Car Pileup Video

HelterSkelter · 20-04-2006 12:10am #1

Wow!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8152236508300966073&q=car+crash&pl=true

blu_sonic · 20-04-2006 12:13am

women drivers!!

ChityWest · 20-04-2006 12:15am

If you look close those drivers were smiling for the camera - when they should have been watching the road.

Vulpiner · 20-04-2006 12:17am

Not in good taste

blu_sonic · 20-04-2006 12:18am

did anyone die?

ChityWest · 20-04-2006 12:19am

It does look like no one was badly hurt and I reckon that van that got totalled - it was the people from that who were videoing it.

blu_sonic · 20-04-2006 12:21am

did they set it up for a crash? just to video it?

ChityWest · 20-04-2006 12:23am

I dont think so - the audio has them calling the ambulances I think. Looks like they broke down and left their van in the (american) fast lane. Then got the video camera out.

blu_sonic · 20-04-2006 12:27am

bad move really, fast lane+night time+stalled car bad idea

jimmycrackcorm · 20-04-2006 1:09am

Don't American cars leave the indicators permanently lit and they wouldn't make for a good hazzard warning as such.

Riamfada · 20-04-2006 1:16am

not in good taste at all. not suitable for boards methinks.

Sparky · 20-04-2006 1:16am

From driving an american car, they use their brake likes as indicators they dip slightly, its pretty crap.

ChityWest · 20-04-2006 1:22am

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

Don't American cars leave the indicators permanently lit and they wouldn't make for a good hazzard warning as such.

Think their indicator is red and looks like our brake light - the yellow light is normaly lit in addition to the normal lights - open to correction on that one.

Manic Moran · 20-04-2006 1:25am

Most American cars have gone with the conventional yellow indicators. Those that remain red tendu to use different bulbs to the brake/tail lights, so there is an obvious difference between the two. That wasn't the fault of the car design, that was idiots on the road who were driving using the Force instead of looking where they were going. Footage was taken in Los Angeles.

NTM

Eoin · 20-04-2006 7:33am

ChityWest wrote:

Think their indicator is red and looks like our brake light - the yellow light is normaly lit in addition to the normal lights - open to correction on that one.

Don't some of the brake lights double up as indicators? i.e. the brake light flashes on and off when indicating

Dave! · 20-04-2006 7:51am

Lesson learned -- don't park on a highway! :eek:

20-04-2006 8:19am

If you think thats bad, don't go anywhere near ogrish.com

<shudders>

drdre · 20-04-2006 9:48am

that was just so bloody funny.how did someone video it so quickly.

padi89 · 20-04-2006 10:13am

Its been on TV a few times as usual they say nobody was seriously injured:rolleyes: .I bet there were a **** load of claims though seeing as its in the States.Just a question there someone can enlighten me on.Ok Car1 is rearended by Car2,then Car2 is rearended by Car3,Car3 is rearended by Car4 and so on and so on.
So Car1 sues Car2,Car2 sues Car3,Car3 sues Car4.Is this the way its gonna go???? I suppose it all depends on the severity of the injury but it must be a bitch of a report to right up!!!

RandolphEsq · 20-04-2006 10:36am

lol hate to be in one of those cars. it reminds me of burnout

Roddy23 · 20-04-2006 11:51am

this one is worse.

Its from the Lefortovo tunnel in Moscow, probably one of the most dangerous tunnels in the world

Manic Moran · 20-04-2006 5:42pm

ChityWest wrote:

Think their indicator is red and looks like our brake light - the yellow light is normaly lit in addition to the normal lights - open to correction on that one.

Here's my Chevrolet.

http://www.clubi.ie/exalted/images/Other/camrear.jpg

The reversing light is obviously the white one. Directly underneath is the yellow indicator. It is on only when blinking. To the right are two more lights, both red. The constant 'when the headlights are on' light, and the brake light. There is a third brake light in the center (mandated on all cars) in the spoiler.

Up front, there are two pairs of yellow bulbs, and three pairs of white. One set of yellow is on at all times, daylight or night. The other set of yellow is the indicator.

This is not a default standard. For example, the current generation Mustang or Impala both use red rear indicators. However, these are different bulbs to those used for brake lights (Which again, will have the center set), or tail-lights. The days of one bulb serving as both tail light and indicator are gone as of some time ago.

That said, it's irrelevant. Unless these people were sleeping, they'd have seen the lights up ahead, red, white, green, whatever. The fault of the accident lies with them, not the colour bulb used.

As for Lefortovo, I wonder what happened with the bus? Otherwise, looks like a lot of the accidents were caused by people crossing the solid white line.

NTM