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Another Driving Distracted Fatality
Saw a link on another board, searched and found the original site right here. I think it's a pretty well written letter.
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May 23rd, 2009, 05:02 AM | #2 |
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very well written - i hope it does some good
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May 23rd, 2009, 06:37 AM | #3 |
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Nicely done. That ending where he quotes the bible is something else. He really researched the person who he was sending the letter to.
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May 23rd, 2009, 07:15 AM | #4 |
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That Bible quote is unnecessary; religion and emotion should not be a part of law. I hope this woman will get a very serious punishment for being so careless, but the death penalty would be way too much as it wouldn't improve life for anyone.
The different laws regarding driving while drunk and driving while being distracted (by polishing ones nails, for example) sounds like bullsh*t, though. I think drivers while talking with a mobile phone in one hand, or polishing ones nails, should have the same punishments as driving drunk (to some degree) - it's all a matter of consciously engaging in a distracting activity, and therefore a declaration of "I don't give a sh*t about the safety of others". |
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May 23rd, 2009, 07:21 AM | #5 |
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If I were still up there, I'd definitely attend.
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May 23rd, 2009, 07:26 AM | #6 | |
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May 23rd, 2009, 07:34 AM | #7 |
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What an ignorant scumbag that woman is.. took the life of someone just living her life because she couldnt budget her time correctly to do her nails before getting into teh car.
I hope she gets what she deserves... and the family of Anita Zaffke has the strength to get through this.
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May 23rd, 2009, 08:09 AM | #8 |
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Yeah. Even though I've already got about 2 years of car driving experience, and am confident and quite competent, I still dislike being distracted by a conversation with passengers while I drive. I even tend to turn off the radio when I'm stuck in hairy traffic or some area where I need to really focus.
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May 23rd, 2009, 09:06 AM | #9 |
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This stuff happens all the time. Riding a motorcyle is a dangerous sport. You have to be aware at all times. Idiots are out to kill you all the time. People feel secure in the cage and don't think (at all) about what is going on around them. People think the phone, eating, make-up, or whatever they are doing is more important than concentrating on driving. It's the me factor (no one matters but me).
I ran into a woman tailgating my son and another rider the other day. I knew she was going to do something stupid but I had my eye on her. She went to pass both of them which was going to sideswipe me. I was ready. I had an escape route but didn't need it I laid on the horn and she jumped back in her lane, slowed way down and when we came up to the light won't get close to us. In the old days when I was young and mental ( I used to ride a Harley and had no kids), when someone did a stupid move I would usually smash there mirror on the drivers door and call them a few select names ( I have matured alittle). I never had anyone chase me and I bet they thought to check twice when there was a motorcycle around them.
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May 24th, 2009, 03:45 PM | #10 |
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RIP Rider. I remembered reading this story before I think GreezeMonkey put it up.
If the person who had died (been murdered really) been in a car instead... What would Mrs. Nail-painter be looking at? Vehicular Manslaughter? Anyone familiar?
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May 25th, 2009, 06:27 AM | #11 |
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Good for Bruce Arnold. In a time where no one feels like they should be held accountable for their actions, a man has written a letter explaining that exact subject. He did it, I feel, without pointing fingers and by citing relevant quotes and passages from several sources.
We suffered a tragic loss because of negligence. I hear non-bike riders tell me every day to be careful and not crazy on my bike. They are taken aback when I explain that when I pass at a high rate of speed, or swerve in a "crazy" manner, I am usually trying to avoid one of their caged brothers/sisters who was not paying attention to their driving and about hit me. I tell them that most bike riders are aware and that we are more afraid of car drivers than our own carelessness. I have noticed a marked improvement in the driving of my friends. I ask them "Next time you cross the line, or text, or eat while driving, who knows who you will hit. Maybe it will be me. How would my family feel?" Information and awareness are the key. Make it personal to them. How would they like it if poor Johnny were riding his bicycle down to Charlie's house and he gets hit by a Yukon driving, cell phone clad suburban Mom who is late to pick up her kid from football practice. It'd suck wouldn't it? |
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May 25th, 2009, 09:33 AM | #12 | |
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May 26th, 2009, 05:19 PM | #13 |
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Thank god Georgia has not an "anti-cell" law, but an "anti-distraction" law, and if some upcoming bills pass, will be even tougher, with points off your license for using a cell phone.
Of course, people will still break the law, and sadly, people will die. But maybe this will put some sharper teeth into our distracted driving laws.
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