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June 28th, 2010, 10:57 AM #21
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June 28th, 2010, 11:04 AM #22
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June 28th, 2010, 11:09 AM #23
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June 28th, 2010, 11:38 AM #24
Re: 2nd fatality in 2 days on Rt 33/209...
Wow, you are an insanely lucky driver. I've witnessed several accidents, some involving snow/sleet/ice. some involving poor drivers, tons involving deer, blown out tires, dodging road debris
There are ways to mitigate risk and keep drivers safe, they are standard accepted practices. PennDot just won't spend the money to do it
unless you want to try and tell me that there is a reason we have cement barriers on 33 all through the turns to prevent accidents, now we have guard rail to prevent them, but the area where the accident occurred doesn't need them?The first vehicles normally on the scene of a crime are ambulances and police cruisers. If you are armed you have a chance to decide who gets transported in which vehicle, if you are not armed then that decision is made for you.
Be prepared, because someone else already is and no one knows their intent except them.
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June 28th, 2010, 12:01 PM #25
Re: 2nd fatality in 2 days on Rt 33/209...
While roads are dangerous like weapons can be some roads like that intersection are like a 1911 with a nonworking grip and thumb safety with a light trigger being carried Mexican style. Sure makes it more risky.
Drivers of all kinds including you drive under all kinds of various conditions and levels of fatigue and attentiveness. Like I said the driver could literally have come 500 miles without a light then there in the middle of a limited access highway is a red light at the end of a 10 hour run.
No excuse but the reality.
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June 28th, 2010, 12:03 PM #26
Re: 2nd fatality in 2 days on Rt 33/209...
I tried to find that in the news but couldn't. Where was it posted?
Nothing in the court docket yet.
http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketS...=CR-0000219-10Last edited by Exbiker; June 28th, 2010 at 12:09 PM.
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June 28th, 2010, 12:15 PM #27
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June 28th, 2010, 12:51 PM #28
Re: 2nd fatality in 2 days on Rt 33/209...
The first vehicles normally on the scene of a crime are ambulances and police cruisers. If you are armed you have a chance to decide who gets transported in which vehicle, if you are not armed then that decision is made for you.
Be prepared, because someone else already is and no one knows their intent except them.
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June 28th, 2010, 01:24 PM #29
Re: 2nd fatality in 2 days on Rt 33/209...
Im not saying theyre not needed to protect innocent drivers from idiots, but the accidents could be prevented in the first place by the driver, thats my point.
I'm not lucky, I just go the speed limit and let all the impatient pushy asshole drivers pass me. When I get to a turn I wait until it's safe, I don't cut people off because I'm impatient. If the left arrow is turning yellow I simply wait for the next one.
This area has blown up and I have personally noticed less speed traps now that its big then there were years ago when people hardly used it. Kinda seems backwards to me.
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June 28th, 2010, 01:27 PM #30
Re: 2nd fatality in 2 days on Rt 33/209...
regardless of whether he came 500 miles or 5 miles without a light, its every drivers responsibility to observe signs and signals, just like its their responsibility to pull over if theyre nodding off, there are plenty of things to notify you that there's a signal ahead, including a sign that flashes "red signal ahead" about 30 seconds before and while it's red. No excuse what so ever to not know the signal is there.
I can't drive down 209 with no lights and proceed onto main street and blow every red light simply because I didn't have any before it.
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