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John Byrne
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 8:05am | IP Logged | 1
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Two years ago, but holy $&@#!LINK Scroll down to second image.
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Andrew Bitner Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 7467
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 9:02am | IP Logged | 2
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Oh my gosh-- that out of control truck must have plowed through those stopped cars like a wrecking ball.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 9:13am | IP Logged | 3
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What's particularly terrifying in the people in front probably had no idea it was coming until it hit. Altho there is one car scurrying up the right side of the road, suggesting that maybe the driver had glanced in his rearview mirror!
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Tim O Neill Byrne Robotics Security
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 10918
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 10:26am | IP Logged | 4
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To just be bowled over without warning while at a dead stop? I’ve had that nightmare!
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Thomas Woods Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 09 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1356
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 10:31am | IP Logged | 5
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Does anyone else have those dreams where you are hitting the breaks but still moving forward slowly ... into traffic.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 10:33am | IP Logged | 6
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Well, I will now...!!!
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Andrew Bitner Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 7467
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 10:53am | IP Logged | 7
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JB: What's particularly terrifying is the people in front probably had no idea it was coming until it hit.
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Absolutely the first thing that went through my mind. How many of them were in the middle of a conversation (or cursing the weather) when a jack-knifing truck smashes them and the four cars ahead of them?
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Todd Serotiuk Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 12 February 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 41
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 11:23am | IP Logged | 8
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I was there in the immediate aftermath of that pileup. I produce a show for Discovery (Canadian version) about the big highways in southern Ontario. The 401 is the busiest in North America. My crews covered the cleanup and recovery operations -- including that notorious yellow truck in the video. We were there well into the night until the road maintenance team made the final preparations to get traffic rolling again. I'll never forget the eerie feeling of driving the wrong way down a closed highway in the dead of night and stepping out into that empty wasteland. This video is the perfect example of an avoidable collision. The driver should have been adjusting for the conditions and focusing on the road ahead. We were all just grateful that it didn't turn to tragedy.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 11:37am | IP Logged | 9
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For some reason I feel particularly sorry for the people in the white van, at left. They saw all this happening in front of them, and still couldn’t stop. I’m reminded of driving on the Trans-Canada highway in the middle of winter in my 1971 Beetle. I was what I thought was a safe distance behind a pickup truck when it suddenly slammed on its brakes. I ended up plowing into the back of it, and ending up with its license plate about a foot from my windshield. I was able to back out, and got out to assess damages. The trunk lid was completely caved in. It looked like the Hulk had sat on it. The driver made sure I was okay, then got quickly on his way. No talk of calling the cops or exchanging insurance info. Since I’d backended him it was technically my fault, but I suspect he realized he’d stopped WAY too suddenly for those winter highway conditions.
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Larry Gil Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 09 November 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 761
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 1:15pm | IP Logged | 10
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I was in that mess ...just farther behind ...it was a 5 hour delay getting home
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Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 March 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15729
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 2:08pm | IP Logged | 11
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What happens when an irresistible force meets an immova -- oh, never mind.
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Craig Markley Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3969
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Posted: 12 February 2019 at 2:44pm | IP Logged | 12
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It pisses me off to no end the number of people driving in those conditions without their headlights on.
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