I've always wondered... why nobody that got in the pileup honks and create a loud cascading effect to alert the incoming ones and slow down to minimize the carnage?

Is that a thing? Does it help? Is it realistic (understand people are in shock and/or physically hurt, so it's not as easy as what coming out of my mouth)? I'm not sure.

The pileup at 2:05 was just a happy little road traffic accident.

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That pileup was majestic!!

The yt description is:

This is video of a fuel tanker sliding over the rail on I-95 this AM and EXPLODING shortly after.
2 killed in 40-vehicle pileup after tractor-trailer plunges off highway in Maryland

One dead, 23 hurt. Truck with hazardous materials and one with fireworks were involved.

http://www.king5.com/story/news/2015/01/09/120-car-pileup-michigan/21515731/

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Not the kind of "unexpected turn pileup" I was expecting.

More like "unexpected trail disappearance".

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Wisconsin had a similar fog related pileup. Fewer cars involved, and more fatalities. 10 dead, 2 of which were known personally to me. Here's the most information I've ever seen gathered on a single accident: http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/NHVC_presentations/John_Jones.pdf

It was tailgating. In that weather there is not nearly enough stopping distance between those cars. I mean, its not extreme and most people never leave enough room, but still, if the driver in front had to slam on his brakes in an actual emergency stop I'd wager it would have ended in a pileup.

Still a moron, but hey, its Russia.

Yes, in the movies the cops would have continued on into a multiple cop car pileup... Oh and the crooks would have been the heroes of the story.

I will *discard this video...due to objections, which are understandable. I didn't know that he died (altho I had a sneaking suspicion). I object, however, to the implication that people could only find this humorous if they are racist or receive some kind of perverse satisfaction from ridiculing the handicapped. I find that view rather myopic...I didn't give him any special consideration or allowances due to his physical handicap. Although I see your point, I think that you may have overreached a little. You could have made your argument perfectly well by merely sticking to the facts, rather than appealing to emotion and spite....

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how is this different from the highway pileup where a four pixel high car was hit by a semi?
That video HAD TO BE REMOVED for the sensitive sifters that get the vapors.
You can actually see him plummet to his death in this video. I guess it is ok because it's just some Korean guy. Or maybe you all just enjoy laughing at handicapped people.