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Re: Diana's death caused by lack of guardrails.

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From: George Publicover
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 00:00
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carmen wrote:
> 
> The only survivor was the only one wearing a seatbelt, and someone was
> quoted as saying that Diana would more likely than not have survived if
> she had been wearing her seatbelt too...
> 
> John Lauzon wrote:
> >
> > The underpass in which Princess Diana died does not have guardrails
> > or barriers between the roadway and the bridge supports. If they have had
> > been present, the accident may not have happened, or have been in the
> > minor category. (IMHO)
> >
> > John

Let's see, we had a DRUNK driver, a very heavy car (re-enfroced steel and armour plating...not your run of the 
mill production car) and a speed determined by police to be around 150 kph....the accident would probably 
still have been severe.
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From: George Publicover <asl@acadian.ca>
Subject: Re: Diana's death caused by lack of guardrails.
Date: 1997/09/09
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