Kirby Jackson Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I was always taught the car that did the rear ending is ALWAYS at fault. Huh.... And !@#$ that cheaper to pay than fight ****. It's not about the money sometimes. It's about not setting precedents for other idiots to point to. This BS claims have basically broken the auto insurance market. That client went from $787K for their auto insurance to $1.4M this year. There are lots of stories like that. You see all of those commercials, "hurt in a car..." or "if a big truck hits you, call me..." That's ruined the auto insurance for all of us. Do you know that there are companies financing litigation in these cases? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lawsuitfinancial.com/amp/auto-truck-suv-rollover-accidents.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I was always taught the car that did the rear ending is ALWAYS at fault. Huh.... And !@#$ that cheaper to pay than fight ****. It's not about the money sometimes. It's about not setting precedents for other idiots to point to. My father in law was a dentist for many decades. Toward the end of his career he was hit with his first and only lawsuit. His malpractice insurer insisted it was just easier to settle. This deeply hurt my FIL who wanted to prove he had done nothing wrong, and together with some health issues lead to an earlier retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 So now there will be regulations that will require audio warnings all over? "Warning hole ahead!" "Caution telephone pole!" "Warning dog **** on sidewalk!" you forgot that they will also have to be in 50 different languages A temporary perimeter. She would have tripped into that? I would think there would be an OSHA reg when starting a job in a pedestrian walkway with regards to open pits. Not too crazy. A few cones and safety chain a few feet away and around the pedestrian walkway? Trip into that. Better than taking a nosedive down six feet. well it's possible that the company will get fined anyways, no matter if she fell or not just because they didn't have the proper barricading in place which in some regulations would have required a rope or chain around the area. Although i cant recall from the course i was just on but 6feet may not require an additional barrier, for some reason I am thinking it's 8-10 feet drop requires the additional height safety requirementsTrue story, I was in Huntsville Alabama and went to see the US Space & Rocket Center. They had a group of blind kids there touring the center. A lot of them did have phones, but to use them they were holding them literally inches from their face. Watching the video I don't see where she could be called legally blind either. It is true that blind or legally blind doesn't mean you can't see anything, most of the time it's just limited vision. Although most still have some assistance getting around, I question this woman with no cane and the ability to walk while watching her phone at a reasonable distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) How hard is it to set up a perimeter around a manhole albeit the pit doors. I know... Dumbazz but who expects a pit to be open on a sidewalk, not even the Roadrunner pulling off a sweet gag on this guy, Wile E. Coyote: You can see, pit doors not high enough to serve as "protection"...or was it she was too fat and too heavy. She almost caught herself. Wouldn't have broken the bank, taken more than 30 seconds to mark site with a caution cone a few feet ahead in walkway. She would gave plowed into that. Everybody's situational awareness is different. I know, her's is low. But they are working in a deep pit, 6', on a public sidewalk. It's deep enough to kill. Pit doors are same color as sidewalk too. Why not high visabilty perimeter? Edited June 10, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 How hard is it to set up a perimeter around a manhole albeit the pit doors. I know... Dumbazz but who expects a pit to be open on a sidewalk, not even the Roadrunner pulling off a sweet gag on this guy, Wile E. Coyote: You can see, pit doors not high enough to serve as "protection"...or was it she was too fat and too heavy. She almost caught herself. Wouldn't have broken the bank, taken more than 30 seconds to mark site with a caution cone a few feet ahead in walkway. She would gave plowed into that. Everybody's situational awareness is different. I know, her's is low. But they are working in a deep pit, 6', on a public sidewalk. It's deep enough to kill. Pit doors are same color as sidewalk too. Why not high visabilty perimeter? Oh just stop. This is the perfect slippery slope scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Everybody's situational awareness is different. I know, her's is low. But they are working in a deep pit, 6', on a public sidewalk. It's deep enough to kill. Pit doors are same color as sidewalk too. Why not high visabilty perimeter? In particular, the situational awareness of total idiots paying no attention to their surroundings is wildly different. I don't think a "high-visibility perimeter" is going to help prevent completely oblivious people from being completely oblivious. You could have posted fireworks, flashing lights, sirens, and large barking dogs at that hole, and that lady still likely would have walked right in. You can't protect people from their own stupidity all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 That looks completely intentional. She is looking for a payday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) The winner here is the vendor selling those orange cones they put behind every service vehicle in the country. Just to be sure you don't walk or drive into the large, stationary vehicle in front of you. Wasn't that enough of a clue? What's next, sue because they tripped over the cone? Oh, and I found The King of Torts a fun read (Grisham, but I tend to like all his stuff). Yes, it's fiction, but it's an interesting read. Kind of on topic here... Edited June 11, 2017 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I've walked past open sidewalk doors hundreds of times in NYC, never once seen a 'safety perimeter'. But being legally blind and using a phone is certainly a possibility. Without glasses/contacts I see the phone fine but can't see distance for ****. Total opposite if I put them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I believe that if work was being performed by workmen than they should have put up Red danger tape around the opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 You might find it in this section of the OSHA standards https://www.pvamu.edu/bsrv/wp-content/uploads/sites/148/2016/05/Chap%207%20Walking%20Surfaces,%20Guarding%20Floor%20and%20Wall%20Openings,%20Ladders.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 How hard is it to set up a perimeter around a manhole albeit the pit doors. I know... Dumbazz but who expects a pit to be open on a sidewalk, not even the Roadrunner pulling off a sweet gag on this guy, Wile E. Coyote: You can see, pit doors not high enough to serve as "protection"...or was it she was too fat and too heavy. She almost caught herself. Wouldn't have broken the bank, taken more than 30 seconds to mark site with a caution cone a few feet ahead in walkway. She would gave plowed into that. Everybody's situational awareness is different. I know, her's is low. But they are working in a deep pit, 6', on a public sidewalk. It's deep enough to kill. Pit doors are same color as sidewalk too. Why not high visabilty perimeter? do we need to retard proof the world to keep people from being so stupid they hurt themselves?! truly unpossible to do this to protect the stupid who should not even be alive because their stupid. darwin has theories about women like her. darwin was samrt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I always say stupid should hurt and in this case it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I always say stupid should hurt and in this case it did. in modern day uhmerika stupid pays. world starrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 do we need to retard proof the world to keep people from being so stupid they hurt themselves?! truly unpossible to do this to protect the stupid who should not even be alive because their stupid. darwin has theories about women like her. darwin was samrt. If that was the case, we'd save a heck of a lot of $$$ funding the Coast Guard and they wouldn't exist. Sorry... The Sunday stupidity on Marine 16 is getting to me. On the scale of 1-10 from easiest to hardest, this is a 1 to accomplish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 If that was the case, we'd save a heck of a lot of $$$ funding the Coast Guard and they wouldn't exist. Sorry... The Sunday stupidity on Marine 16 is getting to me. On the scale of 1-10 from easiest to hardest, this is a 1 to accomplish. jibberish is jibberish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I like this one too...wait for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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