Comments on: Minor Injuries: Motorized Power Chair Hit By Pickup

By: T K Hice

T K Hice — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:25:43 +0000

I have been confined to a power wheelchair for 34 years due to a football injury at the age of 16 in March of 1977. I have driven my chair to visit or check on my neighbors health or just to feel a breeze on a warm summer day. I cannot drive a van/car due to muscle spasms, I drive this chair as if it was a car! Some people would like for me to sit in my lawn and watch them enjoy their drives to the store or any change of my venue. As a C-5 quadriplegic you realize most people wish you well but you have that 5 percent that hate you because you are not ”norm-able” and .5 percent that wished you were dead or worse… in a ”HOME”. I have had people make attempts to run over me by crossing double yellow lines 4 ft; So what type person are you as a driver? God Knows!!!

By: Just sayin'

Just sayin' — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:27:10 +0000

It is the motorist’s responsibility to do everything possible to avoid colliding with pedestrians.
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Ziggy,

The above was copied and pasted from the Florida Drivers’ Handbook.

By: Ziggy

Ziggy — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:41:19 +0000

Go back and read the book again. The only time pedestrian have the right of way is in a crosswalk. If your not in a cross walk your jay walking.

By: Just sayin'

Just sayin' — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:11:55 +0000

No, Terri, you did NOT have the right of way. The pedestrian ALWAYS does. That doesn’t make them right, but it does clearly lay the responsibility on the drivers to watch out for them.

By: Terri Sanders

Terri Sanders — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:00:15 +0000

If you have the right of way and do not pay attention you could become dead right.Right of way means looking out for all those dumb people who do dumb things while driving.I have nearly hit this guy and his scooter when I had the right of way.He is a danger to himself and others and needs to be kept off the streets before some one gets killed trying to avoid him.Dead right doesn’t mean a thing if you are killed.

By: a person.

a person. — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:22:03 +0000

i have almost hit this person myself before he never pays attention and personlly shouldnt be riding it around if hes is going to be so careless he may be a good guy but everytime i see hime he never looks where he is goin and is going to end up getting killed on it

By: FLOMATON RESIDENT

FLOMATON RESIDENT — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:03:04 +0000

I work at a local business in Flomaton and the gentleman on the scotter comes into the business. When he leaves he will pull into the highway in from of people. He never looks to see where he is going. I have had people in the store say that he was going to get hit if he didnt watch what he was doing. He never looked to see if he was pulling in front of someone and he never would move out of the way. I truly hope he is ok. They just need to keep those scotters off of the road it is to dangereous. Mr. Jerry we will be praying for youa lso. You are a wonderful person.

By: 357 S&W

357 S&W — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:25:37 +0000

@TO A FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR

I KNOW MR. CHARLIE PERSONALY, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE HAS A REFLECTOR VEST HANGING FROM HIS ELECTRIC (WHEELCHAIR)SKOOTER. MR. CHARLIE IS CAPABLE OF GETTING ON THE ECAT BUS AND GOING TO PENSACOLA. JUST THE OTHER DAY HE WAS TELLING US THAT HE GOT TO PENSACOLA AND FORGOT HIS FLASHLIGHT,SO HE WENT RIGHT THEN AND BOUGHT HIMSELF A KNEW ONE. HE SAID HE WOULD NEED IT FOR ONE TO SEE HOW TO GET HOME AND TWO SO EVERYONE ELSE COULD SEE HIM AFTER DARK. PEOPLE PLEASE LOOK WHERE YOU ARE GOING.

By: TwiggyRaye

TwiggyRaye — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:39:26 +0000

I know this gentleman and his brother personally. They are very nice people and I think alot of both of them. Can’t people just show a little human kindness here? This is basically the only way these men have of getting around during the day. I understand they shouldn’t be in the middle of the road, but just slow down and go around them! He was just trying to get down to the public library. And I have known Mr. Fischer all my life as well. I know he would never hit someone on purpose. That is why these things are called accidents. I’m sorry this happened to Mr. Charles and Mr. Fischer as well. I am just glad he got by with a few scrapes and bruises.

By: a friendly neighbor

a friendly neighbor — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:38:53 +0000

This man may have had the right of way, but he is going to get killed on that thing. He is out on the street sometimes at 8:00 at night with no reflectors on this chair. There is more than on person riding on the streets of Century in these things, sometimes there will be two or three riding together. I pray that these people will learn something from this accident before it is to late.