What I'm amazed at is the number of people who came out to help. We Americans would have been all, "Get the hell out of my way!"

Wow, people came streaming out like their any hill was under attack.

"OH GOD, NOT TODAY!!" *Makes U-turn*

I keep watching it... and I still can't figure out some of the reactions. I don't know if it would be better if it were clearer so we could tell what is going on... I think I prefer not being able to tell:

1. The main pedestrian at the median walks casually away, and stands within 5 feet of where he was for almost the entire clip, even as the car is flipped back over. He seems to be working at a different speed than everyone else. (wtf!?)
2. As far as I can tell, the pedestrian who narrowly escapes death on the right curb never returns to the scene. (wtf!?)
3. After the crash, some guy turns left into traffic going the wrong way, hops the median, parks, and seems to hang out at his car a half-block away. (wtf!?)
4. The driver at fault (edit... you all know who I mean, probably not at fault, had the green light, but maybe should have looked before proceeding through the intersection) comes out holding his head, and some guy in an orange shirt comes over, talks to him, shuts his passenger side door and runs off. (wtf!?)
5. The white car on the left side pulls to a stop right in the middle of the road instead of pulling to the side, oblivious to the bus behind him trying to pull around. (wtf!?)

Please... add more oddities. This video fascinates me.

>> ^hueco_tanks:
4. The driver at fault comes out holding his head, and some guy in an orange shirt comes over, talks to him, shuts his passenger side door and runs off.

seems to me that the white car was at fault, he ran that red really bad

I thought it was pretty cool how they flipped the car over right-side-up.

the car that flipped ran a red light. Watch the light in the median. It was green, yellow, then completely red when that guy ran through it.

The pedestrian was walking while the light was green for the incoming traffic.

Running a red light buys you no sympathy.

>> ^popey:
>> ^hueco_tanks:
4. The driver at fault comes out holding his head, and some guy in an orange shirt comes over, talks to him, shuts his passenger side door and runs off.
seems to me that the white car was at fault, he ran that red really bad



Yep... my mistake.

>> ^Sketch:
What I'm amazed at is the number of people who came out to help. We Americans would have been all, "Get the hell out of my way!"

"We Americans" pay taxes that go to emergency systems to do that work quick, safe, and efficiently for us. That's one thing we all take for granted here.

Does the driver of the flipped car run away? Thats awesome!!!

Don't forget that if we somehow actually act and try to help, we'll probably be hit with some ridiculous lawsuit. God bless America!

IN SOVIET RUSSIA, CAR HITS CAR! Wait, that didn't work out right . . .

>> ^popey:
>> ^hueco_tanks:
4. The driver at fault comes out holding his head, and some guy in an orange shirt comes over, talks to him, shuts his passenger side door and runs off.
seems to me that the white car was at fault, he ran that red really bad


Lol...he ran that red light really bad? When is it ever "good" when you run a red light?

They sure do walk fast in Russia.

Lol...he ran that red light really bad? When is it ever "good" when you run a red light?

Well its slightly better when you don't hit another car in the process.

Last night someone ran through a red light in the intersection ahead of me. I got instant satisfaction as there was an unmarked cop car a couple cars ahead of me who took off after him.

Run this clip with the audio from http://www.videosift.com/video/Neil-Peart-of-Rush-Amazing-Drummer in the background for kicks.

Yeah, thank goodness there were no fatalities!

>> ^Sketch:
What I'm amazed at is the number of people who came out to help. We Americans would have been all, "Get the hell out of my way!"


Bull, you should live in the south U.S. When there is a wreck, a guy jumps out of a pickup equipped w/ a police scanner. He's heard the call and responds before the EMS gets there. Within 3 min, he's called his pals, uncles and cousins to join him. They'll be a half dozen pickups parked along the ditch by the time the ambulance leaves.

^unemployment has its uses.

Okay, perhaps where there are long stretches of roads with no help and nothing but fields for miles, then yes. City folk tend to be a lot more callous and litigious. I didn't say it was right!

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