[nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver

[Kenneth Chrane]

Ryan O you make a lot of since in what you have to say concerning accidents.

Ken Chrane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan O" <ryano218 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver


> Mr. Hingson, I am continually amazed at your ability to turn every one of
> your messages into a commercial for an NFB venture, whether it be the car,
> the KNFB Reader or your book.
>
> Be that as it may, I think its safe to say that there has been a good deal
> of reactionary discussion on this topic, just as there is on every topic
> that causes emotions to run high. At the end of the day, a guy died. That 
> is
> the central fact that causes tongues to wag and fingers to flutter madly
> over the keyboard. A guy died because of an accident and he's never coming
> back. His passing has shaken the people who knew him and they will always
> carry a scar from this unforeseen incident. Two other women have been 
> badly
> injured and, though they will make a full physical recovery in time, the
> emotional journey they are going to have to take will likely dwarf the
> healing of their shattered bones.
>
> When something like this happens, there is a tendency to blame. Some 
> people
> want to lay fault with the blind people. That's a time-worn song our weary
> ears have heard too often. Others will want to blame the driver. When the
> facts come out, she may bear some culpability, but it will likely be
> minimal. Still others want to lay blame on the environment, whether it be
> the situation of the bus stop, the condition of the roads, etc. It won't
> surprise me but whether someone will take a shot at the manufacturer of 
> the
> SUV before this affair is all said and done.
>
> At the end of the day, this was a tragic accident, pure and simple. One 
> life
> was lost and three others were irrevocably shattered because a young lady
> lost control of her car on an icy street on a December morning. We can 
> point
> fingers all day long and come up with remedies that may or may not work, 
> but
> for my money, we may as well shake our fists at the sky and try to come up
> with a way to prevent tornadoes, floods, hurricanes or earthquakes.
> Accidents will happen and tragedy will forever leave it's mark.
>
> Perhaps one day the blind will be able to drive a car. Perhaps technology
> will be in place that will help the car avoid a collision. If so, that
> technology is bound to fail and it will likely result in the injuries and
> deaths of more people. When that happens, more fingers will start pointing
> and the blame game will start all over again. No matter how secure you try
> to make something, it can never be completely safe from human error.
>
> In the meantime, the fallen will be honored, the wounded will survive and
> the spirit will endure. Hell, maybe one of the survivors of the accident
> will go on to write a book. You never know.
>
> RyanO
>
>
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