Okay, who was it?

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by TorontoNat

Haha, not general statement. Save the children.

Whew!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by TorontoNat

Haha, not general statement. Save the children.

I got what you meant.
Save the children but don't do it by throwing all the bystanders in the water with you.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by shiumai

Is that a general statement or applicable to this particular instance only? I think that most people who do 'heroic' things aren't trying to be heros. They just react and do what they think is the right thing to do. Later on, their acts might be deemed heroic.

When should people try to be heroes? Only when a kid falls into an icy river? Or do you just try to stop anyone from saving him and yell 'you could get hurt trying to save that kid, you idiot!'.

Originally Posted by TorontoNat

Haha, not general statement. Save the children.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I got what you meant.
Save the children but don't do it by throwing all the bystanders in the water with you.

Yea this case is more like jumping into an icy river to save a child when there's already a rescue boat 10 feet away from it.

[Lakitu]

I'm very depressed to see this beautiful car abused like this. Driver should be death penalized for the murder of an innocent vehicle.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Doesn't matter what vehicle was being used to block it could have resulted in a serious incident. The wrong impact could have spun out a Jeep or even a transport as easily as it could a Kia.

To bring this point home:

I had a collision in my Jeep Cherokee once in which I legally turned left on a green arrow toward a freeway on ramp and had the guy facing me take off straight against his red light. I screeched to a complete stop, and he didn't hit me. He went past, and I started again.

However, the stupid cow behind him suddenly looked up from her navel, realized traffic had moved and gunned it. She moved about ten feet before she hit me. I had just moved five to ten feet from my prior emergency stop. Neither of us could have been traveling more than 10 miles per hour.

The impact spun me around and slammed me into a curb. I hit it hard, and if it hadn't been there I probably would have made a full rotation at least. It knocked the tire off my front wheel and bent the rim. It broke the rear hub completely off the axle and bent that rim as well. It's a Dana 35 axle, so not the strongest in the world, but still a reasonably capable axle used off road.

I would never have believed that wreck could do that much damage if I hadn't lived through it myself. If that little slow speed impact could have that much force in it, a dipshit drunk ramming that guy in the video could easily have spun him into other vehicles or even rolled him over if the angle had been a little different. Plus you don't know what other drivers around you are going to do, and it would be entirely possible to have a secondary collision where someone swerved to avoid the first one.

As far as I'm concerned it wasn't a bright move.

[PetrolioBenzina]

None of this discussion would be happening if not for the drunk dumbass. THAT is the problem.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

None of this discussion would be happening if not for the drunk dumbass. THAT is the problem.

How do we KNOW the driver was drunk .. ?? Maybe the driver was having multiple medical emergencies .......


humfrz

[bababooey]

the twin became a smoking mess after ramming the jeep. just a few plastic bits were in the road when jeep passed by. either way fun debate.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by bababooey

the twin became a smoking mess after ramming the jeep. just a few plastic bits were in the road when jeep passed by. either way fun debate.

It is amazing that the Twin was able to run into the back of the first truck since according to many people here every other single car on the road is so much faster.

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is amazing that the Twin was able to run into the back of the first truck since according to many people here every other single car on the road is so much faster.

Ethanol in the driver is worth 20 hp.

[Ultramaroon]

NOW we're getting somewhere.

[ermax]

Originally Posted by humfrz

How do we KNOW the driver was drunk .. ?? Maybe the driver was having multiple medical emergencies .......





humfrz

Seriously. He was probably fleeing to the hospital due to the injuries from the first crash. Cut the guy some slack. Hahaha

[guybo]

The 86 is a pretty tough car. Watch the NZ Toyota 86 racing series. Those are stock 86's with a roll cage and that's pretty much it. I've seen some wicked hits and those cars keep going. Both accidents with other cars and with the wall too. I've been impressed how tough this car is.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by guybo

The 86 is a pretty tough car. Watch the NZ Toyota 86 racing series. Those are stock 86's with a roll cage and that's pretty much it. I've seen some wicked hits and those cars keep going. Both accidents with other cars and with the wall too. I've been impressed how tough this car is.

That's some Subaru Colin McRae shit. 555