Being a visual and verbal chronologue of my peculiar life, foremost my research interests—death and the anatomical body—and travels and people I've met in pursuit of same; my collecting interests—fossils, postmortem photographs, weird news, and new acquisitions to my “museum”; and (reluctantly) my health, having been diagnosed with MS in 1990. "Satisfying my morbid curiosity and yours..."
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Scooter hazards
In good spirits despite recent mobility issues (see Health Diary), I read the recent story about the woman in Boynton Beach, Florida, who struck a man on a scooter with her car, throwing him onto the windshield, then continuing on to her hair appointment. That caused me to wonder about scooter fatalities, but they don't seem too common. I found one accident in Tucson, Arizona, in Summer 2007, and another in Barrie, Ontario, just this month. The best survival story - which also happened in Summer 2007 - is that of 21-year-old Ben Carpenter of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who got pushed by a semi-trailer for 4 miles at speeds up to 80 MPH and was none the worse for wear! BeBe and I usually travel on the sidewalk, except when the brick sidewalks of Georgetown get too rough. We pooh-poohed the idea of a big orange flag on board (like a grocery cart), but we take care.
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