Car accident Ilyumzhinov: minor injuries
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov could not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympiad in Dresden as he was involved in a car accident on his way to the airport. Russian media report that he was taken to hospital with a concussion.
While a chauffeur was driving him to the airport to go to Dresden, Ilyumzhinov's Mercedes hit a Ford Focus of a 21-year-old girl. The entire front of the car was crushed. The FIDE President had to go to hospital with bruises to the head and a neck crick. Later he was diagnosed a concussion too. The girl who was driving the Ford also had some minor injuries.
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Manu
3 years 2 months ago
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Why do we insist on driving things that weight like a ton?
What can we expect to happen?
If i were an Alien trying to find if human race is ready for something better , and then i see that people on earth drive those unnecesary big metal monsters i would reconsider everything.
Pal G.
3 years 2 months ago
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Manu, please tell me you know a more efficient method to transport 2.5 children, a dog, and luggage (to hold a week's worth of clothing for all the participants), to grandmother's house, 50mi away, in the rain, snow, or heat.
Zeppelin?
Manu
3 years 2 months ago
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Your example is not representative of the current situation , we cannot continue to give every living person 1 ton of metal capable of such dangerous speeds.
Explain to me why you need such a fast car to transport your family.
No radical solution , but a mix of public transportation , bycicles , lighter taxis , speed limits and thousand more options should be at our disposal.
Im not against transportation ,but the way we create cars is not very wise.
Michel
3 years 2 months ago
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Yes! Let?Ǭ¥s talk about transportation and traffic on a chess site.
Alexander
3 years 2 months ago
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A sad news, for more than one reason.
R.Mutt
3 years 2 months ago
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"If i were an Alien trying to find if human race is ready for something better , and then i see that people on earth drive those unnecesary big metal monsters i would reconsider everything."
I think we can be certain that actual aliens do not agree with you: it is well known that Mr. Ilyumzhinov has been receiving extraterrestrial advice and he is still driving around in his Mercedes.
I am glad that the 21-year old girl has not been seriously injured. When she is fully recovered maybe chessbase can dedicate one of their photo essays to her.
Creemer
3 years 2 months ago
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"?¢‚Ǩ?ìIf i were an Alien trying to find if human race is ready for something better , and then i see that people on earth drive those unnecesary big metal monsters i would reconsider everything.?¢‚Ǩ?
I think we can be certain that actual aliens do not agree with you: it is well known that Mr. Ilyumzhinov has been receiving extraterrestrial advice and he is still driving around in his Mercedes. "
What makes you think there's only one kind of alien, or that all of them would agree?
Anyway, let's hope Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will recover soon and leave the FIDE even sooner.
gravatas
3 years 2 months ago
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Would aliens have arrived at Earth using public transportation? Maybe solar-powered space bicycles?
Manu
3 years 2 months ago
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I bet they shared a cab.
Richard DeCredico
3 years 2 months ago
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How fast would the alien spaceship travel to get to earth and and how much would it weigh when it arrived?
Would it ever crash?
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