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keithaba
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"The horse wasn't hurt."
Phew..... Good thing, i was worried for a minute.... <_<
Phew..... Good thing, i was worried for a minute.... <_<
El Toro
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Another sad story that shows just how little control we have over critical parts of our lives, including the ending point.
Hitting a horse would be like hitting a moose... but it sounds like he hit the buggy instead. Not much detail in the story.
Hitting a horse would be like hitting a moose... but it sounds like he hit the buggy instead. Not much detail in the story.
Hmmm. So did they hold the Amish owner(s) responsible for their horse getting loose?
I'll bet not. Afterall, it was just an accident...
I'll bet not. Afterall, it was just an accident...
pegdragger
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Very sad. RIP.
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
Official *******
Sad, indeed. Had the buggy been in a hi-viz yellow with reflective tape, perhaps it could've been avoided. Or the horse needs remedial MSF training. All jokes aside, though, the story is truly very sad and it does prove that no matter how careful we THINK we're being and trying to plan for all possibilites, there is just no way you can account for every single little thing. Hence, ATGATT........see other posts on this issue.
krashdragon
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Those buggies have to have taillights on them if they're out at night ( at least when I still lived in the area).... no way to see a black buggy at night.
You just have to drive slow in Amish country.... and there are lots of hills with trees and brush close to the road, and blind curves around there.
mary
Kevin Daly
YES I ran the fatty over!!
While I have an appreciation for non interference with cultural variations, I think the road is not the place for that. those buggies are not easy to see in the evening without proper reflective materials on all sides.
gregarious
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I live about 45 minutes outside Lancaster, PA, and all the buggies I see have reflective triangles on the back. There are a lot of corners and blind spots in certain areas of Lancaster, and accidents happen fairly often, unfortunately.
Randy
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And those accidents happen when the buggies are being driven as far off the road as possible, with triangles, and with lights at night. This runaway horse/buggy was an extremely unfortunate unintentional incident with a side order of wrong place/wrong time.
ionbeam
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At this point most PA buggies will have the Slow Vehicle triangle. In 2002 the Amish lost a bitter fight with PA over safety lights, reflective material and placards. All of these things violate a tenet of their (…) that says they must not put trust for their safety in man-made emblems in place of (some deity). Heck, with a placard on the ol’ buggy they are nearly as ostentatious as a Mennonite.
Advice for the Amish: Buggy Manual
As long time horse owners, one of the things that we fear is our horses getting loose. If your horse gets loose here in New England and becomes involved in traffic or personal damage/injury you are held accountable. We carry a substantial insurance policy to protect us should this happen. Even if a boarding stable was responsible for the release of the horse(s) the injured party may seek damages from the horse owner (not that they will win, but defense is expensive). This varies in different areas of the country.
Advice for the Amish: Buggy Manual
As long time horse owners, one of the things that we fear is our horses getting loose. If your horse gets loose here in New England and becomes involved in traffic or personal damage/injury you are held accountable. We carry a substantial insurance policy to protect us should this happen. Even if a boarding stable was responsible for the release of the horse(s) the injured party may seek damages from the horse owner (not that they will win, but defense is expensive). This varies in different areas of the country.
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horse got loose and the unlighted buggy went down the road with it - bad scene.
When I grew up in S.E. Iowa we had lots of Amish around and one day one of them was on a two lane highway at mid-day with a team of horses and a flat hay-rack wagon when along came an 18-wheeler with a driver half asleep who proceeded to plow into the rig at speed.
Killed the Amish guy and the team of horses instantly.
The Amish there also refused to put the reflective orange slow-moving vehicle signs on the back of their buggies until one night a buggy was plowed into by a car and the buggy driver killed.
They all put them on after that.
When I grew up in S.E. Iowa we had lots of Amish around and one day one of them was on a two lane highway at mid-day with a team of horses and a flat hay-rack wagon when along came an 18-wheeler with a driver half asleep who proceeded to plow into the rig at speed.
Killed the Amish guy and the team of horses instantly.
The Amish there also refused to put the reflective orange slow-moving vehicle signs on the back of their buggies until one night a buggy was plowed into by a car and the buggy driver killed.
They all put them on after that.
