Re: Errent cars, fences, etc revisited

Posted by Dachshund on October 27, 2006 at 21:16:21 from (71.31.160.33):

In Reply to: Errent cars, fences, etc revisited posted by NC Wayne on October 27, 2006 at 20:36:31:

You aren't safe with guardrail, either.
When I worked for the Kansas DOT, there was an accident where a group of teenage girls were traveling down I-70 to a concrt in Topeka. They were east of the Manhattan junction when the driver turned in her seat to get something from one of the girls in back. When she did, she also turned the steering wheel. The car left the roadway, hit a guard rail, was "launched" into the air and went down a steep embankment. The driver was killed and the rest of the girls were hurt. The State was sued for placing the guard rail there. This was just one of MANY lawsuits involving guardrails. It does not matter which style - turn down, turn back, blunt end, crush end, High impact, etc, etc. Someone will find a reason to sue. This particular court case was pretty high profile. The Secretary of Transportaion for Kansas went on the national news one evening. He finally got fed up with the media bashing the KDOT. He made it plain and simple. He said "In all the legal battles and wrangling, and all the discussions, NOT ONCE has anyone asked the obvious question - WHAT WAS SHE DOING DRIVING IN THE DITCH"?
(The State won the suit)

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