He's clearly not satisfying his partner.

The TechnoViking doesn't dance to the music, the music dances to the TechnoViking.
Know your meme:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Know-Your-Meme-Technoviking

It's not a surprise that he died, suspects fleeing in a car/truck rarely think to wear seatbelts because they're in a panic, so the crashes they get into quite often ends in serious injury or death.

OMG! That takes me back! And reminds me how old I am...

He makes some excellent points!

"Many of the shots in the scene were "real", in that legendary stunt driver Bill Hickman, who also had a small role in the film as FBI agent Mulderig, actually drove the car at high speeds through uncontrolled traffic and red lights, with Friedkin running a camera from the backseat while wrapped in a mattress for protection. The production team received no prior permission from the city for such a dangerous stunt"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Connection_(film)#Car_chase

It's no surprise that this was from a Republican politician, most of them seem to have a very bad case of 'Foot-in-Mouth' Disease.

>> ^Tymbrwulf:
Here's a great solution. Make getting a license EXPENSIVE and have police enforce laws in a strict manner. Sure it'll cost everyone a shitload of money, but at least they'll be scared to drive like an idiot.


In Finland the rates for tickets issued for traffic offences are based on your income. The largest fine ever issued in Finland for a speeding infraction was 170,000 euros (about $240,000 US) for going 40km over the speed limit. Now, there's a country that takes traffic laws seriously!

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3477285.stm

*dead

>> ^carrot:
I like the guy in the black car who, at the very end, is like...well, I guess I will just go around this horrific accident and continue on my way.


That car got smacked pretty hard too, so I don't think they were trying to be on their way. Probably just a moment of pure shock and the 'flight' instinct kicked in.

Elf-up!

I just finished reading "Traffic, why we drive the way we do" by Tom Vanderbilt in which he attempts to explain why people do things like running red lights and other driving mistakes/habits. He gave many explanations from an inflated sense of safety to literally zoning out while driving. However, there was one thing I think he missed: Sometimes people are just assholes!

>> ^Yogi:
>> No way, did Kings have too much power when we threw off Feudalism? Did slavemasters have too much power when we threw off slavery? No way, we can totally throw out the insurance companies, it just takes organized activism.


I honestly hope you're right.

I suspect that even if the cones were in place she would have tripped over those and then gone head first into the sewer.

It's her responsibility to watch where she's going because you can't expect safety cones around every hazard. What if some kids had removed the manhole cover as a prank? Or if there was a plank of wood with a nail sticking up from it that had fallen from a garbage truck? Or a thousand other possible hazards that can be found on most city streets?

I fear that the US will never get a better system that takes care of everyone, I think the big insurance companies have just too much power.