\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Irving-Police-Pedestrian-Struck-By-As-Many-As-12-Vehicles-While-Crossing-Highway-183-382070781.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Something similar happened down here a few years ago. Police got a report of a deer carcass on 95. They come to remove it, turns out it's the torso of a woman who tried to cross 95 (because that's safe) and got hit by a semi, and torn apart so badly that no one noticed it was a person's body. "Several" (because !@#$ you, gugny) people hit the "deer carcass" before anyone called it in. Edited June 7, 2016 by DC Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Something similar happened down here a few years ago. Police got a report of a deer carcass on 95. They come to remove it, turns out it's the torso of a woman who tried to cross 95 (because that's safe) and got hit by a semi, and torn apart so badly that no one noticed it was a person's body. About eight people hit the "deer carcass" before anyone called it in. How did they quantify the number of vehicles that hit the torso before it was called in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 How did they quantify the number of vehicles that hit the torso before it was called in? I don't remember. It was certainly an approximation, possibly based on the distance between body parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 ...an approximation, possibly based on the distance between body parts. I believe this is the same methodology Poojer applies in the "Would Ya" threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I believe this is the same methodology Poojer applies in the "Would Ya" threads. It least its an objective and quantifiable method that leads to consistent and repeatable results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I don't remember. It was certainly an approximation, possibly based on the distance between body parts.When I read "about 8" I was able to ascertain that the number was an approximation. Others...not so much apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 It least its an objective and quantifiable method that leads to consistent and repeatable results. True, but it is also an unnecessary step. I've summarized it in a before and after flowchart: Before: Measure distances between body parts ---------> long ------------> Yes | | | --------->short ------------> Yes After: Yes See how much time that saves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 When I read "about 8" I was able to ascertain that the number was an approximation. Others...not so much apparently. Then why not say, "several?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Then why not say, "several?" Because I remembered that's what the story said. Had I witnessed it, I would have given you the exact number of cars or, had I not witnessed the cars, said nothing. But I'm not relying on my own accurate observations of the accident, I'm relying on my own accurate observations of a story written by somebody who did so poorly in journalism school that they're covering traffic accidents in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Because I remembered that's what the story said. Had I witnessed it, I would have given you the exact number of cars or, had I not witnessed the cars, said nothing. But I'm not relying on my own accurate observations of the accident, I'm relying on my own accurate observations of a story written by somebody who did so poorly in journalism school that they're covering traffic accidents in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. What was the cause of death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 What was the cause of death? Probably your posts. They make anyone want to jump in front of a !@#$ing truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Then why not say, "several?" Well, I didn't say anything, but, knowing what a stickler you are for only sticking to the facts in all things I understand your feelings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Because I remembered that's what the story said. Had I witnessed it, I would have given you the exact number of cars or, had I not witnessed the cars, said nothing. But I'm not relying on my own accurate observations of the accident, I'm relying on my own accurate observations of a story written by somebody who did so poorly in journalism school that they're covering traffic accidents in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Yeah, yeah, yeah....with the VIN numbers of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Probably your posts. They make anyone want to jump in front of a !@#$ing truck. ...or a Versa Note (look it up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Texas really is hardcore in the points system. Male on highway is 10 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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