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Md. unveils crash test dummy statue
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| Nov. 21, 2012
Posted on 11/22/2012 7:42:26 AM PST by JoeProBono
GLEN BURNIE, Md.- Maryland's Motor Vehicle Association has unveiled a 30-foot statue of a crash test dummy outside of its headquarters in Glen Burnie.
John Kuo, administrator for the Motor Vehicle Association, said the bright yellow statue is meant to serve as a safety reminder for the state's motorists, The Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday.
Kuo, who said both of his siblings were killed in a car crash when he was 12, said the 500 road-related deaths last year was a record low for the state.
"Can you imagine, we only lost 500 people and that's a reason to be happy?" Kuo asked. "Why do we accept the loss of life on our roads?"
The 2-ton statue made its debut during the summer at Baltimore's Artscape festival and was put in storage for a few months until the Motor Vehicle Association chose its final location.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Education; Test Topic, Ignore It; Travel
KEYWORDS: crashtestdummy
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To: JoeProBono
How much did they rob taxpayers for that??
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posted on
11/22/2012 7:47:34 AM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: JoeProBono
Looks like the right guy to put in charge of the Maryland DMV.
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posted on
11/22/2012 7:50:11 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: JoeProBono
Democrats immediately plan to run him in the primaries.
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posted on
11/22/2012 7:51:36 AM PST
by
Mad Dawg
(In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum.)
To: JoeProBono
Centuries from now, archaelogists will sift through the remains of our civilization and conclude we were idiots.
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posted on
11/22/2012 7:56:21 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: JoeProBono
"Can you imagine, we only lost 500 people...
Yeah, but actual factors (population, auto ownership, etc.) aside, IIRC, the yearly highway death toll for the US is typically around 21K-26K.
Five hundred (~ 1/50 of the totatl) for any given populous state shouldn't be a surprise.
Throw in Baltimore, DC, and I-95/Beltway, drunken US pols, and drunken foreign officials, I think they should be happy with such a low statistic.
To: JoeProBono
We already have a crash dummie. His name is Juan Williams!
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:12:45 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
To: GeronL
It was paid for with federal funds so thanks everyone!
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:15:04 AM PST
by
NotSoFreeStater
(If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:24:04 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
We’re all crash test dummies now.
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:33:16 AM PST
by
rmh47
(Go Kats! - Got eight? [NRA Life Member])
To: JoeProBono
I think this is a great idea. The use of crash test dummies and the data collected from them have brought about engineering improvements that have saved countless lives. There is absolutely nothing wrong with acknowledging that.
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:39:34 AM PST
by
stormer
To: GeronL
The should put Martin O’Malley’s head on it and just call it Dummy.
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:43:03 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: rmh47
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:45:39 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:49:51 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:58:31 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("Not only no, but HELL NO we will NOT moderate our stance."-- Jim Robinson)
To: JoeProBono
This is not the droid we were looking for...
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:58:43 AM PST
by
null and void
(America - Abducted by Aliens...)
To: Joe 6-pack
Centuries from now, archaelogists will sift through the remains of our civilization and conclude we were idiots.After the last election, I think that's a given.
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posted on
11/22/2012 8:59:47 AM PST
by
null and void
(America - Abducted by Aliens...)
To: JoeProBono
We had Vince & Larry for years and they were a lot smarter than this bozo!
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posted on
11/22/2012 9:06:36 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: NotSoFreeStater
Wow. Somebody’s pet project funded by 52% of the country. Just imagine that times 300 million.
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posted on
11/22/2012 9:12:47 AM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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