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

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From: Ferris
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 00:00
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So??? She still would have had a much better chance of
surviving......... The security guard survived and he was closer to the
front of the  car where the collision took place. Are you advocating NOT
wearing a seat belt?

George Publicover wrote:

> 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: Ferris <ferris@bc.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Diana's death caused by lack of guardrails.
Date: 1997/09/09
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