Scary

[toasty]

I was just driving back into the office from lunch, and ended up seeing something pretty disturbing. I'm driving along on the interstate, and a car maybe 40 car lengths ahead of me spins out, slams into the wall on the left side, then cuts back across 3 lanes of traffic to then hit a ditch, which ended up rolling the car a few times and ejecting the driver. I pulled over -- partially to make sure he was OK and partially because I had to pull right to avoid hitting the car in front of me anyway -- but by the time I came to a stop, the people that were closer to him had already run up to him and had begun calling 911.

Pretty scary, really. Guy was just lying there motionless, and it's 30 degrees right now, so you know for him to have been ejected, he had to have gone through a closed window, so he's probably plenty messed up. I never saw him move, but someone did put a jacket over him but didn't cover his face, so that's probably a positive sign. Hope he makes it.

I actually never got out of my car because by the time I got my car stopped, there were probably a dozen people that were already making their way up there. At that point, I was in a quandary. I have no medical training, so it isn't like I could do anything to help and there were already plenty of people there to offer whatever assistance non-medically-trained people can offer. Also, I didn't see the start of the accident well enough to be able to offer the police any sort of meaningful statement, so I'm basically useless. If I get out at that point, I feel like I'd be an unhelpful gawker, while if I leave, I'm an uncaring bastard. I ultimately ended up pulling away when the emergency vehicles arrived, figured at that point I was destined to just be in the way.

Anyway, the moral of all this: stay safe out there and wear your damn seatbelts. Watching that sort of thing really gets you thinking...

[MJDub]

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Yeah you probably did the best thing just leaving. There wasn't much you could've done.

Indeed, buckle the fuck up.

[shosh]

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I was just driving back into the office from lunch, and ended up seeing something pretty disturbing. I'm driving along on the interstate, and a car maybe 40 car lengths ahead of me spins out, slams into the wall on the left side, then cuts back across 3 lanes of traffic to then hit a ditch, which ended up rolling the car a few times and ejecting the driver. I pulled over -- partially to make sure he was OK and partially because I had to pull right to avoid hitting the car in front of me anyway -- but by the time I came to a stop, the people that were closer to him had already run up to him and had begun calling 911.

Pretty scary, really. Guy was just lying there motionless, and it's 30 degrees right now, so you know for him to have been ejected, he had to have gone through a closed window, so he's probably plenty messed up. I never saw him move, but someone did put a jacket over him but didn't cover his face, so that's probably a positive sign. Hope he makes it.

I actually never got out of my car because by the time I got my car stopped, there were probably a dozen people that were already making their way up there. At that point, I was in a quandary. I have no medical training, so it isn't like I could do anything to help and there were already plenty of people there to offer whatever assistance non-medically-trained people can offer. Also, I didn't see the start of the accident well enough to be able to offer the police any sort of meaningful statement, so I'm basically useless. If I get out at that point, I feel like I'd be an unhelpful gawker, while if I leave, I'm an uncaring bastard. I ultimately ended up pulling away when the emergency vehicles arrived, figured at that point I was destined to just be in the way.

Anyway, the moral of all this: stay safe out there and wear your damn seatbelts. Watching that sort of thing really gets you thinking...

glad you're ok bro, would have sucked if you were close to him

[Huggie Smiles]

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and if you were 39 car lengths ahead - he could have smacked right into you.
its scarey shit indeed driving with so many bozo's on the road.

the last snow came down a few days ago during rush hour - dark and a bit foggy too - and there are still cunts doing 60 with NO LIGHTS ON!
I dont care about them - but they can fuck up so many others by doing dumbass shit

*rant off

[Bender420]

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damn, luckily he didn't hit any other cars after the car cut across traffic like that.

[toasty]

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damn, luckily he didn't hit any other cars after the car cut across traffic like that.

I'm pretty sure he did hit at least one other car because there was an awful lot of debris flying around before he started rolling, but nothing serious as far as I could tell and anyone else that was hit was able to maintain control of their vehicles, thankfully.

[Kamal]

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I actually never got out of my car because by the time I got my car stopped, there were probably a dozen people that were already making their way up there. At that point, I was in a quandary. I have no medical training, so it isn't like I could do anything to help and there were already plenty of people there to offer whatever assistance non-medically-trained people can offer. Also, I didn't see the start of the accident well enough to be able to offer the police any sort of meaningful statement, so I'm basically useless. If I get out at that point, I feel like I'd be an unhelpful gawker, while if I leave, I'm an uncaring bastard. I ultimately ended up pulling away when the emergency vehicles arrived, figured at that point I was destined to just be in the way.

most importantly, you would have

A) Contributed to the already growing traffic of cars and people
B) Not been able to contribute anymore than what is already being done by the people close to him.

You did the smart thing by moving on, the emergency services would've needed the space to pull the ambulance closer anyways.

[BureOne]

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damn that's pretty freaky witnessing that. I still dont understand how people drive without seatbelts! idiots!, especially in fucked up weather conditions!. tisk tisk mister hardcore!

[chanty]

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I'm sorry you had to see that. I've been lucky so far and haven't, and hope to keep it that way! You most def did the right thing by moving on, only so many people can help before it becomes a spectacle. Too many people standing around doing nothing is no good in that situation.
Glad that you're safe!!

[res0nat0r]

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Crazy!

My friend just got in an accident yesterday. Some dumbshit 17 year old kid rear ended her toyota solara going 40mph. her car is totalled and the back is all jacked up from the pics she showed me. her passenger airbag went off, but not the drivers. she hit her head on the steering wheel and it is cut up a bit. her face and nose are going to be all bruised and messed up for a while. when she went to the hospital the cops said if she didnt have her seatbelt on she could have also gone thru the winshield.

[DIDI]

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Absolutely did the right thing,!!! Got out of the way so the people who had to be there could be . Sorry it had to happen to you !!

[shosh]

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Crazy!

My friend just got in an accident yesterday. Some dumbshit 17 year old kid rear ended her toyota solara going 40mph. her car is totalled and the back is all jacked up from the pics she showed me. her passenger airbag went off, but not the drivers. she hit her head on the steering wheel and it is cut up a bit. her face and nose are going to be all bruised and messed up for a while. when she went to the hospital the cops said if she didnt have her seatbelt on she could have also gone thru the winshield.

sorry to hear that your friend drives a toyota solara

[Kamal]

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sorry if this may seem insensitive which it is in most cases, but that just made me

[res0nat0r]

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sorry to hear that your friend drives a toyota solara

not anymore.


but that was pretty funny
she puts like 50k miles on her car a year b/c she drives so much and needs a toyota or honda

[Dhar_2]

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glad your ok!

its always difficult to decide what to do! if u can offer any real help its best not to add to the confusion.

u did the right thing! he already had enough attention.

glad u are ok.

take care out there. and remember if u have to go down, go down in flames!!!