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Article #139697Re: crazy driver vs angry pedestrian lic# ERB 455 or ERB 445.
From: JD
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:55
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:55
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"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message news:h0bcgd$s6n$5@news.datemas.de... > Donna Whitman wrote: >> >> They DO have a reasonable expectation that drivers will stop. However, >> there are some drivers who don't live up to that expectation. >> Personally, I don't want to be in the crosswalk when one breezes >> through a stop sign and kills me. They may be at fault but I'm still >> dead. >> >> Personal responsibility dictates that I exercise caution when crossing >> streets. Pedestrians need to exercise that at least to some small >> extent or they become roadkill. Yes, the driver is wrong and the >> pedestrian is legally right but who wins? ...the car. > > The reason we have reached the age we have Donna is obvious. ;^) > I understand and don't disagree. However, in this case, while the pedestrian is responsible for his/her own safety, the driver is completely at fault.
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X-Google-Thread: 48560ea9d0,88759ed64e4bc68c X-Google-Attributes: gid48560ea9d0,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!newsfeed2.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus.net!edtnps82.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail From: "JD" <me@home.ca> Newsgroups: hfx.general References: <h04j1a$t1j$3@news.datemas.de> <dxqDvDOd2l4F-pn2-viWgeJQjcJps@localhost> <h05k1g$82r$3@news.datemas.de> <6041d584-52b7-4bbc-a42c-fe2bf2145a25@h23g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> <h07da8$r56$7@news.datemas.de> <e2bb7df9-8586-425d-ac0d-0c19c4ed533b@o14g2000vbo.googlegroups.com> <h08jgc$4ph$3@news.datemas.de> <1q7g259fpcfdld8n3g67g6ooea9m8enhja@4ax.com> <h09jaa$q5o$1@news.datemas.de> <dQYVl.30629$PH1.13603@edtnps82> <h09r3a$6fn$2@news.datemas.de> <oe_Vl.30646$PH1.17343@edtnps82> <ef8i25ldg8u7sftadgn1ld4u4btu1nvron@4ax.com> <h0bcgd$s6n$5@news.datemas.de> In-Reply-To: <h0bcgd$s6n$5@news.datemas.de> Subject: Re: crazy driver vs angry pedestrian lic# ERB 455 or ERB 445. Lines: 23 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 Message-ID: <LfiWl.30789$PH1.5754@edtnps82> Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:55:23 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 71.7.208.117 X-Trace: edtnps82 1244246123 71.7.208.117 (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:55:23 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:55:23 MDT