splatterbabble - 2009-05-07
In West Virginia, Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky, these runaway truck lanes save lives every day. The trucker may come out of it worse for wear, but the other drivers may be spared if a truck's brakes fail.
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charmlessman - 2009-05-07
That...
was...
AWESOME!!!!
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spikestoyiu - 2009-05-07
I've passed a million of these and always wanted to see one in action.
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Johnny Roastbeef - 2009-05-07
The driver survived with minor injuries. No other motorists were hurt. No property besides the runaway truck was damaged. I'd say that falls under "prevents crashes" in my book. The consequences of a runaway truck hitting a suburb or other cars could be a lot worse than that.
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simon666 - 2009-05-07 Runaway truck ramps are supposed to be loose, deep gravel to avoid accidents like this.
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Hay Belly - 2009-05-07
The reporter was there because the ramp is unsafe, I don't understand why that concept is hard for Johnny and splatter to understand. No one is advocating removing the safety lanes, so you two can sleep well tonight. The ramp needs to be regraded as it is deadly as is.
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dr tits - 2009-05-07 deadly? who died?!
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dr tits - 2009-05-07
this is exactly how i pictured them working...
although the REAL solution would be to buy everything local so that you didn't need to transport things all over the country in large trucks in the first place.
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Dinkin Flicka - 2009-05-08 Really? Cena_Mark showing up to troll political, left-leaning videos? ...You never noticed the pattern?
(I only bring it up because I'm assuming you're call me a moron. If this is incorrect, disregard my sarcasm)
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Charles - 2009-09-08 I dunno, Dink. Tits has a nice idea, but namtar makes an excellent point. We can't have factories or farms for everything, everywhere.
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Jimmy The Headless Frog Boy - 2009-05-07
I think folks might be missing the point.
The truck ramps are a great idea. The problem is that they never bothered to smooth the gravel down - It's sitting there in big piles as if it just came out of the back of a dump truck. The unevenness is what caused the truck to flip.
A few hours with a bulldozer and this ramp would be perfect.
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eatenmyeyes - 2009-05-07
1:25 He was carrying slinkys?
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bopeton - 2009-05-07
Imagine it: Your truck's brakes have overheated in rural PA and you take the runaway truck ramp in the hopes of saving the lives of innocent motorists.
Your truck flips crazily and you bash your head open. Your cargo spills everywhere.
You crawl out of the cab, bleeding but mostly okay.
Suddenly you notice: there's a camera man there.
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oogaBooga - 2009-05-07 Yeah, its not like the cameraman could have gottan a branch or ANY random piece of debris and tried to smooth it out just a tiny bit in hopes of someone maybe not dying.
Yeah instead of being a part of the solution lets film the problem and place blame. Sure whoever put it there is to blame, but he's equally to blame for caring enough to film it yet not having the decency to try to smooth it out JUST A LITTLE.
I realize hes only one man, but jesus christ just lay down and roll around on it like a giant rolling pin.
Are you doing your part?
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chumbucket - 2009-05-07
well, it stopped the truck, durdn't it?
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Caminante Nocturno - 2009-05-07
-2 stars for douche bag panic mongering narrator.
Hasn't the Internet made shows like this obsolete and unnecessary?
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Myrmidon - 2009-05-08
-1 for Narration.
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Ersatz - 2009-05-08
Not good enough, but you have completed this jump before.
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