I can't imagine hitting someone with a vehicle and not knowing it, either. But then again, I've never had a brain tumor, and I can't speak to the effects brain tumors have on cognition.
--- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, makes more sense. I was hit once, on a dark rainy night in > Foggy Bottom. The driver did not see me, and I wasn't hurt. But she > stopped. > > I can't imagine a situation where you wouldn't know that you'd hit a > person. Not seeing them to begin with--yeah, all it takes is a minute > of inattention. I've never been that inattentive (or maybe that > unlucky). But not noticing the impact? No, not possible in a normal > driver. > > Stephanie > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like this report better, it explains it better. I think he was > > first splayed on the windshield at impact then he fell off onto the > > ground. So it was one then the other, not both simultaneously. > > > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/23/politics/politico/main428627 > > 9.shtml > > > > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" > > <ssmilay@> wrote: > >> > >> Looks like the cyclist was confused or lying. A man can't BOTH be > > on > >> the ground and splayed across a windshield. > >> > >> Stephanie > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > >> > Every article I read used the same quote from the cyclist: > >> > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0708/537957.html > >> > > >> > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" > >> > <ssmilay@> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > >> >> > not sure if all is forgiven, but the incident was the trigger > > that > >> >> > made them discover the brain tumor. The article went on to say > > that > >> >> > when people have a car accident that they don't recall or some > > such, > >> >> > the medical profession is trained to test for brain tumors. A > > symptom > >> >> > is apparently no recollection of killing or injuring people (or > >> >> > noticing them splayed on your windshield??!) > >> >> > >> >> I didn't read anywhere that splaying was involved. I got the > >> >> impression that the person who was hit was not badly hurt, which > >> >> wouldn't have been the case if he'd ended up on the windshield. > >> >> > >> >> Not to defend Novak, but exaggeration doesn't help make anyone's > > case. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Stephanie > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > >
