Reid's Wife, Daughter Injured in Highway Accident

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 03-11-10 | The Wall Street Journal

[Ditto]

I pay attention to truckers and what they are doing.

Ditto that. Give them a wide berth.

When I was learning to drive back in the early 60s in hilly Western Pennsylvania, I was taught to avoid forcing a big rig to hit the breaks or downshift by cutting in front of him even if you technically had the 'right of way'.

If he was coming up hill, let him pass rather than turning left in front of him forcing him to shift back to low gear to make the grade.

I know their equipment is much better today, but I still give them the most room possible, yet I see the majority of '4 wheelers don't. Probably why some of the truckers show no respect for the '4 wheelers.'

[MamaB]

Some drivers are in their own little world and do not have a clue as to what other drivers are doing. Another thing is to know what your car will do. Many years ago we got a new car. I use to go to parking lots to practice turns, etc. I never knew that one day those practice turns would save our lives. I was taking one of my daughter's friends home after dance class. I was nearly to her house when we noticed a driver was headed head on to us. I turned the wheels just like I had practiced, crossed to the other lane and ended up on a sidewalk but we were alive. My daughter still talks about that. Any driver has to know what others are doing to stay alive. I have seen ladies putting on make-up. texting, talking on the phone without a clue as to what people around them are doing. It is really scary sometimes.

[KarinG1]

Accident my you-know-what. He’s already admitted he’s a wife beater.

[StopObama2012]

Lucky for them, they have the “gold plated Senate-only” healthcare plan.

If they had ObamaCare, they’d take a few weeks to MRI them, and by then who knows what condition they’d be in.

Also, Reid’s wife is getting up there in years, so according to Reid’s QALY (Quality Adjusted Life Years) chart, it’s a close call whether to provide medical treatment to her, or just “let her die” as Robert Reich says, to save money.

For the record, I agree that denying everyone medical care so they “just die” is cheaper than giving them medical care.

You know what’s even cheaper than that? If we all just kill ourselves right now, we’d need to budget almost $0 for the future. Just think how cost-effective that would be.

[greatplains]

Well said.