A Cars forum. AutoBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AutoBanter forum » Auto newsgroups » Driving
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

She is lucky to be alive



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old March 29th 05, 03:31 PM
Skip Elliott Bowman
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default She is lucky to be alive

Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while crossing a
bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating. This despite huge signs
telling drivers specifically not to do that because the grating is slippery
when wet. Her SUV started sliding, hit the guardrail at maybe 35-40 pm,
smashed through, and plunged 60 straight down into 55 feet of muddy water.
She escaped the car after it hit bottom and was able to swim to the top,
with only cuts and bruises.

Her insurance is billing her $5k for repairing costs to the grating, plus
whatever the cost of dredging her car off the bottom. She swears she was
not speeding and wasn't distracted. Maybe the guardrail jumped up and bit
her car, then parted so she could drive through. Here's the story--you
decide:

http://www.oregonlive.com/search/ind...oregonian?fpfp




Ads
  #2  
Old March 29th 05, 04:45 PM
Skip Elliott Bowman
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

"fbloogyudsr" > wrote in message
...
> "Skip Elliott Bowman" > wrote
>> Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while crossing
>> a bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating.

>
> You're a little slow; we've been discussing this for 3 days in the:
> "So much for hands-free cellphones" thread.


It's not that I'm slow, Floyd; it's that you aren't very descriptive in your
subject titles.


  #3  
Old March 29th 05, 05:11 PM
fbloogyudsr
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

"Skip Elliott Bowman" > wrote
> "fbloogyudsr" > wrote
>> "Skip Elliott Bowman" > wrote
>>> Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while crossing
>>> a bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating.

>>
>> You're a little slow; we've been discussing this for 3 days in the:
>> "So much for hands-free cellphones" thread.

>
> It's not that I'm slow, Floyd; it's that you aren't very descriptive in
> your subject titles.


Uhh, it wasn't *me* that wrote the subject title. Please pay a
little more attention.

Floyd

  #4  
Old March 29th 05, 05:22 PM
Skip Elliott Bowman
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

"fbloogyudsr" > wrote in message
...
> "Skip Elliott Bowman" > wrote
>> "fbloogyudsr" > wrote
>>> "Skip Elliott Bowman" > wrote
>>>> Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while
>>>> crossing a bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating.
>>>
>>> You're a little slow; we've been discussing this for 3 days in the:
>>> "So much for hands-free cellphones" thread.

>>
>> It's not that I'm slow, Floyd; it's that you aren't very descriptive in
>> your subject titles.

>
> Uhh, it wasn't *me* that wrote the subject title. Please pay a
> little more attention.


I never said you wrote that particular one, Floyd. Pay attention yourself.


  #5  
Old March 29th 05, 05:30 PM
John Harlow
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default


>>>> You're a little slow; we've been discussing this for 3 days in the:
>>>> "So much for hands-free cellphones" thread.
>>>
>>> It's not that I'm slow, Floyd; it's that you aren't very
>>> descriptive in your subject titles.

>>
>> Uhh, it wasn't *me* that wrote the subject title. Please pay a
>> little more attention.

>
> I never said you wrote that particular one, Floyd. Pay attention
> yourself.


It sure looked to me like you accused Floyd of not being descriptive.

I suppose "Gee, you're right - sorry!" was too hard to say?


  #6  
Old March 29th 05, 06:04 PM
Big Bill
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:31:47 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman"
> wrote:

>Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while crossing a
>bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating. This despite huge signs
>telling drivers specifically not to do that because the grating is slippery
>when wet. Her SUV started sliding, hit the guardrail at maybe 35-40 pm,
>smashed through, and plunged 60 straight down into 55 feet of muddy water.
>She escaped the car after it hit bottom and was able to swim to the top,
>with only cuts and bruises.
>
>Her insurance is billing her $5k for repairing costs to the grating, plus
>whatever the cost of dredging her car off the bottom. She swears she was
>not speeding and wasn't distracted. Maybe the guardrail jumped up and bit
>her car, then parted so she could drive through. Here's the story--you
>decide:
>
>http://www.oregonlive.com/search/ind...oregonian?fpfp
>
>
>

Your narrative and the story you link to do not agree.
Where did you get your information?

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"
  #7  
Old March 29th 05, 08:14 PM
Skip Elliott Bowman
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

"Big Bill" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:31:47 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman"
> > wrote:
>
>>Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while crossing a
>>bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating. This despite huge signs
>>telling drivers specifically not to do that because the grating is
>>slippery
>>when wet. Her SUV started sliding, hit the guardrail at maybe 35-40 pm,
>>smashed through, and plunged 60 straight down into 55 feet of muddy water.
>>She escaped the car after it hit bottom and was able to swim to the top,
>>with only cuts and bruises.
>>
>>Her insurance is billing her $5k for repairing costs to the grating, plus
>>whatever the cost of dredging her car off the bottom. She swears she was
>>not speeding and wasn't distracted. Maybe the guardrail jumped up and bit
>>her car, then parted so she could drive through. Here's the story--you
>>decide:
>>
>>http://www.oregonlive.com/search/ind...oregonian?fpfp
>>
>>
>>

> Your narrative and the story you link to do not agree.
> Where did you get your information?


Sorry Bill--I posted the follow-up article instead of the initial article.
My source is the Oregonian, Oregon's largest daily newspaper. Here's the
original story:

http://www.oregonlive.com/search/ind...oregonian?lcps

And here is another follow-up in today's paper:

http://www.oregonlive.com/search/ind...gonian?EXCLUDE

While the guardrail on this bridge has done it's job for the past 30 years
(the last time someone drove through it), I doubt the design allowed for a
2.5 ton vehicle traveling at 35-40 mph (speed limit on this bridge is 35
mph; few drivers stick to that limit).

I've also been following the story on the TV news.


  #8  
Old March 30th 05, 02:22 AM
Paul
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:31:47 GMT, Skip Elliott Bowman , one of an
infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters said the
following in rec.autos.driving...

> Here in Portland, a woman yakking it up on her cell phone while crossing a
> bridge tried changing lanes on wet grating. This despite huge signs
> telling drivers specifically not to do that because the grating is slippery
> when wet. Her SUV started sliding, hit the guardrail at maybe 35-40 pm,
> smashed through, and plunged 60 straight down into 55 feet of muddy water.
> She escaped the car after it hit bottom and was able to swim to the top,
> with only cuts and bruises.


<snip>

Sounds all too familiar. The woman in your story was damn lucky. Some
people aren't so lucky. (see: http://tinyurl.com/3jzmp and
http://tinyurl.com/3ugpd) IMO, that steel grating used on some bridges is
too dangerous and I can see why she lost control of her vehicle, on the
phone or not.
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
OT I am a lucky dude!!! Shag VW air cooled 10 March 25th 05 02:24 AM
It's alive! ....it's just not moving: Clutch problems.... FrinkLemur Mazda 5 January 29th 05 03:23 PM
1989 530 gearbox... dead or alive? mojohotmail BMW 3 January 17th 05 12:34 AM
WANTED, dead or alive: used dellorto DRLA 40's, manifolds, air cleaners...SWAP would be groovey Kafertoys VW air cooled 1 January 13th 05 05:58 PM
CMR2 still alive? V_e_s_a Simulators 2 November 12th 04 08:39 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:06 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Đ2004-2024 AutoBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.