Car Chat General discussion about Lexus, other auto manufacturers and automotive news.

What caused this parking lot accident?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 08-22-13, 05:08 PM
  #1  
Hoovey689
Moderator
Thread Starter
iTrader: (16)
 
Hoovey689's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: California
Posts: 42,284
Received 122 Likes on 82 Posts
Default What caused this parking lot accident?

What caused this parking lot accident?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI_0e5RfmPA#t=88

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/22/c...-caught-video/
Hoovey689 is offline  
Old 08-22-13, 05:09 PM
  #2  
Hoovey689
Moderator
Thread Starter
iTrader: (16)
 
Hoovey689's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: California
Posts: 42,284
Received 122 Likes on 82 Posts
Default

hmm not sure why the video didn't link to this page..
Hoovey689 is offline  
Old 08-22-13, 06:28 PM
  #3  
rominl
exclusive matchup

iTrader: (4)
 
rominl's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Lovely OC
Posts: 81,670
Received 184 Likes on 143 Posts
Default

some tricks in the youtube linking

but man.... didn't see the car right in front of you? wtf?!

rominl is offline  
Old 08-22-13, 08:36 PM
  #4  
elusive
Lead Lap
iTrader: (2)
 
elusive's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: SoCal
Posts: 481
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

That sun tho
elusive is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 03:21 AM
  #5  
geko29
Super Moderator

 
geko29's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: IL
Posts: 7,478
Received 211 Likes on 161 Posts
Default

She almost clipped a car coming around the corner too. This woman should never be allowed to drive again.
geko29 is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 04:26 AM
  #6  
4TehNguyen
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (1)
 
4TehNguyen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 26,033
Received 51 Likes on 46 Posts
Default

shes hauling *** in a parking lot too, no seatbelt
4TehNguyen is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 06:19 AM
  #7  
Infra
Lexus Test Driver
iTrader: (1)
 
Infra's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: TX
Posts: 1,091
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

It's pretty obvious she passed out or was near unconsciousness before the impact. Look at how she just ragdolls into the front windshield.

Originally Posted by geko29
She almost clipped a car coming around the corner too. This woman should never be allowed to drive again.
This is just a silly comment.
Infra is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 07:14 AM
  #8  
My0gr81
Lexus Test Driver
 
My0gr81's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario
Posts: 1,363
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Infra
It's pretty obvious she passed out or was near unconsciousness before the impact. Look at how she just ragdolls into the front windshield.



This is just a silly comment.
Or she could be drunk? In that case, she shouldn't be allowed to drive again. There is no way to know, but everyone can be an armchair critic.
My0gr81 is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 09:19 AM
  #9  
mmarshall
Lexus Fanatic
 
mmarshall's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Posts: 90,585
Received 83 Likes on 82 Posts
Default

What caused the accident?
Since this was obviously shot in Russia (or the Ukraine), it might sound a little stereotypical, but my first two guesses are either too much vodka (a big problem in that country), or simply not paying attention to where she was going. Although it was difficult to see clearly inside the car, she did not appear to be on a cell phone (though she could have been texting while looking down and holding something in her lap). Many accidents happen that way today....from high-tech devices causing distraction.

The woman did not appear to be seriously hurt, even though she was tossed forward to the side. She straightened back up on her own power...but we didn't see her get out of the car, so we don't know for sure.
mmarshall is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 10:49 AM
  #10  
LexFather
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Girl read the new threads in the debate forum and tried to end her life
 
Old 08-23-13, 10:53 AM
  #11  
mmarshall
Lexus Fanatic
 
mmarshall's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Posts: 90,585
Received 83 Likes on 82 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Blueprint
Girl read the new threads in the debate forum and tried to end her life
At only 5-10 MPH?

Last edited by mmarshall; 08-24-13 at 08:09 AM.
mmarshall is offline  
Old 08-23-13, 10:59 AM
  #12  
geko29
Super Moderator

 
geko29's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: IL
Posts: 7,478
Received 211 Likes on 161 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Infra
It's pretty obvious she passed out or was near unconsciousness before the impact. Look at how she just ragdolls into the front windshield.
Watch again (preferably fullscreen in high-def). She makes several small attitude adjustments right before impact. The ragdoll effect is simple inertia acting on a body that was not braced for the impact. Unconsciousness is not the only reason one would not be braced for a crash.

Originally Posted by Infra
This is just a silly comment.
Not silly in the slightest, and I stand by it 100%. People who can't be bothered to pay attention to their surroundings should not be permitted to drive, period.
geko29 is offline  
Old 08-25-13, 06:35 PM
  #13  
CK6Speed
Super Moderator
iTrader: (1)
 
CK6Speed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: HI
Posts: 7,719
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Default

To us this is just crazy. To them it's just another Tuesday. Notice how the SUV calmly reverses out of the way, then digs out after the accident? The other people casually walking to their parked cars minding their own business.

She couldn't be passed out since she managed to turn into the driveway and even made a small correction to recenter herself in the lane.
CK6Speed is offline  
Old 08-25-13, 07:22 PM
  #14  
dc893
Lead Lap
 
dc893's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: FL :(
Posts: 693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Stupidity caused that accident.
dc893 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Hoovey689
Car Chat
44
07-01-13 04:10 PM
Hoovey689
Car Chat
10
10-30-11 04:58 AM
Sexi_Lexi
CL of Southern California
21
04-16-08 05:07 PM



Quick Reply: What caused this parking lot accident?



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:20 AM.