Comments on: 98 dead in usual holiday traffic horror http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Ben Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:43:05 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-543 Totally agree Cesar. Totally agree Cesar.

]]> By: César http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-542 César Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:39:36 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-542 Esto de las muertes en la carretera y no sólo las muertes parece que es algo totalmente asumido como NORMAl, como efecto secundario de la "movilidad individual moderna" al que nadie le quiere meter mano. Por Dios, son casi cien familias destrozadas, más los cientos de heridos que van a tener que sufrir rehabilitación o incapacitación para el resto de sus dí­as. Lo peor de todo es que casi siempre estos accidentes se deben a la negligencia de los conductores, pero no hay que olvidar la APATíA de las autoridades y el dejar hacer y mirar a otro lado de los ciudadanos. ¿Hasta cuándo? ¡Esto es simplemente INTOLERABLE! Esto de las muertes en la carretera y no sólo las muertes parece que es algo totalmente asumido como NORMAl, como efecto secundario de la “movilidad individual moderna” al que nadie le quiere meter mano.

Por Dios, son casi cien familias destrozadas, más los cientos de heridos que van a tener que sufrir rehabilitación o incapacitación para el resto de sus dí­as. Lo peor de todo es que casi siempre estos accidentes se deben a la negligencia de los conductores, pero no hay que olvidar la APATíA de las autoridades y el dejar hacer y mirar a otro lado de los ciudadanos. ¿Hasta cuándo? ¡Esto es simplemente INTOLERABLE!

]]> By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Ben Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:21:26 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-540 That's just what we call these mid-week days off in the UK - it must have been the banks that first got the days free I suppose (incidentally, in the UK they are always moved to a Monday to ensure a long weekend.) That’s just what we call these mid-week days off in the UK – it must have been the banks that first got the days free I suppose (incidentally, in the UK they are always moved to a Monday to ensure a long weekend.)

]]> By: Mike P. http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Mike P. Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:19:41 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-539 I agree with you, that number is quite astounding, and <em>el</em> and <em>la</em><em> for words like </em><em>mapa</em> are confuzzling!! By the way, people from the UK always refer to these as 'bank' holidays, why is that? As we both know, last weeks <em>puente</em> had nothing to do with banks.. I agree with you, that number is quite astounding, and el and la for words like mapa are confuzzling!!

By the way, people from the UK always refer to these as ‘bank’ holidays, why is that? As we both know, last weeks puente had nothing to do with banks..

]]> By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Ben Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:40:39 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-538 Damn I still get that wrong! Those tricksy words with an ending that fools you every time. Same with 'el' sofa and 'el' tema. Drives me mad that I still get these wrong! Damn I still get that wrong! Those tricksy words with an ending that fools you every time. Same with ‘el’ sofa and ‘el’ tema. Drives me mad that I still get these wrong!

]]> By: Luis http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Luis Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:35:01 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-537 Hi Ben. You meant "mano dura". It's "la mano", do you remember? ;) Hi Ben.

You meant “mano dura”. It’s “la mano”, do you remember? ;)

]]> By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Ben Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:44:10 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-536 That certainly puts things into perspective. I don't know about S.A. but what gets me here is that there is a whole government ministry dedicated to sorting out this problem in Spain, with obvioulsy impressive resources and a population of only 44 million to watch over. And still the numbers remain the same... That certainly puts things into perspective. I don’t know about S.A. but what gets me here is that there is a whole government ministry dedicated to sorting out this problem in Spain, with obvioulsy impressive resources and a population of only 44 million to watch over. And still the numbers remain the same…

]]> By: Philip Addicott http://www.notesfromspain.com/2005/12/12/98-dead-in-usual-holiday-traffic-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Philip Addicott Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:35:10 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/182/#comment-533 98! We will get no change from 1500 road related deaths for the Christmas holiday period here in South Africa. A strange fact however is that in addition to alcohol and speed a grate many of these are pedestrians crossing major roads. 98! We will get no change from 1500 road related deaths for the Christmas holiday period here in South Africa. A strange fact however is that in addition to alcohol and speed a grate many of these are pedestrians crossing major roads.

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