Jesus, it's even a little worse - he was mistaken about her from the week before. It wasn't even the same lady.
And worse than that, the article states:
Mrs Scott was unable to free herself and, as Cliff drove away, she was dragged under the Go North East vehicle and remained pinned under its rear wheels for almost an hour.
That's the part that horrified me the most. An hour?! That's an eternity. And somehow nobody noticed her despite the bus being in service? I kinda hope she was at least noticed quickly and the delay was something like first responders not being sure how best to remove her, because the alternative of being active dragged for that long with nobody noticing is even worse (as if it wasn't bad enough).
I thought that they were being a bit dramatic with the usage of "horror injuries"... I changed my minde after reading the article.
Absolutely devastating to her and the family and friends.
Same. I expected some hyperbole, but that's a nightmare come real.
Wait.. ALL pensioners? Not just the ones that worked X hours, it did this, it whatever? It's just she based? WHY would they even need a pass to begin with? Just check the age on her id.
Well, it's all residents. Tourists from abroad still have to pay. So from a system-point-of-view, the bus passes do make sense (since it's easier/quicker to check a bus pass than a passport plus proof of residency or something). But from a human standpoint there is no point to this.
As far as I know, there is no standards ID card that everyone has to carry in the UK. And it's (thankfully) not like countries where everyone is expected to have a driver's licence to identify themselves, since a fair number of people don't drive in the UK (and that assumption sucks anywhere).
Which country expects you to have a driver's license to identify yourself? It's certainly not the US.
You can get a state ID, sure but most people don't. Drivers licenses are the primary form of ID here. I wouldn't say it's "expected" but, depending on where you live, it would be unusual to not have one as your primary form of ID if you're of driving age. And prior to that age you usually don't have a need for ID
Sure, you are correct, but nobody bats an eye if you present an id card instead of a driver's license. Hell most people probably don't even notice the difference. OP was implying that not having a driver's license is somehow more difficult than having one and that's completely false for the US
I don't know about the US but in Canada it can be a frustration when you don't have a licence.
Where I live your medical services card can act as photo Identification and everyone gets that.
Without a pass, you'd need a passport to prove eligibility. Not everyone owns a passport.
This is tragic. I feel so sad for her and her family.
Even if she didn't have a pass or was the person who didn't pay last time (the driver was mistaken), they never should have closed the door while a person was in them.
Even if the door had managed to detect she was still in the way, the door closing on her could have injured her. And there's surely always something that could get stuck in the door without the sensor detecting it. If not a walking stick like this case, then a thin piece of clothing.
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