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Glenn (162.39.206.64)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 6:41 am: | |
Hey Fellas,
The owner of a Habersham County, Georgia tour bus company was killed Monday.
I just found out about this a few minutes ago. This company runs 3 or 4 Prevost coaches.
Below is the link to the story that is published in one of our local papers.
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=82994
Glenn |
John that newguy (199.232.240.228)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 7:04 am: | |
``The only thing it can be attributed to barring anything in
the autopsy is driver inattention, which unfortunately is
the leading cause of highway death in South Carolina,''
Gaulden said.
Bernice Hall, a passenger from Athens, Ga., on the bus, said
she thought the driver was going to change lanes to avoid
traffic ahead. ``I saw the truck. I saw the car. I saw both
had stopped and he wasn't braking,'' she said. ``By the time
I said, 'Oh my God,' we had already hit the car.''
"Driver inattention" is likely the leading cause of highway
accidents in any/every state. It's not the "cellphone", it's
the cellphone user; it's not talking to your passengers, it's
turning around and visiting with them...mentally, or physically.
And there's no "law" that's going to prevent that.
(sorry, just my $00.02) |
John Rigby (65.112.227.94)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 7:27 am: | |
The drivers drive two many hours without enough rest.
John |
John that oldfart (199.232.240.228)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 7:40 am: | |
I remember 600 mile day-trips where other drivers went sightseeing
with their group and left at 7pm for that trip back. You can force a
driver not to drive too many consecutive hours, but you can't force
a driver to sleep between. Tiredness is as bad as drunkenness, the
response time is greatly hampered. |
John Finn (Flagman) (64.12.116.135)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 9:33 pm: | |
Here is a video of the accident from our local NBC station. You will have to wait for the Lexington Medical center commercial to play before the accident video is loaded.
The driver of the car, who was from this local area, didn't have a chance at all. I'm wondering how fast the bus was running when he hit the car and then compacted it under the trailer.
I drive that section of I-20 quite a bit and even in rainy conditions most of the traffic runs well in access of 75.-80 mph the speed limit I believe is 65 at that point but goes up to 70 a couple of miles down the road.
Check out; http://tinyurl.com/5dm26 |
bruce king (67.171.27.174)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 1:07 am: | |
does that tinyurl work for anyone? |
Glenn (162.39.206.93)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 6:48 am: | |
Listed below is the "link" to the latest information. I trust that posting this information is in good taste.
http://www.thenortheastgeorgian.com/articles/2004/
07/27/news/breaking_news/01breakingnews.txt
Glenn |
John Finn (Flagman) (64.12.116.135)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 7:07 am: | |
I'm sorry if the tiny URL didn't work for some, here is the full URL although it is very long.
http://www.wistv.com/global/video/popup/pop_index.asp?
ClipID1=230765&h1=Jack%20Kuenzie%20on%20the%20I-20%20investiga
tion&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=96134&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=
info&playerVersion=8&rnd=99096844 |
TWO DOGS (63.156.216.31)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 9:32 am: | |
Driver went to sleep...and,yes you can go to sleep with your eyes open..so many people think driveing is physical,your mind wears out before your body does. |
John the no-sleepguy (199.232.244.180)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 10:10 am: | |
Ah-HAH. So -it is- the 1st thing to go. |
TWO DOGS (4.226.105.18)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 11:27 am: | |
as long as you remember that |
madbrit (67.136.104.96)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 11:32 am: | |
remember what? |
Lee Bradley (140.178.68.172)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 11:40 am: | |
Great reporting by the local TV station. Here in the Seattle area the reporter would have gone off on tangents from the dangers of BIG vehicles, OLD drivers and/or the need for public transit. Nice to see a reporter reporting and not editorializing. |