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re: Massive pile-up on I-35W in Ft. Worth; 130+ vehicles involved; Multiple Fatalities
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:16 am to Roll Tide Ravens
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:16 am to Roll Tide Ravens
I often wonder how this doesn't happen more often with all the idiots we have on the highways.
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Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:16 am to Roll Tide Ravens
How do 18 wheeler drivers not know there is trouble ahead?
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:16 am to Nado Jenkins83
Big rigs doing big rig things. Those people already can't drive for shite.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:17 am to CypressTrout10
They say you are safer in your vehichle. The one pile up i experienced i was able to avoid and get on the grass and ended up stuck in some deep snow. I ran from my truck to up the embankment to the tree line. It was white out conditions, I wasn't sitting in the zone waiting to get smashed
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 10:23 am
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:18 am to Nado Jenkins83
Dont look now but Austin and Hill Country are getting 1/4 inch of ice as we speak
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:19 am to Nado Jenkins83
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They say you are safer in your vehichle.
yeah if I was the person in the FJ im looking in the rearview mirror and jumping that concrete wall to the median. Way easier said than done
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:20 am to CypressTrout10
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yeah if I was the person in the FJ im looking in the rearview mirror and jumping that concrete wall to the median. Way easier said than done
Thats assuming they didnt have kids in that vehicle with them, horrible situation to be in.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:21 am to weadjust
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The pickup truck was coming in hot. Didn't look like he tried braking at all
Kind of hard to brake on sheet of ice. Man, some of you folks are dumb.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 10:26 am
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:22 am to Splackavellie
Thats a good point. Not sure where they could really go anyway and be safe. I couldn't see what was coming over the hill and had somewhere to go
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:22 am to CypressTrout10
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yeah if I was the person in the FJ im looking in the rearview mirror and jumping that concrete wall to the median. Way easier said than done
For sure, it wasn't white out conditions so you would have a good chance at timing it right. Might not be the smartest decision but I wouldn't be able to just sit there
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:23 am to SPEEDY
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How do 18 wheeler drivers not know there is trouble ahead?
I think a lot of this may have been due to freezing fog or mist, making it particularly difficult to see. I doubt other 18-wheelers that had been involved were able to provide a warning about it.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:24 am to Roll Tide Ravens
I'm looking at some traffic cams in the area, and they have an entire army of tow trucks/flat beds lined up ready to go.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:24 am to CypressTrout10
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yeah if I was the person in the FJ im looking in the rearview mirror and jumping that concrete wall to the median. Way easier said than done
My thought was just put it into a slide and try to hit on the passenger side. Assuming you're alone. And of course, you're already sliding because it's ice.
Problem is it just all happens so fast and we are all on auto-pilot driving because it's such a mundane, routine thing. Then you're in shock from having just rear ended someone and then you're nailed from behind. Just too many things too quick.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 10:25 am
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:25 am to CypressTrout10
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Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:26 am to holdmuh keystonelite
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Kind of hard to break on sheet of ice. Man, some of you folks are dumb.
Lot of folks didnt take basic physics on this board, give them a break.
Who cares the coeff of k friction is 0 in this case
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:26 am to thedrumdoctor
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Here's another facebook link to two more videos. This is hard to watch.
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The frick was that FedEx truck driver thinking or doing? Jesus.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:27 am to SPEEDY
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How do 18 wheeler drivers not know there is trouble ahead?
Pileups like that happen pretty fast and generally before anyone can get on the horn to warn others. You have to think they're going at least 50-60+ and it takes forever for those vehicles to come to a full stop in normal conditions. Almost impossible to bring it to a stop on black ice.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 10:28 am
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:28 am to LNCHBOX
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The frick was that FedEx truck driver thinking or doing? Jesus.
He couldn't stop, he's sliding on ice.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 10:30 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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e couldn't stop, he's sliding on ice.
I get that, but he seemed to be going way too fast given the conditions. Icy roads weren't exactly a surprise
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