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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAccident just outside Flagstaff, AZ, on U.S. Highway 100
LOOK CLOSELY AT THE FIRST PHOTO
This is an interesting and breathtaking couple of photos.
Be sure to read the 1st caption below picture before going to the 2nd photo.
Look closely at the first photo take your time
then scroll down
Look at the picture above and you can see where this driver
broke through the guardrail, on the right side of the culvert,
where the people are standing on the road, pointing....
The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph from right to left
when it crashed through the guardrail.
It flipped end-over-end bounced off and across the culvert outlet,
and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert,
facing the opposite direction from which the driver was traveling..
The 22-year-old driver and his 18-year-old passenger
were unhurt except for minor cuts and bruises.
Just outside Flagstaff, AZ, on U.S. Hwy 100.
Now look at the second picture below...
http://www.can-amtalk.com/forums/topic/31127-if-its-not-you-time/
DrewFlorida
(1,096 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)As it says, if your number ain't up.
LibGranny
(711 posts)Sadiedog
(353 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)A miss is as good as a mile. But I guess that driver won't be speeding again any time soon.
R&K
mnhtnbb
(31,382 posts)spanone
(135,818 posts)we can do it
(12,180 posts)"From Urban Legends:
Comments: True. Notwithstanding some initial skepticism when these images first began circulating in January 2007, they are authentic, unretouched photographs of a real accident that occurred on State Route 59 near the city of Hurricane, Utah on December 30, 2006. According to a CNN report, Hurricane police chief Lynn Excell has confirmed the entire sequence of events."
http://www.stripersonline.com/t/644719/real-or-photoshopped
Atman
(31,464 posts)Why are the two men standing on the cliff side of the pickup truck? That cliff face looks fake.
we can do it
(12,180 posts)I think the cliff wall looks like it was rubber stamped.
Atman
(31,464 posts)Damn.
we can do it
(12,180 posts)Maybe just a really bad photo?
Tab
(11,093 posts)It says "True" "they are authentic, unretouched".... "of a real accident"...."police chief... has confirmed the entire sequence of events".
So I don't get your post, unless you didn't read past the "Urban Legends" part.
we can do it
(12,180 posts)Tab
(11,093 posts)But you didn't correct the title, nor did you didn't change the body of the text.
Anyway, no biggie.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)we can do it
(12,180 posts)is that?
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)I think the photos of the wreck were taken from the area the cell towers are located.
we can do it
(12,180 posts)ROBROX
(392 posts)Where are the trees? There are more pine trees in Flag Staff than there are at Lake Tahoe.
I remember this from years ago from another area and a true accident but not from FLAG STAFF
It is sad that there are those out there who present lies when all we want to read is truths with a capital "T"
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)I think my driving days would be done!
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Ptah
(33,024 posts)RKP5637
(67,104 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and am a bit nauseous at the photo of the drop.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)I was on my way to Zion National Park. Speaking of an absolutely beautiful place!
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)there.
Spazito
(50,282 posts)Playinghardball
(11,665 posts)Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)The vehicle, a 1991 GMC pickup, was going an estimated 83 miles per hour when the driver lost control, skidded 92 feet onto the right shoulder, swerved across both lanes of the highway onto the opposite shoulder, then crashed through a barricade, striking the culvert below with such force that the truck sailed through the air, flipping end over end, landing upright on a narrow, unpaved right-of-way 20 feet away, approximately one foot from the edge of the deep ravine shown in photo #3. There were no critical injuries.
A police spokesperson described the incident and its fortunate outcome as "amazing."
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_truck_accident.htm
still, cool
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)Driving 75 mph on a road like that is fucking stupid.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)That's why I thought it was fake. The Captain of that rescue team needs his ass kicked for allowing his people to go out there unsecured.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)The EMS crew should not have been allowed there either...unless they wore safety gear.
(And the vehicle itself should have been secured too)
a la izquierda
(11,791 posts)but my immediate reaction was fake because of the lack of safety harnesses and equipment.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Are not that well trained. I remember a crew spraying water on a transformer fire...it was not pretty.
(You do not use water on an electrical fire)
Tab
(11,093 posts)I mean, the kind of thing you'd get killed in (the car was crushed) and I was only 18. I've often thought about that accident and how lucky I was to get away.
That said, it was a tree, there was no cliff like this involved. If I had been in this accident, I think I would have found Jesus real quick (and I'm agnostic).
newfie11
(8,159 posts)How scary!
a la izquierda
(11,791 posts)I initially thought fake, and am happy someone posted Snopes pictures.
However, one has to wonder how much longer that road has in existence, as erosion seems to be taking its toll.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)That's all I have ... OMG
kimtjj195_tx
(23 posts)The survivors are definitely among the luckiest people on earth. They obviously had a guardian angel protecting them.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)donco
(1,548 posts)The passenger had a vacuum lock on his seat when he peeked out the window when they landed on the other side of that culvert.
barbtries
(28,787 posts)i call that lucky.
sad-cafe
(1,277 posts)so lucky
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)graywarrior
(59,440 posts)El Shaman
(583 posts)From a real 'rw' : they dug hat hole , after the accident to get the p/u out!
From a quasi 'rw': it were photochopped!!
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Love me that Snopes.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)Lucky humans!
elleng
(130,864 posts)and a while ago, but wtf, OMG!
http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/culvert.asp
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)glad they were ok.
BootinUp
(47,139 posts)mountain grammy
(26,618 posts)another_liberal
(8,821 posts)Hey look! It's the Grand Canyooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnn!
tblue37
(65,319 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)very narrow curve...these guys are lucky
Skraxx
(2,970 posts)TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)...from themselves on a regular basis, but don't give a shit for a school full of kids.
People should stop blaming god, because they have a hard time dealing with the fact that random chance is random.
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