Laser used to blind driver

[notnamed]

After she was spinning...
"“He hit directly in the middle of my eye and everything went black,” Senters said. “At the beginning it was like, ‘Oh my God, my car is spinning. I really just hope no one hits me.’ And then he hit me and that was when I was like, ‘Oh my God I just got hit.’”"

[Labonte18]

This kind of thing is taken quite seriously.. At least when it's used towards an aircraft.

There was a news story here about a real genius who decided to point the laser at a news chopper.. Two of them, in fact.

Man who pointed laser at Sky 4 sent to federal prison

Rule of thumb.. If you want to do something stupid.. Don't do it at an aircraft with rolling cameras on it.

With the proliferation of Dash Cams.. I'd probably say don't do it from a car, period.

37 months. That means he's doing 2 years and 7 1/2 months based on the Feds' 85% rule.

[shortel]

same type of person that claimed her toyota engine racing out of control said putting the car into neutral would make it flip over on the freeway. people that shouldnt have licenses.

[earthisle]

BTW at Burning Man a few years ago, idiots with layers caused permanent retina damage to several victims. One lady had a dark spot in the center of her vision and couldn't even read. Yet they refused to ban lasers for a long time "because lasers are cool".

DJs also love those stupid laser projector devices, which are completely unregulated and are capable of burning the retina. It's common for them to point them at the crowd, and even place them at eye level. "Because lasers are cool". I've tried to convince them not to use those devices, but they won't listen to reason. They're simply too stupid.

[Lux Hauler]

Everything could have been solved had the lady backed off, pulled over or found some other way to distance herself from the maniac.

I like how victims of road rage play off like they have no idea how they got themselves into that situation. As if I am supposed to believe that these lunatics come out of nowhere with their only motive to wreak havoc. I've never seen a road rage incident without a cause and can only rely on anecdotes to prove such events exists.

Originally Posted by earthisle

BTW at Burning Man a few years ago, idiots with layers caused permanent retina damage to several victims. One lady had a dark spot in the center of her vision and couldn't even read. Yet they refused to ban lasers for a long time "because lasers are cool".

DJs also love those stupid laser projector devices, which are completely unregulated and are capable of burning the retina. It's common for them to point them at the crowd, and even place them at eye level. "Because lasers are cool". I've tried to convince them not to use those devices, but they won't listen to reason. They're simply too stupid.

Maybe we should ban knives to the confines of one's kitchen as well while your at it, after all they are capable of far more damage and you don't NEED to carry them on your person. Here's some advice, don't go to concerts if you are so terrified of lasers or wear protective eyewear.