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Red Baron 11-28-2011 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kinein (Post 6397607)
they shouldve bought a porsche

No, those are two examples of clowns who shouldn't own a Porsche.

Racerbvd 11-28-2011 03:02 PM

Wonder if either spilled their beer???????????

masraum 11-28-2011 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 6397942)
Both vettes have TX plates and the driver mentions the woodlands...

Damn you tejas boys are slow...

Sorry, have to watch on my phone here at work. Had the volume low, and the whole vid doesn't fit on the screen. What was most obvious to me was the registration sticker, then I noticed the plates. Then my coworker saw it and said that it was in the woodlands.

Red Baron 11-28-2011 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 6397617)
Yeah, that's gotta hurt.

Sometimes stupid should hurt...

speeder 11-28-2011 03:10 PM

Wow, that's not interesting.

willtel 11-28-2011 06:29 PM

Ahhh, Texas. That explains the whole thing.

I have a theory that Texas roads have more crown? to them and it makes them hard to drive on. Maybe it is because they pave with concrete, or maybe they design them that way to drain water from thunderstorms better?

Anyway, years ago my buddy rolled his then new F-250 when we were on the way to his dad's place in Houston. He hit a sizable puddle on the shoulder and that damn anchor of a truck hydroplaned long enough to kick us sideways, we hit dry pavement again and the only thing that changed was the sound the tires made. We continued to rotate across the other lane and eventually broadsided the opposite curb. This blew both passenger tires instantly and the naked wheels dug into the soft ground sending us onto our side. A small sapling kept us from rolling completely over and as we were catching our breath and planning an exit the truck fell back onto it's wheels. You never realize how much junk and dirt are stuffed into a vehicle that size until it turns over. His dad circled back and was completely astonished that we could roll a truck on a straight road in perfect weather. It was quite a feat.

http://i.imgur.com/XJDD6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xhdYU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HiYVU.jpg

We put the spare on it and had air put in the tire that didn't have a hole in it then drove it back home to Atlanta. The alignment was way off but it wasn't too bad.

ShakinJoe 11-28-2011 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pavulon (Post 6397817)
What was that camera guy chewing?

This IS in Texas....so it was likely his cud.....

pwd72s 11-28-2011 08:35 PM

Don't see horizontal traffic lights like that here...would be semi-confusing to somebody not used to them.

KFC911 11-29-2011 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by willtel (Post 6398471)
Ahhh, Texas. That explains the whole thing.

I have a theory that Texas roads have more TEXANS .

Fixed it for ya...

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Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 6398643)
Don't see horizontal traffic lights like that here...would be semi-confusing to somebody not used to them.

If'n they put 'em verticle, they're mistaken for drag strip "christmas tree" lights :)

rouxroux 11-29-2011 07:14 AM

Let 'em catch up Sid, don't point out the obvious. ;)

redstrosekNic 11-29-2011 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 6398643)
Don't see horizontal traffic lights like that here...would be semi-confusing to somebody not used to them.

Especially if one is color blind...

kinein 11-29-2011 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Baron (Post 6397981)
No, those are two examples of clowns who shouldn't own a Porsche.

true very true........

HelmetHead 11-29-2011 07:34 AM

[QUOTE=willtel;6398471]Ahhh, Texas. That explains the whole thing.

I have a theory that Texas roads have more crown? to them and it makes them hard to drive on. Maybe it is because they pave with concrete, or maybe they design them that way to drain water from thunderstorms better?

[QUOTE]

Yes, the roads are used as drainage during heavy downpours

This made the local news... Local law enforcement has issued warrants for both drivers. I'm sure this will cost them more than just vehicle repair!!

masraum 11-29-2011 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 6398643)
Don't see horizontal traffic lights like that here...would be semi-confusing to somebody not used to them.

You're kidding right?

It's not like we use different colors. You still look for Red and Green with the informational Yellow (you know, "go faster")

pwd72s 11-29-2011 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 6399264)
You're kidding right?

It's not like we use different colors. You still look for Red and Green with the informational Yellow (you know, "go faster")

Like mentioned above an out of state driver with color blindness could be confused. I'm partially color blind. In the video, the red lights in the beginning looked yellow to me...

redstrosekNic 11-29-2011 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 6399476)
Like mentioned above an out of state driver with color blindness could be confused. I'm partially color blind. In the video, the red lights in the beginning looked yellow to me...

Yep. I'm red-green color blind. The red lights at the beginning looked greenish to me. I was wondering why everyone was just sitting there!

KFC911 11-29-2011 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 6399264)
You're kidding right?

It's not like we use different colors. You still look for Red and Green with the informational Yellow (you know, "go faster")

Hey Steve, take one of your complex, colored network diagrams and let a colored blind person figure it out...the rest of us do take it for granted sometimes. I worked with one guy for years before he told me he couldn't distinguish red and green :).

masraum 11-29-2011 10:36 AM

Interesting. I've lived several places where there were horizontal lights. I believe they are all oriented the same way with red on the left and green on the right. I guess that's something that the color blind folks would get used to.

widebody911 11-29-2011 12:33 PM

That video was about 45s too long.

Joe Bob 11-29-2011 01:04 PM

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