Common sense
October 24th 2010 03:13
There's a story on the local news today about two sisters dying while they were riding on the bonnet of a car. Where will common sense enter into people's minds? A completely preventable accident fuelled by stupidity. How horrible for their families, that these two women did not think about their actions. When the 18 year old girl fell off the bonnet, her 30 year old sister went to help, being hit by another car in the process. I don't mean to be insensitive but doesn't a 30 year old at least have more sense than to be doing what she did, riding on the bonnet of a moving vehicle? The 30 year old woman's two children were in the car and clearly would have witnessed what happened, what a shocking event for two young children to comprehend, particularly when they're older and realise just how preventable it was.
The drivers of both vehicles have been charged, which is somewhat surprising, considering that the other driver had no involvement other than striking the woman when she ran to help her sister. Ovbiously he caused a death but the surrounding circumstances of the accident should also be considered. I wonder if he will get the same or similar punishment to the 16 year old driver of the car the women were travelling on.
A tragedy which just should not have happened, if only common sense had been used.
The drivers of both vehicles have been charged, which is somewhat surprising, considering that the other driver had no involvement other than striking the woman when she ran to help her sister. Ovbiously he caused a death but the surrounding circumstances of the accident should also be considered. I wonder if he will get the same or similar punishment to the 16 year old driver of the car the women were travelling on.
A tragedy which just should not have happened, if only common sense had been used.
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Comment by S.L.
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My sympathies go to the children who lost their mother (and the fervent hope that they learn to use common sense) and the driver of the second car. That must have been terrible for the driver and the memory will no doubt last forever.