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buckeyeintn
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So at what age should we revoke driving privileges? Onset of dementia can occur when a person is in their 30s. If a person is involved in an accident after age 30 should we consider revoking their license? Teenage drivers have a high accident rate. Should we only issue a license to those between 22-30? Alcohol is frequently a contributing factor to accidents. Should anyone who drinks have their license automatically revoked, because at some point they may drink before driving?
Absurd? Yes. But your age bias is showing.
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Shut up, old man. You're rambling.
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And that statement is totally meaningless when it comes to the ongoing investigation. I don't even like Boeheim or Syracuse you saying he should lose his license because of his age due to an accident that looks to be no ones fault but the guy walking on the high way is ridiculous as hell. When you do you start your job at ESPN?
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DZ83CK
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Boeheim is such a prick that I would pay a reporter to get them to ask Boeheim if he feels it is right for him to keep driving. I didnt say for sure he should lose his license, but at least make him pass additional testing to ensure he is capable of safe driving, day and night. He killed a man, so I believe he should have to pass additional testing to be able to drive, especially a person at his age should have to (I would also be OK with additional testing required for any driver at any age who kills a pedestrian).
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So he should have to pass additional testing for an accident in which he wasn't cited (and which the other person was wholly at fault for or so it seems), just because you don't like him. Got it.
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DZ83CK
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A man died as a result of Boeheim's driving, some of you act like it is trivial, but it is not.Regardless of fault or any indications of fault (waiting to see if there's any fault in this case)?
I don't care if he gets charged or convicted of any crime, because he did in fact kill and whether he is a safe driver is a separate issue from whether he committed a crime. A lot of times when a crime is committed the perpetrators go unpunished by the criminal justice system for many reasons, so that isn't a fair measure to use when we are just talking about requiring driving tests. I'm not saying Boeheim needs to be locked up, never have. I feel that anybody who kills a pedestrian while driving should have to pass additional tests to justify being allowed to drive again in the interest of public safety.
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I don't know enough about the facts and circumstances to offer much other than to say, if you're so interested in public safety, perhaps a recognition that "wandering in the road" -as Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick put it - is illegal on Interstate Highways. You know why it's illegal to wander the road on interstate highways? Because you might get hit and killed.
Now, I understand the deceased had been in an earlier accident. There may have been a reason for him to be "wandering" in the roadway, such as trying to get away from the crashed vehicle which was itself sitting in the middle of the roadway. I don't know what the particular circumstances were here. But, the next time you're out at 11:00pm driving the speed limit on an interstate, think about how aware you are that there might be a pedestrian out there in your lane.
Now, I understand the deceased had been in an earlier accident. There may have been a reason for him to be "wandering" in the roadway, such as trying to get away from the crashed vehicle which was itself sitting in the middle of the roadway. I don't know what the particular circumstances were here. But, the next time you're out at 11:00pm driving the speed limit on an interstate, think about how aware you are that there might be a pedestrian out there in your lane.
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DZ83CK
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We do not have all the facts, but according to the NYT article the man was on the side of the road and Boeheim's speed hasn't been determined.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ny...ports/jim-boeheim-fatal-car-accident.amp.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ny...ports/jim-boeheim-fatal-car-accident.amp.html
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Wrong. A man died for going in front of a high speed car on the highway. As a result of his driving would imply that he only died because of Boeheim, specifically, and not his own poor decisions.
If there were question to his abilities to drive? Yes. This could have been anyone driving and the result would be the same. Are you saying that if you are driving along on the highway and in a split second there is a pedestrian in front of your car that you are somehow at fault for hitting a person who doesn’t belong in the middle of the highway?
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Have read details in multiple places... He will not have any charges or citations. Feel bad for him. Nothing to do with age. Zero doubt everyone on this board could easily have been in exact situation with exact same result.
A fellow crashed into a guardrail and left his car in the middle of the highway. He got out and started walking along side the road. Boeheim swerved to avoid the abandoned car and as soon as he did he hit the fellow walking near the highway.
A fellow crashed into a guardrail and left his car in the middle of the highway. He got out and started walking along side the road. Boeheim swerved to avoid the abandoned car and as soon as he did he hit the fellow walking near the highway.
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