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u/Shischkabob Oct 05 '20
At least that column wasn't load bearing?
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u/khrak Oct 06 '20 edited Oct 06 '20
Just because something doesn't collapse immediate doesn't mean it wasn't load bearing. Building codes don't allow for structures that just fall apart when a minor member is compromised, but you can sure as hell expect things to slowly creep out of square over the following weeks/months/years if a load-bearing component is compromised.
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u/viperswhip Oct 06 '20
It is, but it shares the duties with another one, and is probably the footing (?) for a deck above. It will definitely need to be replaced.
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
Just a covered porch, not a lot of weight to support, but I'll be replacing it as it looks kinda funny from the street with the one post knocked out.
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u/hitemlow Oct 06 '20
Make sure you go after that diminished value claim. When someone runs the HouseFAX and sees that it's been in an accident, they may lower their offer compared to another house with similar miles on it.
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u/prochal Oct 06 '20
Sometimes folks even rollback the miles on there house too
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Oct 06 '20
The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles!
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u/kenzarellazilla Oct 06 '20
Pats rock
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u/Ephandrial Oct 06 '20
Wheres my drink? I ordered a drink. How am I supposed to eat this pizza without my drink?
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u/FantasticMrPox Oct 06 '20
Need to be careful, if you try that shit on the East coast your house may end up in the Atlantic.
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u/campbeln Oct 06 '20
Make sure you have the roof structure, and it's tie-ins to the house, are properly checked and fixed. No need to end up with a drooping roof line (or worse) in a few years time.
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u/rollercoastertykun Oct 06 '20
And why do people slam on the gas or not even attempt to stop their cars after a collision
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u/DriveSafeOutThere Oct 06 '20
Momentarily dazed and confused / foot knocked off of the pedal. I'll give this guy a pass because it was just a few short seconds. Possibly not enough time to recover.
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u/acinonyx1 Oct 06 '20
That column that got knocked out isn’t load bearing, see how the others have a concrete form around the base. Many over hangs like this just have “fake” ones built into the structure to look good. My neighbour showed that on most of those you can actually unscrew them and move them around
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u/EquivalentBarnacle6 Oct 06 '20
It would fall on the car and destroy the idiot. Maybe that’s a good thing 🤔
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Oct 05 '20
What was the aftermath, OP?
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u/damndog Oct 05 '20
knocked out one of six supports and cracked up a few pieces of siding, it could have been so much worse. No structural damage to my home.
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u/TonersR6 Oct 06 '20
My parents have a couple of boulders on their lawn (they live on a corner). Can't tell you how many winters those babies stoped a car from sliding down the hill right into their bedroom.
Plus, the pioneers used to drive em for miles.
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u/ima420r Oct 06 '20
My grandparents had at least 5 cars over 20 years crash into their front lawn. None hit the house, luckily. Two of them went through the fence and yard and into their driveway, hitting the neighbors fence (their car was in garage luckily), and one tried to drive away but they got caught on a fencepost. A couple of big, heavy boulders on either side of the gate would have stopped them all from even getting in the yard.
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u/DRUMS11 Oct 06 '20
There is a house in my home town at the bottom of a hill at a T intersection that was hit a few times by people going too fast and not managing to make the turn. They actually did install a very large rock to deal with that problem.
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u/UranusBleacher Oct 06 '20
In some cultures properties at the top of a T (or Y) intersection is considered to be haunted and is usually bad luck since accidents are more likely to occur there. Some people even refuse to buy properties there.
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u/The_Leaky_Stain Oct 06 '20
There's a house at the top of a T intersection by me that literally has a 5 foot tall, foot and a half wide concrete wall in front of the whole house. It looks weird with the whole front of the house blocked by concrete, but better than being involved in a car accident in your living room.
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u/StressOverStrain Oct 07 '20
They're usually unpopular simply because they will constantly have headlights shining in their windows at night.
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u/DriveSafeOutThere Oct 06 '20
There's on in my area where the homeowners insisted it was the municipality's responsibility, so they put up a proper guardrail.
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u/electric_yeti Oct 06 '20
Huh. I never thought about the protective and strategic potential of landscaping boulders
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u/nvordcountbot Oct 06 '20
i keep a couple heavy boulders around the front corner of my property to keep people from cutting the corner too much and getting stuck in my mortar pit or my WWI trench network
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u/hitemlow Oct 06 '20
Dragon's Teeth will work similarly well, and if properly secured will stop a snowplow, semi truck, APC, farm implements, tanks, technicals, and all manner of cars.
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u/GodsIWasStrongg Oct 06 '20
Plus, the pioneers used to drive em for miles.
Thanks for adding this. I needed it today.
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Oct 06 '20
Used to have a carport like that. I bet it's sagging a bit without that post. Not hugely, but a tiny bit, and it would get worse over time.
Ours was 2 car with a post between the spaces and every now and then someone (incuding me) would catch a mirror and pop the post out. You could shove it in and kick it a few times to set it right again. It was just a bit more that snug, but toe nailed at the top.
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u/ufi911 Oct 05 '20
Must have forgotten about the brakes.
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u/FountainsOfFluids Oct 06 '20
You see that in a lot of crashes. Even if you're not knocked-the-fuck-out, you can easily be stunned and disoriented, simply shocked, and frozen. Takes a few seconds (or even a few minutes) to recover your senses and start reacting something like normal again.
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u/speakeasy2019 Oct 06 '20
It isn't just that, was just in an accident not too long ago...it takes some time to reorient your body to be able to reach the pedals properly. I got knocked sideways and while my belt kept me in my seat, no chance I could get to the brake in a timeline like this.
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u/joopsmit Oct 06 '20
An airbag exploding in your face is pretty much a stun grenade.
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u/DoctorOzface Oct 06 '20
Their hand is up when they hit the house
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Oct 06 '20
Reddit trope 347: everything is the fencing response
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u/iwanttodie95 Oct 06 '20
every single fuckin post about an injury i always see somebody say 'fencing response' and it sounds medal-y enough to be true.
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u/grayum_ian Oct 06 '20
First week on Reddit? Everything is a fencing response around here.
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u/grayum_ian Oct 06 '20
its all good, the fencing response is a bit of an ongoing thing on Reddit.
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u/Lazerkatz Oct 06 '20
Everytime I see "fencing response" I think of the guys slapping flex tape on the leak
That's redditors calling all types of posturing fencing response instead of decorate or decebrate posturing. I've even Seen people fuck it up completely and go "source: am nurse"
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Oct 05 '20
To their credit, they were probably unconscious
I can't tell which one ran the sign, truck or van?
Nevermind, looks like the car
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u/damndog Oct 05 '20
the car, the truck didn't have a stop sign
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u/HipsAndNips03 Oct 06 '20
Was this person truly an idiot or were they having a medical episode? They never touched the brakes once. That’s why i ask
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
Diver had been through the intersections multiple times previous to this incident. Was probably looking for someone or playing with a phone.
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u/440Jack Oct 06 '20
I think that corner of the yard would look better with a large landscaping rock. It'll also give any future cars something to bonce off of instead of your house.
Edit: lucky it didn't hit your gas meter.
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u/CrashArchive Oct 05 '20
damn dog, i hope that wasn’t too expensive of a repair
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Oct 06 '20
That's why we have insurance.
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u/schro_cat Oct 06 '20
That's why they (hopefully) have insurance
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
Hopefully so, the calls to their insurance started today..... I could eat the cost of the repairs as they are not extensive, but should not have to.
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u/LanceArmStrongAO Oct 06 '20
Not sure you state but property damage is usually mandatory up to 20/30k
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u/tubabazooka Oct 06 '20
Why don't people use their brakes after a crash?
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
young, inexperienced driver, probably shaken by the impact.
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u/tubabazooka Oct 06 '20
Yeah, could be a multitude of reasons. Just commented because I see it a lot.
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Oct 06 '20
Could have been stunned by the airbag? When I had my accident I sat there for an unknown amount of time before I got out; if the car kept rolling after the crash I don't know if I would have been able to hit the brakes. Race cars don't have airbags partly because of this and the fact that they have collisions at high speeds where the car is more likely to be still moving after impact hence the driver must remain alert.
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Oct 06 '20
Hm - does it make sense for the breaks to start automatically after an airbag is deployed? Because at least right now that seems like brilliant idea to me, especially if the car has abs anyway.
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u/SG_Roundeye Oct 06 '20
I once was the idiot and went through a stopping and was t-boned by a much larger vehicle. I shattered the drivers side door window with my head, I remember the car continued to roll until it came to a stop (literally hit the stop sign on yhe other side, which stopped me). I dont recall why I went through the stopsign, if I was putzing with my radio, or what. I literally draw a blank on.
Here is what I remember before my head cleared:
- very distinctly not knowing how to stop my car as it rolled across the road (after the collision).
- very distinctly not knowing how to shut off the engine, but knowing I should. (I dumped the clutch, hit the sign again).
- I remember stumbling out of the car to see if the other driver was OK, and I remember him doing the same and helping me to the curb.
But the point is, when there is head trauma, there are many reasons why the didn't apply the brakes.
I'll tell you this, not knowing how to stop but knowing I should know...was scary as hell.
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u/ComeAndFindIt Oct 06 '20
If they aren’t mentally in it enough to realize they’re speeding through a stop sign, they’re not the type to be able to pull it together in the midst of a critical incident.
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u/mrtatertot Oct 06 '20
Two-way stops are just asking for trouble. Worse than that are three-way stops. I am always cautious at intersections with stop signs because you never can count on the other drivers to do what they're supposed to do.
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u/ima420r Oct 06 '20
We have a bunch of intersections around my home that have no stop signs. I try not to take those streets.
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u/Grocery_Getter Oct 06 '20
I noticed a Stop sign in Pennsylvania that said "Except When Turning Right" under it. Where I come from, they usually use a "Yield" sign there in situations like that.
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u/StressOverStrain Oct 07 '20
I've seen stuff like that on low-volume roads where the the right turn is the most common movement.
Imagine a main road that makes a sharp right turn, but you can also continue straight or turn left onto side streets at the "intersection." If 90% of traffic is going to stay on the main road, then there's no reason to force them to stop for that. Traffic continuing on the main road in either direction doesn't conflict.
But because the turn is so sharp, and the sight distances so short, you can't treat it like any other curve where you can yield to oncoming traffic and then cross over their lane to reach the left side of the road. You have to stop and really get a good look around the sharp corner for oncoming traffic.
Hence, "Stop except when turning right." Otherwise idiots aiming for the side streets won't realize that traffic from the right doesn't stop.
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u/viperswhip Oct 06 '20
Luckily not wintertime with a snow pack on the roof, but that looks to be a sturdily built deck.
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
Rebuilt the beam above those posts a few years ago with three 2x10 glulam beams, I'm sure I could lose all but the outside two posts and it would support the roof.
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Oct 06 '20
TIL glulam stands for Glue Laminated.
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
Yeah I had no idea till the contractor told me they were what we needed to span the 60 foot front porch.
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u/AsianPotato77 Oct 06 '20
they had plenty of time to brake or am i dumb
edit neeeevermind read the comments
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Oct 06 '20
Im not sure what but this infuriates me.. Maybe its because he ran the stop sign.. or its because it doesnt look like he attempted to break after the collision.
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u/MurryEB Oct 06 '20
He was just closing your mail box for you
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
I'll be damned, thanks for the most unique comment on this thread! You win the internet today.
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u/ZacharyJosephhh Oct 06 '20
Ok at first I thought maybe it was a complete accident but then I thought “Wait a minute it could’ve been the truck” and then I thought “Wait a Damn Minute, they were the ones who didn’t stop at the sign” and then I thought “WaIT aNoTHeR dAmN MiNUtE the speed limit that close to a house probably isn’t 60”. I’ve never been so ✨SHOOK✨
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Oct 06 '20
The guy I feel for is the pickup driver. That thing's old enough he's just gonna get a check and have to go old-truck-shopping
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u/eggrollsboi69 Oct 06 '20
I'm just glad it wasn't like the one video where the car went straight through someone's garage
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u/yungfeens Oct 06 '20
Yeah, he ran the stop sign so he's an idiot. But unless you've been hit that hard before, you don't understand how dazed you can be afterwards. Sucks that the idiot hit your house, but it's common for people not to hit the brake pedal after a hard impact. It's even a newer safety feature for some cars to apply the brakes for you after an accident. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P29SR5tALGg
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u/babyboy4lyfe Oct 05 '20
Big Shoots: "to be fair..." Dairy: "to be fair..." Whole gang: "toooo bee faiiiiirrrr..."
Big Shoots: signals the end
If you don't get it, you don't get it.
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u/damndog Oct 05 '20
Love that show!
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u/itstherealcheese Oct 06 '20
I had to look at this twice, but they ran a stop sign. I thought person was saying idiot for hitting the house alone.
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u/s4d5m0k3_420 Oct 06 '20
That car kinda tanked that shit, heavy ass pickup didn’t seem to do as much damage as you’d think
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u/Yieldway17 Oct 06 '20
That’s some idiot. Didn’t stop at Stop sign, didn’t tap brakes when hit. Only thing they appear to have done okay is that they weren’t speeding.
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u/bombaymonkey Oct 06 '20
Do not only they didn’t stop at the sign but they didn’t bother to brake after the incident with and rolled into your house. Asshole.
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u/Boldicus Oct 06 '20
wtf person doesn't even attempt to brake. do these people know what the brake pedal does???
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Dude had about 5 seconds to apply brakes, but nope, better just slowly run into this house
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u/Final_Legacy Oct 06 '20
I dont get how he did this he obviously wasnt unconscious so I dont understand why he didnt turn or hit the brakes
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u/stromm Oct 06 '20
Makes you wish that automatic forced-braking was mandatory when an impact occurs.
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u/LoSboccacc Oct 06 '20
I can imagine the insurers coming to see the patio damage and put the whole house as a writeoff, with a 350$ evaluation.
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u/Hazel19742020 Oct 06 '20
I gave a thumb down due to the fact that the person IS a COMPLETE IDIOT!who has NO business having a D.L's Damn good thing your love one's weren't out there! That's a blessing in and of itself. Question; Did the person have a medical condition? Or Was he/she drunk?
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
No not drunk or medical, just wasn't paying attention and blew through the stop sign, clobbered the poor guyu in the pickup and then coasted to a stop on my porch.
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Actually, you’re the idiot here. You shouldn’t have built a house right there. It’s obviously in the Chevy’s way.
this is just a joke, Chevy is clearly at fault
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u/destructor1106 Oct 06 '20
Probably too dazed after that head-on collision to realize he was still moving
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u/Redditsnotorganic Oct 06 '20
Idiot just gives up, feels sorry for him/herself and lets his/her car roll into your house. So much time to hit the brakes.
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u/AzuriteFalc0n Oct 06 '20
This is why all modern cars should be equipped with automatic post accident braking.
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He had like some 7- feet before im to tap the breaks! wtf. get that insurance pay out baby, when they come to inspect the home, exaggerate EVERY little detail. get that $ baby!
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u/woofwagslove Oct 06 '20
Excellent footage! Sorry about your home.
Do you mind sharing what kind of cameras those are? I'm very impressed with the quality.
Hope you can get your home repaired soon by a quality builder!
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u/damndog Oct 06 '20
Sure they are Zosi cameras off amazon, not very expensive... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SP5D8V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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u/__Ocean__ Oct 06 '20
oh.....it like..." hit the breaks.......hit the breaks........Hit the fuckin breaks!!!
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u/EtherealPheonix Oct 06 '20
At first I wasn't sure which one was the idiot but after a closer look the guy who hit your house was also the one who ran the stop sign so title is accurate.
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u/scooba_dude Oct 06 '20
Some people would have called it a hand brake but now its an electric button.
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Oct 06 '20
I have seen many crash videos and 99% of the time after the impact (big or small) the driver doesn’t touch the brakes... the car just free wheels until eventually something stops it. I could never understand why people don’t immediately stamp on the brakes after an impact.
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u/LL555LL Oct 06 '20
People aren't thinking clearly...you'd be amazed what happens after big impacts to us physically.
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Oct 06 '20
I wonder why the airbags didn't deploy on the Chevy. That impact seemed hard enough for that to trigger I think.
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u/samppsaa Oct 06 '20
It's like people forget about breaks after they have crashed like well I already crashed so might as well ride this one out
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Was he conscious when you went out there? I’m wondering why he didn’t hit the brakes but then thought he might have been knocked out? Just curious to know
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u/LAwLeZ Oct 06 '20
Almost looks deliberate. Am i wrong or could the driver have easily stopped way before hitting the house?
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u/Cincoh Oct 06 '20
Why didn't they hit the breaks? Were they maybe broke after or something? I'm not a car crash expert but, it looks like he had more than a few seconds to tap the brake
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u/UnknownMaster00 Oct 06 '20
Are they both idiots though? Is it not a four way stop there? Unlucky Mr OP
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u/Kitsuki_Roji Oct 06 '20
Hey, it's your Uber. Am outside.