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Originally Posted by anxiety
I don't know what drugs you guys are on.
Yes the Audi shouldn't had been speeding to begin with, therefore he should be spending jail time for his action, not excusing that.
But are you guys saying you as a driver when making a left turn, you don't scan the oncoming traffic? You can't judge if someone is driving faster than normal traffic? There was only one other car in the same direction, so his vision did not get blocked.
As a matter of fact, 8am morning driving, raining, blocked vision are not excuses you can make in this case
Yes the Audi is breaking the law, but it's the doc against an idiot, it was up to him with his defensive driving against a stupid driver.
Same analogy can be made with a pedestrian getting hit by a car at a crosswalk, if the pedestrian dies, yes the driver is at fault and should be jailed for time. But did the pedestrian scan the intersection before crossing?
Just because one party is at fault from breaking the law, doesn't mean the other party can't prevent accidents from happening.
Not all situations are preventable, but this was. Unfortunately it takes two parties when tragedy happens, one's an idiot breaking the law, the other is not paying attention. You can say all you want about the other party breaking the law either by speeding or not stopping at the crosswalk, but the doc ultimately cost his own life by assuming the Audi is following the law.
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thank you! Finally somebody had the balls to say it
my thoughts exactly...dont know why everyone is tripping cuz someone died..and it just so happen to be a doc? So what? So if it was a scum bag or a janitor...that life is worthless?
If anyone of u look at the video clearly, the doc enter the intersection very slowly, and half way the turn he BRAKED... the second car beside the audi was about 3-4 car length from the intersection as well.
Should the audi be doing 140km? no he shouldnt have, it was way too fast in the city.
However....left turns are always at fault, the law states you should ONLY TURN when its completely cleared.
We all know Oak and Marine drive *anywhere with a three lane paths no one does the speed limit. Lets not kid our self or lie to each other in the face, the average speed limit is 60-80km. Now even if ken wasnt doing 140km, even 80km direct hit (no brake) can kill the doc that decides to turn left whenever he wants. Especially in a old economic box that lacks all the safety feature a modern car has today? Hell ya, just look at the crash test and we come back and discuss. 70-80km direct "SIDE" impact can kill a senior/or anyone with a poor health condition, you never know. im sure if he got ram over by a larger SUV doing 70-80km on the side, he probably wouldnt survive either
Let me rephrase this, so if i was driving at night on marine drive/ e hastings, and some genius/hobo decides to jump out of nowhere/jwalk and i just happen to run him over going 70km, should i go to jail for killing a moron? Like come on man. Straight of way has the RIGHT of the road
Just becuz someone died, doesnt mean he a saint and not at fault to begin with.
I see accidents like this all the time on a daily basis, left turners not looking, everyone in vancouver runs yellow/red light. Its a trend, people dont know how to drive worth shit in this city. They should really make our driver license more difficult to obtain.
Vancouver has one of the worst roads, all the roads i driven down in the states has DEDICATED left turn lane with dedicated left turn lights. So no one turns left when they are not suppose to. And they have all the reflectors in the world, while vancouver is known for its rain, i dont know how many times i couldnt see jack shit when its pissing rain