tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post261435894953029032..comments2023-11-20T00:29:03.847-05:00Comments on MArooned: And Another One...Jay Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-15471985104273789982009-06-21T14:00:06.915-04:002009-06-21T14:00:06.915-04:0035 years ago, I was struck on I-93 in Wilmington, ...35 years ago, I was struck on I-93 in Wilmington, head-on, by a drunk going to NH in the SOUTHBOUND lane. (11 AM, weekday, other guy died with no estate or relatives we could locate.) I spent 4 months in the hospital, almost died. I am disabled still and will be for life. The Mass. RMV revoked MY license, the rationale being involvement in a fatal accident! It took legal representation and multiple hearings to prove that I was truly a victim and deserved a license. The level of RMV cluelessness has become truly insulting;emblematic of how the Bay State is run. Things have been out of control for quite a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-44798638062459643022009-06-18T04:00:19.505-04:002009-06-18T04:00:19.505-04:00I heard that charges have been filed which means t...I heard that charges have been filed which means that they don't think there are extenuating circumstances. Only now, can I agree with you.bogiehttp://bogieblog.typepad.com/happenings/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-39371412320515758632009-06-16T18:41:25.419-04:002009-06-16T18:41:25.419-04:00Part of the problem is the RMV doesn't want to...Part of the problem is the RMV doesn't want to take people's licenses away. I've witnessed an old guy, nearly blind, show up for his renewal, with a note from the doctor saying he'd failed the exam, but that the doc didn't want to be the one to take the license away, so he was going to leave it to the RMV's discretion. The son didn't have the courage to refuse to help his dad out. The worker at the counter passed the buck to her boss, who also refused to do the right thing and pull the guy's license.Rick Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-877553334543668792009-06-16T04:26:22.123-04:002009-06-16T04:26:22.123-04:00Well, that is my first reaction, but on second loo...Well, that is my first reaction, but on second look there may be other circumstances. What if a medical emergency was going on (heart attack, stroke etc), so the driver was not in control of the car. <br /><br />This can happen to even younger people; the 42 year old VP of our company had a blackout from an ubdiagnosed medical condition, crossed the median and struck another vehicle on the highway - he wouldn't have been charged even if he had survived the accident.<br /><br />So, although my initial reaction was much as you describe, I am witholding judgement until a few more facts come out.bogiehttp://bogieblog.typepad.com/happenings/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-82158202521881545452009-06-15T17:56:39.480-04:002009-06-15T17:56:39.480-04:00My former in-laws, who are still married for some ...My former in-laws, who are still married for some ungodly reason, have been feuding for the past, oh, three or four years. Part of this included my ex-mother-in-law purposely ramming her PT Cruiser into my ex-father-in-law's vehicle, at a high enough rate of speed that both were totaled.<br /><br />Had <b>I</b> done such a thing to my ex-husband, I'd have been in deep doo-doo. She was 69 at the time, and was able excuse it with the claim that she merely got the gas and the brake confused (she's a <i>horrible</i> driver, granted, but not a confused one). She still has a driver's license, a husband, and a new vehicle.<br /><br />*sigh*Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-80890914206364920982009-06-15T11:25:13.877-04:002009-06-15T11:25:13.877-04:00My GF and I had a Close Encounter of the Geezer Ki...My GF and I had a Close Encounter of the Geezer Kind over the weekend when we were on the way back from her parents' place. We saw a car to our right ahead of us stopped at a stop sign, and damned if he didn't pull out directly in front of us, causing the GF to stand on the brakes and jerk the wheel left, sending us into the oncoming lane; no one coming from that direction, luckily. When the idiot turned off, of course it was a geezer driving.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-61487741670481421322009-06-15T10:25:01.754-04:002009-06-15T10:25:01.754-04:00"When we start treating the misuse of all too..."<i>When we start treating the misuse of all tools equally I'll start believing that gun control is anything other than an attempt at authoritarian control...</i>"<br /><br />Seconded. You've cut straight to the heart of the matter.Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.com