 Vimto
Male, 40-49, Europe
 1989 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 12:48:52 AM
"Lemme tell ya yankees: this would never happen in Europe!"
Erm, our local airfield has pretty much the same layout.
Mind you, it also has a bigass sign that says WATCH OUT FOR PLANES. |
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 InTheNameOf
Male, 30-39, Western US
329 Posts
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Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:16:37 AM
Maybe it should be a 4-way stop.  |
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 Fwoggie2
Male, 30-39, Europe
1159 Posts
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Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:42:48 AM
That is NOT gonna do next years car insurance payment demands any good at all... |
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Vimto
Male, 40-49, Europe
1989 Posts
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Thursday, November 08, 2012 7:54:57 AM
"Lemme tell ya yankees: this would never happen in Europe!"
Erm, our local airfield has pretty much the same layout.
Mind you, it also has a bigass sign that says WATCH OUT FOR PLANES. |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16960 Posts
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012 9:13:32 AM
Driver and pilot error.
@tedgp: huh? If you're driving a car, and proceed through a green light, and I run a RED light = your fault?
@spermNinja: As @MeGrendel already pointed out: This is not a "public road" it's INSIDE the airfield's property! >See the fence?< So the car driver SHOULD HAVE KNOWN aircraft were a danger and driven accordingly.
It's 100% car driver's fault. Blow a stop sign? Not look where you are driving? Your fault. |
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 curiousboy
Male, 50-59, Europe
46 Posts
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012 4:35:20 AM
Lemme tell ya yankees: this would never happen in Europe! |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8742 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:54:11 PM
Driver should have been aware and stopped. Plane should have pulled up.
A plane can't just "pull up" in that situation. The engine is cut back to idle, and it's going just about as slow as it possibly can without stalling. If he had pulled back on the yoke, he might missed the car, but the wing would have stalled, and he would have immediately plopped down on the runway like a load of $#!+ from a tall cow's @$$. And hitting the throttle wouldn't have gotten him enough power soon enough to make any difference.
And why is it that these stupid f***tards with the video cameras ALWAYS totally spaz out as soon as something interesting happens? |
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 carmium
Female, 50-59, Canada
4048 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:42:41 PM
Typical. The moment something important happens, all we see is grass and asphalt. |
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 _Cenya_
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
34 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 8:14:13 PM
I find the audio at the end ridiculous! The women filming and an unidentified man clearly shouting at the driver as to why they drove under the plane. Driver is at fault yes, but why is there a road there? |
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 EgalM
Male, 18-29, Canada
1667 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:52:23 PM
Car seemed to slow down just enough to get in the way. Could of sped up or stopped with plenty of time to spare. |
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 CoyoteKing
Male, 18-29, Southern US
2993 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:25:50 PM
seems the driver is at fault. they failed to observe the rules of the road telling them to stop. it is painted on the street to stop. just because there is not a metal sign does not mean you can just drive through it recklessly |
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SpermNinja81
Male, 30-39, Australia
458 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:09:55 PM
I think whoever put the road there should draw some of the blame. |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25642 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 5:06:12 PM
How do we know the car didn't hit the plane?
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 weeray
Male, 18-29, Europe
118 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4:43:06 PM
Pretty sure the driver is at fault here. One it says 'Stop' on the road, two I'm pretty sure planes are very loud, so why not stop and look to see where it was considering it was an airport. Its pretty common sense. |
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 TruTenrMan
Male, 30-39, Southern US
2174 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 3:13:52 PM
Am I the only one who laughed at the slo-mo gasp? HAHA! |
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 MeGrendel
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2337 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 2:42:11 PM
This was not a 'road near a landing strip'.
This was an access road that was part of the airport. |
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tedgp
Male, 30-39, Europe
2931 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 2:40:53 PM
Driver and pilot error.
Driver should have been aware and stopped. Plane should have pulled up. |
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 kitteh9lives
Female, 40-49, Eastern US
977 Posts
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 1:55:29 PM
Link: When Should A Landing Strip Be Near A Road? [Rate Link] - Probably never, and this is why |
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