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Hull cyclist rides into a lorry and dies, she may have beendistracted by her headphones.
A cyclist who died trying to avoid a collision with a lorry may have
been distracted by listening to music on her iPhone. Mother-of-one Emily Norton, 38, fractured her skull and spinal cord when she fell off her bike in Howden, Yorkshire. She had entered a roundabout without looking right at the same time as a HGV and took a tumble after trying to avoid a crash with the lorry, Hull Coroners' Court heard. Ms Norton, who was wearing her headphones at the time of her tragic crash, was not wearing a helmet on the day of the incident and died instantly. East Riding of Yorkshire Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction and contributed to her misjudgment. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4RyUqDXMG |
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Hull cyclist rides into a lorry and dies, she may have beendistracted by her headphones.
On 05/12/2016 14:41, MrCheerful wrote:
A cyclist who died trying to avoid a collision with a lorry may have been distracted by listening to music on her iPhone. Mother-of-one Emily Norton, 38, fractured her skull and spinal cord when she fell off her bike in Howden, Yorkshire. She had entered a roundabout without looking right at the same time as a HGV and took a tumble after trying to avoid a crash with the lorry, Hull Coroners' Court heard. Ms Norton, who was wearing her headphones at the time of her tragic crash, was not wearing a helmet on the day of the incident and died instantly. East Riding of Yorkshire Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction and contributed to her misjudgment. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4RyUqDXMG What? She fractured her skull and spine just by falling off, no other vehicle involved in any sort of collision? QUOTE: Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction ENDQUITE Of course it "could", but the question, surely, whether it has been proved that it was? |
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Hull cyclist rides into a lorry and dies, she may have beendistracted by her headphones.
On 05/12/2016 15:42, JNugent wrote:
On 05/12/2016 14:41, MrCheerful wrote: A cyclist who died trying to avoid a collision with a lorry may have been distracted by listening to music on her iPhone. Mother-of-one Emily Norton, 38, fractured her skull and spinal cord when she fell off her bike in Howden, Yorkshire. She had entered a roundabout without looking right at the same time as a HGV and took a tumble after trying to avoid a crash with the lorry, Hull Coroners' Court heard. Ms Norton, who was wearing her headphones at the time of her tragic crash, was not wearing a helmet on the day of the incident and died instantly. East Riding of Yorkshire Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction and contributed to her misjudgment. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4RyUqDXMG What? She fractured her skull and spine just by falling off, no other vehicle involved in any sort of collision? QUOTE: Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction ENDQUITE Of course it "could", but the question, surely, whether it has been proved that it was? The insular nature of headphones cuts you off from the outside world, leaving you alone in your little bubble, so very likely she was distracted, in a trance from hypnotic beats perhaps. and that is the difference between the hearing using headphones and the deaf, deaf people are not concentrating to or being distracted or lulled by the sounds coming into their heads. |
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Hull cyclist rides into a lorry and dies, she may have beendistracted by her headphones.
On 05/12/2016 16:14, MrCheerful wrote:
On 05/12/2016 15:42, JNugent wrote: On 05/12/2016 14:41, MrCheerful wrote: A cyclist who died trying to avoid a collision with a lorry may have been distracted by listening to music on her iPhone. Mother-of-one Emily Norton, 38, fractured her skull and spinal cord when she fell off her bike in Howden, Yorkshire. She had entered a roundabout without looking right at the same time as a HGV and took a tumble after trying to avoid a crash with the lorry, Hull Coroners' Court heard. Ms Norton, who was wearing her headphones at the time of her tragic crash, was not wearing a helmet on the day of the incident and died instantly. East Riding of Yorkshire Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction and contributed to her misjudgment. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4RyUqDXMG What? She fractured her skull and spine just by falling off, no other vehicle involved in any sort of collision? QUOTE: Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction ENDQUITE Of course it "could", but the question, surely, whether it has been proved that it was? The insular nature of headphones cuts you off from the outside world, leaving you alone in your little bubble, so very likely she was distracted, in a trance from hypnotic beats perhaps. and that is the difference between the hearing using headphones and the deaf, deaf people are not concentrating to or being distracted or lulled by the sounds coming into their heads. Maybe. But has it been proven? The Coroner seems simply to have moved from "it could have" to "it might have" and then to "it probably did", without reminding himself that "it could have" also encompasses "but might not have". |
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Hull cyclist rides into a lorry and dies, she may have beendistracted by her headphones.
On 05/12/2016 17:58, JNugent wrote:
On 05/12/2016 16:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 05/12/2016 15:42, JNugent wrote: On 05/12/2016 14:41, MrCheerful wrote: A cyclist who died trying to avoid a collision with a lorry may have been distracted by listening to music on her iPhone. Mother-of-one Emily Norton, 38, fractured her skull and spinal cord when she fell off her bike in Howden, Yorkshire. She had entered a roundabout without looking right at the same time as a HGV and took a tumble after trying to avoid a crash with the lorry, Hull Coroners' Court heard. Ms Norton, who was wearing her headphones at the time of her tragic crash, was not wearing a helmet on the day of the incident and died instantly. East Riding of Yorkshire Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction and contributed to her misjudgment. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4RyUqDXMG What? She fractured her skull and spine just by falling off, no other vehicle involved in any sort of collision? QUOTE: Coroner Paul Marks ruled listening to music could have been a distraction ENDQUITE Of course it "could", but the question, surely, whether it has been proved that it was? The insular nature of headphones cuts you off from the outside world, leaving you alone in your little bubble, so very likely she was distracted, in a trance from hypnotic beats perhaps. and that is the difference between the hearing using headphones and the deaf, deaf people are not concentrating to or being distracted or lulled by the sounds coming into their heads. Maybe. But has it been proven? The Coroner seems simply to have moved from "it could have" to "it might have" and then to "it probably did", without reminding himself that "it could have" also encompasses "but might not have". There have now been quite a few cyclist deaths where headphones have been implicated. |
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