MAN 79 HITS WOMAN 82
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by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
MAN 79 HITS WOMAN 82
BLOOMINGDALE, TN: It was raining Thursday morning in March when Maria, age 82, was tooling along in her '90 Acura. Safety belt buckled, wipers going, but no headlights on . From the strip shopping mall out pulls Roy, age 79. Plows his Crown Victoria right into Maria's car. Roy was using his safety belt, too.
Maria suffered cracked ribs, not a lot of fun for a slow healing older person. Roy was treated and released from the hospital. But he wasn't released by the police who charged him with failing to yield - the most prevalent driving "crime" of older persons. Maria was charged too; failing to burn headlights during inclement weather.
The good news is that both vehicles had driver's air bags. According to the investigating officer, both would have been more seriously injured had it not been for the air bags. The lesson here? Even with safety belts and air bags we need to employ all our other safe driving skills to prevent personal injury and property damage.
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by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
MAN 79 HITS WOMAN 82
BLOOMINGDALE, TN: It was raining Thursday morning in March when Maria, age 82, was tooling along in her '90 Acura. Safety belt buckled, wipers going, but no headlights on . From the strip shopping mall out pulls Roy, age 79. Plows his Crown Victoria right into Maria's car. Roy was using his safety belt, too.
Maria suffered cracked ribs, not a lot of fun for a slow healing older person. Roy was treated and released from the hospital. But he wasn't released by the police who charged him with failing to yield - the most prevalent driving "crime" of older persons. Maria was charged too; failing to burn headlights during inclement weather.
The good news is that both vehicles had driver's air bags. According to the investigating officer, both would have been more seriously injured had it not been for the air bags. The lesson here? Even with safety belts and air bags we need to employ all our other safe driving skills to prevent personal injury and property damage.
GHD57 all rights reserved http://www.wellnessebooks.com/ebookstore.asp
posted by WRECK-LESS at Sunday, February 20, 2005
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