Miracle in a motorway in Austria

I lol'd at this. +1 for appealing to a fairly cynical sense of humour.

Great to see/hear that the number of fatalities was kept to a minimal. Luck? Good car design? Reasonable driving standards in Austria? Who knows.

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2008-03-25 17:00:15

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.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6880|The Twilight Zone

Video no longer available. What exactly happened?

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2008-03-25 17:15:05

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SplinterStrike: Roamer; +250|6838|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

.Sup wrote:
Video no longer available. What exactly happened?

Too graphic for youtube methinks.

Any chance of another vid/link of the story?

2008-03-25 19:09:52

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Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6895

.Sup wrote:
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embedding in disabled, click the direct link.

2008-03-25 19:32:02

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Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|6998|USA

meh, reminds me of the 100+ car pileup we had on an extremely foggy California morning in December. no deaths, might have been a few injuries.

2008-03-25 19:36:04

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SplinterStrike: Roamer; +250|6838|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

Looking at the vid, that just seems overly brutal to the motorists.

2008-03-27 02:09:02

#10

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7101|Canberra, AUS

I would have been much more shocked if the cars weren't crumpled and twisted like some post-modern sculpture. Crumple zones are critical in saving lives, especially in 'pile-ups' where you're getting hit in front AND behind.

So all in all a good thing that all the metal is twisted to hell and back.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2008-03-27 04:55:02

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zeidmaan: Member; +234|6842|Vienna

Its been all over news here and I cant believe that it was only one fatality. I guess its good cars (german) and good driving etiquette (sp?) - good distance between cars and seatbelts.
They blame the accident on bad weather, but they blame the severity of it on too many trucks on the road. But than they constantly bitch about too many trucks in Austria

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