Traffic Accident July11
#16
Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:01 AM
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#17
Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:14 AM
#18
Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:25 AM
#19
Posted 13 July 2012 - 10:43 AM
Just (11:35a) drove past another major accident at intersection of Blue Ravine (again!!!!) and Sibley. It was between two mid size SUV's and looks all air bags deployed properly and drivers out of vehicles. People slow down, pay attention and have patience. And don't run the red lights.I've noticed driving east during that time of evening some of the LED traffic lights are hard to see which light is lit. The setting sun shines right on them making them all look equally bright. I wonder if that contributed to 2nd accident at all?
#20
Posted 13 July 2012 - 10:52 AM
Is it just me overreacting, or does it seem like there are entirely too many fatal vehicle accidents in the City of Folsom?
I realize the circumstances of this one are unique, but I'm shocked at the number of deaths on our roads over the last 6 months to a year, and these all happened along the routes that I drive every day.
Two statistics to remember: 1) most automobile crashes (few are accidents, although, this one may have been one of those) happen close to home, and 2) suburbia is generally not a very safe place to live with respect to traffic safety, as others have noted, primarily because of the high speeds and greater amount of driving people in suburban areas do as compared to those living in urban areas (rural areas are even worse). In fact, a 1996 study showed that comparing total risk of death from crime and automobile crashes, urban areas were actually safer than suburban ones. Why? Because the risk of death by violent crime wherever you live (barring the very worst neighborhoods) is far less than the risk of death from a crash. And the risk of death by traffic is 3 times higher in sprawling suburban areas such as Folsom that it is in urban areas.
Remember folks, getting in a car is the most dangerous thing most of us do on a regular basis. But way too many of us don't treat it that way. So, everybody SLOW down and get off the phone!
BTW, regardless of the determined "cause" of the subject tragedy, speed (the speed allowed on Blue Ravine and other suburban roads in Folsom and elsewhere) is certainly a significant factor in this man's death, even though the car that hit him (and was presumably not at fault) was turning left at the time, and surely driving slower than the speed limit. On roads limited to 35 mph, people rarely die in collisions. When the speeds are 45 mph and above, they often do. Yes, speed kills, even when it's legal. And that's just for motorists. For bicyclists and pedestrians it is far worse. A pedestrian hit by a car at 15 mph almost always survives. One hit by a car at 40 mph usually dies. At 55 mph, it's almost always fatal. Pedestrian Fatality Risk vs. Speed Yet, by state law, speed limits are set based on how fast motorists drive (the supposedly "reasonable person" criteria). With over 30,000 fatalities and hundreds of thousands of serious injuries every year in the US, maybe this is not so reasonable.
#21 (The Dude)
Posted 13 July 2012 - 11:09 AM
I absolutely hate these drivers in our town and feel like yanking them out of their cars and slapping some common sense into them!
#22
Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:21 PM
and The DUDE is right- most of the speeders are in high end cars or SUVs and most are women...
Another great day in the adventure of exploration and sight.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"
-Margaret Mead-
#23
Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:31 PM
from the articles comments:
He was a very healthy active 86 year old man who drove from Camino to Orangevale everyday to visit my grandma. We believe he may have had a stroke while driving home that day. That would explain the earlier accident and running a red light. I have been in a car with him and was always a very safe driver.
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee....d#storylink=cpy
#24
Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:36 PM
#25 (MaxineR)
Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:37 PM
My husband and I have noticed cars passing us by the dozens, when we are going the speed limit.
This is while we are driving in Folsom, on Iron Point or Blue Ravine.
Some streets are designed poorly and will always be areas of crashes and serious injuries and death. We avoid the streets that are known for speeders, even if it takes us more time to arrive where we want to go. I call it, “Defensive Driving”.
I know people hate lights, but they do slow people down some and maybe we need a few on the streets where some drivers are going too fast.
Folsom500-I don't think it's fair to say that most speeders are women. Any facts to back up that remark?
#26
Posted 13 July 2012 - 01:31 PM
Women also seem to be more territorial when driving - but that is also just an observation...
I am a very defensive driver and observe all that is going on around me and keeping track of any outs I can use in case of a close call. I also am fond of cars so I pay alot of attention to them - make model year licence numbers to track the year and drivers.
I wont even count the suicidal maniacs on their ninja rockets going 100 mph down Prairie City Rd towards the freeway... but I sure hear them as I back up to it. This is especially true in the wee hours of the morning from 5- 7 am.
Another great day in the adventure of exploration and sight.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"
-Margaret Mead-
#27
Posted 13 July 2012 - 03:00 PM
Eating, drinking, studying text books, applying makeup, fussing with kids in the back seat etc also shouldn't be done while operating a vehicle on the road.
I think is may not be the phones or speeding so much as people lacking courtesy and being focused on the task -- DRIVING. Go the speed limit, don't block cars behind you, watch for bikes/peds/kids/motocycles and other cars, let people in and smile.
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