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Well of course the guardrail wasn't going to work. It was bus-ted.

>> ^calvados:
Bus rides you!


AHHHAHAHAHHAH WIN

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>> ^That1Swede:
Whoever picked the spot for the cameramen and observers needs to get fired.



...Or finally finish that incomplete physics course.

Ba hahahaah!

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Let's see here... oh now I see what I happened, I forgot to carry the one. My bad!

Hmmm. I guess that means the guardrails don't work.

I don't like this sort of thing being posted and having people laugh at it.

>> ^mram:
He wasn't ok...
Here is the news account of this wreck fron the Colfax,CA record.
Second victim pulled from Colfax big rig wreckage
By Jenna Nielsen, Journal Staff Writer
The body of a co-driver was extricated this morning by Cal Fire crews at the scene of Monday's big rig rollover crash near Colfax.
The body of a second man was found underneath debris Tuesday morning at the accident site of a big rig rollover near Colfax Monday, officials reported.
The man, whose name is not being released pending notification of his family, was reportedly a passenger in the big rig, which rolled into a guard rail spilling its load of recylced plastic down the embankment near the Magra Road exit on westbound Interstate 80, California Highway Patrol offi-cials reported.
The driver, who was trapped inside of the truck’s cab and was also killed in the accident, was re-portedly going 70 mph and passing another truck in the fast lane when he lost control and slid down an embankment, said CHP Officer Rich Ruiz.
“This morning, as the investigator was going over log books, (it was) determined there was possi-bly a co-driver involved,” Ruiz said.
Ruiz said investigators also have video footage of the accident, recorded by a device on a Wal-Mart truck, which the driver of the big rig was passing at the time of the accident.
“The driver of the WalMart truck was doing 55 mph, so we estimate the driver (of the big rig) was going 70 mph when he approached a curve and lost control. You see in the video the trailer starts to fishtail. When the driver tries to correct, he is sent over the guardrail.”
Battalion Chief Jeff Brand of Cal Fire said crews located the co-driver under the debris and extri-cated him this morning.
Brand said when the truck was overturned, the cab was torn off and wedged beneath the contents of the trailer and the trailer itself.
All westbound lanes were closed as a result of the accident, which occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. All lanes were opened by approximately 7:45 p.m., California Highway Patrol officials said.
Ruiz said the driver of big rig had only had his license for nine days.
http://trkrjim.blogspot.com/2008/09/big-rig-rollover.html

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until they got us worshipping them false gods instead of
The Realness
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We nod our heads and worship through beats
Go ahead and kneel
It’s the love that makes the cipher complete
And it’d displayed through the way the bass line marries the beat

Hail Mary, Mother of God
Got the whole host of angels shuffling in my iPod
Niggas learned to raise their voices when I lowered my rod
Staff of Moses, Pharaoh knows this
Son, my word is my bond
Tune my heart with mind
Speak my nature, divine
Callin' shit into existence back in '79
With the future in my pocket tightly gripped like a 9
Keep my finger on the trigger waiting for the right time
Ancient niggas align
Path of Cosmic Design
Blood of kings ‘cause Saturn’s rings don’t need no diamonds to shine
Yes, the reason for the season
Ornamented divine.
Coded language of the mystics with my fist in the sky

Keep your head up

He wasn't ok...

Here is the news account of this wreck fron the Colfax,CA record.

Second victim pulled from Colfax big rig wreckage
By Jenna Nielsen, Journal Staff Writer

The body of a co-driver was extricated this morning by Cal Fire crews at the scene of Monday's big rig rollover crash near Colfax.
The body of a second man was found underneath debris Tuesday morning at the accident site of a big rig rollover near Colfax Monday, officials reported.
The man, whose name is not being released pending notification of his family, was reportedly a passenger in the big rig, which rolled into a guard rail spilling its load of recylced plastic down the embankment near the Magra Road exit on westbound Interstate 80, California Highway Patrol offi-cials reported.
The driver, who was trapped inside of the truck’s cab and was also killed in the accident, was re-portedly going 70 mph and passing another truck in the fast lane when he lost control and slid down an embankment, said CHP Officer Rich Ruiz.
“This morning, as the investigator was going over log books, (it was) determined there was possi-bly a co-driver involved,” Ruiz said.
Ruiz said investigators also have video footage of the accident, recorded by a device on a Wal-Mart truck, which the driver of the big rig was passing at the time of the accident.
“The driver of the WalMart truck was doing 55 mph, so we estimate the driver (of the big rig) was going 70 mph when he approached a curve and lost control. You see in the video the trailer starts to fishtail. When the driver tries to correct, he is sent over the guardrail.”
Battalion Chief Jeff Brand of Cal Fire said crews located the co-driver under the debris and extri-cated him this morning.
Brand said when the truck was overturned, the cab was torn off and wedged beneath the contents of the trailer and the trailer itself.
All westbound lanes were closed as a result of the accident, which occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. All lanes were opened by approximately 7:45 p.m., California Highway Patrol officials said.
Ruiz said the driver of big rig had only had his license for nine days.

http://trkrjim.blogspot.com/2008/09/big-rig-rollover.html

Many types and classes of people will avoid a public space if it's being used by skateboarders because they tend to be groups of young kids acting in a loud and rambunctious way. I don't see a lot of skateboarders being mindful and gracious when it comes to sharing public space. My thinking is, if people normally would be walking or sitting around a space, you should not be skateboarding there.

It can hurt businesses, create anxiety, etc.. you don't see guys with basketballs running around everywhere dribbling...

Skateboarders don't just ride the pavement. They jump and crash on everything, causing ugly scuffs and scratches all over permanent installations like guardrails, benches, etc..

Skateboarding is an insurance liability risk to property owners. With the state of tort law in our society, you don't even want to give someone the opportunity to hold you liable in any way for an injury. This is assuming they are cautious and really don't hurt other people. I've seen a couple people bumped and knocked down by skateboarders in my time, myself included.

Finally, and most important to me, it's just annoying and obnoxious. Just because a space is public or open doesn't mean it should be co-opted for someone's pastime. Skateboarders are one of the few groups who feel some right to go take over every public space.

I'm sure the kid in this clip WAS being a disrespectful little jerk, and annoying to the general public around him, before the camera started rolling, regardless of how inappropriate the cop's reaction was.

been there done that, driving thru minnesota during a blizzard, one macho dumbass after another going 70 mph flying off the road into the ditch. evolution in action. don't ever ever leave your car unless it's to dive over the guardrail on the Non-impact side of the road.