Hi Kathy,
Neither guns, knives, bombs nor cars are lethal on their own - but
put in the hands of people - they can and do kill - So, perhaps we should
say people are lethal weapons and cars, knives, guns etc - their innocence
victims??? Whether you like it or not - when you get behind the wheel - the
car ceases being harmless. Accidentally, killing or maiming someone -
doesn't make them any less dead or mangled. I am sure the woman whose body
was dismembered and parts scattered down the street when she was hit by a
speeding car in DC, isn't going to contest the manslaughter charge the
driver of the car will face. And its people not thinking about a cars
ability to kill that makes it so dangerous. Police officers and emergency
people see alot of what happens when cars are misused!!
Brightest Blessings
Trisha
>Trisha, IMHO, Cars are NOT lethal weapons. Kathy
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 6:42 AM
>Subject: Re: Driving
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>>Hi Joy,
>>
>> When I was looking for a vehicle that could handle Amber and her
>>stroller/wheelchair - Ford and Volkswagen both offered rebates of up to
>$500
>>on adapting their vehicles - plus and I don't know if it true anymore -
>>Plymouth Voyager could be made to kneel!! I got the Voyager ,
unfortunately
>>when the "old" man skipped out on us - he took it - and left me with the -
>>now 21 year old Cadillac then 15 years old. Amber braces and other
>>paraphernalia quickly annihilated the leather seat she sat in. So when
>>looking at vehicles consider the upholstery.
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>> Get a car you can handle safely before you learn to drive - you
>>don't want to hurt, maim or kill someone else - new drivers are big enough
>>risk as it is. Driving is not a right - its a priviledge and
>responsibility.
>>Cars aren't cute toys they are lethal weapons - from 1 ton and up - human
>>bodies are no match for them. Just last June my foster daughter(?) got her
>>license and I tried to give her a real respect for what cars can do - when
>>the driver is a novice, drunk or just plain doesn't think. I have been
>>driving - almost 26 years and have never hit anything ( knock on wood).
>When
>>I drive the Cadillac - I remember I am piloting 4400 pounds of metal and
>>that todays car are as strurdy as coke cans next to it. When I drive my
new
>>98 Escort - I drive remembering at my height the airbag inflating will
>knock
>>my head off and into the next county ( I am under the height thing -
4'10".
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>> Brightest Blessings
>> Trisha
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>>>Hi,
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>>>I'm getting my learner's permit soon, hopefully over this summer. I had
>>>my first lesson tonight, with me steering and my dad sitting on the
>>>shift working the gas and brake, since I don't have reliable control of
>>>my feet. That's not safe, legal, or fun... so, I was wondering what
>>>adaptive devices you guys use for driving. I'd like to have a regular
>>>car if possible, not a van with a lift. I use a wheelchair, so I'm also
>>>interested in ways to haul that in and out. Thanks!
>>>
>>>~Joy~
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