Why To Slow Down On Icy Roads (Video Of Possibly Worst-Ever Traffic Accident, PG Rated)

http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/ ^

[MindBender26]

Please, slow down in the icy roads!

Please, dive safely. We need all of us to vote against Obama.

http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/

[MindBender26]

Yuck

[rightwingintelligentsia]

All I got was a mostly blank screen, surrounded by ads for a dating service featuring scantily clad females.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I too.

[badpacifist]

Before you click on video remember you can’t un see this!!!!

[EEGator]

I’m sure the driver was fine...

[cuban leaf]

This was posted here before. The thread got deleted. Reason: No thanks.

IOW, I’m in before the zot! Woo hoo!

[norcal joe]

Anyone know where this took place? Sounds like they were speaking Russian or something like that.

[EEGator]

Have you seen the end of Road Warrior when Lord Humongous drives into the 18 wheeler?

[MindBender26]

Ge, our Admin Moderators wouldn’t be so juvenile to delete a public safety message, especially one with proper warnings, would they?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Um, no; can’t say that I have.

[Doogle]

http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/

[Obadiah]

Wow, that SUV shattered like a little plastic toy. I hope the driver and passangers knew Jesus. If not, they just met him. I watched it 3 times, all in disbelief.

[hinckley buzzard]

I've never before seen a car disintegrate like that, other than on a NASCAR track. My word.

[carriage_hill]

I posted that on a thread shortly after I signed on to FR, back on 3/2. It got zotted? The whole thread? Sorry I did that to an otherwise perfectly-good thread...

[rarestia]

I’m sure the driver was fine...

What driver? I've put together RC planes with fewer pieces.

[SoFloFreeper]

I hope that was a computer generated project, done by some kid in film school.

Anyone have a time-date/place for it?

[EEGator]

You're really missing out...good flick.

[Menehune56]

That’s going to have to be a closed casket.

[McGruff]

LOL Zotted by a newbie.

[KC Burke]

Came up fine for me with no bad ads or pop ups.

Loaded a little slow.

I had a cross-over death happen right behind me just like this and it was on dry pavement. Saw it occur in my rear view mirror and stopped to call the Highway Patrol dispatcher. The dispatcher wanted to know why I said to send a life flight helicopter instead of an ambulance — I told her that life flight was probably going to do little good and if they really wanted the appropriate responder, just send the county coroner.

[Doogle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPOG1UxPRmY&feature=related

[TSgt]

Here's what I found:

Its a russian video, this is the english translation from the youtube copy of this video- Accidents on the road M-7 in Petushki district of the Vladimir region near the village of Omutischi February 24. Nissan Navara car for the oncoming issued under the Freightliner. The driver of Nissan, the current one leg, and found part of it ... The girl wrote that she saw in this video how her friend died. His name was Alexander, said that was a good guy, an experienced driver. I was driving home to his wife and 2nd child ... February 24 happened. Funeral at 12:30 on February 28 in Balashikha ... The body is not given in the morgue ..... we (friends) looking for information on this accident, the day before .. it is a tragedy for us ... It's such grief. " Today, they copied the video and showed to his wife ... In general, all in shock. No one understands how it all happened. Here is the thing - when you write a summary and commentary, sometimes you do not see them living people, but when the personal element suddenly appears ... In general, the trouble and broken lives ...

[Vendome]

Guy committed suicide.

[Doogle]

SEE#26

[Doogle]

WHOOPS 21..

[Daffynition]

Winter tires and the right car help with driving on ice.

[lardog]

I received an email 2 weeks ago with this video clip. It was stated in the email this happened on I-80 between Sacramento and Reno around Donner summit

[fireforeffect]

85 degF and sunny here. Not a problem.

[Doogle]

..the car following the semi lucked out and the driver of the box truck made a great recovery

[CORedneck]

Now I know why I like a lot of space around when I am driving especially like on those roads ! I don’t like being in a group of cars !

[Retired Greyhound]

That’s why I prefer center dividers.

[Ole Okie]

Guy committed suicide.

No, he overcorrected after drifting into the median snow bank.

Probably took his eye off the road to text someone.

[Albion Wilde]

Poor driver, and of course his family. The driver probably experienced sheer terror for a few seconds, but then the lights went out immediately. I pity the truck driver, who also probably peed himself and is probably still having nightmares and depression.

I was once hit broadside on the driver’s side by a taxicab at a city intersection — fortunately, at low enough speed that the only thing hurt was my car door. The look of horror on the cabdriver’s face was almost as bad as feeling my own terror. It took months to get over.

[corkoman]

i didnt see a barrier between apposing traffic lanes - not many highways left in that area without some barrier function.

Never seen a vehicle disintegrate like that.

[Theoria]

Dang. Sometimes, medians are a good thing. There was nothing that semi could do. Wow.

[Retired Greyhound]

I’m sure the driver was fine...

Maybe, but the passenger is definitely not ok.

[Wiser now]

The truck driver made no attempt to avoid the suv; he didn’t brake, or swerve. He cannot possibly have been paying attention to what was happening around him.

[lardog]

That could very well be. I just stated what was in the email. Wherever it happened it was terrible.

[corkoman]

The truck driver made no attempt to avoid the suv; he didn’t brake, or swerve. He cannot possibly have been paying attention to what was happening around him.

Wha? is that your conclusion? Did you see any snow out there? Any signs of ice? A swerving semi would have possible taken out more than just the one vehicle. That driver should be commended for not doing any of that. Looked like the semi would maintain direction despite broadsiding a heavy object.

[EEGator]

Thanks for the link. At first I thought you could see future posts. :)

[EEGator]

"It's only a flesh wound."

[Doogle]

I realized you couldn’t...*smiles*

[Defiant]

That’s more like a snuff film.

[Psycho_Bunny]

You really can’t tell if he hit the brakes....not that it would have mattered in those conditions.

But serving would be the absolute last thing he should have done.

[EEGator]

I only have the power of perfect hindsight.

[ReformedBeckite]

I have a hard time believing this video, the SUV broke up into too many parts.

[goseminoles]

Its expensive to get those airbags reinstalled you know.

[Vendome]

Well, you’re and Old Okie, I’m just some dork from Tahlequah.

Maybe being off the reservation gives me a different perspective. LOL

Vehicle must have been made of balsa wood and put together by Mattel.

Dude never stood a chance.

[PA Engineer]

Good point. Drive a Forester with all studded snow tires. Have them on all the cars in the house (separate rims). It is a pain to change them all in April and November, but they make an incredible difference. I am amazed at the SUVs I see during the PA winters with summer tires.

[Cvengr]

I can’t tell if it is an SUV or a pickup with camper shell. The way the back end shatters it loos more like a camper shell and bed liner flying apart. Looks like one can see air bags or else the vehicle rolled under the large truck.

Tractor trailer appears to have attempted to steer a little bit towards the shoulder. After impact he appears to have jack-knifed with his cab going to the right and trailer aiming to the left.