I wasn't trying to assign blame. That is very sad that the van driver
committed suicide.
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On 9/13/2011 6:54 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> I could be wrong, because it was a long time ago, but as I recall,
> not only was Mr. King walking with his back to oncoming traffic, he
> was READING A BOOK WHILE WALKING BESIDE THE HIGHWAY.
>
> If my recollection is correct, and even granting the van driver was
> inattentive for a moment and was what lawyers call the "proximate"
> cause of the accident, I believe Mr. King bears a large share of the
> responsibility for his predicament, and I think the fallout for the
> poor van driver was nothing less than disgusting. The poor man
> eventually committed suicide.
>
> But then Mr. King is not the only Mainer who walks on the wrong side
> of the road. It never ceases to amaze me how many people up here walk
> with their backs to traffic, and don't pay the least bit of attention
> to the sound of someone approaching from their rear. I almost plowed
> into three people just after we moved up here. It was dark and
> pouring rain, and I was heading home from the little market a mile
> and a half south of here. As I approached the bridge over Munro
> Brook, I thought I saw something that didn't quite look right in
> front of me. I swerved into the other lane and counted three people
> walking in my lane with their backs to me.
>
> To this day I wonder if those folks ever realized how close to death
> they came that night.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Sep 13, 2011, at 8:22 AM, John Hermanson wrote:
>
>> Or Stephen King being almost killed by a van driver who was not
>> paying attention.
>
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