roomette
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And only a suspection of driving under the influence? :huh: I think most people would not drive on the tracks!... drove onto the tracks ...
Saying the train struck the car does not imply the train was at-fault.Yes, clearly the train was at fault for "plowing" into the poor, defenseless car. Damn those trains!
Sarah - Looking at the words logically and unemotionally (as best I can), I agree with you. But, I think a lot of people don't interpret the words the way you do. A factor in this is the unending stream of mass media articles that, explicitly or implicitly, absolve the drivers, pedestrians, bicycle riders of any fault in these situations.Saying the train struck the car does not imply the train was at-fault.Yes, clearly the train was at fault for "plowing" into the poor, defenseless car. Damn those trains!
Evidently they haven't been to Austin yet!My daughter & SIL lived in Orem (between Provo & SLC) for two years and said Utah drivers were the worst they've encountered.
Nope, not yet. But maybe some day.Evidently they haven't been to Austin yet!My daughter & SIL lived in Orem (between Provo & SLC) for two years and said Utah drivers were the worst they've encountered.
That's my point. "Plowed" is such a loaded term that implies that the train was somehow negligent or malicious.Sarah - Looking at the words logically and unemotionally (as best I can), I agree with you. But, I think a lot of people don't interpret the words the way you do. A factor in this is the unending stream of mass media articles that, explicitly or implicitly, absolve the drivers, pedestrians, bicycle riders of any fault in these situations.Saying the train struck the car does not imply the train was at-fault.Yes, clearly the train was at fault for "plowing" into the poor, defenseless car. Damn those trains!
Cheers,
Phil
South Florida is by far the worst place in the USA, imho. 3rd world immigrants, New Yorkers, tourists, and elderly drivers...a witch's brew of roadway carnage.Evidently they haven't been to Austin yet!My daughter & SIL lived in Orem (between Provo & SLC) for two years and said Utah drivers were the worst they've encountered.
In my experience Austin is a piece of cake compared to Houston.Evidently they haven't been to Austin yet!My daughter & SIL lived in Orem (between Provo & SLC) for two years and said Utah drivers were the worst they've encountered.
I would be like to put San Francisco up for consideration. A lot of drivers act like they got their driver's licence that morning and had not be loose by themselves before, and that their driver's ed such as it was consisted fo studying the book, taking the test, and then promptly forgetting what was in the book. I have seen people take multiple cuts to get in a parallel parking space at least 10 feet longer than their small car, and still end up 2 feet away from the curb and not very parallel with that. We won't even get into the bicyclists running on the sidewalks, pulling in front of city buses, not seeming to understand that the arc of the back wheels of a truck is inside the arc of the front wheels, etc.South Florida is by far the worst place in the USA, imho. 3rd world immigrants, New Yorkers, tourists, and elderly drivers...a witch's brew of roadway carnage.Evidently they haven't been to Austin yet!My daughter & SIL lived in Orem (between Provo & SLC) for two years and said Utah drivers were the worst they've encountered.
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They do. Unfortunately for some, it is too late to take advantage of their new-found knowledge.You think people would learn by now to stay off railroad tracks. Trains can't stop on a dime.
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