Caution, not for the faint of heart

[witch watch]

THIS A VIDEO TAKEN BY A STATE TROOPER DASH CAM . SEE HOW QUICKLY YOUR LIFE COULD CHANGE BY TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THINK ABOUT THIS NEXT TIME YOU SEE SOMEONE TEXTING OR READING A BOOK OR PUTTING ON THEIR MAKEUP, WHILE DRIVING.

http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments...accident_nsfl/

[Kevin B]

Holy Crap...........thats sobering

[jnkay]

Whoa

[witch watch]

Originally Posted by Kevin B

Holy Crap...........thats sobering

Isn't it just. Was shown it today in work and no lie the whole table at break just went quiet for about a minute. No way is anyone walking away from that :(

[BH13GMT]

One thing I have noticed when driving in the states is the lack of crash bariers/central reservations on dual carriage ways. In the UK that accident wouldnt have happened.
So easy to get a tank slapper on a snowy roads. The chain reaction is shocking in that sequence.

[Lisa]

I wonder if it was excessive speed, and not just driver inattention. Hard to tell, but it looks like they're changing lanes to pass the slower truck, and going fast enough that the car in front scoots to the slower lane to get out of the way.

Horrible.

[FeelingTheBlues]

I don't think I have words for that, it is horrible indeed...

[Lmbeauleap]

Saw that about a week ago. Couldn't watch it twice. Has made me drive more defensively and carefully lately.

[azguy]

Not saying this had anything to do with it but every state should enact hand free cell laws.

I was on my motorcycle last week, on the freeway in stop and go traffic and I look over and this guy is texting away, while traffic is backing up every 30 seconds

[TSW]

Tragic, And as Paul said the need for barriers is a fact.

[sleddog]

Reality check there....
Never, EVER, be complacent whilst driving!!

A shocking Vid.

[Nigel1100]

There is no way that anyone walked away from that. It just goes to show what a moment of inattention may cause. We have laws prohibiting the use of mobile 'phones in your car over here but you still see lots of selfless twits using them.

[nGage7962]

I just showed that to my daughter and said to her "That is why I get angry with you if you distract me while driving". So many people are soooooo bad at it here it scares me. Gen-Y's all with mobiles surgically attached to their ears, people driving along in cars that I know for a fact have bluetooth integration, but they are too dopey or too lazy to work it out.

It all scares the hell out of me when I am driving and I concentrate when I am doing it. My father drummed that into me and I thank him for it.

[masterserg]

Jaysus...just choked on my breakfast...

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by Lisa

I wonder if it was excessive speed, and not just driver inattention. Hard to tell, but it looks like they're changing lanes to pass the slower truck, and going fast enough that the car in front scoots to the slower lane to get out of the way.

Horrible.

Speed but also the fact it's winter and very slippery as well.

[jay1988]

Originally Posted by BH13GMT

One thing I have noticed when driving in the states is the lack of crash bariers/central reservations on dual carriage ways. In the UK that accident wouldnt have happened.
So easy to get a tank slapper on a snowy roads. The chain reaction is shocking in that sequence.

This.

I don't see anything even resembling a central reservation which is shockingly poor. It doesn't even look like a huge driving error. I mean it looks more to me like an awful chain reaction coming from him skidding on whatever that thing is.

The road doesn't look like it's been treated very well post snow either.

I'm sure it was partly the guys fault but can anyone say they've never lost concentration for even a second or two ?

[watch watcher]

This happened in Russia, not the States. Vehicle was a Nissan Navara (Frontier).
Video wasn't shot by a "state trooper" or any police official, just randomly, apparently. The driver of course was killed instantly. Here in the United States our highways are divided by a barrier. I'm on a Nissan board so it's a hot topic.

http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f...a-crash-78131/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f...a-crash-78074/

[cajunron]

[QUOTE=watch watcher;3270327] Here in the United States our highways are divided by a barrier. I'm on a Nissan board so it's a hot topic.
That is scary that there are places where opposite lanes of oncoming traffic are allowed to go so fast. Head on collisions must be fairly common with this type of setup, hunh?

[Zed Homme]

Originally Posted by watch watcher

This happened in Russia, not the States. Vehicle was a Nissan Navara (Frontier).
Video wasn't shot by a "state trooper" or any police official, just randomly, apparently. The driver of course was killed instantly. Here in the United States our highways are divided by a barrier. I'm on a Nissan board so it's a hot topic.

http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f...a-crash-78131/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f...a-crash-78074/

I was abut to say the same thing, some of those vehicles just would never be seen on north American roads. Also there is no reason to believe that a cell phone or any other distraction was a factor in this crash. The pickup lost traction, it didn't wander outside of its lane.

[colpol]

Now I know why I hate driving in ice\ snow

[BH13GMT]

Originally Posted by BH13GMT

One thing I have noticed when driving in the states is the lack of crash bariers/central reservations on dual carriage ways. In the UK that accident wouldnt have happened.

this is an example of the type of road I am referring to, in the UK we dont have an empty patch of grass to seperate the two carriageways.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6o75OkLO5o

[Zed Homme]

Originally Posted by BH13GMT

this is an example of the type of road I am referring to, in the UK we dont have an empty patch of grass to seperate the two carriageways.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6o75OkLO5o

Our highways have a lot more separation than those in Europe and the rails are not necessary. Many europeon highways dont even have a breakdown lane on the left. We need this stuff in the USA as we are probably the worst drivers in the developed world. However, for this very reason US roads have some of the best passive safety systems in the world. Head on collisions on these types of roads are basically unheard of. However, people falling asleep, dropping a wheel off the pavement, and rolling the car is a more common problem.

The reason why we dont do it like the UK is that once the car hits the rail, it gets launched back into traffic at a much lower speed causing a lot more havoc than what would happen here.

[watch watcher]

On the highways here which don't have guard rails, the median is wide. Also, they are slanted down to a 'V' so in a crash the vehicle will hit up against the rise of the other half of the 'V'. The Russian roadway had a flat separation between the lanes, with no embankment to stop a vehicle from going into the other lane.