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Disturbing accident

edited June 2015 in Chit Chat
There was a disturbing accident, in my neck of the woods, yesterday.  My city has an expressway in the middle of the city, with a 50 mph speed limit.  Right next to the expressway is a really big park where a lot of pedestrians walk the circumference of the park. Yesterday, a driver, jumped over the curb into the park and struck a family.  The mother was bruised and cut, but the 3 year old son was killed, and the daughter is still in critical condition.  The governor of NYS has implemented the expressway be reduced to 30 mph
   I feel so bad for the family, and I really feel bad for the driver. If I were to cause someone else's death behind the wheel, I don't think I could handle that guilt.  I had a dream, last night that the driver took his life.  I woke up in tears, and couldn't sleep at all.  The driver  didn't take his life (it was just a dream), but it was stated by reporters that he was really distraught and had to be calmed down. This man must be feeling an intense amount of survivor's guilt, and so must the mother of the children.  She made it relatively unscathed, but her children, because of their size and position in the stroller. took the brunt of the impact. I have dealt with survivor's guilt, many years ago, so I guess I feel their hurt on a more personal level. I am really hormonal and just need to talk about this terrible awful situation.  Thanks for listening, ladies. <3

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  • I'm so sorry to hear that.  I've had survivor's guilt too, and it was really difficult to sort out and manage.  *Hugs*  


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  • I guess my fertility issues have made me a bigger ball of emotions, lately.  I understand being sad, but to wake up in tears is not my normal behavior.
  • I can't believe the governor can arbitrarily do such a thing...

    How strange that they don't have better barriers.  That would be the place to start!

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  • I always thought, while costly, a tunnel with a slower speed limit would keep people safe and not disrupt traffic as much.  The highway system in Buffalo makes absolutely no sense.
  • Even just regular guardrails which are EVERYWHERE and can't possibly be that expensive!

    Not to mention I doubt that the driver was doing the speed limit, so that's hardly an effective "safety measure" - more like a money making scheme. 

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  • The problem with this road is the park is extremely close to the highway.  The highway is two narrow lanes. If someone else is speeding and runs you off the road (has come close to happening to me before), the driver has to decide in an instant if they are going to be a part of a pileup or go off the road. The driver hasn't been charged with anything, so I don't think the accident was his fault.  The mother of the son and daughter requested  his name not be released because there have been numerous threats on his life.  It's just a terrible situation. This highway is the smallest in the region and has the most fatal accidents per mile than any other highway by far.
        I am scared to even drive on this highway, now.  Some people will obey the 30 mph, but most will continue to go 50 mph.  With no emergency lane, there is no place to pull over speeding motorists. I have a feeling this highway will become more dangerous before it becomes safer.
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