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Pediatrician on way to see solar eclipse dies after falling out of Airstream: Reports
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USA Today
By Anthony Robledo
8 April 2024
A renowned pediatrician died after falling out of her Airstream camper on a New York highway, reportedly while she on her way to watch the total solar eclipse with her family on Monday.
Dr. Monika Woroniecka, 58, fell out of the 2024 Gray Airstream that was being lifted by a pick-up truck that her husband was driving, according to New York State Police. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon on Route 12E in Jefferson County in the northern part of the state.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/04/08/doctor-dies-falling-out-of-trailer-home-new-york/73256097007/
mountaineer:
The family blame Airstream for a "safety oversight" because its door opened inward as opposed to outward 'against the wind.'”
However:
--- Quote ---... Officials at Airstream, the trailer’s manufacturer, said in a statement this week that their products “are not designed to carry passengers while in motion.”
New York state law also prohibits anyone from riding inside a trailer while it is being pulled by a separate vehicle.
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Wingnut:
--- Quote from: mountaineer on April 10, 2024, 01:40:11 pm ---The family blame Airstream for a "safety oversight" because its door opened inward as opposed to outward 'against the wind.'”
However:
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Stupid people are we have warning labels on everything from Pizza boxes (warning: Do not eat the box) to toilet paper (external use olny)..
mountaineer:
--- Quote from: Wingnut on April 10, 2024, 01:48:55 pm ---Stupid people are we have warning labels on everything from Pizza boxes (warning: Do not eat the box) to toilet paper (external use olny)..
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Do not drink battery acid.
This woman was, by all reports, very familiar with her Airstream trailer, but doesn't seem to have read the owner's manual, where it says not to ride in it while it's being towed.
240B:
--- Quote from: mountaineer on April 10, 2024, 01:59:32 pm ---Do not drink battery acid.
This woman was, by all reports, very familiar with her Airstream trailer, but doesn't seem to have read the owner's manual, where it says not to ride in it while it's being towed.
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How does that apply to the door blowing off? Was Airstream 'expecting' this to happen?
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