How not to save your hindside in a wreck

[brp914]

If in a wreck at 2am on a frwy in a crap neighborhood, definitely casually duck back in your car once more to check email or whatever.

[pwd72s]

Jesus! One thing I noticed...other than truckers, few activated their flashers...

[smadsen]

He was in a very bad place. Running across the road may not have been the best option although in retrospect he did get whacked a couple more times.

[Baz]

LOL......people all on their phones.

Meanwhile the media is warning us all about the pandemic.

Not one word about the freaking idiots on their freaking phones while driving.....

[brp914]

Originally Posted by smadsen

He was in a very bad place. Running across the road may not have been the best option although in retrospect he did get whacked a couple more times.

Yep, tough call, but walking around was asking for trouble. Either this or a similar site covered a wreck where a diver got run over. They were sweeping up body parts - not car body parts.

[sc_rufctr]

Wow... Do we know what happened to the guy who got back in his car?

I know a lady who lost her father this way. The whole family was in the car and they had an accident. The father bumped his head and was dazed. He got out and wandered onto the adjoining lane and got creamed. My friend saw it happen. She was only around 14 years old at the time.

[brp914]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Wow... Do we know what happened to the guy who got back in his car?

I know a lady who lost her father this way. The whole family was in the car and they had an accident. The father bumped his head and was dazed. He got out and wandered onto the adjoining lane and got creamed. My friend saw it happen. She was only around 14 years old at the time.

If I recall, he was taken away by ambulance and not the coroner.

[ckelly78z]

I see brake lights up ahead of me, and I instantly let off the gas to see what's going on....some of these idiots never did see the accident.

[VINMAN]

First question I'd ask is , why isn't the patrol car behind him with his lights on, blocking him??


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[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Baz

LOL......people all on their phones.

Meanwhile the media is warning us all about the pandemic.

Not one word about the freaking idiots on their freaking phones while driving.....

I've always wondered about that massive screen up front in a Tesla.

The other cars companies have done the same and that's just asking for trouble IMO. Even a GPS can distract a driver.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

First question I'd ask is , why isn't the patrol car behind him with his lights on, blocking him??


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They ain't gonna put their cruiser or their skin on the line.

What i don't get is why he didn't lay down flares.....

[Otter74]

Man, that was a whole lot of not paying attention on the part of drivers. As for the driver of the first car (Altima?), inside his car was a whole lot better place to be than outside it. Being on foot on an interstate scares the bejeezus out of me and I’ll avoid it if at all possible. If I’m disabled or otherwise stopped, I’ll wait either inside the car or on the other side of a guardrail.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

First question I'd ask is , why isn't the patrol car behind him with his lights on, blocking him??

Good question, Vin. But - on the video site the author left these comments:

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Before leaving comments based on assumptions and not facts, please read the description.

1) No police or fire were on scene. Many of our photojournalists drive retired police and fire vehicles. The vehicles seen in the video are both photojournalists.

2) The photojournalists did everything they could to prevent the crashes, and a 911 call was already placed PRIOR to the start of this video.

3) The photojournalists pointed a 225,000 candlepower auxillary spotlight at the wrecked vehicles on the freeway to illuminate the scene. At that point, if you can't see that, you're not paying attention to the road.

4) At that point in time, the photojournalists did what they thought would be the best to help warn drivers. Maybe it helped, maybe it didn't. They did what they thought would be best in the moment. Maybe you would have done something different, but you weren't there, and you don't know the circumstances behind the accident.

There's only so much you can do to SAFELY warn drivers traveling 80-90mph on a 65mph highway. Those that crashed were clearly not paying attention.

[Arizona_928]

Photojournalist?
Some yahoo in a crown vic and a cell phone

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

They ain't gonna put their cruiser or their skin on the line.
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It's standard protocol. ( around here at least...)

Originally Posted by Baz

Good question, Vin. But - on the video site the author left these comments:

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Before leaving comments based on assumptions and not facts, please read the description.

1) No police or fire were on scene. Many of our photojournalists drive retired police and fire vehicles. The vehicles seen in the video are both photojournalists.
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OK was wondering. Seen the A-pillar spot and heard the radio in the background. Looked like LE.
Us firefighters call those guys "whackers"...
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[MMARSH]

There wasnt a police car at that scene.....

[look 171]

I was just on that fwy tonight. How is it that they can't see a stopped car on the side with all other drivers slowing down with all kinds of brake lights lighting up around the accident. I hear you about the hazard lights. You know what the problem is around here? Everyone is in a fooking hurry no matter what, they are inching their way through every crack possible until they are too late. I am no angel and have done some of those things trying to get by light, or heavy traffic. Also, the speed is now 80 in our max of 65mph and trucks or towing at 55. No one respect that anymore so as soon as some of the cars slow down to 45, it seems like they are crawling therefore, these idiots continue to have the gas pressed getting around slower traffic fighting for "That" spot and not paying attention but their godamnphones.

[slow&rusty]

I saw that on the weekend...scary....the first that crossed my mind was the sheer speed that people were driving as they approached or went by the accident, even driving straight into the debris (one person backing up!). Clearly they were not paying attention.

[3rd_gear_Ted]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

Photojournalist?
Some yahoo in a crown vic and a cell phone

TMZ employee is another description in SoCal

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by Baz

LOL......people all on their phones.

Meanwhile the media is warning us all about the pandemic.

Not one word about the freaking idiots on their freaking phones while driving.....

We have a hand free ordinance here in San Antonio. What that means to most people is put the call on speaker phone and hold the phone away from your head, I see it every day. I'm assuming that they believe hands free includes all calls on speaker phone regardless of whether you are actually holding the phone.

Concur, Idiots