[Quietcars] Morristown Accident, December 20, 2009

[Dewey Bradley]

people that have eye sight also should use there sight witch most of the 
time they don't
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael townsend" <mrtownsend at optonline.net>
To: <quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:19 PM
Subject: [Quietcars] Morristown Accident, December 20, 2009


>
>
> I share this note that I wrote to the NFB sponsored quietcars list on the
> below article.
>
> Mike T
>
> Bob, thanks for sharing this article. I offer the following as a personal
> note.
>
> I know the person who was hit by the car, and there are several factors
> which are not in the story. Bob, you answered the question that was on my
> mind. Was the car a hybrid? No, because the Avenger does NOT come in such
> trim. It has either a V6 3.5 liter engine or a four cylinder, if it's an
> older one, both of which are extremely quiet at idle or lower speeds.
>
> The person who was hit, around five p.m., was wearing darker clothing and
> has a black lab Seeing eye dog. She, as well as other Seeing Eye grads, 
> and
> I would assume most other schools encourage this as well, are encouraged 
> to
> wear light collared clothing when they're out, and also to use some sort 
> of
> light reflective vests, or light emitting bands or clip-ons when working 
> in
> dusk, or darkened conditions. Cane travelers would be equally better seen 
> if
> they would do so as well. Sometimes, we blind think that just because 
> we're
> out there, someone sees us. And, the fact is, whether the assistant
> prosecutor who hit her saw her or not, it is better to error on the side 
> of
> caution than not. I personally have several of the reflective vests and 
> wear
> them when I'm out at night, as they cause no inconvenience to me, they're
> easily put on and taken off and stored in a backpack when not in use, and
> they have saved my life on several occasions. They are easily purchased at
> sporting goods stores or ordered through any guide dog school or perhaps 
> an
> agency who teaches mobility...or at least they should know something about
> where to get such equipment. Check that out for your own safety to keep 
> you
> from being a casualty as we saw in the below article.
> The victim was hit and has a dislocated and fractured knee at present,
> cannot walk on her right leg as that is the one which was injured and is
> rehabbing with her parents.
>
> Mike T in NJ.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> ] On Behalf Of Robert Wilson
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:11 PM
> To: quietcars at nfbnet.org <mailto:quietcars%40nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Quietcars] Morristown Accident, December 20, 2009
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been tracking pedestrian accidents and on December 20, there was a
> report of a blind pedestrian with a seeing eye dog:
>
> "MORRISTOWN -- A Morris County assistant prosecutor was issued a summons 
> for
> striking a blind woman as he drove his car out of the county 
> administration
> building in Morristown, authorities said.
>
> The woman suffered a leg injury. Her guide dog was not hurt.
>
> Assistant Prosecutor Leslie Wade was issued a summons in the mail for the
> Dec. 18 incident, which happened just before 5 p.m., at the intersection 
> of
> Schuyler Place and Ann Street, according to a release from Morris County
> Prosecutor Robert Bianchi.
>
> The 48-year-old woman was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital, where she
> was treated and released. Her name was not given.
>
> She was hit after just stepping off the curb to cross the roadway, 
> according
> to the prosecutor's office.
>
> Wade, who is a supervising assistant prosecutor, stopped the county 
> vehicle
> and called police to report the accident and request medical attention. 
> The
> Morris County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Section responded 
> at
> the request of the prosecutor's office to photograph and document the
> scene.. . ."
> http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/morris_county_assistant_prosec.html
> <http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/morris_county_assistant_prosec.htm
> l>
> I called the Morristown police department and the clerk read from the
> accident report the vehicle make and model: Dodge, Avenger, black. This is 
> a
> 3,355 pound, sedan that is part of the Morris County car pool.
>
> Bob Wilson
>
>
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