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Old 07-13-2010, 06:41 PM
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Old 07-13-2010, 06:43 PM
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Old 07-13-2010, 06:50 PM
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History repeats itself.
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it's not our fault! it's YOUR fault!
Old 07-13-2010, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by krystar
it's not our fault! it's YOUR fault!
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Old 07-14-2010, 11:42 AM
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'Ms. Marseille sticks by her story. "It makes me very angry when someone tells me, 'She probably hit the gas pedal instead,' because I think it's a sexist comment, an ageist comment," she said. '

almost every month an old geezer here in MA kills kids and adults exactly because their old brains no longer see any difference between gas and brake pedals. 'an ageist comment' my ***.

this country completely lost any common sense. last outrageous accident was when an 79 year old hen in her f#ckin righteousness drove over whole family of 3 with youngest girl of 2 years old who were crossing road on clearly marked pedestrian crossing. she did not even try to brake and then they were showing her claiming she had 'a right to go'. every time i see such an old b$tch with her freaking lap dog on her knees driving without even looking around - makes me want to go back home, get a shotgun and relieve world from this disease. this problem got totally out of any proportion, every time on a highway it is a constant threat as those old geezers do not even see anything in their mirrors, they just swirl back and forth, drive in middle of 2 lanes and never signal. my wife had an accident with one of those types. it`s just such a bad topic...
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My grandmother recently wrecked her Camry by hitting the gas instead of the brake. They've been scary to ride with for years, mostly due to a lack of depth perception combined with a peppy V6. It's a difficult thing to sell to the public, but there really needs to be a driving evaluation every few years in order for people to keep their drivers licenses. Within the past year, a guy was killed right around the corner from my house because some old lady simply drove off the road for no apparent reason. Some older drivers are still quite capable, while others are a frightening danger to society... Periodic driving evaluations are the only fair solution I see.
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I saw that one coming a mile away.....



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