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s/o Old people driving

Apparently some old 84 y.o. lady was driving in a Walmart parking lot and ran over a dude (23 y.o.).  She ran over him, didn't know it and drug him almost the length of the car, resting on his neck.

Dude dies, and lady will not be charged.  She might have to take a driver's test.  REALLY?  MIGHT?

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Re: s/o Old people driving

  • I forgot to mention she ran him over from behind.
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  • Was she aiming for him???
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  • You'd think so.  I have no idea. I just think it's crazy that she MIGHT have her license taken away or MIGHT be tested, but otherwise...no biggie
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  • as a pedestrian who obeys the rules, i hate cars.  as a driver who obeys the rules, i hate pedestrians.

    i hate cars because i am always walking during rush hour.  i know you want to get home, but you are the one driving a ton of metal and glass.  you are the one in a covered vehicle when i am walking in the rain.  you have the heater on when i only have my coat and scarf.  you can wait for me to cross the street, please.

    i hate pedestrians because i have to obey the lights but you can just run whenever you "think" it's free.  you think you can do that because pedestrians have the right of way, and you will always be right.  you can use your stroller or dog or whatever and let the kid or dog run through the intersection whever without having to look, because i, the driver, SHOULD be looking so i guess that means you have to do nothing.

    don't get me started on bicyclists.  they are the true evil of the road AND sidewalk.
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  • As a cyclist, I hate drivers (I bike commute to work sometimes).  As a driver, I hate cyclists.  Mystifying.  Guess it depends on which "side" I'm on that day.

    As a generalization, extremely elderly drivers scare me.  I've had patients show up for a drivers physical so impaired (vision, hearing etc) that I'm scared for them to drive home.  Unfortunately, I have to take their licenses away.  That's always to sad for me.  I guess it would be alot sadder if they killed someone on the way home from my office.
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