Posts by Islander
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to Islander,
May I add-
one of the gifts my mother gave me when I got my Licence, was an intensive “defensive driving course"- took 3 evenings of indoctrination over 3 weeks, with trained (as in traffic cop) other driver instruction. I would thoroughl;y reccommend it to any parent- any driver! -
it taught me to concentrate on the road, my vehicle, the possible interactions by/between/random of other vehicles – and what might lurch onto the road – which certainly saved me when a cattle beast scrambled out of a ditch on the Cora Lynn station straight.
There was an on-coming vehicle.
I chose to drive as close as I could to the centre white line – and hit the beast with my left front side.
I dont think the cattle beast survived,
When I rang Cora Lynn station from Arthur’s Pass, I was disgusted by their response – they’d go check in the morning. O, and who was my insurer?
As I had already reported it to local police (who confirmed a history of cattle roaming) I said, check it out with your friendly local cops-
they never did.
That’s all a long time ago – but that defensive driver course paid its way then.
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to Islander,
Wrongo. Medical tests, yes -but also, every 5 years after 80 (I’m just going by my mother’s experience
OK, med tests at 75 & 80, and every 2 years after that.
These include eyesight, bloodpressure, reaction tests, and what I can only call a' compos mentos' test.I think every driver should have these every 5 years, actually-
(I would point out that my mother has been driving for over 65years, and I've been driving for + 50.
BOTH OF US LICENSED ALL THIS TIME-
no-fault accidents between us = 3 (no injury or loss of life)
traffic tickets between us = 8 (speeding) 1 no WOF (me)(I was v. poor at the time) -
Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to Lilith __,
Wrongo. Medical tests, yes -but also, every 5 years after 80 (I'm just going by my mother's experience - it's maybe an AA test after the medical warranty-
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to BenWilson,
Hair, schmair
Yeah, I know.
Irony.
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to BenWilson,
Actually, they’re also full of people who fell off ladders/had strokes & fell on the floor/whacked themselves against an overhanging branch/just had strokes let alone motor vehicle accidents- trust me! I’ve been in that place & space-
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to Kiwiiano,
Actually, just check out any ICU (2 of my sisters work in them.)
Your 'dignity' is nothing against any medical protocol there-in- -
Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Nora Leggs,
O!
Thank all goodness that Japanese anenomes dont appear to have reached Oamaru -yet.
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Capture: Someone, Somewhere, In Summertime, in reply to Jos,
Neat! An ichneuman!
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to Stephen Judd,
When we get better designed roads and cycleways, it’ll be all good.
Tautoko to the max-
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Hard News: When "common sense" isn't, in reply to Owen Watson,
hat bit of metal above your head when you drive a car is utterly insufficient to prevent head injuries in the relatively common occurrence of roll-over accidents, yet I don’t see anyone advocating the compulsory fitment of roll-cages, nor the compulsory wearing of helmets in cars, not even ones with a higher chance of roll-over (SUVs and vans).
There has been considerable agitation among drivers of SUVs and 4-wheeldrive vehicles for inner roll-bars.
I drive a Mitsubishi Spacegear Jasper people mover.
I was interested in this.
Until I found out the cost (+$7000!*) and the fact that it didnt alter my insurance premiums…
*More than the insurance value of my much-loved reliable 1987 vehicle-