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2007-05-13 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Frank G 2007-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "A car crash in Nebraska on Jan. 25 threw Malloy up against the vehicle's dashboard."

I wish her a full recovery, but this sounds like she wasn't wearing her seat belt....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-05-13 02:00|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-05-13 02:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Right on, Barbara! Until mainstream media accurately reports the use of seatbelts, their accident coverage is essentially meaningless.

"My skull slipped off my neck about five times.

Don't you just hate what that happens?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-13 02:28|| 2007-05-13 02:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't you just hate WHEN that happens.

I hate when it happens too.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-13 02:31|| 2007-05-13 02:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Does this mean the end of my break-dancing career, Doc?

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-05-13 11:57|| 2007-05-13 11:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Exactly Barbara. Anyone who doesn't wear a seatbelt is an idiot, who does'nt deserve sympathy.

Posted by phil_b 2007-05-13 13:44|| 2007-05-13 13:44|| Front Page Top

#6 I ran a wreck a number of years ago - 2 cars of about the same (fairly large) size, head-on (one probably going 55 or more, the other not so fast).

The two people in the car that was going faster and was (technically) not at fault were badly injured; the driver had chest trauma from hitting the steering wheel, while the passenger ended up with her head in the windshield (and died in the ER).

The guy driving the car that was (technically) at fault was uninjured; he got out of his car and ran across the highway to a pay phone to call for help. (No cell phones back then; this was also before air bags were prevelant.)

Anyone want to guess which one of these three people was wearing a seat belt?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-05-13 17:57|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-05-13 17:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Dr. Gary Ghiselli, a chiropractor at the Denver Spine Center

Maybe. Maybe not.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-05-13 19:11|| 2007-05-13 19:11|| Front Page Top

#8 It really needs to made mandatory that newpaper coverage of all auto accidents makes notice of whether those involved were wearing seatbelts. You get all these sob stories about teenagers having their lives cut short only to find out that they were not wearing seatblets when their accident happened. At least they are revoking teenage driver's licenses until age 21 if they're caught driving without one.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-13 21:27|| 2007-05-13 21:27|| Front Page Top

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