Why worry or discuess? Karma teaches all to learn by the ordeal or joy we refer to as life In a message dated 10/1/2008 6:18:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Molly Atkinson - accident update 1 > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 6:09 PM > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Oct 1, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > Non-incapacitating injuries? WTF! > > > > > > I was thinking about this. Aren't the > injuries she sustained, which > > > will probably cripple her for life, punishment > enough for the fact > > > that she was probably driving too fast and not > wearing her seat > > > belt? It seems so petty to give people traffic > tickets after > > > something like that. > > > > > > > Of course it is, but how is that supposed to work, > Rick? > > "Break your neck and we drop all charges"? > > Now there's a real deal... > > > > You know how hard Jefferson County has been > > working to get people to put their > > seatbelts on? It's not rocket science, and > > it's one of the easiest ways to avoid serious > > injury. > > > > Sal > > > > There was a sad case 15 or 20 years ago in one of > the suburban municipalities that surround the > Phoenix area. The chief of a small police force was off > duty, driving his own vehicle, and going to get a gallon > of milk at 7 AM on a Sunday morning when he was > involved, but not at fault, in a crippling auto accident. > The police report, not written by the same force that > employed him, mentioned he was not wearing his > seatbelt. His insurance company never payed a dime. > I checked into my own policy at the time and > realized that not wearing the seatbelt could cost me > a lot more than the price of a ticket. My agent told me > it was considered on par with driving around a "road > closed" sign. Coverage is voided. Some people > just let it slip their mind on occassion. Methinks those > who do it willfully would never take the time to > determine their liability if a bad situation should arise. > Everytime one of my brothers gets in my car he wants > to argue that seatbelts are "just a bullshit cradle to > grave big government blah blah blah." I then remind > him that in the state of Arizona the ticket issued > for his failure to wear the seatbelt would be issued to > *me* and he can walk if he prefers. I then hear a click > and he is silent for a minute or two. My car doesn't move unless everybody has their seat belt on. Only pure morons who have never been in an accident would even consider not wearing one. Idiocy. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)
