 dvcorleone
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
 1 Posts
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:51:58 PM
DON'T TAILGATE |
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 nayrbarr
Male, 13-17, Europe
351 Posts
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:37:51 AM
Looks like they were about two foot behind the lorry anyway. |
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 incubus_inc
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
817 Posts
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:42:12 AM
Holy F. Yeah me too Seak. |
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youlikeicecr
Male, 30-39, Europe
235 Posts
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012 4:08:21 AM
That's a little chainsaw for a lot of logs! |
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 Seak
Male, 18-29, Europe
1505 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:08:07 PM
Final Destination 2 comes to mind. |
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jamie76
Male, 30-39, Western US
2249 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:22:01 PM
i think the suv actually ran into the the truck. that load is secure and it has oversize flags on it to show that it is sticking out beyond the trailer.
not paying attention, driving too fast = dead.
people treat driving like sitting on the couch...nothing they need to pay much attention to...well until 2 tons of lumber change your day. |
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 carmium
Female, 50-59, Canada
4051 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 8:07:43 PM
Blue tarp = dead bodies.
We have bigger logs (a few are left) around here and not long ago a couple rolled off a rig to the side as it took a turn on the highway, crushing a car. |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16968 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 6:31:22 PM
@dognose82: Ooo! Bad way to go indeed!
Here in Winnipeg, a fellow was driving when a 10' lenth of pipe flew off the truck in front of him: through the windshield, through HIM, through his seat, into the back seat.
When the fireman pulled out the "diamond hacksaw" to cut him loose, he was amazed at how fast it cut through the pipe!
He was OK! Relatively speaking. Nasty scar. And that piece of pipe that went into him? He got to keep it. |
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 NOCASH
Male, 18-29, Canada
401 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:47:57 PM
no skid marks, looks like someone was paying no attention at all. |
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uatme
Male, 18-29, Canada
790 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:36:28 PM
Have always been paranoid of this when I see a log truck. |
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dognose82
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
88 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:33:16 PM
Granted it was a very long time ago, but my dad had nightmares for years from the reverse of this. As a rookie on a small town police department he was called to an accident scene in which a truckdriver hauling 2" pipes had to slam on his breaks. The load busted loose and a dozen or so pipes smashed through the truck cab and came out the windshield. Of course, lots of pieces of truck driver came with them. Bad way to go. |
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 soundman655
Male, 50-59, Canada
955 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:28:12 PM
No Brakes? |
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 RuralNinja
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
521 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 4:37:27 PM
And thats why rule #1 is pass the log trucks. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16968 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 4:07:18 PM
Thanks for the linky @icaruschild! You should comment more often!!
Sadly yes, the guy died. It happened around 6:00 am. Driving is dangerous, accidents happen. |
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 icaruschild
Female, 18-29, Europe
40 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:46:48 PM
Police think the guy driving may have fallen asleep or had a medical condition - more info in the link.
What saddens me is he was driving a Toyota, and the ad at the beginning of the vid is for Toyota Savannah - tasteful?
And yes, he did dieMan crashes into log truck |
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 honkeylips
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
1392 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:43:59 PM
I actually do think about this happening any time I'm behind a truck. |
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 meneado
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
134 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:17:29 PM
final destination? drat no. |
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simpletools
Male, 40-49, Canada
50 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:09:45 PM
A lot of people are blaming texting as the culprit but the truth of the matter is that it could have been any kind of distracted driving including fiddling with the radio, eating, lighting a cigarette, putting on makeup, etc.
At first, I thought it was someone following too close but now that I've had a second look at the picture, I've noticed that there are no skid marks which generally means no attempt at a panic stop.
Bottom line, bad driver + distracted driving = sudden death (if you're lucky)
And by the way, I know that some people use humour to deal with emotions but seriously, show a little respect. That's somebody's family sitting in that car. |
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 Zed68
Male, 40-49, Europe
404 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 2:38:28 PM
I used to text while driving... then I took a tree in the head... |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:52:41 PM
I think someone will have a splinter after this |
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 EgalM
Male, 18-29, Canada
1667 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:49:38 PM
I'm tossing my vote in for texting while driving. From this angle the brake lights look very visible. |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8742 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:51:39 PM
If people actually feared this, they wouldn't tailgate log trucks. |
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Zuriel
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
412 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:47:50 PM
truck was stopped.
it's all fun and games till you're driving and texting and a truckload of trees gets in your eye |
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 DingDingDong
Male, 30-39, Western US
1421 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:22:00 PM
Probably texting :( |
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DingDingDong
Male, 30-39, Western US
1421 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:20:52 PM
Quite sad. Driver definitely died. Not from driving too close (there wouldn't be that much force involved). Driver just didn't see that the truck was stopped at the light; maybe because the logs were covering the truck's brake lights. In that case truck driver takes some blame. Those log trucks shouldn't be allowed to load like that, they need adequate bumpers to prevent this from happening. I feel bad for the semi driver too, a dumbass dies on the back of his truck because he didn't load it properly. |
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