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| RoGeorge:
If his Sweden diploma is not recognized in US as a valid Diploma, that is a technicality that some lawyers might cling to, just to win the case. Anyway, I think he should go further, and I hope he will win. There is no law in US (I guess) to say that only certified engineer can question dumb timing on semaphores. |
| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: RoGeorge on September 17, 2018, 09:40:33 pm ---If his Sweden diploma is not recognized in US as a valid Diploma, that is a technicality that some lawyers might cling to, just to win the case. Anyway, I think he should go further, and I hope he will win. There is no law in US (I guess) to say that only certified engineer can question dumb timing on semaphores. --- End quote --- If that were an argument foreign doctors should be obligated to call themselves medical technicians instead of doctors, including those visiting conferences. Can anyone help this dying man? No m'am, in this country I'm only a medical technician. You'll have to find someone with the proper stamps. I can't be seen medicining without my US medicining license. |
| CatalinaWOW:
I am actually glad he is pursuing the path he is. He could have defended himself in any number of other ways. He could have pointed out that he wasn't professionally an engineer since he accepted no pay for these observations. Or that no act of engineering occurred sinnce no one acted on his information. Those defenses would have had little broad ompact. Where this will get interesting in the liability obsessed US is when someone is injured in an accident that results from these ambiguous situations. Anyone who was aware of Jarlstom's calculations and did not act could be found liable to some degree. Saying that his calculations have no professional standing would be a weak argument since any properly trained and licensed engineer could investigate them, and should if there is any possibility of a hazardous condition. |
| Richard Crowley:
The City of Beaverton let their contract with Redflex expire on 30-Jun-2018. So Redflex removed their cameras. But the city got a better deal with Condulent. The new Condulent cameras not only catch red-light runners, but speeders as well. What a great deal for the city. I am sure we will see increased $afety in Beaverton. Ref: https://nextdoor.com/agency-post/or/beaverton/beaverton-police-department/red-light-camera-replacement-88892700/ |
| GeorgeOfTheJungle:
--- Quote from: Richard Crowley on September 18, 2018, 02:08:11 am ---What a great deal for the city. I am sure we will see increased $afety in Beaverton. --- End quote --- Good news! How lucky you are! |
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