Stuart Ablett
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I've told my kids that over and over, that red,green and yellow light does NOT stop cars, it is only a suggestion.....
Thankfully, no one was hurt. Next, next to my L shop is a wholesale butcher shop, one that starts with the entire side of beef. The guys there work hard, they make good money, nice family business. The park their delivery trucks on the street in front of their shop when they are loading, unloading and washing down the inside of the trucks. Today, around 6 PM they were done deliveries for the day and just about ready to start the clean up routine, the boss was walking out to the truck to move it forward a bit, and a car slammed into the back of the truck at speed..........
The back corner of the truck.......
The front corner of the car
The driver fell asleep at the wheel, he ran right through the stop light, which was red, about 50 feet before he hit the back of the truck. Thankfully, no one was hurt, the driver had his seatbelt on, and the airbags worked, but it could have been a LOT worse, most people who live in Tokyo NEVER look both ways before they cross the street, they seem to REALLY think that traffic light can stop a car, I maintain it is just a suggestion
In another few minutes there would have been 3 or 4 guys there washing the truck, or there certainly could have been someone in the crosswalk, the driver got really lucky on those points.
This is a good teaching moment for my kids, they are quite surprised to see this happen.
Stay safe, wear your seatbelts
Thankfully, no one was hurt. Next, next to my L shop is a wholesale butcher shop, one that starts with the entire side of beef. The guys there work hard, they make good money, nice family business. The park their delivery trucks on the street in front of their shop when they are loading, unloading and washing down the inside of the trucks. Today, around 6 PM they were done deliveries for the day and just about ready to start the clean up routine, the boss was walking out to the truck to move it forward a bit, and a car slammed into the back of the truck at speed..........
The back corner of the truck.......
The front corner of the car
The driver fell asleep at the wheel, he ran right through the stop light, which was red, about 50 feet before he hit the back of the truck. Thankfully, no one was hurt, the driver had his seatbelt on, and the airbags worked, but it could have been a LOT worse, most people who live in Tokyo NEVER look both ways before they cross the street, they seem to REALLY think that traffic light can stop a car, I maintain it is just a suggestion
In another few minutes there would have been 3 or 4 guys there washing the truck, or there certainly could have been someone in the crosswalk, the driver got really lucky on those points.
This is a good teaching moment for my kids, they are quite surprised to see this happen.
Stay safe, wear your seatbelts