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Submitted by Scott Scheule on Tue, 2008-07-29 14:56.
Am I the only one alarmed by the fact that Bob Novak is driving? It's not because he hit a person--I mean, come on, who hasn't? Gunning for pedestrians is how lobbyists keep busy when Congress is out of session.
No, I'm worried about this:
Last week, Novak was given a $50 citation after he struck a homeless man with his Corvette in Washington. Novak kept going until he was stopped by a bicyclist, who said the man was splayed on Novak's windshield.
A bicyclist had to tell Novak that there was a a man splayed on his windshield. This is different from not seeing a ticket snagged under a wiper. We know from the story that this particular bumper-battered bum wasn't huddled in the fetal position on Novak's hood--no, he was splayed, like a big old kite. Did Novak think the homeless man splattered in front of him was a prodigious mosquito? Did he switch on the wipers?
One more reason I'm moving to New York, where careful urban planning keeps the traffic too thick to reach dangerous speeds.
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May have something to do
May have something to do with the brain tumor:
"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.
oops
ah, i see that's mentioned in your story too. Never mind...
Traffic in New York
I recently got a license, after a long procrastination. I trained in a busy area in manhattan and I swear I spent almost a full 45 minute-$1 a minute-lesson going around a block. Sometimes cars are hit by reckless pedestrians.
Let me know when you move in NYC, I'll buy you a burger.
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