Mood:
don't ask
Flag person Donald Cain, 49, died when hit by a car here on the Lougheed Highway in Mission. (CBC)
Leaves behind a wife and two kids.
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Just goes to show you, you can never be too careful whether a worker or a driver. You just never know.
A story like this touches me personally because my own father died at the same age, doing exactly as he was told and following instructions when someone else on the work site decided to make up his own rules for safety and got my dad killed.
So when going through a zone with red/orange flags, besides being aware that traffic fines can double, remember that anything can happen and as often as it may or may not happen, be prepared for when and if anything does. Feel inherently proud of your self if you are taking an extra dose of caution with you. With that attitude, you have saved a life already.
And if you work as a flagger, please remember we are counting on you for our safety and well being as well as our own the same as if you were on the road your self, even as if you are driving a charter bus full of people. So hold that sign with authority and make sure people understand the true meaning of talk to the hand. Being meek is not what you are there to do.
Take care...
Posted by mach1231
at 8:24 PM PDT
Updated: Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:46 PM PDT
