If at first you don't succeed...

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by 81flames

I saw a girl pull into a parking stall in front of a blockbuster once...instead of hitting the break, she hit the gas. She ended up driving right into the store. It was a good thing nobody was in the way, but she managed to make a huge mess. I think she was just learning too.

It's sad that it was her sisiter. I can't imagine having to live with something like that.

Crowfoot Blockbuster? I saw that as well

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by pepper24

The lesson: Use an empty mall parking lot to learn how to drive. Not a crowded suburban community. Also, have the instructor in the car with you and have a learners license.

This has Darwin Award Winner written all over it. Common sense, people!

Maybe a Darwin if the girl had killer herself, not her sister...

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by fotze

Imagine being sooo stupid that it kills your sister. Being the dumb blonde is not so cute now, is it?

Have they released any information about the victim/driver. For some strange reason due to the nature of the accident a blonde wasn't the first person that sprung to mind...

[pepper24]

Any word on how long the family has been in Canada for as from the above article the driver/victim are of Indian descent?

Either way, more education on driving rules for new immigrants needs to be presented to avoid this happening again. Common sense to many born and raised in Alberta such as using a large empty parking lot, having your learners (a law), having someone in the passenger seat (a rule when you have your learners) etc. might not be the same to an immigrant from a different cultural.

Tragic story and must be learned upon to not happen again.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by pepper24

Any word on how long the family has been in Canada for as from the above article the driver/victim are of Indian descent?

From this article: http://news.aol.ca/article/unlicense...sister/302899/

Neighbour Lili Mekuria said the family moved to Calgary from India about a year ago, and that the two sisters seemed very close.

Though I am not sure 1 day, 1 year or 10 years living in Canada would have made a difference.

[flamesfan6]

calgary herald article: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...4-a8ff9282e85e

pretty in depth, unfortunate :/

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by fotze

Immigrants and there damn lack of common sense.

Those damn immigrants. When they are in our country they should know that, unlike their country, we drive parallel to the sidewalks, not back and forth over them. Man, it must take forever getting around in another country when everyone is crashing into siblings.

[someguy51]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Is Saddle Ridge near Richmond Park?

Its in the NE, close to the airport. Its north of the new McKnight C-Train stop.

[Wookie]

Originally Posted by fotze

Imagine being sooo stupid that it kills your sister. Being the dumb blonde is not so cute now, is it?

Hmmm.. I'm not so sure it's all about the hair colour. I'm starting to wonder if this was terrorist related?

[nieuwy-89]

Originally Posted by Burninator

Those damn immigrants. When they are in our country they should know that, unlike their country, we drive parallel to the sidewalks, not back and forth over them. Man, it must take forever getting around in another country when everyone is crashing into siblings.

There is a huge difference in driving attitudes and skills between North America and other parts of the world.

Although it may not seem like it if you have never traveled, North American drivers are very orderly and obedient of traffic laws (relatively speaking).

In many other parts of world - the attitude is "anything goes". In places like India and Egypt, fender benders are just a regular occurence when you're driving about. The rules of the road are made up on the fly.

So the point about specialized driver training, or some sort of graduated license system, for new immigrants is actually a very valid one.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by nieuwy-89

Although it may not seem like it if you have never traveled, North American drivers are very orderly and obedient of traffic laws (relatively speaking).

Really? Wow, have you ever driving in Europe? I find the drivers there WAY better.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by nieuwy-89

There is a huge difference in driving attitudes and skills between North America and other parts of the world.

Although it may not seem like it if you have never traveled, North American drivers are very orderly and obedient of traffic laws (relatively speaking).

In many other parts of world - the attitude is "anything goes". In places like India and Egypt, fender benders are just a regular occurence when you're driving about. The rules of the road are made up on the fly.

So the point about specialized driver training, or some sort of graduated license system, for new immigrants is actually a very valid one.

Originally Posted by Boblobla

Really? Wow, have you ever driving in Europe? I find the drivers there WAY better.

I find European drivers more skilled, but far less orderly. Anything goes is right.

[nieuwy-89]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

Really? Wow, have you ever driving in Europe? I find the drivers there WAY better.

No I haven't driven in Europe. I was thinking more about Asia/Middle East drivers, which is where the lady in the article is from.

I have driven in New Zealand and found the drivers there to be way more aggressive than here...particularly with pedestrians.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by nieuwy-89

There is a huge difference in driving attitudes and skills between North America and other parts of the world.

Although it may not seem like it if you have never traveled, North American drivers are very orderly and obedient of traffic laws (relatively speaking).

In many other parts of world - the attitude is "anything goes". In places like India and Egypt, fender benders are just a regular occurence when you're driving about. The rules of the road are made up on the fly.

So the point about specialized driver training, or some sort of graduated license system, for new immigrants is actually a very valid one.

This incident has nothing to do with driving attitudes of foreigners. Even in India and Egypt people aren't backing into houses careening across the street and smacking into more houses. This was clearly just an accident by someone who has trouble working their extremities and brain at the same time.

[chid]

What I dont get is, why the sister wasnt in the car WITH the new driver...
Why was she outside the car if the driver is brand new??

[Flames89]

Originally Posted by chid

What I dont get is, why the sister wasnt in the car WITH the new driver...
Why was she outside the car if the driver is brand new??

Maybe she knew what a HORRIBLE driver her sister was, and there was no way she was going to be trapped in a moving vehicle with her...

But wow. What a tragedy. Perfect example of bad things/good people.

[FanIn80]

10 bucks says she's on Deerfoot in a minivan in less than a week.

[enthused]

What I don't get is why after she reversed into a house, she decided to put the car into drive, and go forward. Surely if she could put the car into drive, she could have put it into park...

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by nieuwy-89

No I haven't driven in Europe. I was thinking more about Asia/Middle East drivers, which is where the lady in the article is from.

I have driven in New Zealand and found the drivers there to be way more aggressive than here...particularly with pedestrians.

Fair enough. TBQH, Pedestrians in Canada and the USA get a pretty easy ride compared to the rest of the world. Whenever my relatives are in from England they are blown away at how people behave in parking lots and how often they just expect cars to stop.

[onetwo_threefour]

I don't even know if it's a canadian thing so much. When I lived in Ontario, we used to dash across the street and the cars would just keep driving, it was like playing frogger with your own life. On the other hand, when I moved out here, it seemed if a ped was even thinking about crossing the street, triaffic in both directions would stop while he made up his mind.