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Old 07-09-2011, 08:25 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Simnut View Post
I think someone needs to do a ride along with BOTH the police and the ambulance service. We all know who would benefit from this and whom I am talking about. Physically walk up to a wrecked car as a result of speeding and check if the driver is alive or not, or remove a body from that car.....no matter how callous you are...it's a VERY difficult thing to do. You would be handling a person that was alive a few minutes ago, but is now dead. Worse yet....deal with a fatality that is the result of SOMEONE ELSE'S need for speed. Death is pretty final! Or pick up pieces off the road from a person that was thrown from their vehicle because of not wearing a seat belt AND speeding. You will soon understand why a person will stand there and think..."was speeding worth it"?


Perhaps you think you're invincible......but you're not and neither am I, the driver that shares the road with you. Accidents can have a great way of "equalizing" everyone.
Before I do that, why don't you show me some some collisions caused solely by someone going 10-20km/hr over the limit on a straight piece of freeway - no other factors, not tailgating, not blowing a red light.
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