Most Terrifying Car Accident Ever!

Jimbuna · 04-06-11, 05:56 AM

She is one lucky lady....looking forward to all the YouTube contenders that should be posted here soon

AVGWarhawk · 04-06-11, 10:47 AM

I watched that video yesterday. She was was pacing a flat bed truck on her right. In front of her was a small trailer. Out of nowhere on the left side of the trailer a 2x4 crashes into and through her windshield. It was a sizable piece of wood. It could have killed her.

mako88sb · 04-06-11, 11:49 AM

I'm not sure if that's the case here but road debris from trucks that don't tarp there loads properly has contributed to a few deaths like this one in Calgary last summer:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...-accident.html

What was later determined is that it must of come off some metal scrap hauler.

GoldenRivet · 04-06-11, 12:36 PM

It looked to me like the truck ahead of her struck the board as it was laying in the road... i dont think it actually left his trailer.

I had this exact thing almost happen to me a couple of years ago in a little coupe.

the truck ahead of me struck a bent piece of re-bar laying in the road, it flew up and was headed right for my windshield... a bent corner of it grazed the headlight and it bounced back off to the side.

damage to the headlight was surprisingly minimal.

could have been worse.

Howard313 · 04-06-11, 02:28 PM

I wouldn't call this the most terrifying car accident ever recorded. Especially if you count certain racing events such as drag races etc etc.

Still, glad no one was hurt.

tater · 04-06-11, 06:04 PM

The youtube link (her original video) is funny since they said it was a 2x4 and clearly it is not.

magic452 · 04-06-11, 08:00 PM

There was an accident similar to this in the 1950's. The Los Angles Times
had a picture of two fireman holding up a man with a 2X4 sticking through his chest and out his back. He had hit some sort of a barricade and a 6 foot 2X4 came through the windshield and stabbed him.

The fireman had to use a chain saw to cut off the board short enough to get him out of the car and into the ambulance.
They cut it till there was about 4 inches out the back and about 6 inches out the front.

A very chilling picture to say the least. I can still see it clearly even today.
Never heard if the guy survived or not but he was clearly alive at this time.

Magic

Platapus · 04-06-11, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard313

I wouldn't call this the most terrifying car accident ever recorded. Especially if you count certain racing events such as drag races etc etc.

Still, glad no one was hurt.

I would agree. Here in Virginia about 10 years ago we had a family wiped out when a deer went through the windshield. The deer was still alive and flayed the entire family to death in its struggle.

I would say that is more terrifying. To survive the impact but to be "la machined" to death by a deer's hooves. I don't think that family died quickly, especially the children strapped in the child seats.

bookworm_020 · 04-07-11, 02:58 AM

I hope that they also reminded her that to film something while driving is somewhat unsafe as well......

04-06-11, 05:56 AM	#1
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04-06-11, 10:47 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,260 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I watched that video yesterday. She was was pacing a flat bed truck on her right. In front of her was a small trailer. Out of nowhere on the left side of the trailer a 2x4 crashes into and through her windshield. It was a sizable piece of wood. It could have killed her. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-06-11, 12:36 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	It looked to me like the truck ahead of her struck the board as it was laying in the road... i dont think it actually left his trailer. I had this exact thing almost happen to me a couple of years ago in a little coupe. the truck ahead of me struck a bent piece of re-bar laying in the road, it flew up and was headed right for my windshield... a bent corner of it grazed the headlight and it bounced back off to the side. damage to the headlight was surprisingly minimal. could have been worse. __________________

04-06-11, 06:04 PM	#6
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	The youtube link (her original video) is funny since they said it was a 2x4 and clearly it is not. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

04-06-11, 08:00 PM	#7
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There was an accident similar to this in the 1950's. The Los Angles Times had a picture of two fireman holding up a man with a 2X4 sticking through his chest and out his back. He had hit some sort of a barricade and a 6 foot 2X4 came through the windshield and stabbed him. The fireman had to use a chain saw to cut off the board short enough to get him out of the car and into the ambulance. They cut it till there was about 4 inches out the back and about 6 inches out the front. A very chilling picture to say the least. I can still see it clearly even today. Never heard if the guy survived or not but he was clearly alive at this time. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

04-06-11, 11:49 AM	#3
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure if that's the case here but road debris from trucks that don't tarp there loads properly has contributed to a few deaths like this one in Calgary last summer: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...-accident.html What was later determined is that it must of come off some metal scrap hauler.

04-06-11, 02:28 PM	#5
Howard313 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: America Posts: 211 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't call this the most terrifying car accident ever recorded. Especially if you count certain racing events such as drag races etc etc. Still, glad no one was hurt.

04-07-11, 02:58 AM	#9
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I hope that they also reminded her that to film something while driving is somewhat unsafe as well...... __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"