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24-year-old attempting to rollerblade across the entire US killed in hit-and-run (www.kctv5.com)
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SALINE COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) — A Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the U.S. was killed in a hit-and-run in Kansas, officials said.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Joachim Lanham.

Lanham was documenting his rollerblading journey across the U.S. on Instagram. According to a post from his family, he was hit by an SUV on day 22 of his journey from New York to Los Angeles

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[–] UnequalExchange@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Im gonna keep it 💯with you , you are able and within your right to think that it doesnt matter that she's 82 .

But in my opinion I already know there's gonnabe some landmark study or studies thst comes out that proves thst people at or around the ages of 70-75+ should not be driving at all since people of this age tend to lack coordination , reaction time, and awareness of many of the driving related events happening around them.

I wish I had compiled it but something Ive noticed is that in hit-and-run stories is thst you will find a disturbingly common trend of seeing that a very old senior 'hit something or someone' , 'never noticed it was there before', 'and kept on going cause they thought it was nothing' .

There comes an age when you just have to accept thst youre just too old to do some things. Not a single paid athlete in basketball anywhere in the world has been able to stay io that profession past the age of 50.... there is a reason for this...

Never allow your ego to betray your understanding of humanity and your understanding of biology.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 3 points 1 hour ago

I have known plenty of 90 year olds who could drive fine, this woman hadn't been physically tested for probably 20 years.