This is what happens when you don't SLOW DOWN in bad winter conditions

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  1. Vilhiem

    Vilhiem Road Train Member

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    I never even got that far in the clip. I had to quit... Even though I don't have kids, I plan on sticking around long enough to see them turn into adults and hopefully have their own little ones.

    Im putting in a cb myself, just because I know it's useful. ...but I know those have only recently come down in cost. Anyone would be hard pressed to tell me that even before all this tech was released you couldn't drive without using a cb. Drive like an idiot and eventually Darwin will catch up with you, doesn't matter how fast you drive...
     
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  3. EZX1100

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    that happens at least once a week to me

    the cb is there, on at the ready, i tell other drivers who may hear, there is a dark vehicle stuck in the middle lane

    i then, call on the cb to the vehicle and ask if they need any help, they always say, no problem, thank you driver

    and i move on
     
  4. stabob

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    You know you watched the whole thing we all did hell I even put it up on my TV to show the wife and kids the dangers of driving in bad weather like that. Though I have to admit that sound from the hits were a bit tough to hear.
     
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  5. Vilhiem

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    Does it matter if I actually did or not?

    Long as you get the message I'm not sure it matters how much you watched... And no, I didn't watch the whole thing.
     
  6. BASARAB

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    I guess I am ******, cause I live in MI:biggrin_255:
     
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    This pile up was on i80 mm 67 in Indiana yesterday 01/09/15.

    The reason I posted this was because people were on the radio "shut it down, shut it down" and there was other drivers telling them to be quiet.

    Those drivers saying shut up amazing got quiet when they saw the damage.
    Starting out yesterday I was heading east on 80 from Petro in Gary Indiana.

    I drove by this accident site. http://m.southbendtribune.com/news/...90a-9810-11e4-8f45-2f85d2779973.html?mode=jqm

    I saw the coroner van and knew it was going to be a bad day across 80 empty.

    God bless everyone who was hurt or died yesterday. By the way Ohio's road were salted and not an ice rink. Life is cheap salt is expensive.
     

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  8. stabob

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    Well you should and no it does not matter how I watched its just that YouTube in better on a 50 inch.
     
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  9. stabob

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    Sorry about your luck.
     
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  10. freightwipper

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    you should have known that before this accident lol
     
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  11. freightwipper

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    They were driving that fast on ICE! Look! (of course a Swift truck in there)

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    here's some more pictures...



    hey buddy what happened to your front end?
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    I don't think that load will be on time but it was on target!
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    Anybody want some paper?
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    ouch that gotta hurt
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    ahhh I hope the passenger ducked!
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    well it has to end with fireworks but of course
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