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Originally Posted by Steve Ciccalone
I hate to say this because the outcome was a terrible tragedy for the family but given the circumstances that the Model A was entering or crossing the highway makes it moot whether a cell was involved if there was no light or stop sign on Rte 29 for the intersection. Assuming the driver of the modern car was not required to stop, the entering A was the burdened vehicle. I've been riding motorcycles for years and have seen many friends injured and known of many riders killed by people entering the roadway who misjudge the oncoming bike or simply don't see it. Even though the bike is not the burdened vehicle, the rider pays the price. This goes for people who misjudge oncoming cars as well as we all have seen.
This is a valuable lesson for all people driving antique cars, especially when they don't do it regularly. Unless one has a streetrod, accelleration is much slower. I'm not bashing any older people here but reactions and depth perception (eyesight) wane over time and we have to be mindful of that.
I've driven over 600,000 miles in the last ten years so by no means am I apologizing for one cell phone user or texter in a car. I've seen so many unbelievable things that people do while driving that it is no longer a surprise. The old adage, "Drive Defensively" is still valid and one we must follow.
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Steve,
'not bashing' ?? Hmm, with your ifs/buts/ mabe and my favorite, i.e.-cell phone use would be "moot" in a fatal crash! On the left coast it's ILLEGAL to use such while driving. Why would it be illegal to text/phone while driving..mabe you kill people?
It's not just model As and/or motorcycles. It's mixing these machines with pocket rockets,etc on public roads and drivers with hundreds of horsepower..knowing nothing about the go fast vehicle their driving while distracted to death(theirs or others).This past Tuesday, here on Van Nuys Blvd a man sitting at a RED LIGHT, in his 3 window '32 ford coupe, rear ended, at speed, by a woman ..sufficiently distracted to have never even hit her brakes! Yeah, he was an old guy...therefor, he's got to be at fault. I'm hoping that people with predisposed notions based upon suposition...are NOT on the civil trial in this model A matter! May this old couple rest in peace...