posted 11-26-2002 03:24 PM         

The National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had covertly
funded a project with the U.S. auto makers for the past five years, whereby
the auto makers were installing black boxes in four-wheel drive pick-up
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 49 of the 50 states the last words of drivers
in 81.2 percent of fatal crashes were, "Oh, S#!t!"

Only the state of Texas was different, where 89.3 percent of the final words
were: "Hold my beer, watch this!"