Thoughts and Prayers

[LiesaAnna]

steve my hubby says the same its leisurely driving in florida, but when your jetlagged, so tired and hungry and excited, these things never happen to you its always someone else!.......not!
just everyone please be careful on the roads here and abroad in ANY country!

[Semper]

I found the roads safer over there, I must say. Certainly saw a lot more police on the roads. I found the dangerous time was after a week or so when I became a bit more relaxed. Then I turned out of a petrol staion into the on comming traffic. Luckily it was near a junction and everything was going very slow. Nothing happened apart from a few blown horns and a red face on my part.

Please stay switched on. Let the jetlag clear it self before making any long journies.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Semper

Please stay switched on. [/quote]

I think 'staying switched on' is an important part of driving in the USA. Everything is so predictable and orderly compared to the UK that one might relax a shade too much after a week or two over there. Generally, driving along open roads is not a major problem because of the lanes and traffic flow, but turing in and out of shopping malls, restaurants, parks etc can sometimes lead to mistakes, especially after a long and exhilarating day.

[mm69340]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Nostromo
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Semper

Please stay switched on. [/quote]

I think 'staying switched on' is an important part of driving in the USA. Everything is so predictable and orderly compared to the UK that one might relax a shade too much after a week or two over there. Generally, driving along open roads is not a major problem because of the lanes and traffic flow, but turing in and out of shopping malls, restaurants, parks etc can sometimes lead to mistakes, especially after a long and exhilarating day.
[/quote]

You are correct here and it can happen to anyone. We almost lost my 17 year old cousin to such a move this summer. She was pulling out of a shopping mall and we still aren't clear if she checked both ways-as her memory is gone of the accident. She pulled out in front of a huge SUV and had to be cut out of the car and air lifted to a trauma center. She was in a coma for 2 months and is slowly regaining use of her left side. My cousin and My Uncle are convinced the car saved her-as it had side airbags. If they had not been there, the outcome would have been more tragic.

My thoughts and prayers are with the whole family.

[Magical Dreams]

It always saddens me when you hear of these accidents. What makes it more sad, is the fact that it is fellow Brits that have died.

Lets not forget the others that suffer also.

These are other crashes in the last couple of days!!


Turnpike crash in Clermont injures 5 as car crosses median
December 22, 2004
In another crossover accident on Florida's Turnpike, five motorists were injured Tuesday morning in a multiple-car collision near Clermont. The crash occurred when the 20-year-old driver of a 1999 Mitsubishi lost control of the vehicle, entered the...

1 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash on I-4
December 21, 2004
By Anthony Colarossi / Sentinel Staff Writer
A deadly head-on crash on Interstate 4 snarled traffic for hours Monday afternoon after a Honda that witnesses said was traveling at high speeds jumped a median and plowed into an Oldsmobile in the eastbound lanes. Three cars were involved in the...


How awful!!

[msncry]

Lets hope that this is the last this year, hopefully the last for good!!

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[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mm69340
You are correct here and it can happen to anyone. We almost lost my 17 year old cousin to such a move this summer. She was pulling out of a shopping mall and we still aren't clear if she checked both ways-as her memory is gone of the accident. She pulled out in front of a huge SUV and had to be cut out of the car and air lifted to a trauma center. She was in a coma for 2 months and is slowly regaining use of her left side. My cousin and My Uncle are convinced the car saved her-as it had side airbags. If they had not been there, the outcome would have been more tragic.

My thoughts and prayers are with the whole family.
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I hope that the young lady recovers to something close to a normal life.

It could have very easily happened to us during the last visit. My brother-in-law, the nominated co-driver, took the wheel for the first time on the third day of our arrival in Orlando. For him, it was the first time on the 'wrong' side of the road and so I was extra vigilant in the front passenger seat. Sure enough, he looked to his right instead of left while trying to pull out of the main entrance of Orange Tree onto US27. I managed to yell for him to stop in good time; the light Sunday traffic also helped.

[Joolz]

Whilst we were out there there over christmas were a number of pedestrians killed crossing on 192- another driver killed at a walmart entrance and one fatality as car turned into a petrol tanker....

The Walmart in Poinciana was the only one which had good signing... on the road and at junctions.

I seem to have developed car sickness as a passenger again!!!!!! and got in the drivers seat as soon as I could - just to gain some control again- I was a passenger all time in US as I left my drivers licence in UK!!!!

[linda.s]

Unfortunately my Husband used to work with Charles, and knew him quite well......... He was a lovely fellow, and respected by many. Our hearts go out to his relatives......