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Slow Down and Survive
At some point we have all done something silly, some of us have been lucky. But either way saw this thread on Mazdas247 and just thought id post it as a reminder. Doesn't mean you have to drive like a nanny, but just important to remember that if you do want to go out, this is the sort of risks you/we take when doing so.
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16-07-2012, 06:12 PM | #2 |
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Btw how freakishly interesting is it that the car folded in two.
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16-07-2012, 06:13 PM | #3 |
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Wow, never seen a car that folded before.
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16-07-2012, 06:20 PM | #4 |
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he's done a good job to fold it like that... must have been going fair quick...
sad but...
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16-07-2012, 06:49 PM | #5 |
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Damn, that's a decent hit. Must have been well airborne to do that. Sad.
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16-07-2012, 07:30 PM | #6 |
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He must've been absolutely flying to wrap the car like that, very sad though.
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16-07-2012, 08:01 PM | #7 |
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I remember this. sad to see this..
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16-07-2012, 08:02 PM | #8 |
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certainly hits close to home..
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16-07-2012, 08:20 PM | #9 |
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I remember seeing this years ago, the banner is still floating round on Mazdas247. Still gives me a chill seeing the car folded like that..
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16-07-2012, 09:25 PM | #10 |
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Just read every second page or so. It really hit hard. I pray that I don't take my anger out on the streets and remember what happens when you do leave this eath, the people who love and care about you still have to deal with it. thanks for sharing.
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He wasn't wearing a seat belt when the accident happened not that it would have mattered much tbh.
Yeah driving angry isn't the best, I can vouch for that
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Well I have to say SAD. Do remember it.
Seen them in real life - even where they split into two. I must admit you don't want that. But The seat belt bit is still a good point. But the Sience of it all says that if you hit a Solid Object at above 80km/h - yes 80. Like parked truck - brick wall. Your chance of survival goes down to like 1 in 100. Due to injurys sustained from the sudden stop. Oh and for those who don't think it will happen to them. I've got over all 12 screws of stainless in me. Half of which I never thought would happen. My doing or not. |
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It looks like he was cornering around a right-hander hard and fast. Both LHS tyres are deflated, so it may have been the cause of the car "letting go" :-(
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