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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Quote:
![]() ![]() ![]() seriously, if you are ever in a situation where you cant stop in time (they do happen... trust me), dont admit fault. you have rights, there is traffic court for a reason. being cited by a cop doesnt mean the game is over... that's why there are laws. |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High I agree with Bob, no one wins in this situation. ![]() |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High I dunno. It seems to me the guy on the motorcycle should have been driving slow enough to stop if there was suddenly an obstacle up ahead. What if her car suddenly stopped due to a mechanical failure? He would have slammed into her then too most likely. It's a sad situation but I don't see that this woman did anything warranting prison time. We learn in driver's ed to be cautious of things in the road. Fallen tree branches, animals, kids, cars, pot holes, etc. You can't just fly into the obstacle and blame someone else. |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Quote:
![]() As for her, I get wanting to save the babies, but stopping on a major road, its not ok. I don't agree with her sentence, that is a bit harsh. |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Quote:
![]() also, as a note: if a person were to follow the two second rule, like we are taught in drivers ed, that would 'equivalent to one vehicle-length for every 8 km/h (5 mph) of the current speed'.... freeways out here reach 65mph... 65/5=13 car lengths of separation behind every car on ideal conditions to ensure safe stopping distance. while this is a great tool we all should use everyday, the reality is that not many are willing to slow down on a freeway to allow for room every time somebody enters that thirteen car length gap in traffic. if you personally arent staying that far back, then you are simply not giving enough room for you to reasonably be able to respond in the manner you are suggesting. also keep in mind that the car parked on the highway in this case had no hazard lights on and no road flares out... the door was open. this would mean that, from the perspective of an oncoming driver, there was no way to indicate that the car was stopped other than the open door. |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Quote:
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High This is horribly sad. I can't imagine the grief and anger. I feel for everyone. ![]() ![]() |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Hey man, I said that. ![]() Quote:
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Quote:
She is an idiot. ![]() I wonder if the ducks made it!?!? ![]() |
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Re: Quebec Woman Sentenced to Jail After Helping a Family of Ducks Cross a High Quote:
So which was it? "Moments later;" or "too close" for her to stop? Because a window that is "moments later" in length at that speed is not "too close" for one to stop. If Ms. Tessier had kept her eyes on the road, she wouldn't have had to swerve. Instead, she rubbernecked and almost hit the stopped car before the motorcyclist did. Then, right after swerving, she saw the motorcyclist hit the car. Sounds to me that: 1.) she would have had time to come to a safe stop if she had been paying attention to instead of diverting her attention from the road; 2.) the motorcyclist would have been prompted by her brake lights once she began to stop, and no collision would have occurred unless said motocyclist had been following Ms. Tessier herself too closely; and 3.) said motorcyclist was quite possibly following Ms. Tessier herself too closely if he did not have time to stop after she swerved around the defendant's vehicle. That analysis isn't based on the most detailed account of the scene, but the statement as given in your quote prompts such consideration. I do agree that it was stupid of the woman to stop on a high-speed thoroughfare, but the negligence of others may have also come into play. Indeed she could be considered the first principle of the accident; but negligence on the part of others, if proven, would qualify as at least a partially-mitigating factor. |
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