[PRCo] Re: METRORAIL DISASTER

[John Swindler]

And then there was the repeal of the helmut law for motorcyclist in Pa.  Was this to create a supply of body parts for transplant operations?  Can't think of any other valid reason 

 

 


 
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> From: fwschneider at comcast.net
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: METRORAIL DISASTER
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:20:19 -0400
> To: alschneider2 at juno.com
> 
> For what it's worth ... did any of you see the Today Show piece this 
> morning on the staged tests between response times with a person (1) 
> totally sober, (2) with a blood alcohol level of 0.85 (legally 
> drunk), (3) talking on a cell phone and (4) texting? A red light 
> was mounted in the windshield in front of the driver and he was 
> expected to apply brakes when the light went on.
> The results? Talking on the phone was materially worse than being 
> drunk ... I think it stretched the perception distance out 40 feet 
> and texting was even worse, stretching it out by something like 70 feet.
> 
> Of course we'll not get the legislators to do anything about it until 
> one of their families is killed because they need their cell phones.
> 
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> On Jun 26, 2009, at 1:35 AM, alschneider2 at juno.com wrote:
> 
> > Was the Union Square event the one where the motorman tested 
> > positive for alcohol?
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
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