Snapchat SUED For Car Accident

It's the victim's family suing Snapchat, not the girl's. Still makes no sense though.

they're suing because the app gives achievements for taking a picture with the speed filter at high speed, which is intended for trains, airplanes, etc. Therefore their case is that the app encourages people to drive recklessly to try and get the achievement or trophy or whatever

Because people are idiots

I know, right? These people rather risk their lives than put down the phone for a few minutes so they can pay attention on driving! Some of them need to put that phone down even more because some of them can't drive EVEN WITHOUT DISTRACTION!

A week or so ago, I saw a girl come out of a building on her phone, walk a block to her car, drive one block while texting, get out, still on her phone, and walk into presumably her house. Could she not 1. put down her phone for one block? 2. Walk one block while texting at the very least? Why drive to school when you live 3 blocks away?!

But when that idiot teen's insurance policy only covers so much and you're facing a lifetime of further medical expenses, then what do you do?

oh @john... death by snu snu >:O

Nah, I don't think they do. It does encourage driving fast, but it hardly takes more than a little common sense to know not to drive at 100 in a 50 zone.

It's also common knowledge that speeding to that extent, and using a cellphone whilst driving, are both illegal, so it should only be done in spacious, open area that not part of public roads. It pains me that some people apparantly need that spelling out for them, but even in that case I don't think Snapchat is at all liable.

I agree for the most part, but now people who grew up with technology from birth. Think that if there is no rule against it, it's ok to do. They have no common sense and believe they can pass to blame to someone else, because no one said it was wrong to do it.

@Evolvedmisharp problem is that there IS a rule against it. it's called not fucking speeding and is pretty straight forward

A law like that is passed by individual states here, not the federal govt. Some states (like New York, where I'm from) ban cell phone use while driving altogether - no handheld or hands free use, while others haven't ruled on it at all.