+- Punaweb Forum (http://punaweb.org/forum)
+-- Forum: Punaweb Forums (http://punaweb.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=3)
+--- Forum: Punatalk (http://punaweb.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=10)
+--- Thread: Kahakai & Woodland Center (/showthread.php?tid=7939)
Kahakai & Woodland Center - Guest - 10-22-2010
Have the good people of Puna been watching the new crash site being completed. The state knowing that this area is the most dangerous intersection in Hawaii went ahead and approved this Loonie Tune construction This is something that I think should be a roadrunner cartoon leaving a power pole right in the middle of the intersection. Any bets on when the first crash will be.
The Lack
The Lack Toons
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - robguz - 10-22-2010
Looked at it driving by and thought, they have got to be kidding! Between the way too short right turn into Pahoa with the yield sign posted after where you would have needed to see it to know to yield and now this, they seem to almost be trying to create more crashes. My question is, if I do get hit while driving through this mess, who can I sue?
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - Bob Orts - 10-22-2010
If you can show that the accident was based on a design, engineering, or construction flaw that was or should have been known to exist, you can sue everyone who had a hand in the project. It would be best of someone (preferably a small child, pregnant woman, handicap person, or a senior) was killed or maimed in the accident as that can cause a sympathy effect and get more money for
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - Kelena - 10-22-2010
It is important that citizens alert the County of the design defect that creates a dangerous condition of property, if they haven't already. Once they are on notice and the crashes start coming, eventually along will come a case where someone is seriously injured. That person --or that person's heirs or guardian-- will be able to prove that the county was on notice of a gross design defect, and that it did nothing about that defect despite that awareness. Immunity yields in an appropriate case.
You don't want to be that person and I don't want you to be either. So let's drive carefully out there!
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - james weatherford - 10-22-2010
This development is already increasing the opportunity for local business -- a personal-injury attorney.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - Kapohocat - 10-22-2010
[}
]Now have you guys thought about the benefits?? How many transplant patients will be happy to be getting their transplants from the organ donors?[}](And before you all get twisted - I drove by this Woodland Ctr to Malama mess and thought oh this is getting scarier - I almost posted what Robguz posted when I saw his pop up. I used to think once I passed Malama without incident it was pretty good to go to Kapoho.)
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - islandlvng - 10-22-2010
quote:
Originally posted by Bob Orts
It would be best of someone (preferably a small child, pregnant woman, handicap person, or a senior) was killed or maimed in the accident as that can cause a sympathy effect and get more money foryourattorneyyou.
Really? It would be best? My God....... I highly doubt losing a child could be replaced with money money money. Even suggesting something like that is sick.
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - Kapohocat - 10-22-2010
It is not sick, it is a form of gallows humor (usually extreme sarcasm as in Bob's and my posts both).
"Gallows humor is a type of humor that arises from stressful, traumatic, or life-threatening situations; often in circumstances such that death is perceived as impending and unavoidable. Author and playwright Oscar Wilde was destitute and living in a cheap boarding house when he found himself on his deathbed. There are variations on what the sentence exactly was, but his reputed last words were, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death; one or the other of us has got to go."(from Wikipedia)."
It is actually a pretty typical - no different than someone who giggles when some one else gets hurt. It is a transference of the feeling of fear so that you can continue to act. Many EMT's call motorcycle riders "organ donors".
I do not think that in any of the posts any one wants someone to be hurt - that they were in effect the worst case scenario for what will happen if this area is left as is. It may not be your response, but do not think for one second that I do not believe this is a dangerous area.
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - dmbwest - 10-22-2010
LOL, the organ donor business could be another "drive through" right in the middle of the road there.
aloha,
pog
RE: Kahakai & Woodland Center - 808blogger - 10-22-2010
1. not even close to the most dangerous in the state (sorry lack). there are atleast 20 intersections/streets on oahu that are FAR more dangerous and deadly.
2. according to bob just sue! LOL and guess who pays, the "tax payers".
i know the engineering is looney toons that i agree with, i dont know why you expect something else? oh yeah an awesome park in HPP is next onthe govt list! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
why dont you guys get it? the govt is your master and keeper and you love it.