3 killed in crash on River Road

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm literally hitting my head against the wall. First of all, her family is a family of doctors - don't you think ONE of them has notified the insurance company of the event? Second, don't you think ONE of them will think to pay the next premium? Third, there is usually a 30 day grace period by law. Last, it's really nobody's business.

Between this and the person in the political thread who intended to vote in BOTH the democratic and republican primaries, and had NO CLUE that wasn't allowed.....

Where do you get that they're a family of doctors?

Not PP but I'm assuming there are people here who know the family.

[Anonymous]

Similar issue fell on deaf ears with the State Highway Administration in Aspen Hill, Maryland :

http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2016/01/02/this-is-what-structural-failures-in-transportation-look-like-the-cyclist-death-edition/

An excerpt:

But while a decision on whether the driver should be charged is pending, Didone sent a report on the incident to the State Highway Administration (SHA) on Tuesday.

“I hate to say that someone has to die for them to wake up, but immediately I sent them a report and essentially said, ‘told you so,’ what are you going to do about it?” he said.

It’s simple: put a red light there. If you’re worried about the light stopping traffic too frequently (though cyclists and pedestrians aren’t the ones killing people), then limit how frequently the signal can turn red (e.g., a two minute waiting time between red lights). Expecting drivers to be attentive and alert at all times never works. Unfortunately, some young man had to die for anything to even be considered.

I hope they get their traffic light too.

The State Highway Administration seems to be way out of touch with the safety of the people.

[Anonymous]

From Dr. Goodwin - Principal at Whitman

Dear Whitman Community, I am thrilled to convey that Congressman Van Hollen's office has assured me that they are 100% behind the effort to get a traffic signal installed at the River Road/Pyle Road intersection. In a conference call with Congressman's Van Hollen's Office today, we were told that no additional emails or phone calls are needed. They are fully convinced and are aggressively putting steps into motion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Similar issue fell on deaf ears with the State Highway Administration in Aspen Hill, Maryland :

http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2016/01/02/this-is-what-structural-failures-in-transportation-look-like-the-cyclist-death-edition/

An excerpt:

But while a decision on whether the driver should be charged is pending, Didone sent a report on the incident to the State Highway Administration (SHA) on Tuesday.

“I hate to say that someone has to die for them to wake up, but immediately I sent them a report and essentially said, ‘told you so,’ what are you going to do about it?” he said.

It’s simple: put a red light there. If you’re worried about the light stopping traffic too frequently (though cyclists and pedestrians aren’t the ones killing people), then limit how frequently the signal can turn red (e.g., a two minute waiting time between red lights). Expecting drivers to be attentive and alert at all times never works. Unfortunately, some young man had to die for anything to even be considered.

I hope they get their traffic light too.

The State Highway Administration seems to be way out of touch with the safety of the people.

Do they even consider citizen safety, or only about moving cars as fast as possible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm literally hitting my head against the wall. First of all, her family is a family of doctors - don't you think ONE of them has notified the insurance company of the event? Second, don't you think ONE of them will think to pay the next premium? Third, there is usually a 30 day grace period by law. Last, it's really nobody's business.

Between this and the person in the political thread who intended to vote in BOTH the democratic and republican primaries, and had NO CLUE that wasn't allowed.....

Where do you get that they're a family of doctors?

Death of the insured is a "qualifying event" for COBRA, so the surviving family member will be able to continue coverage for 36 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly a time when we don't need a traffic light there. The main concern I see is inexperienced high school drivers in a rush to get to and from school during the week.

This accident was caused by a tragic mistake, but we don't need a traffic light just because one experienced driver made a mistake.

I'm impressed that you already know the cause of the crash. The police don't yet know, but you know.

Yes they do, they just haven't told you yet. Waiting on toxicology for the driver of the Volt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Similar issue fell on deaf ears with the State Highway Administration in Aspen Hill, Maryland :

http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2016/01/02/this-is-what-structural-failures-in-transportation-look-like-the-cyclist-death-edition/

An excerpt:

But while a decision on whether the driver should be charged is pending, Didone sent a report on the incident to the State Highway Administration (SHA) on Tuesday.

“I hate to say that someone has to die for them to wake up, but immediately I sent them a report and essentially said, ‘told you so,’ what are you going to do about it?” he said.

It’s simple: put a red light there. If you’re worried about the light stopping traffic too frequently (though cyclists and pedestrians aren’t the ones killing people), then limit how frequently the signal can turn red (e.g., a two minute waiting time between red lights). Expecting drivers to be attentive and alert at all times never works. Unfortunately, some young man had to die for anything to even be considered.

I hope they get their traffic light too.

The State Highway Administration seems to be way out of touch with the safety of the people.

Do they even consider citizen safety, or only about moving cars as fast as possible?

In order:

1. Moving cars
2. Safety of people in cars
10. Everything else

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly a time when we don't need a traffic light there. The main concern I see is inexperienced high school drivers in a rush to get to and from school during the week.

This accident was caused by a tragic mistake, but we don't need a traffic light just because one experienced driver made a mistake.

I'm impressed that you already know the cause of the crash. The police don't yet know, but you know.

Yes they do, they just haven't told you yet. Waiting on toxicology for the driver of the Volt.

How long before toxicology comes back? I really doubt that anything will come back on that. He was driving his family to his kids' high school to watch a play....

[Anonymous]

A lot of speculation on here by people who don't know what they are talking about-- and I can't understand why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of speculation on here by people who don't know what they are talking about-- and I can't understand why.

I think that people feel for this family. They want to know what happened. You?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of speculation on here by people who don't know what they are talking about-- and I can't understand why.

+1

People are overly eager to place blame.

[Anonymous]

Driverless cars will save a lot of lives in the future. Human error causes too many accidents. Just think, no more drunk drivers on the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of speculation on here by people who don't know what they are talking about-- and I can't understand why.

The attorney for the BMW driver has already concluded that his client did nothing wrong and was not speeding. If he can speculate in the media then surely people on this Board should be allowed to do the same. He was not there so surely he doesn't know what he is talking about either.

“We’re quite confident that Mr. Atakoglu didn’t do anything incorrect in this circumstance. It is a tragedy, but Mr. Atakoglu was travelling straight, within the speed limit and the other car made a left in front of him,” Felsen says.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of speculation on here by people who don't know what they are talking about-- and I can't understand why.

The attorney for the BMW driver has already concluded that his client did nothing wrong and was not speeding. If he can speculate in the media then surely people on this Board should be allowed to do the same. He was not there so surely he doesn't know what he is talking about either.

“We’re quite confident that Mr. Atakoglu didn’t do anything incorrect in this circumstance. It is a tragedy, but Mr. Atakoglu was travelling straight, within the speed limit and the other car made a left in front of him,” Felsen says.

When somebody's lawyer says something like that, that's not speculation, that's representing the client.

[Anonymous]

Great, let's see the data, other car witnesses (behind the BMW), and test results!

The data will speak for itself and then everyone can move on.