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Sit, don't stand

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381266,00.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/12/AR2008071200010.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Enroute to RFK stadium on the Southeast Freeway in D.C., two 20 year old men decided to stand up from their seats on a double decker stadium shuttle. This might have been OK if they had been on a lower level or if the bus had been a standard model, but this bus had it's upper level open to the air. Standing, which would be unwise while traveling on any freeway, was even more dangerous when approaching the 11th Street overpass, which turned out to be just slightly lower than the tops of the men's heads.

Submitted on 07/12/2008

Submitted by: William Hunt
Reference: Hitting Heads on Overpass

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
It's pretty stupid to stand up in an open-topped bus and not pay attention to your surroundings. Thanks, William!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I agree with Bruce. This is like the fourth story of this type in the archives, tho. I hope it's not getting too common.


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