05-08-2006, 04:51 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Sophie Delezio is unlucky.
Sophie Delezio is unlucky.
Three or so years ago, she was hit by a car when it crashed through her kindergarten. Elderly driver. She suffered horrific burns, had to be pulled out from beneath a burning car, lost fingers and all that. Yesterday, she was hit by another car - this time on a pedestrian crossing. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...5/s1632109.htm ^ Please click on this link to see a picture of the little girl since we are not allowed to post pictures of children here. Quote:
Sh*t, my brother got hit by a car when he was ten, and he wouldn't even cross the road if he saw a car within a mile for a year afterwards. Mandatory driving and reflex tests every few years after a certain age (60? 65? 80?). You fail them, you lose your license. I met a 99-year-old man a few years ago who bragged that he still had his driver's license. "The bastards keep trying to take it away, but I won't let 'em!" I met him because I was delivering him a walker. |
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05-08-2006, 05:36 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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Some might say that she is lucky in a way. 85% of her body covered in burns, hit by a car twice, and she is still alive. How many people would have died from one of those three things? ANd how many people would have lived through all three?
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05-08-2006, 05:49 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Wow, this just makes me sad.
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05-08-2006, 06:06 AM | #4 (permalink) |
Getting it.
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What are the odds on something like that happening?
Some old people really shouldn't be driving.
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05-08-2006, 09:19 AM | #5 (permalink) | |
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05-08-2006, 10:37 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Location: Moscow on the Ohio
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This is terrible and no doubt many older people should not be driving. But before we start taking licenses away because of age we should check and see which age groups are doing the most damage. I don't think many young people would like the results.
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