survivalperson,

That is correct. <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The spacing <img src="images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> still irks me, but the bottom line is that the message was transmitted, received and understood correctly, <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> which was the original hopeful intent and why the info. is in our family kits.

Your scenario:

Ooooooo.... <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> a face smack on the steering wheel, yes, that is an item for consideration.

Using your example and implication that this probably happened away from other people or it being possible that the vehicle is totally out of sight even though immediately adjacent to the roadway...remember Tilly Tutor? (spelling?). The 60 year+ woman whose car was hit at night, and <img src="images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> knocked OFF of the raised <img src="images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> I-595 highway in Fort Lauderdale one night a while back. (I think that there may have been a thread here as well, it was about 2 years ago. She was pretty well hosted and toasted for her GREAT fortune by the local (and some national) media afterwards.)

She was not found for several days EVEN THOUGH FHP and Fire Rescue "looked for her". This was not all their fault, the brush below the raised road did a good job of hiding her car. She drank dew and rainwater and was inadvertently found by a road crew cleaning the the swale down below the elevated (20'?) roadway several days later.

In this case, she was pinned in and due to constant highway noise, calling or otherwise trying to signal for help was not really viable.

Now, back to your situation, it is extremely likely that if you are unable to speak due to a "newly implanted steering wheel denture", it is almost a certainty that your vision has gone down the tubes as well due to facial swelling causing high internal pressure in your eyeballs and head in general. Thus, it would be hard to read a code sheet, and unless one was able to even locate the (hopefully still intact and operational) phone after the accident, were VERY familiar with their cell phone and still had a good sense of touch, it is going to be problematic at best to attempt any text messaging.

Hmmm.... <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> what to do....what to do???

At this point, it is doubtful that the headlights would still work even if the battery was operational and wiring not shorted out, so using other car lights (or horn) for code signaling is a possible, but unlikely option.

At the moment, you've got me stumped. Definitely need to mull this one over several days and cups of coffee.

Perhaps some of our other readers might be able to bring some thoughts to the table for this situation?

Regards,
Comanche7