Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had
covertly funded a project with the US auto makers for the past
five years, whereby the auto makers were installing black
boxes in four-wheel drive pickup trucks in an effort to
determine, in fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last
15 seconds before the crash.
They were surprised to find in 44 of the 50 states the last
words of drivers in 61.2 percent of fatal crashes were, "Oh,
Shit!"
However, the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Arkansas and Tennessee the last 15 seconds were very
different.
In 89.3 percent of the fatal accidents monitored by these
black boxes the final words were: "Hold my beer and watch
this!"