Re: PESO: The scene of an accident

2005-11-07 Thread Butch Black
Hi I'm glad that you and your wife were not injured. I used to drive transit busses. I'm curious, I've never seen an articulated bus like that, any idea who makes it. Also, is your Orange line running on regular streets, special lanes. or something else? Butch

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/11/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe people should just learn what a red light at a crossing really means. Darwin should take care of the rest. Ouch! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-05 Thread keith_w
Rob Studdert wrote: On 4 Nov 2005 at 21:24, David Oswald wrote: The one I was in was the third in the first four days of operation of the Orange Line. It was by far the worst though; certanly the only one with injuries. They're now looking at a lot of options; more meaningful warning

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-05 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 5/11/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe people should just learn what a red light at a crossing really means. Darwin should take care of the rest. Ouch! Cheers, Cotty A valid sentiment, truth be known. It's happening all the time, but the process

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-04 Thread Derek
Dave, Apparently your accident was not a fluke. I heard there was another accident with the Orange Line buses, the second in its first week of operation. I guess now they are going to slow the buses down to 10 mph when crossing intersections. Derek

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Derek wrote: Dave, Apparently your accident was not a fluke. I heard there was another accident with the Orange Line buses, the second in its first week of operation. I guess now they are going to slow the buses down to 10 mph when crossing intersections. Derek Well, that should

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Logical... Doug Brewer wrote: Derek wrote: Dave, Apparently your accident was not a fluke. I heard there was another accident with the Orange Line buses, the second in its first week of operation. I guess now they are going to slow the buses down to 10 mph when crossing intersections.

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-04 Thread David Oswald
The one I was in was the third in the first four days of operation of the Orange Line. It was by far the worst though; certanly the only one with injuries. They're now looking at a lot of options; more meaningful warning lights at the intersections, crossing arms, etc. Currently they've

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Nov 2005 at 21:24, David Oswald wrote: The one I was in was the third in the first four days of operation of the Orange Line. It was by far the worst though; certanly the only one with injuries. They're now looking at a lot of options; more meaningful warning lights at the

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread frank theriault
On 11/2/05, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 11/2/05, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway,

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
I still don't see any image of damage to the bus. Seems that would be a shot sure to be taken. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread P. J. Alling
:-( of the Fresh Cut Flowers and Easy to Get Across the Valley shots. Tom C. From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:21:33 -0800 The last shot in the sequence

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread P. J. Alling
showed up claiming injury, than were actually on it at the time of the incident. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread David Oswald
We were not allowed out of the bus until after that took place. Paul Stenquist wrote: Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated,

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread David Oswald
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/3/2005 5:13:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread pnstenquist
I figured that was the case. You did well considering the limitations. Paul We were not allowed out of the bus until after that took place. Paul Stenquist wrote: Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
There was no damage to the bus. She hit its wheel.. That's a really hard part of the bus to hit. No collapse, so her vehicle took the full brunt of the impact. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident

PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread David Oswald
Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway

RE: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread Tom C
] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:30:36 -0800 Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread David Oswald
@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:30:36 -0800 Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread Tom C
Just viewed them all. Excellent job. I love the irony :-( of the Fresh Cut Flowers and Easy to Get Across the Valley shots. Tom C. From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread David Oswald
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:21:33 -0800 The last shot in the sequence is of a kid that was interviewed by a local reporter via his wife's cell phone. His wife then put me on the phone and he asked me to snap a shot of the kid

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread Tom C
... Tom C. From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:36:28 -0800 Thanks. I was just kind of snapping away, but too timid to really stick my nose in it. I was afraid

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread Derek
-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:21:33 -0800 The last shot in the sequence is of a kid that was interviewed by a local reporter via his wife's cell phone. His wife then put me on the phone and he asked

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread David Oswald
-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:30:36 -0800 Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread David Oswald
@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:30:36 -0800 Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-02 Thread David Oswald
That's good advice, and I actually noticed the absence of such a shot afterward when I was reviewing the pictures. I should have gotten in closer and shot wider from that perspective. Most of those shots were taken at the long end of my 16-45.. Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald,