Pedestrians!

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From: DonH
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:34

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Statistics may show that, while most road injuries occur with motor vehicle 
drivers and their passengers, most fatalities are pedestrians.
  After all, if a pedestrian is hit by a car, he/she is likely to come off 
second best, while all the driver has to complain about is: scratched or 
dinted duco.
  There've been quite a number of cases recently of pedestrian hit by car 
when the walker is staggering home from the pub, along the highway.
  To minimised these statistics, we may hope that even a drunk can remember 
to walk on the "wrong" side of the road, and that approaching headlights do 
not indicate the sun rising (allowing for double vision), but an on-coming 
lethal weapon.  Hence, roll into a ditch till all is over.
  [ Odd, railway level crossing accidents seem to have diminished in number. 
Maybe, booms down, and lights flashing, has conveyed a message? ]
  Moral: For those wishing to commit suicide, Nature is always willing to 
oblige.

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