Man gets a ticket for being a good samaritan

chippewastud79 · 02-26-2009, 12:32 PM

This is absolutely asinine, a bus driver pushes two of his elderly passengers out of the way of an oncoming truck. Wakes up from a coma and discovers he got a ticket for jaywalking.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/...ritan_ticketed

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elderboy02 · 02-26-2009, 12:34 PM

Wow!

SmokeyJoe · 02-26-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chippewastud79

This is absolutely asinine, a bus driver pushes two of his elderly passengers out of the way of an oncoming truck. Wakes up from a coma and discovers he got a ticket for jaywalking.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/...ritan_ticketed

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Wow... thought this had to be an article from "The Onion." People have zero common sense anymore.

Sawyer · 02-26-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyJoe

Wow... thought this had to be an article from "The Onion." People have zero common sense anymore.

Yeah, why were these people trying to cross a busy street in a snowstorm against the light? Was there not an intersection? If you cross in the intersection with the light there is no cause for a ticket. Talk about zero common sense.

chippewastud79 · 02-26-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

Yeah, why were these people trying to cross a busy street in a snowstorm against the light? Was there not an intersection? If you cross in the intersection with the light there is no cause for a ticket. Talk about zero common sense.

Are you justifying this ticket when he potentially saved the lives of two elderly women and in the process ended up in the hospital?

Sawyer · 02-26-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Are you justifying this ticket when he potentially saved the lives of two elderly women and in the process ended up in the hospital?

No, I am saying they are all dumb for trying to cross a busy street in a snowstorm against the light. Does he deserve a ticket for it? Probably, since this is one of the reasons there is a law against jaywalking.

chippewastud79 · 02-26-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

No, I am saying they are all dumb for trying to cross a busy street in a snowstorm against the light. Does he deserve a ticket for it? Probably, since this is one of the reasons there is a law against jaywalking.

Indeed, next time stay on the bus and drive away, do not help the elderly ladies who apparently wanted to cross the street there, rather leave them to be hit on their own.

02-26-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

No, I am saying they are all dumb for trying to cross a busy street in a snowstorm against the light. Does he deserve a ticket for it? Probably, since this is one of the reasons there is a law against jaywalking.

I believe that regardless if the person is jay walking or not, the driver is required to yield to them. I may be wrong, but that's how it is in CA and I believe the same goes for CO and other states.

SmokeyJoe · 02-26-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

No, I am saying they are all dumb for trying to cross a busy street in a snowstorm against the light. Does he deserve a ticket for it? Probably, since this is one of the reasons there is a law against jaywalking.

If you judge this incident in a totally technical sense, he should have been charged with assault and possibly battery when he pushed the ladies from in front of the vehicle. If motivation is removed, his actions were clearly assault. The same could be said for Fire Trucks headed to a fire that exceed the posted speed. Technically, they are breaking the law.

As the other articles demonstrate, the driver took extraordinary means to run into this group by driving around stopped traffic.

Either way, I would believe his actions were justifiable in this circumstance.
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ucla695 · 02-26-2009, 01:36 PM

The ticket is definitely not in the spirit of the law. I’d be surprised if it weren’t overturned if he appeals.

Sawyer · 02-26-2009, 01:40 PM

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If the below article is accurate, it doesn't talk about lights, crosswalks, etc. he also is a good candidate for his gene pool to be thinned out. He was only a good Samaritan in that he took the hit rather than the ladies. If people choose to walk out in front of 3000 lb vehicles, they loose. Ya just can't fix stupid regardless as to good intentions.

I checked google maps for the intersection that the article states this happened at. There is no light or crosswalk at Federal and 63rd, but there is at Federal and 64th. Maybe they will cross there now instead.

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elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,512 Trading: (133)	Re: Man gets a ticket for being a good samaritan Wow!

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ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Man gets a ticket for being a good samaritan The ticket is definitely not in the spirit of the law. I’d be surprised if it weren’t overturned if he appeals.