Farmer's Market, beware
This article is great anecdotal evidence of what Marie keeps telling me - that after you hit a certain age, you should be required to re-certify your driving license at least once per year to verify that you are still fit to drive
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Russell_Weller
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On January 14, 2004, victims and relatives filed suit against the City of Santa Monica and Bayside District Corp., organizers of the Santa Monica farmers' market, alleging that the accident could have been prevented by the installation of metal barriers. Attorney Geoff Wells, representing victims and their relatives, remarked that "[The defendants] failed to take any reasonable steps to provide protection for the patrons at the farmer's market."
If you ask me, that's an entirely unreasonable proposition. Unless the farmer's market was organized in the street, they should have no reason to fear a driver plowing through and therefore no reason to erect a barrier. Utter nonsense. If there's one thing I despise about this country, it's that people go out for an easy buck through litigation over what should be considered sensible behavior..
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