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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:15:34 AM EST
Bad accident on the bridge just at the end of my property.
No passing zone, looks like he was passing someone and got an SUV head on. They had to cut what was left of him out of the car. Other driver bleeding but mobile. No pics. I'm sure nobody has been notified yet. Slow down people. That minute or so you save is not worth eternity. 
South end of bridge, east side, just at the start of the curve. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:17:20 AM EST
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Ban cars.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:18:41 AM EST
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I remember when I was a crazy , invincible teenager I would pass cars on the incline of a bridge, right before the peak. Looking back I realize how lucky I am to be walking today.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:19:09 AM EST
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:20:46 AM EST
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Ban cars. That's racist! 
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:25:12 AM EST
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we have to apply liberal logic here...
we need to ban bridges and personal property, they're obviously the problem. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:29:01 AM EST
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If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Best logic would be to ban the tires for the children |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:34:16 AM EST
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Sorry to hear that.
But for the Grace of God.... I was a very stupid teenager. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:35:32 AM EST
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I remember when I was a crazy , invincible teenager I would pass cars on the incline of a bridge, right before the peak. Looking back I realize how lucky I am to be walking today. I have no words to describe this. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:36:28 AM EST
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Damn..a moment of stupidity just ended and changed lives forever.
Sad. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:37:30 AM EST
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How long was the bridge?
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:40:17 AM EST
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Sorry to hear that. But for the Grace of God.... I was a very stupid teenager. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:40:25 AM EST
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Kids feel immortal.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:43:49 AM EST
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How long was the bridge? About a half mile. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:46:07 AM EST
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If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Aren't more people killed or injured by cars than by firearms? Ban cars. Only the police, fire departments and paramedics need them. Oh, no food delivered to your local store? Tough! Starve to death. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:50:32 AM EST
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I still remember an accident that happened out my way about 15 years ago, kid just got out of high school for the day and killed himself, his step sister, his girlfriend and the poor schmuck who was moving out of the county because he crossed a double yellow in his brand new Mustang to pass a friend (playing leapfrog, they called it)
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:52:50 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's racist! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Ban cars. That's racist! |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:54:49 AM EST
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edited op.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:55:13 AM EST
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Who knows what really happened. I've started a perfectly safe pass a dozen times over the years but the car I was passing thought he was king of the road and sped up to keep me in opposing traffic. It's usually an old man.
I have a dash cam now so if it happens again I can post video. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:56:11 AM EST
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Aren't more people killed or injured by cars than by firearms? Ban cars. Only the police, fire departments and paramedics need them. Oh, no food delivered to your local store? Tough! Starve to death. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Aren't more people killed or injured by cars than by firearms? Ban cars. Only the police, fire departments and paramedics need them. Oh, no food delivered to your local store? Tough! Starve to death. Yes, and the utopian socialists have "computer driven cars" as their next lofty goal to save us from ourselves. The only greater invasion of privacy and increase of government control over people's lives that I can think of would be if they actually did start implanting us with microchips, but that won't stop them. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:56:45 AM EST
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Slow down people. That minute or so you save is not worth eternity. I can never quite figure out why some people are so dead set on passing when I'm already going five over, and all they're going to do is get stuck at a light a few miles down the road. If they were actually in a hurry for something important they'd just run the light, so as far as I can tell they're just being idiots. Similarly, people who speed up while being passed need to be slapped. A lot of the dumber people seem to do it because they are too dumb to pay enough attention to maintain speed, and seeing someone pass them snaps them back to reality... at which point they don't think about what they're actually doing. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:57:38 AM EST
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Best logic would be to ban the tires for the children Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Best logic would be to ban the tires for the children Ban the steel belted radials 
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Posted: 3/7/2015 11:59:53 AM EST
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Just you wall wait, the government is going to have companies like Google doing all sorts of stupid shit with the self-driving cars.
I wouldn't trust Google to organize a fuckup in a whorehouse, I sure as hell don't trust them to not screw up self driving cars. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:01:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kids feel immortal. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:12:47 PM EST
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Sorry to hear that. But for the Grace of God.... I was a very stupid teenager. Until I was about 38. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:17:56 PM EST
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Sorry to hear that. But for the Grace of God.... I was a very stupid teenager. Looking back, I'm grateful for the tickets. They did in fact slow me down. Cost me thousands though. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:19:46 PM EST
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we have several short bridge sections out here.
there are cross memorials at all of them at one time or another. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:20:38 PM EST
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passing someone or on his cell phone. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:22:37 PM EST
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Best logic would be to ban the tires for the children Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Best logic would be to ban the tires for the children Start with the armor piercing tires. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:24:59 PM EST
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Thoughts go out to his family.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:26:13 PM EST
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Some dumb shit killed himself and a friend out my way about a couple months ago. 120 mph on a twisty road at 3am cut the car in half with a utility pole. And his dumb shit friends put a jegs sticker on the replacement pole, I'm tempted to put a Darwin fish up.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:28:43 PM EST
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Sucks for them and especially for their family but having been hit by one of those stupid kids as well as working way too many of their wrecks, I hope the innocents are alright.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:42:19 PM EST
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I feel for the kid's family.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:42:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ban cars.  |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 12:45:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember when I was a crazy , invincible teenager I would pass cars on the incline of a bridge, right before the peak. Looking back I realize how lucky I am to be walking today. Same. Lucky to really be alive. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:01:58 PM EST
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Aren't more people killed or injured by cars than by firearms? Killed, it's about exactly 1:1, 30k per year each. Often not mentioned though, 2/3 of the firearm related deaths are suicide, so I don't count them. A rope or short fall, both with the assistance of gravity, are just as effective. Also, don't think any of the vehicle ones are classified as justified self defense. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:05:59 PM EST
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That would never work. So they should ban gasoline by executive order.
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Ban cars.
Only ban gas above 75 octane. You can still have gas, just nothing useful. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:07:03 PM EST
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I can never quite figure out why some people are so dead set on passing when I'm already going five over, and all they're going to do is get stuck at a light a few miles down the road. If they were actually in a hurry for something important they'd just run the light, so as far as I can tell they're just being idiots. Similarly, people who speed up while being passed need to be slapped. A lot of the dumber people seem to do it because they are too dumb to pay enough attention to maintain speed, and seeing someone pass them snaps them back to reality... at which point they don't think about what they're actually doing. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Slow down people. That minute or so you save is not worth eternity. I can never quite figure out why some people are so dead set on passing when I'm already going five over, and all they're going to do is get stuck at a light a few miles down the road. If they were actually in a hurry for something important they'd just run the light, so as far as I can tell they're just being idiots. Similarly, people who speed up while being passed need to be slapped. A lot of the dumber people seem to do it because they are too dumb to pay enough attention to maintain speed, and seeing someone pass them snaps them back to reality... at which point they don't think about what they're actually doing. Oh, no 'manual control' option? Fun-sized cattle-cars. If I can electronically tell a car to go to where I want it to go, then it's a piece of cake for someone else to tell that car to go where they want it to go instead. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:09:40 PM EST
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Some dumb shit killed himself and a friend out my way about a couple months ago. 120 mph on a twisty road at 3am cut the car in half with a utility pole. And his dumb shit friends put a jegs sticker on the replacement pole, I'm tempted to put a Darwin fish up. Do it. There couldn't be a more sombering truth, except maybe a "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" sticker. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:15:46 PM EST
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Sorry to hear that. But for the Grace of God.... I was a very stupid teenager. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:16:26 PM EST
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:23:25 PM EST
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Ban cars. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:39:27 PM EST
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I hope the lady he hit is okay, and gets a settlement if needed.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:41:29 PM EST
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I hope the lady he hit is okay, and gets a settlement if needed. Hit another guy. He was up and walking, bleeding from the face. They put a neck brace on him and walked him to the ambulance. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 1:45:02 PM EST
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If it just saves one life, it's worth it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ban cars. If it just saves one life, it's worth it. My aunt just said this when I told her NC was possibly doing away with their state inspections.
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Posted: 3/7/2015 2:02:31 PM EST
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we have to apply liberal logic here... we need to ban bridges and personal property, they're obviously the problem. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 2:06:15 PM EST
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About a half mile. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How long was the bridge? About a half mile. That's a heck of a bridge. Around here, the bridge over the James River is sometimes the only safe spot to pass a logging truck, or an over-length semi trying to shortcut through the mountains. Even though it's a double yellow, it is way safer than half of the passing zones due to lower speeds and increased visibility compared to the passing zones. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 2:08:55 PM EST
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All I can say is.
Do stupid trick. Win stupid prize. Darwin wins. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 2:11:33 PM EST
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passing someone or on his cell phone. Maybe doing/posing for a selfie. |
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Posted: 3/7/2015 2:14:40 PM EST
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Why don't we have a sin tax for car owners yet?
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Posted: 3/7/2015 2:24:31 PM EST
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Ban cars. Liberals are already trying to do that by banning the ammo that makes them run. 
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