Oof-Da! Canadians just as ignorant as Duhmericans

[ecomodded]

In this case with the Ducks the lady was ruled to have done a Illegal Act by the courts , She was much more guilty then a thief..

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I'm sure that the last thought in many minds was, "I should never have been put in that situation", and they did not survive to have another thought.

regards
Mech

[Frank Lee]

I'm real close to employing the ignore feature again.

[ecomodded]

Are the Courts WRONG TO ??? ridiculous

I will leave you with your Duck love , I personally hate them..and would not eat one again..

Life in Jail ? I doubt it ..

Woman, 25, faces life in prison for stopping on highway to rescue ducklings and causing crash that killed a father and his daughter

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-2-deaths.html

[redneck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxVd_cA8Ick

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"This will not bring back my loved ones."

Quote from the widow, who was behind her husband and daughter and watched them die. Two seconds more separation would have avoided the whole event.

regards
Mech

[Frank Lee]

Funny how, suddenly, the courts are beyond reproach. As if they do it perfectly the first time, every time. Appeals and Appellate Courts shouldn't even exist, right? Oh- that argument is only convenient when you agree with the decision.

Two seconds more separation would have avoided the whole event.

That and not speeding. Throw in some situational awareness too.

[2000mc]

ecomodded - i think your looking at the situation through the eyes of a victim, and whose fault it was. i dont think theres much to learn here, lady is a hazard and needs to live somewhere she wont ever need to drive a car.
try thinking about how to not be a victim, i dont think the deceased would truly be comforted by any punishment of her

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I had a similar situation. I was being tailgated by a woman in a 1966 Chevelle. The car in front of me, a silver 68 GTO convertible stopped very quickly and left his rear end sticking out in the left lane of a 4 lane divided highway. Knowing I was clear in the right lane (situational awareness), I swerved over and the Chevelle slammed into the rear end of the GTO, spinning it around two complete revolutions, the impact was like an explosion.

The Chevelle slid into the grass median in the middle of the 4 lane highway. I turned at the next left into a Ford tractor dealership and told them to call the cops and an ambulance. I knew there were serious injuries. The rescue squad found the Chevelle drivers 18 month old baby up under the dash of the car.

The GTO driver was a mechanic who had just finished a brake job on the GTO and was "testing" the brakes (very poor choice of places to test). The GTO's owner was in the car with him. Although it was 40 years ago I can still close my eyes and see that wreck.

Long before child safety seats or even 911, the woman in the Chevelle ate the steering wheel.

So who was at fault?

regards
Mech

[Patrick]

IMO, most motorcyclists have no idea what their panic stopping distance is and could not perform one (without crashing) if you asked them to. Many of the in-vogue choppers have no or lousy front brakes, extending the stopping distance.

In this case, I think blame apportionment is appropriate, and I give 80% to him for not stopping, and 20% to her for stopping when she shouldn't have.