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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 587500" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Lisa, the law is very clear on blind people with white canes. Even if a blind person were to step off the curb in front of a car, the accident would be the fault of the driver. My stepfather was hit by a Columbia Gas truck in an intersection. He had his cane and he waited for 3 cycles of the light to make sure he knew the traffic cycle and when he could cross. No one helped him. The lady driving the Columbia Gas truck got out and screamed, "I didn't see him!", while he was lying in the middle of the intersection terrified he was going to get hit by another vehicle, but being unable to know where the side of the road was to get to safely. Columbia Gas tried to say it wasn't their fault and sent an attorney to the hospital to that effect, which was bad on their part because it ticked my parents off enough to sue - showing up in the hospital like that wasn't smart. Otherwise they wouldn't have because they're not litigious people. That's how I know that if you have that white cane, it's always the drivers fault. Period. Not that it helps if you've been hit, but drivers should know this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 587500, member: 7083"] Lisa, the law is very clear on blind people with white canes. Even if a blind person were to step off the curb in front of a car, the accident would be the fault of the driver. My stepfather was hit by a Columbia Gas truck in an intersection. He had his cane and he waited for 3 cycles of the light to make sure he knew the traffic cycle and when he could cross. No one helped him. The lady driving the Columbia Gas truck got out and screamed, "I didn't see him!", while he was lying in the middle of the intersection terrified he was going to get hit by another vehicle, but being unable to know where the side of the road was to get to safely. Columbia Gas tried to say it wasn't their fault and sent an attorney to the hospital to that effect, which was bad on their part because it ticked my parents off enough to sue - showing up in the hospital like that wasn't smart. Otherwise they wouldn't have because they're not litigious people. That's how I know that if you have that white cane, it's always the drivers fault. Period. Not that it helps if you've been hit, but drivers should know this. [/QUOTE]
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