There is one simple law of the road applicable universally. You were provided with a break which you should have known to apply in such situations, before coming on to the road. I am still surprised that the victim was tested for alcohol in his blood. What might have been the reasons behind it!
Well, yesterday is a history. As well as a mystery. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Accident at Hyderabad > Hey Harish, > > You have done a commendable job of taking action, which is making the > situation clear. I can't tell how much I appriciate you moving out of your > comfort zone and taking some action than just sitting and contemplating on > the insidence. > > And now I will be doing the contemplating as can't do more than that > <smile>. > > I agree that we may be cautious about the findings as sometimes they are > manipulated to suit a perticular outcome, but this is also important to > understand that people who are walking on roads are equally responsible > for > road safety as people who are driving. > > Just because someone is walking, cycling or any other form which is > considered weak, they do not get licence to be careless. Same as someone > who > has big vehicle does not get licence to kill. > > In night, driver might not have seen the person, and usually the impact of > such an insidence is so great that even if there was no pit, person would > not have survived. > > But I condemn the existence of that pit on the road and the accident, and > I > think we need more information before handing out our verdict. > > Regards > Dinesh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Taraprakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:58 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Accident at Hyderabad > > >> (Accident *by* a blind person?) seems to be an error. >> >> While there is no particular reason to suspect this, there is no reason >> to >> accept this result of your inquiry. This is for the first time we are >> being >> told that a victim of an accident had alcohol in his blood. Generally the >> suspect is tested for alcohol level in the blood to see if it is a case >> of >> drunk driving. Now let the victim be punished for drunk walking? >> We generally hear of somebody being run over by a vehicle, if your >> sources >> are authentic then the unfortunate victim did not die on account of the >> collision with the vehicle, he was found in the pit, isn't it? >> If someone has to be held responsible for such things, let it not be the >> powerful one. Let the money change hands. This is what matters today, >> money, >> or some other kind of power like being close to the administration or the >> politicians, isn't it? So we look for the softest target for >> accountability. >> Kill your fellow MP and blame the nuxalites, who are outlaws and >> therefore, >> can't speak for themselves legally. >> >> >> >> The question again is why was there a pit open and unbarricaded, for the >> alcoholics to jump in to it? >> >> We must think again, the case is weak, or the victim *was* weak. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "harish kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:22 PM >> Subject: [AI] Accident at Hyderabad >> >> >>> Hello all >>> >>> Regarding the unfortunate accident by a blind person who succumbed to an >>> accident after falling into a pit dug for built for constructing a >>> flyover >>> at Hyderabad. >>> >>> I made some enquiries about it. What I gathered was the victim had >>> strayed >>> in to the middle of the road. He was hit by a lorry and got thrown out >>> into the pit. His blood contained alcahol. >>> >>> This makes the case very weak. >>> >>> Harish. >>> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
