[modeleng] Re: RH&D accident
- From: "Phill Smith" <steam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:54:05 +0800
You're not the only one.....
Who gets annoyed by these things, and gets on the soap box....... <GRIN>
Cheers,
Phill.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Beaman" <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 11:19 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: RH&D accident
> I think it is a disgraceful outcome, how can someone not see the lights?
> Would she have done the same thing on a full size railway crossing, many
do
> and have not lived to regret it. Just because it is a minature railway,
the
> crossing lights mean the same and the only difference in the outcome is
the
> loco driver got killed not the car driver. I have been at incidents where
a
> train as demolished a car that has jumped the barriers, it is not a nice
> sight and the loco driver has it on his concience, although he can't do
> anything about it.
>
> Ok I'll get off my soapbox for now, but it does annoy me.
>
> Dave.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 1:50 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: RH&D accident
>
>
> If she "did not see" (read: "ignored") the flashing
> lights, she does not need to be driving at
> all---period!! Glad I was not on the Jury as well!
>
> Al Messer
> --- peter.chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't know if anyone else noticed. the woman who
> > crashed her car into=
> > the
> > Romney Hythe & Dymchurch train, killing the driver,
> > was found 'not guil=
> > ty'
> > of causing death by dangerous driving, but guilty of
> > careless driving. =
> > She
> > was fined =A3500 and banned from driving for 12
> > months. She said that s=
> > he
> > 'didn't see' the flashing lights.
> >
> > I wonder if the RH&D are going after her insurance
> > company for the loss=
> > es?
> > Hopefully, because if so, she could be off the road
> > a lot longer than 1=
> > 2
> > months while she finds someone to insure her......
> >
> > Good job I wasn't on the jury!
> >
> > Peter Chadwick
> > Swindon=
> >
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