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[–]imwearingatowel 1013 points1014 points ago*

"He's alive in hospital with broken leg, other guy without injures He managed to jump into the car trunk."

Wow.

Edit: Video link that OP deleted for some reason.

[–]A_walmart_greeter 380 points381 points ago

Oh. So that's the reason for opening the trunk. So if someone is about to hit you you can evade by hopping in the trunk. Genius.

[–]mypetridish 65 points66 points ago

ive always wondered about that. thanks, science

[–]snoozieboi 179 points180 points ago

Mythbusters THIS episode: "We're testing if you can escape death by jumping into a car just the second it's hit, Tory get over here!"

[–]MayoralCandidate 21 points22 points ago

Or you can just not stand in the middle of the roadway.

[–]death_and_reposts 239 points240 points ago

He didn't hit his head any only broke one leg. He is really lucky.

[–]Estoye[!] 188 points189 points ago

That's really, really, really dumb luck.

[–]FuriousBanana 65 points66 points ago

Emphasis on the dumb. What the hell was he doing in the middle of such a busy road?

[–]wickedang3l 226 points227 points ago

Playing Frogger.

He lost.

[–]FreeName 8 points9 points ago

What are you talking about? That was his first life.

[–]FrisianDude 4 points5 points ago

getting hit by a car, of course.

[–]defecto 67 points68 points ago

Its not luck, its the safety features built in to cars etc.. with newer cars, when a pedestrian hits the front of the car, its suppose to hit them in the legs and make sure they don't get head injuries when they hit the hood. Example: http://corporate.honda.com/safety/details.aspx?id=pedestrian

[–]dioxholster 34 points35 points ago

That might just get me back into hit and run game again!

[–]realdirtyhippie 2 points3 points ago

Broken leg still. His right leg below the knee bends inward to his left.

[–]Madonkadonk 146 points147 points ago

And the darwin award goes back into the trophy case

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[–]kebab4you 457 points458 points ago

Fuck, he will live to cause more problems.

[–]nofelix 152 points153 points ago

The guy looks like he flips 180 degrees in a splitsecond upon impact, it's pretty weird.

[–]ed19 20 points21 points ago

I had to watch it a couple of times to figure out how he's suddenly upside down. His legs get pushed out then he kind of just rolls over the windscreen.

[–]rothwick 155 points156 points ago*

Always russia....

[–]overtoke 165 points166 points ago

in soviet russia car parks you!

[–]Deathalicious 54 points55 points ago

Worst possible place to be in a car, period, under nearly any kind of circumstances: Russia.

[Source: was once in Russia. Everyone drives like they are eager to meet their maker.]

[–]mikem004 65 points66 points ago

Aha, thank you. You know, I'm beginning to wonder why every has dashboard cams.

[–]fallen77 134 points135 points ago

Insurance and evidence in the case of wrecks mostly. In Russia and several other countries insurance fraud is a very common occurrence and people have started using dashboard cams as a counter.

Example

[–]yt1300 54 points55 points ago*

My 15 year old nephew's insurance company will cut their premiums if they install some kind of dash cam for the first year he drives. Apparently it's running all the time but only saves the footage if something unusual happens (speeding, airbags deploy, excessive breaking, etc.) Has anyone else heard of this?

I guess it's called the Teen Safe Driver program.

[–]facemelt 51 points52 points ago

nope, but it's a pretty good idea.

[–]mikem004 18 points19 points ago

Thanks everyone, I did not know that. I guess that's also why most of these videos are from Russia.

[–]stone500 16 points17 points ago

I wonder why everybody DOESN'T. Seems like they're incredibly useful for all sorts of situations.

[–]dbcification 1674 points1675 points ago

Why the fuck would anyone ever do that?

[–]BiBoFieTo 909 points910 points ago

A tow truck driver once told me that you should open your trunk if your car breaks down.

It's more visible than the hazard lights.

[–]CandleJakk 1125 points1126 points ago

Surely, You'd at least make the effort to pull over as your car breaks down? Not just get out and pop the boot in the middle of the motorway?

[–]RexDartEskimoSpy 669 points670 points ago

That would be nice. Unfortunately, my (big) truck broke down in Cincinnati once. I had to go through one single, solitary lane of non-rush-hour traffic on my left to get to the wide median shoulder. The engine had completely died, I didn't have power steering and I was slowly coasting downhill. I turned on my left turn signal to get over and, lo and behold, nobody would slow down to let me off the road. Everyone was too worried about where THEY were going and how fast THEY were going to get there to think that their decision was about to impact thousands of people behind them who had to wait until I could get moved to the side. Fortunately, once I laid on the horn and stuck my head out the window and started yelling at people, I got through.

I wish it were as easy as trying to pull over, but people are self-centered, impatient cunts when they get behind a wheel.

[–]obsa 123 points124 points ago

Use your hazards and stick your arm out the window next time, not a blinker. People really suck at judging the speed of other cars.

[–]dietotaku 81 points82 points ago

hell, i stick my arm out the window when i need to get over even when my car isn't broken down. people see a blinker and think "oh this asshole wants to get in front of me, fuck him," but they see an arm sticking straight out the window and apparently that says "no, seriously, i'm getting over whether you like it or not so you may as well save your front bumper and let me in."

[–]M3nt0R 53 points54 points ago

I think it's more the fact that it's human contact of some sort. It's not a 'car' telling you with a light 'I'm going over here.' It's a person signalling you. It's always different when it's a person.

It's just like talking to someone over the internet like here on reddit where people can sometimes be tough guys, or talking to someone in person where you're more likely to reserve your judgements and be polite.

[–]downvotesmakemehard 287 points288 points ago

once I laid on the horn and stuck my head out the window and started yelling at people

This IS the polite way to do this during rush hour in the US. You need to get over? You need to give us a bit of a show monkey boy.

[–]SixshooteR32 44 points45 points ago

In pennsylvania they just ride your ass and act like their Kia is a nascar when you do such things ಠ_ಠ

[–]tinpanallegory 3 points4 points ago

And then a semi comes around a narrow bend in the mountain road doing 80...

Pennsylvania is beautiful, but christ almighty is it looooooooooong and full of psychotic truckers.

Actually, I think the two are related somehow...

[–]someguy945 36 points37 points ago

Drivers treat each other like crap in part because the entire driving experience feels very anonymous, and the other cars on the road feel more like obstacles than other people.

Fortunately, once I laid on the horn and stuck my head out the window and started yelling at people, I got through.

This is a great way to remind other drivers that your car contains an actual human driver. It really wakes them up and can be very effective in an emergency situation. Good call.

[–]wufoo2 33 points34 points ago

Drivers treat each other like crap in part because the entire driving experience feels very anonymous, and the other cars on the road feel more like obstacles than other people

Good thing the Internet isn't like that.

[–]segue1007 19 points20 points ago

You were on 75, weren't you?

[–]IHaveHerpes 20 points21 points ago

71, 75, and 275 all suck although yes, 75 is the worst

[–]toastedpirate 5 points6 points ago

As a driver of an older car I've often wondered how I'd approach that situation. I think I would just have hazards on and start to merge... fuck em if they don't let me in... I'm going anyway. Of course I'd probably get sued too.

[–]LookAtThatTurkey 6 points7 points ago

As someone who recently had their timing belt snap while goin' around 80 on a highway just before rush hour traffic started, it wasn't too hard to not press the brake, flip on my hazard lights, and roll on over to the side of the road, coasting till after an on ramp. Sat on the side of the road for a little over an hour before the cops came, by then I had 2 friends there, and one of them towed me off. Wasn't anything traumatic, but definitely something I'd avoid in the future. Biggest thing is don't panic. You're still in control of the car, things might just be a bit tougher.

I'm more worried now about having my car die in slower traffic, since that wouldn't allow me to get my vehicle over to the side of the road....

[–]imwearingatowel 928 points929 points ago

pop the boot in the middle of the motorway

Just know that, as a Canadian, I am jealous that you get to use these words.

[–]givequicheachance 735 points736 points ago

Canadians say "boot" all the time.

So quit complaining aboot it.

[–]Frogger05 379 points380 points ago

What are you talking aboot?

[–]veggiem0nster 441 points442 points ago

aboot a boot

[–]BearOffDrugs 93 points94 points ago

Buddy!

[–]fluffyplague 88 points89 points ago

American, also jealous as fuck.

[–]katmaidog 81 points82 points ago

American that lives in London and gets to use those words.

Boot

Bonnet

nyeah!

[–]myhouseismadeofskin 256 points257 points ago

Actually, we call them poppy-uppy car purses.

[–]Hidden_Gecko 53 points54 points ago

I take it you're from somewhere near Bristol?

[–]morning-coffee 73 points74 points ago

Ah, copy pasta. Better face when.

[–]leontocephaline 58 points59 points ago

lol@ mfw americans call genocide 'Thanksgiving'

[–]scottperezfox 41 points42 points ago

American who lived in Britain here — don't forget bin (as both a verb and a noun), lift, loo, trousers, cooker, etc. etc. etc. You do get quite used to it. Coming home is a bitch.

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points ago

"The pisser"/ "shitter" if you're in more common company.

[–]turtlebitch 195 points196 points ago

No I still call them trousers...

[–]Jackpot777 21 points22 points ago

You. I like you.

[–]Gamevidz 29 points30 points ago

Only just now, even though being British, have I just realised how stupid the word 'cooker' is. It bloody cooks stuff n wot.

[–]Digipete 59 points60 points ago

What gets me is that you call the top a 'Hob'

"Cooker and Hob" sounds like a family friendly police comedy produced by Disney in the mid 80's

[–]InteractiveFiction 43 points44 points ago

TIL Americans don't have a word for anything.

[–]ElReddo 5 points6 points ago

Just had the exact same realisation.

[–]JackieOrgasm 4 points5 points ago

I've always wondered, if you are an American living in Britain, are you expected to adopt these words, or use your own? I mean obviously you'll want to change over from pants to trousers or you're going to get some funny looks.

But for the mundane things, like trash and bin, lift and elevator. Is it proper to switch?

[–]_pagan_poetry_ 26 points27 points ago

For the first few weeks of your visit, you should probably use the American words and let us feel very smug and superior by correcting you.

Gradually start the transition into British English so that we can feel responsible for having "converted" you.

[–]JackieOrgasm 10 points11 points ago

Interesting difference between us and yall. We'd want you to keep saying everything the British way because we'd think it is cute.

But I suppose we'd think it was awesome if we converted you to some of our other stuff, like fixin' to or afore. So there is that, but that's only as a southerner.

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[–]CandleJakk 16 points17 points ago

If the engine cuts out, there's usually still enough momentum to move over a lane - I know that in the situation you'd likely panic, so I can sort of see the logic is stopping in the middle lane.

This is also why my car has a couple of Hi-Vis vests at easy access.

[–]ruitfloops 21 points22 points ago

Momentum yes, understanding drivers blowing by you on either side ... depends.

I've helped somebody push their car out of the road. Similar situation to what perfectmachine described; engine cut out, driver couldn't coast to the breakdown lane in time due to traffic. Thankfully there was a semi that angled across the road and stopped traffic in the couple lanes necessary to get the car off the road.

[–]MicroDigitalAwaker 4 points5 points ago

Truck Drivers, Heroes of the Road; unless they're making one of those rolling blockades for shits and grins.

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points ago

Seriously, you can coast a long way when you start at highway speeds.

Though if it's a transmission/axle/wheel problem that results in a sudden stop, I could understand. Those are pretty rare, though.

Even then, with that amount of traffic, I'd stay in the car and wait for the cops.

[–]mishagale 24 points25 points ago

On a family holiday, my dad let the magic smoke out of our Volvo while trying to do a tonne on a German autobahn. He was pretty worried because our insurance wouldn't cover us in Germany, so he coasted into France before pulling over and calling for assistance.

[–]dbcification 22 points23 points ago

coasted into France

Oh, you know, nbd.

[–]perfectmachine 20 points21 points ago

Right, but if there's a bunch of cars passing you on either side, you can easily lose that short window of opportunity to pull over. Especially, when you're two lanes away from the shoulder.

[–]CandleJakk 13 points14 points ago

Ah, yeah, I forget you have more lanes on American roads. That changes things quite a bit.

[–]Bob3333 43 points44 points ago

Based on driving around the Los Angeles area, there are three distinct types of drivers based upon how they react to trouble:

  1. Stop in traffic lanes
  2. Keep driving until their car is utterly broken
  3. Pull over

[–][deleted] 98 points99 points ago

So, in other words, the only three possible things you can do.

[–]mikefh 13 points14 points ago

1 and 2 could potentially be the same option under specific circumstances.

[–]planet_rob 95 points96 points ago

That tow truck driver should have told you that you should never be in the roadway of a multi-lane highway, stopped, starting to work on a broken down car. Man...the stupidity of some people. The first person had a second car there. It could have easily pushed the first one to the side of the road.

[–]fancy-chips 83 points84 points ago

Honestly stay in the car. The driver seat is the safest place in that situation. Buckled up. Call the police immediately.

[–]foot-long 17 points18 points ago

yea...with the button from inside the car, not from the fast lane with your key

[–]what_comes_after_q 48 points49 points ago*

The man is a tow truck driver, not a highway safety expert. Use hazard lights - making your trunk slightly larger does NOT make your car more visible than flashing lights, especially if you break down in the evening or at night. It's just common sense - most trunks only go up to the roof of the car or slightly higher. This means your car is no more visible. When your car breaks down, get over to the side of the road, put on your hazards, if you have road markers/flares, use them if you think visibility will be a problem (or if road conditions are particularly dangerous). Call for help and wait in your car until assistance arrives.

[–]pornmonger 15 points16 points ago

A lot of cars also have more lights and reflectors on the trunk door.

[–]dwerg85 4 points5 points ago

Actually i think the truck driver might have been thinking he has one of those cars that has one of those huge warning reflectors inside the trunk door.

[–]JustADirtyLurker 106 points107 points ago

I saw it happening continously on the Indian highways.

I was in New Delhi for about a month last year, to go from the hotel to the workplace we had to do a taxi ride of 15 km, all on highway. For 30 fucking days.

In order of threat:

1) people popping the trunk open in a random lane (3-4 lanes for carriageway);

2) broken tirs stopped inside a random lane. once in a while we could see the driver SLEEPING (with cushions) below the tir, where it was cool (it was summertime). on the left and on the right, cars and trucks driving through like nothing happened.

3) 3-wheelers in highway, with 10 people on each.

4) people on foot crossing the highways left to right. continously. expecially when the highway crossed a slum.

5) this was the biggest: once, early in the morning, we saw a bus full of people stopping, making a U turn and driving along our carriageway backwards. all of this in front of us (like 200-300 meters), luckily with the highway almost empty.

It was hell. I think I lost 5 years of lifespan during that month.

EDIT: formatting

[–]blorg 102 points103 points ago

India doesn't count. You do whatever the fuck you want on the highways there. Drive the wrong way down the oncoming lane? Without lights? At night? Sure, why not. (Far from the only Asian country this occurs in, I have seen it from Iran to Cambodia.)

In fairness to them, generally nothing is going faster than 40km/h / 25mph (or if is, it knows to expect other stuff going that speed- most trucks are limited to it.)

I survived three months cycling there; worst was the main highway out of Mumbai... In the dark. I was lucky. I did see a few carcasses, or guys in the process of becoming dead.

[–]penjsface 33 points34 points ago

No, Indians are not somehow magically safe in such situations; their automobile/pedestrian fatality rate is something like 3 times higher than that of the US. As it turns out, fucking crazy driving causes accidents.

[–]rulps 60 points61 points ago

You are a guy in the process of becoming dead.

[–]imamidget 5 points6 points ago

I've heard similar things from everyone I've spoken to on the subject. They also complain about the fact that small cities don't have traffic lights, either.

Sounds like if you go to India and plan on driving yourself, you're going to have a bad time.

[–]mquindlen81 134 points135 points ago

It's crazy how many people I've seen get out of their car in the middle of a highway after an accident. STAY IN YOUR CAR!

[–]deathcapt 54 points55 points ago

naw man, you want abandon your car, and get 5 - 10 feet away from the highway.

[–]tintin47 111 points112 points ago

Yeah, if you are on the shoulder. Not if your car is still on the highway.

[–]Kaylend 53 points54 points ago

Get the fuck out. Getting rear ended by someone going 60+ MPH is both of your cars becoming nothing more than scrap.

Had a family friend decide to sit in the carpool lane cause he didn't want to damage the rims (as he told his brother on the phone before tragedy) on his Mercedes after getting a flat.

Hit by Honda civic at around 70mph. Him, his friend, and the Honda driver all instantly dead.

[–]HowardTheDog 14 points15 points ago

That sucks man. I was hit by a woman putting on makeup going 60 while I was at a stoplight. 4 cars towed, 3 totaled, and the woman and myself both got ambulance rides. Now I get really nervous watching cars in the rear view mirror when I'm stopped.

[–]chantistar 19 points20 points ago

that's dangerous as hell, too. at least wear your seat belt if you do.

[–]qervem 16 points17 points ago

Looks like he tried to dodge the first car that rear-ended theirs.

[–]flying_aspidistra 21 points22 points ago

...And that's when I noticed the other guy getting kneecapped.

[–]xShamrocker 9 points10 points ago

If you check out the video, he is able to get into the trunk of the car before getting kneecapped! Pretty quick moves.

[–]Jaegs 29 points30 points ago

Upon inspection of the video it appears that there was pretty much 0 shoulder and railings on either side. No where to go when he broke down but staying in the dead center was still a really dumb call, move to a side as far as you can go.

[–]cheapdrinks 63 points64 points ago*

Also it seems the silver jeep was able to see that the car in front of it was not only stationary, but open with 2 people standing behind it for a good 5 seconds before noticing and hitting the brakes

.

Edit

In the video posted above the Jeep is travelling in a straight line for 11 seconds towards the obviously stopped car with its boot open and 2 people standing behind, in clear conditions and light traffic. You can see him apply the brakes 1 second before impact at the 10 second mark with about 15 metres before impact. Massively late reaction.

[–]chishiki 8 points9 points ago

THIS. Drivers often take their cues from the drivers ahead of them compounding the first idiot's mistake. Stay off your phones, watch the road. I survived something similar when I was stopped waiting for some construction guys to wave us through: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXrEOWrfyo

[–]townidiot[S] 205 points206 points ago*

Facebook Paralysis: A condition that results in people zoning out the real world.

[–]monkeyman5828 609 points610 points ago

Does anyone else think of GTA IV when they see him flying through the air like that? Rockstar really did their research I guess.

[–]FastRedPonyCar 136 points137 points ago

I like to imagine they took crash test dummies, attached tons of those little ping pong ball motion capture sensors on them and then plowed through them with various vehicles to capture the realistic flailing motions.

[–]GetHighr 165 points166 points ago

Actually its just the Euphoria engine simulating physics, that is why the ragdoll is always different.

[–]bazhip 101 points102 points ago

The other dudes explanation sounded much more exciting. Yours sounds much more accurate.

[–]Condawg 76 points77 points ago

The real explanation is more exciting to me, because it means the reactions are dynamic. If it was just mocap, you'd be seeing the same ten "person getting hit by car" animations all game.

[–]bazhip 20 points21 points ago

Oh engine development is a beautiful thing. I love physics and I love programming so I find it fascinating. The thing is, I'd rather spend my afternoon plowing an SUV through dummies than debugging code.

[–]jebus01 2 points3 points ago

Rockstar researcher in the driving car

[–]CharleHuff 264 points265 points ago

The shoes always come off.

[–]MyWifesBusty 10 points11 points ago

It's true. Just like forest creatures fleeing before a fire, shoes do their damndest to GTFO.

[–]Gnomie86 7 points8 points ago

I remember Mythbusters testing the expression "knock your socks off". If the impact is violent enough it is indeed possible

[–]townidiot[S] 74 points75 points ago

Everything burns.

[–]deleated 2 points3 points ago

Why do shoes come off when accidents reach a certain level of severity? Are they usually held on by our feet somehow that becomes relaxed when we've been hit by a car?

[–]isiah1979 1069 points1070 points ago

CARRRRRR!!!!! OH LONG JOHNSON!!!

[–]Baker41 62 points63 points ago

Have you been living under a rock! Everyone is CatBreadedTaylorSwiftReporting These days!

[–]Monstermash042 8 points9 points ago

Ugh, that is soooo 2000 and late.

[–]opex14 65 points66 points ago

That gave me quite the laugh to start my day

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 948 points949 points ago*

I instantly froze when I saw this. I once saw exactly this happen to a guy and the car sped off. It was late and I was the only one around and I held him as he died as I frantically called 911. His ID said it was his birthday. His parents wanted to talk yo me and I told them he died peacefully even though his leg was twisted behind his back and he was gurgling up blood trying to scream. Shit fucked me up. Hope the guy in the video is okay.

EDIT: Dude, Reddit is the shit. You guys all basically just counselled me into finally getting total closure on this whole thing. Thanks to everyone for your wise words.

[–]hunglao 377 points378 points ago

You are a good soul for stopping to be with him. It must have been terrifying for him, but at least his last moments weren't spent alone wondering when another vehicle was going to run him over. I'm sorry you have to live with the traumatic memory of his last moments, but you did the right thing.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 214 points215 points ago

Man, I almost never post personal stories like that on Reddit but you guys sure know what to say sometimes.

[–]moparornocar 25 points26 points ago

A lot of people probably wouldn't even stop, you did an amazing thing. Its kinda crazy how instinct kicks in, in those situations. Also your username is great.

[–]JustGotSmashed 133 points134 points ago

You're a great human for being there for him. How did it happen though? Anymore details?

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 453 points454 points ago

He was walking home from the bar at night, in the middle of the road. I pulled over and asked if he needed a lift but he said he lived right over the bridge. I recognized him from the bar he was buying everyone shots (he just turned 18). I wasn't drinking and I was going topick pick up another friend. As I pulled away I noticed a car coming in fast off the bridge. My window was still open and I turned to see him go flying just like in the gif. Car threw on the brakes for a second then decided to get the fuck outta there fast. He was in pretty bad shape, his shoes went flying and he was twisted like a pretzel. 911 had me get his wallet and get his name since he couldn't talk just gurgle up blood. After a few minutes some other cars started pulling over and im just holding this guy as these random girls are screaming and crying and im covered in blood. I remember the exact moment he died because he sort of shook and them went limp and lifeless. Cops and paramedics came shortly after. They actually found a piece of the car that hit him in the ditch and since it was a less common, older car they could track down the fucker who sped off. I followed the case to make sure they found the guy cuz I needed closure I think. Shit didn't even hit me until a day later at the dinner table with my family, I just broke down.

[–]CelebornX 104 points105 points ago

Did you ever talk to someone about this? I can imagine this would be the sort of thing that you'd have a delayed response to.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 334 points335 points ago

Yeah I just was too shocked for almost 24 hours. Talking to his parents at the funeral helped me out a lot, and my dad. At least the memory of his mangled corpse could just stay with me and I could try to make them feel a bit better about their 18 year old kids passing by telling them he seemed peaceful and he didn't suffer. Pretty crazy for someone I didn't know. But if you ever see the videos of people jumping out of the towers on 9/11... even though they are nameless and faceless... that shit h.aunts my dreams.

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points ago

Two amazing and wonderful strangers held my best friend as he bled out in under 30 seconds from a head wound immediately following a terrible bike accident. I wasn't there.

When I asked them about it and they told me what had happened, and how he died in their arms, I burst into tears and hugged them both for a very long time. They gave one of his loved ones the best thing possible in that moment; I knew my best friend hadn't died alone. That's all I needed to know. And they made that happen.

So thanks, stranger. I'm so sorry it had to be you, but please never forget what you've given to the people who are still alive who loved him.

[–]r3coil 90 points91 points ago

I keep upvoting you as if the karma will somehow make up for it. I'm sorry you had to go through that. I hope you are doing better these days.

[–]CelebornX 32 points33 points ago

I'm sure you've gone over it a thousand times in your head since the incident, but no matter how painful and tragic it was, know that he was lucky to have someone like you with him in his final moments rather than going through it alone.

[–]Margatron 12 points13 points ago

You have a massive amount of empathy to have acted the way you did at each stage of that ordeal. It always amazes me how people adapt to difficult and intensely personal situations with complete strangers. It reminds me how similar we all are.

[–]fishrobe 4 points5 points ago

A friend of mine in high school was driving one night to go be in the school play. there was an old lady in a wheel chair randomly rolling down the off ramp, and he hit her, killing her instantly. it turned out she had severe Alzheimer's and probably didn't know what she was doing or where she was. the cops came, let him go since it was clearly not his fault, and he made it to school to be in the play as normal, and seemed more or less fine with what had happened.

after that, he wasn't in school for a week....

tl:dr--i think it's pretty normal for something like that to take a day or two to really sink in. i'm with everyone else here: you did the right thing.

[–]bryandenny71 2 points3 points ago

I feel the exact same way about the people jumping out of the towers. It makes my heart tremble & I start to break down thinking about what those people went through.

[–]dorlamp 3 points4 points ago

What happened to the guy who sped off when they caught him? Is he still in prison?

[–]JustGotSmashed 74 points75 points ago

Wow man. :( Just wow. And on his birthday too. It's actually my birthday today and stuff like this is just why I'm so glad I'm alive, no matter what I go through.

Thanks for being there for him. For stopping your car, running back to him, holding him in your arms and letting him live his final moments with a complete stranger being there for him. You're a great human being buddy.

I really hope that asshole who knocked him down got a life sentence.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 72 points73 points ago

Vehicular Manslaughter, wasn't life though. This was in Canada. Hey... don't get too drunk tonight, have some buddies look after ya!

[–]JustGotSmashed 11 points12 points ago

I'm good. I have a university final tomorrow, so I spent my entire day revising sadly.

[–]MinionOfDoom 17 points18 points ago

Next time try revising happily! :)

[–]canucklehead13 2 points3 points ago

Where in Canada?

[–]shazam99301 26 points27 points ago

Not everyone would have stopped - props man for doing that. And also telling his parents something comforting. Real Life Karma.

[–]shmishshmorshin 21 points22 points ago

A similar thing happened to me. I was driving home late at night after picking up and dropping off my dad from the airport to his place and I saw a car run a red light and get t-boned by a big truck. The other car was a compact, so it got demolished. The car went about 30 yards before it stopped. Me and a few others stopped and the car was filled with 4 younger girls all around my age, earlier twenties, all unconscious. It was partially stuck on the center divide and the girl in the driver's side rear seat was closest to me, so I attempted to find a pulse. I couldn't really feel anything and I didn't want to move her, but I was a little distracted by the huge shard of glass in her chin. Eventually an off-duty EMT came up and said he'd take over. The cops, fire department and ambulances showed up shortly after and there were plenty of witnesses around so I just went home. I was playing college soccer at the time and we had a game the next day. I went into my coach's office to tell him I didn't know if I could or should play and it all hit me then and I broke down. He convinced me to play and we won but as soon as the game was over I just went off the field, sat down and cried. I eventually found out the girl in the back seat with glass shard in her chin died.

[–]CatMinion 11 points12 points ago

Did you hold him to try to comfort him? Please don't take offense, I'm just curious.

My grandmother died in a car accident and it meant a lot to my family to know that a witness was there to comfort her before she blacked out.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 25 points26 points ago

The 911 dispatcher was trying to get me to ask him questions. I just kept telling him the ambulance was on its way but I think I was too shocked to be of any real comfort since I was panicking myself and it all happened so fast. It didn't help when. Some teenage girls pulled over and started screaming bloody murder. Hmm... poor choice of words.

[–]morceli 11 points12 points ago

Wow, just reading this account has me almost shaking. Terrible story, but glad to hear that you waited. You must have provided a great deal of help for the victim and family. He spent his last minutes with someone looking after him and his family knows he wasn't alone. It's normally so easy to be cynical about our world, so it is a relief to read your story.

[–]sabrinaladawn 7 points8 points ago

So young... :( Thank you for being there for him. I know if I were a family member of his, I would feel deeply comforted by that.

[–]TundraWolf_ 5 points6 points ago

this happened to a buddy of mine in italy. they never found the car :(

also, he didn't make it.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 7 points8 points ago

My condolences. Kudos to the RCMP they were extremely thorough.

[–]zabuma 3 points4 points ago

I hope they caught that piece of shit. You're a good human being dude.

[–]guriboysf 3 points4 points ago

Wow — sorry to hear about that.

[–]alphaweiner 89 points90 points ago

I'm sorry you had to go through that. You're a good person for staying with him though.

[–]WastedWrath 111 points112 points ago

:(

[–]iaccidentlytheworld 26 points27 points ago

From the comments above, I'm pretty sure the guy escaped with only a broken leg.

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 39 points40 points ago

Cool, between this and learning about those 3 guys 1 hammer murder video in another thread, shit was getting pretty dark for me there.

[–]Ur_Highness 11 points12 points ago

3 guys 1 hammer is honestly one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. I've been afraid of guys like that for 4 years. It really fucked me up

[–]Andynym 12 points13 points ago

Yeah, I think humanity owes itself a big collective apology for that video.

[–]grimpoteuthis 6 points7 points ago

God damn, dude. That's fucked. Sorry you had to deal with that : /

[–]skintigh 4 points5 points ago

Guy in the only had a broken leg according to other commenters.

[–]mebsy101 4 points5 points ago

Jesus dude

[–]KyroDCK 3 points4 points ago

Oh god. Can someone hold these onions for me?

[–]Bloopie 2 points3 points ago

I think your description alone has fucked me up.

[–]3AYATS 10 points11 points ago

Well there you have it. The Daily Mail article confirms its realness!

[–]futffx 9 points10 points ago

According to brrrtmn, the LiveLeak user who posted the video

That's world-class fact checking right there.

[–]ready4thisjelly 55 points56 points ago

The real question is, how did that silver jeep not notice that there were two guys standing in the highway in front of a car with its trunk open quickly enough to slow down? It doesn't look like he put on his brakes until he is a few feet away.

[–]DecentOpinions 28 points29 points ago

I'm surprised no-one is talking about this. I know you're obviously not supposed to stop in the middle of the fucking road but it looks like there was plenty of time for the other drivers to react. Also I realise the gif might be misleading but if you look at the video it seems like those cars could have avoided it.

[–]ready4thisjelly 10 points11 points ago

I would guess that maybe there was a car in front of him that swerved out of the way at the last minute, but it really doesn't look that way from the video. Seems like he was far back enough for a person who was paying attention to notice what was happening.

[–]ftotheill 10 points11 points ago

While the silver vehicle was at fault, he was at least braking and trying to slow down. The black car should have realized the right lanes were clear and he could easily get over and avoid hitting anything. The guy didn't seem like he was even trying to slow, but instead trying to cutoff the car to his left. Always know where cars around you are and which lane you can duck into if anything crazy occurs.

[–]blastshieldaddiction 14 points15 points ago

Southern California resident here: Breakdowns, run out of gas, get the fuck off the road and leave your shit behind. Minor accident, don't turn the middle of the motorway into your personal crime scene in investigation while you exchange insurance information, get the fuck off the road!

tl;dr Get the fuck off the road!

[–]foxc21 201 points202 points ago

anyone else spend a very large amount of time trying to figure out if the guy actually got hit or not based on the way he flipped?

[–]dszordan 46 points47 points ago

Well he certainly got hit.. How he ended up flipping that way I don't know.

[–]juanito89 21 points22 points ago

He flipped so incredibly fast.

[–]rasmus9311 29 points30 points ago*

I saw this on liveleak and you could see the guy jumping into the trunk of the car and not getting hit. But for the other guy he got hit badly, not sure what his status is.

edit: "UPDATE: He's alive in hospital with broken leg, other guy without injures He managed to jump into the car trunk." from the youtube video

[–]townidiot[S] 78 points79 points ago

You never did learn to mind your surroundings.

[–]Aeneis 29 points30 points ago

Glad to see you haven't let us down yet young Nolan. (2 minutes in here)

[–]gaog 5 points6 points ago

I spent 2 minutes (long time) trying to see if the trunk diver made it. That was a good jump!

[–]Ivanm76 337 points338 points ago

It angers me that people are that stupid.

[–]townidiot[S] 97 points98 points ago

I think its more about people not minding their surroundings. Batman Begins is entirely about these types of situations.

[–]Limitedcomments 80 points81 points ago

I think from now on you should try to relate every comment you say to one of Nolans batman films in some way. Just 'cause.

[–]townidiot[S] 72 points73 points ago

Note the timestamp on this post. Nolan mode activated.

[–][deleted] 117 points118 points ago

It should give you relief that Darwinism is still alive and kicking.

[–]electropulses 7 points8 points ago

Why is this tagged "Death" when the dude just had a broken leg?

[–]tommygoogy 7 points8 points ago

10/10 for style; Tucked legs in well, could have done better on the landing.

[–]PAULMCGREGOR 6 points7 points ago

OP should remove the [Warning:Death] tag since the guy didn't die. Pretty scary though.

[–]kareemabduljabbq 85 points86 points ago

if you stop your car in the middle of a highway and open your trunk.........you're going to have a bad time.

[–]AnotherClosetAtheist 5 points6 points ago

Shoe loss: Confirmed.

[–]DrLiam 31 points32 points ago

Why is there a death warning when several comments have said nobody died?

[–]jezmck 12 points13 points ago

Because time passes, and information isn't available at all times.

[–]Vsx 9 points10 points ago

The fact that you need to check the comments to see if he died is reason enough. Someone people don't want to watch something where someone looks like they might have died.

[–]whytcolr 35 points36 points ago

Anyone else catch the guy leaping into the back of his minivan before being rear-ended?

[–]SentimentalGentleman 6 points7 points ago

According to the top Youtube comment (for what it's worth):

UPDATE: He's alive in hospital with broken leg, other guy without injures

He managed to jump into the car trunk.

[–]shmortisborg 7 points8 points ago

Anyone else wonder how this was caught on video, or in other words, what are the odds that (1) someone in an approaching car would have their camera out ready and filming before they even could make out that there was a stranded car with their back open and people stupidly wandering around it, and (2) that coincidentally they happened to pass by at the exact right moment and place to see the collision?

It boggles my mind to the point where I half-guess that its staged.

[–]brenballer12 123 points124 points ago*

The driver of the black car that hit the guy deserves some blame. If a car is coming to a dead stop on a highway right in front of you, there is probably a very good reason and you too should come to a stop instead of attempting to pass them (at least until you can see why). It looks to me as if he was riding that guys ass and when he came to a stop he had to swerve left to avoid collision, either way deserves some blame.

edit: accidentally a word

[–]TheCodexx 31 points32 points ago

I'm more concerned about the car in the same lane as the other two cars whose driver has no depth perception. The guy was lucky he jumped in the trunk when he did. Given that both people in the stopped SUV were out of the car at the time, they presumably had been stopped for at least 20 seconds. There's no way that the car that read-ended their SUV didn't see them coming, but he plowed on right into them.

Both cars that hit or nearly hit someone are clearly dumbasses. I'll give the kids who got hit the benefit of the doubt and say that there's a chance they were stopping to help out the other car and raise visibility or perhaps they had a problem themselves. That seems just as likely, if not moreso, than them just stopping over a minor issue or fender bender in the middle of the highway.

But seriously, that car didn't notice they were stopped. WTF?

[–]swiftb3 12 points13 points ago*

Am I the only one that thinks he switched lanes at the last moment, while braking, to avoid a collision? There's no way he could have expected someone to be STANDING in the next lane.

Edit: I'll admit he was then following too close, but his was the best reaction possible at that point.

Edit2: Accidentally "one" letter

[–]PurpleSfinx 94 points95 points ago

This thread blows my mind. It's full of people saying the guy that got hit should have magically not let his car break down. Yeah, no shit, stopping in the middle of the freeway is a bad idea. I doubt he wanted to. And I'm not saying standing where he was was smart even given the circumstances. But both those cars still have a responsibility to stop or slow down in time for an obstruction, and both of them didn't and nearly killed someone. You especially do not just swerve and drive halfway between lanes without indicating or slowing down. Some blame? Most of the blame. Also the guy in front of him actually HIT the car. Why the fuck don't people just leave a safe gap? It literally has no disadvantage.

[–]Polymira 37 points38 points ago

Without indication of slowing down? The black car hit it's brakes before swerving, he was trying to avoid a rear end collision (he wouldn't have stopped as soon as he did otherwise). The guy moved into the path of the black car at the same moment the black car was swerving. The only thing the black car could have done differently given the situation and timing would have been to swerve right instead of left. And by given the situation and timing, I mean with how close the cars are to each other on the highway, and that the black car had limited visibility past the vehicle in front of him, I'm aware that he could have left more room between vehicles, etc, etc, etc

[–]shipallbangedup 7 points8 points ago

Why the fuck don't people just leave a safe gap?

Seriously, I'm annoyed by a lot but #1 is when people follow too close in a car. You're saving yourself literally no time and you're just making the situation much more dangerous and everyone more uncomfortable. Such a dick move to do.

[–]Stevehops 3 points4 points ago

Guy did not die, only broke his leg.