shutdown -h in Denver

[Michael Hipp]

Leon Goldstein wrote:
> Bill Campbell wrote:
> 
>> <snip>
>>
>> I saw an article recently on how many people have died as a
>> result of the CAFE (Corporate Aggregate Fuel Efficiency)
>> standards resulting as manufacturers have cut the size and weight
>> of cars to meet these standards.  Personally I like a light car
>> that handles well so I can avoid the accident rather than a tank
>> that will survive it, but then I spent 13 years racing formula
>> cars and know how to drive, unlike the vast majority of the folks
>> behind the wheel.
>>  
>>
> Two days ago a Fort Bragg sergeant driving a Nissan Pathfinder plowed 
> into a Honda, which then struck a motorcycle.
> Toll: three dead.  You can't escape the consequences of mass x velocity 
> when a driver is not paying attention, as was the case here.  And of 
> course, the sergeant survived to face court martial, although being 
> detailed to permanent IED clearing duty would be more appropriate.
> 
> (Please spare me and the list sympathetic support for the soldier.  He 
> is a jackass; a uniform doesn't change that.   I'm retired  Army, so  if 
> it takes one to know one, then I am certainly qualified.)

I'm somewhat familiar with the incident. And it was even worse. The Pathfinder 
went airborne after striking the Accord and the tumbled onto a minivan. He 
must have been trying to set some sort of land speed record in a relatively 
busy area. Newspaper reports say he is "showing no remorse". He has been 
charged with multiple counts of negligent homicide.

Michael