Comments on: Crossfire in the Crosswalks http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/07/24/crossfire-in-the-crosswalks/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Vey http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/07/24/crossfire-in-the-crosswalks/#comment-79 Vey Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:58:13 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=135#comment-79 Now we find out that Novak shouldn’t have been driving since he had a brain tumor. According to an AP article:

Dr. Lynne Taylor, a neuro-oncologist at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, said residents at the hospital are taught to check for brain tumors in patients who report having a recent car accident in which they didn’t realize they struck something.

“People get spatial and visual neglect of a certain part of their bodies and they don’t realize they’ve done what they’ve done,” said Taylor, a fellow with the American Academy of Neurology.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-novak-brain-tumor,0,7911999.story

]]> By: LarryH http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/07/24/crossfire-in-the-crosswalks/#comment-64 LarryH Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:49:19 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=135#comment-64 Mandatory retesting for all drivers every 5 years, commercial drivers every 2 years (to include anyone driving a business vehicle). To include theory classes and practical assessment.

And if I was a benevolent dictator:
For a fee ($2000) you may place a concrete trash can anywhere on the roadway for a month, subject to limitations on blocking the entire road. For the first 2 weeks it must be covered by reflective material, after that anything goes. That should get them off their phones.

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