On 2008-08-03 16:17:12 +0100, Rod said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-08-03 15:29:14 +0100, "dennis@home"
said:

So answer the question. If you had been the patient, what would you
want to happen? Dead dog or dead you?

It was a dead dog this time, next time it might be a pushchair.

It could be. For example, somebody could be nattering to a friend and
step out into the road with pushchair without looking. It's more
likely that some arbitrary car would have knockd the whole lot flying
than an ambulance


Stuff nattering to a friend - engrossed in a mobile conversation, phone
stuck to ear, and not taking *any* notice of their environment. That
is what seems to be happening more and more. The startle they show if
they do notice a car (and driver) waiting is, IMHO, proof of their
inattention.

Darwin, then....