Deaf woman killed in train accident

Some of my friends from New Orleans knew her. I never knew this woman but it is sad.
 
Again! Theresa Bulger did with Miss Deaf Texas?
 
Why was she walking backwards on train tracks?? I am too chicken to walk one step on them let alone walk backwards.
 
They said she was walking backwards trying to communicate with someone. Anybody that is deaf or hearing needs to use extreme caution when around railroad tracks. You have to be alert at all times. This is a terrible accident.
 
I am usually skeptical about these kind of articles, especially in regard to the earlier one a few years back. Seriously?

I can't fathom not knowing when the train is coming. They produce a LOT of vibrations. Hell, I can tell if the train or light rail transit is coming long before hearing people are even aware of it.

I feel sorry for her, but I can see all the hearing people becoming a bleeding-heart and talk about how all deaf people should be protected and housed inside for the rest of their lives for their own good.

* sighs *

Hopefully these publishing will just mourn her death, instead of bringing up how deaf people should be treated. I remember how the one with Miss Texas was received by the hearing Canadian population.

But nonetheless, it is tragic and it is a terrible accident.
 
She was communicating and not watching where she was going when she stepped into the train tracks and got killed.

The article stated there was no lights or guard arms in that area. There should have been one. Of course, the city, town, or county would be too cheap to install them to protect not only deaf people, but overall general population as well.

We have alot of that in Indiana where there is no guard arms or lights to warn drivers and walkers in advance of incoming trains. It's a matter of time before someone has to get killed before they're installed (and depending on how many deaths it will take to get them to take action, sadly).

Yiz
 
That's very sad. I too wonder why she could not feel it coming.
 
souggy said:
I am usually skeptical about these kind of articles, especially in regard to the earlier one a few years back. Seriously?

I can't fathom not knowing when the train is coming. They produce a LOT of vibrations. Hell, I can tell if the train or light rail transit is coming long before hearing people are even aware of it.

I feel sorry for her, but I can see all the hearing people becoming a bleeding-heart and talk about how all deaf people should be protected and housed inside for the rest of their lives for their own good.
* sighs *

Hopefully these publishing will just mourn her death, instead of bringing up how deaf people should be treated. I remember how the one with Miss Texas was received by the hearing Canadian population.

But nonetheless, it is tragic and it is a terrible accident.
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There was a thread about this issue a couple of years ago and thing got really heated.
 
I remember how the one with Miss Texas was received by the hearing Canadian population.
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Anyone got a link on that to bring me up to speed? I missed this story.
 
yizuman said:
Anyone got a link on that to bring me up to speed? I missed this story.
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PMed.

When it come to stories like this, sometimes I just wish they leave the deafness out of the story. People, of all background, get hit by trains all the time, although I don't know why, but they do.

I just hope that the hearing people that read the story won't take it the wrong way.
 
that sad news

remind of my old school one of teenager boy 15 years old Justin Shawn Barnett died in march 2000 very young and he leave his parents and his siblings,families its tragic!! But i went his funeral
 
souggy said:
...........I feel sorry for her, but I can see all the hearing people becoming a bleeding-heart and talk about how all deaf people should be protected and housed inside for the rest of their lives for their own good.
* sighs *

Hopefully these publishing will just mourn her death, instead of bringing up how deaf people should be treated. I remember how the one with Miss Texas was received by the hearing Canadian population.

But nonetheless, it is tragic and it is a terrible accident.
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Where is that happening? I have seen no comments that would support the bolded statement.
 
Bottesini said:
That's very sad. I too wonder why she could not feel it coming.
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She probably felt it but it was too late. I almost got hit by train few months ago and I did not feel it till it was right there. It scared hell out of me for awhile. My friend did same thing happened to her too and she did not hear with her HA or felt it till right then. We just have to be more careful around the train track and many other things too.
 
Not just around train tracks, but ANYWHERE! No one should be walking backwards without being aware of his/her surroundings. :roll:
 
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