{"id":20269,"date":"2014-05-26T05:54:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=20269"},"modified":"2014-06-16T04:38:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T08:38:50","slug":"how-can-a-man-who-runs-over-and-kills-his-2-year-old-son-while-backing-up-his-car-become-a-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2014\/05\/26\/how-can-a-man-who-runs-over-and-kills-his-2-year-old-son-while-backing-up-his-car-become-a-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can a Man Who Runs Over and Kills His 2-Year Old Son While Backing Up His Car Become a Hero?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Streak Continues: 176<\/h3>\n<p>This post marks 176 consecutive days with a new educational blog post. Voting on the amazing Flight Category images will be open until early Tuesday morning.   Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2014\/05\/24\/your-call-birds-as-art-2nd-international-bird-photography-competitionthe-very-strong-flight-category\/\">here<\/a> to vote. <\/p>\n<p>The left knee and the left shoulder are doing great. After a day of rest and a 40 minute kicking session in the very cold (68 degrees F) pool at my Mom&#8217;s development yesterday the right shoulder is still hurting plenty. Range-of-motion has increased a bit today (albeit somewhat painfully).  My Mom is doing just fine as is younger sister Arna. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-york\/greg-galbransen-at-work-w-nikon-600mm-_y5o0655-nickerson-beach-lido-beach-long-island-ny.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-york\/greg-galbransen-at-work-w-nikon-600mm-_y5o0655-nickerson-beach-lido-beach-long-island-ny.jpg\" alt=\"greg-galbransen-at-work-w-nikon-600mm-_y5o0655-nickerson-beach-lido-beach-long-island-ny\" title=\"greg-galbransen-at-work-w-nikon-600mm-_y5o0655-nickerson-beach-lido-beach-long-island-ny\" width=800 \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created at 6:05pm on Saturday afternoon past at Nickerson Beach with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732108-USA\/Canon_4411B002_EF_300mm_f_2_8L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA30028LIS2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA30028LIS2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 300mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_Extender_EF_2X_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Extender EF 2X III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 800.  Evaluative metering +2 stops off a big grey cloud: 1\/500 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual Av mode was still a bit under-exposed.  AWB. <\/p>\n<p>One row down and fours sensors to the right of the Central Sensor\/AI Servo-Surround\/Rear Focus AF as framed active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Greg Gulbransen relaxing at Nickerson Beach.  Image copyright 2014: Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3054&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>How Can a Man Who Runs Over and Kills His 2-Year Old Son While Backing Up His Car Turn Tragedy Around and Become a Hero?<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>Ordinary People\/Extraordinary Lives&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2008, Congress mandated that the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) pass a federal standard that would help prevent drivers from running over small children and the elderly while backing up their vehicles.  At the end March 2014, after 3 years of repeated delays and stalling, NHSTA announced that in May 2018, all new cars and light trucks must be equipped with rearview cameras.  <\/p>\n<p>The agency acted one day before a federal appeals court was to hear arguments concerning the delays from a consortium of safety groups and two individual plaintiffs.  According to the DOT more than 200 people are killed and 17,000 injured every year in backover crashes, when drivers back up over unseen objects behind them.  Children under the age of 5 account for 44% of the fatalities. In a high percentage of those cases, the motorist is a parent or family member. <\/p>\n<p>For children of all ages, an average of two die every week and 48 are injured when someone accidentally backs over them, says Janette Fennell, president and founder of KidsAndCars.org, a nonprofit group that pushed the government to begin tracking such tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>NHSTA, now playing the role of savior after years of needless delays, estimates that 58 to 69 lives will be saved each year once all vehicles on the road are equipped. What the hell were they waiting for? <\/p>\n<p>One of the two individual plaintiffs was Dr. Greg Gulbransen. I had the pleasure of meeting Greg and photographing with him at Nickerson Beach yesterday afternoon.  In 2002, thinking that his son Cameron was safely in the house with his wife Leslie, Greg backed over his son in the family\u2019s driveway.  Leslie, hearing impaired since childhood from meningitis, had not heard Cameron go outside.  When Greg realized that something was amiss, he stopped, got out, and saw the horror.  <\/p>\n<p>There, in the dark, Cameron died in his Dad\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron\u2019s death and the family\u2019s suffering will not go in vain.  Though it took far too long, Greg\u2019s involvement in getting the original law passed\u2014Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton and local Republican Congressman Peter King&#8211;sponsored the original bill, and Greg\u2019s dogged persistence were rewarded with the passage of the new regulation two months ago.  <\/p>\n<p>In addition to requiring the rear-view camera systems in new vehicles, the final rule establishes basic criteria for these systems.  It is now mandated that the area behind a vehicle that must be visible to the driver when the vehicle is shifted into reverse be expanded from the current guidelines. That field of view will have to include a 10-foot by 20-foot zone directly behind the vehicle. And the system must meet other requirements as well, including the size of the image displayed for the driver.  Greg testified at a Senate hearing and was instrumental in developing the language in the original bill. <\/p>\n<p>Greg wrote in part in an e-mail last week:<\/p>\n<p><em>I fought the fight and won the battle last month after 10 years of pushing, dealing with a president that disagreed with my mission, and an automobile industry lobbying hard against me tooth and nail. I was ridiculed on a national scale with my family watching the whole way&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Greg practices pediatrics in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York.  He lives happily in Syosset with wife Leslie, their 17 year NBA-fanatic son Scott, and their unexpected gift, 10-year old daughter Julia Grace. Greg very much wants to become a skilled nature photographer.  I am betting on him.   <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-york\/greg-impr.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-york\/greg-impr.jpg\" alt=\"greg-impr\" title=\"greg-impr\" width=800 \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image of copulating Common Terns was created on Saturday afternoon past with the Wimberley V2 Head mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/520646-USA\/Nikon_2173_Telephoto_AF_S_Nikkor_600mm.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NI6004GEDVR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNI6004GEDVR\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f\/4G ED VR AF lens<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/228165-USA\/Nikon_2129_TC_14E_II_1_4x_Teleconverter.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NITC14E2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNITC14E2\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon TC-14E II 1.4x Teleconverter for D-AF-S &#038; AF-I lenses only<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1024081-REG\/nikon_d4s_digital_slr_camera.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NID4S\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNID4S\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon D4S DSLR.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ISO 800.  Matrix metering +1 2\/3 stops off the big grey cloud: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/5.6. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Common Terns copulating.  Image courtesy of and copyright 2014: Greg Gulbansen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Image clean-up and optimization by Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x240&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=5665&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Thanks!<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks a stack to Greg for sharing the image above, for his friendship, and for his help with the article above.  And most importantly, for being so open about sharing the details of his personal tragedy to help make the world a better place. <\/p>\n<p>If you missed the tale of our great Saturday at Nickerson, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2014\/05\/25\/a-beyond-memorable-afternoon-was-it-worth-it\/\">here<\/a> to read &#8220;A Beyond Memorable Afternoon: Was It Worth It?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Support the BAA Blog. Support the BAA Bulletins: Shop B&#038;H here!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We want and need to keep providing you with the latest free information, photography and Photoshop lessons, and all manner of related information. Show your appreciation by making your purchases immediately after clicking on any of our B&#038;H or Amazon Affiliate links in this blog post.  Remember, B&#038;H ain&#8217;t just photography!<\/p>\n<p>     <strong> &#8230;..                                                                                                                      &#8230;..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/BirdsAsArt\/index.html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"margin-left:-10px; margin-top:-10px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>In all blog posts and Bulletins, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos, wrong words, misspellings, omissions, or grammatical errors.  Just be right. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Streak Continues: 176 <\/p>\n<p>This post marks 176 consecutive days with a new educational blog post. Voting on the amazing Flight Category images will be open until early Tuesday morning. Please click here to vote. <\/p>\n<p>The left knee and the left shoulder are doing great. 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