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

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From: John Lauzon
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:00
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George Publicover (asl@acadian.ca) 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.

Maybe, but if the car had brushed the non-existant guardrails, it would 
have given the driver a chance to slow down safely, he would have been 
given another chance to react, instead his first mistake was his last and 
videos taken of him in the hotel prior to the accident do not indicate 
that he was drunk.

John
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From: bk469@torfree.net (John Lauzon)
Subject: Re: Diana's death caused by lack of guardrails.
Date: 1997/09/10
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