Keegan Smith?
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Gary Duane
G.O.A.T.
What do you think happened to him?
wouldn’t be asking if I had found a clue, very cryptic vague messages online - I’d assume with someone of his age possibly a serious tennis injury or a motor vehicle accident - but I don’t know
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Well UCLA and USC got postponed for a “personal reason”.
yep, it’s hard to imagine why people are being so secretive
I've got an idea, but since it's not out there publicly and don't know will reserve my thoughts. Best wishes to him.
Golden_state_of_mind
Rookie
Hope the best for him, even if he is a Bruin!
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Louiesanchez
New User
Ive been Wondering this as well. Noticed he's been missing from the lineup for the past few games. Today his teammate Drew Baird posted on instagram a photo where he has his name written on the back of his jersey. Ive asked (left instagram comments) a few people but no one has responded? Very strange to say the least. Hopefully he is doing well. Its a Shame because he was having a great season.
Tested positive for covid-19?
i get the sense it must’ve been something more significant than that, but *shrug* still on details
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Deleted member 780836
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Oh no! Hope he recovers quickly.
Tar Heel Tennis
Professional
Hoping for a quick and full recovery for Keegan
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Skateboard accident according to twitter. Fractured his skull but is expected to make a full recovery.
Yeah, hit by a car while riding his skateboard back to his apartment.
jerryjones1960
Rookie
very sad, hope he makes a full recovery
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Yes hopefully he can make a full recovery in time for NCAA tournament comes around. we want to see UCLA at full strength
It was interesting that the ZooTennis story phrased it "he ran into a car." Not sure what the details really are.
Golden_state_of_mind
Rookie
Why would they not be willing to talk about a car hitting him?
MaxTennis
Professional
He was riding his skateboard, which hit something on the ground (maybe a crack on the sidewalk) and propelled him into the car.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Those cal bears,, they are diabolical
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Probably because they're planning to sue the crack in the pavement.
Admittedly not the most important thing right now as he gets better, but I’m amazed a high profile D1 athlete was skateboarding around unhelmeted (I’m assuming given the skull injury) during the season
in high school our coach didn’t even want people playing pick up basketball during the season (passing the time during rain delays, etc)
I know helmets aren’t that ‘cool’ but the difference I see them make on a daily basis... often in ATV accidents, for example, it’s no exaggeration to say they often decide whether your next role in life is to be an organ donor
End helmet plug
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
You can't sue the crack in the pavement, not possible with the law. If the pavement maintenance is reponsibility of Cal bears, then you can sue Cal university. But if the pavement is responsibility of the city then you have to sue the city, but it is much more difficult to sue the city, almost impossible for something like this. If there was clear gross negligence on maintanance of the pavement, it is easier but if it is iffy or borderline kind of thing, it will be very difficult either way.
If i was Cal bears and they were responsible for this accident in some way, i would just pay off Keegan with $5 million dollars and hope he makes full recovery and his professional career isn't damaged in any way.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
I keep you out of my ignore list for pearls like that.
Regardless of whether it is the driver's fault or not, automation will help lessen injuries in any accident. I was rear-ended once and crashed into a median wall. The police told me I was still alive because of the airbag.
Right. Government cannot be held liable for things like cracks in the pavement unless criminal negligence is proved. There is a reason to that: allowing such lawsuits would mean government just cannot function even in the best of conditions, and certainly not when funding is limited.
Did you know that if a military plane crashes into your home, it is up to the military to pay any damages or not? They generally do due to social pressure, but they don't have to.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
yea but what about the guy in the bicycle ? he didn't have a airbag to save him
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
If everyone in the home is dead and buring to crisp, who's left to sue the military ?
Slowtwitcher
Legend
When you're 6'7" and you fall on the ground, head injury is a real risk.
especially if the house phone has also been burned, how are they going to call you for legal advice?
Feddie is really making some sharp points today, must have had some good brain food for breakfast
MaxTennis
Professional
Cal Bears? This happened at Gayley in Westwood, which from my personal experience is full of cracks on the sidewalk and I would not recommend skateboarding there lol
jerryjones1960
Rookie
Wait, humans shouldn't drive cars? Who should drive them then?
MaxTennis
Professional
Computers. I’m a software engineer at a self-driving car company so I know quite a bit about this area.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Your expertise doesn’t matter... this is the Internet.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
in honor of keegan smith, hope he makes a full recovery.
"I thought he was pre-med?" -- Animal House
Not who, but what
jhick
Hall of Fame
Sureshs seems to believe in giving up his freedoms in order to ensure safety. Even though this type of model/thinking, has never worked out well in human history.
It has worked out well with seatbelts, vaccines, smoking restrictions, and other safety measures in practically every aspect of life.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Speed limits... these tinfoil libertarians are such a joke.
jhick
Hall of Fame
Meh. Speed limits, seatbelts, smoking restrictions, etc...you are comparing apples and oranges. They don't run on computers that are set up to track you.
Airbag logic runs on a computer (in the chip). Speed limits are enforced by radar which identifies your plate. You think there is stuff today without computers in it?
So, is the airbag chip reporting on your movements?
I don't know what you are talking about. I am talking about more automation to prevent or minimize the dangers of driving. I am sick of personal and anecdotal stories of peoples' lives ruined by human error or just plain arrogance when driving, while you go on some tangential thread. It is true that every computer can be hacked and used for surveillance or for causing dysfunction - the minimization of that risk is all you can hope for. In a case such as this, everybody would have come to know where the accident occurred and who was driving, just like in the days of no automation, so I don't see your point at all.
My point is that jhick was objecting to computers that track you, and you responded with the beneficial airbags computer chip example. But those chips don't track you, so they are irrelevant to his point.
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