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Old 04-17-14, 11:00 AM
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http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/a...sia-2014-04-16

Yeah, probably angle or whatever, but from this dash camera it's pretty feaky

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Haha I saw this last night. So strange. I get the feeling this may of been edited though. Anythings possible though, beware the ghosts!
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so appearently ghosts prefer refreshed c class sedans?
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With all those crash videos coming from Russia.

I'm not surprised that there are ghost cars.
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pretty crazy. Does everyone in Russia have a dash cam?
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
pretty crazy. Does everyone in Russia have a dash cam?
government mandated

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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
pretty crazy. Does everyone in Russia have a dash cam?
it's a small investment that's well worth it imho. i have it in my nsx
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I don't think it is edited, but I think it is just the angle and glare that makes it look like the car just appears from the camera's point of view. You can see the car to the right making the left turn with the BMW hits his brakes and slows down for the supposed ghost car before the BMW brakes and before the supposed ghost car appears. Obviously the other car see's the supposed ghost car before it comes into camera view. I think the car just ran the red light.
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Dash cams seem the norm over there.
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You can see reflections of the BMW's headlights on the "ghost" car, so at least it should be material, and it cast a shadow on the road too
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Dash cams are mandated by insurance companies in Russia
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This blew up my FB page also. Most likely a media effect student's project.
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