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Old 07-23-2015, 06:48 PM
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Default Ouch...poor C5 Z06

This looks like it was a nasty crash.

https://ca.screen.yahoo.com/worst-dr...163100993.html
Old 07-23-2015, 07:35 PM
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Yikes. The value of the remaining ones just when up a little I guess.
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Bad things can happen when you drive like an idiot.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Bad things can happen when you drive like an idiot.
Yes and way too many times the bad things happen to the innocent people around the idiot.
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Bad things happen when you can't handle a car.
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Originally Posted by Deadpool87
Bad things happen when you can't handle a car.


Old 07-24-2015, 01:47 AM
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1. The guy with the dashcam probably feels that anyone who overtakes him is a douchebag.

2. I do not see any evidence of a crash, just a car on fire on the shoulder of the highway.

3. Google "Corvette On Fire Video" and you will get to see several examples. None of which were the result of a crash. Cars do catch on fire every now and then, usually caused by an electrical short.
Old 07-24-2015, 07:01 AM
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So I guess that light pole just fell down after the guy passed by it.
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Originally Posted by dadaroo
So I guess that light pole just fell down after the guy passed by it.
Maybe.
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Originally Posted by stu12dozen
1. The guy with the dashcam probably feels that anyone who overtakes him is a douchebag.

2. I do not see any evidence of a crash, just a car on fire on the shoulder of the highway.

3. Google "Corvette On Fire Video" and you will get to see several examples. None of which were the result of a crash. Cars do catch on fire every now and then, usually caused by an electrical short.
The Vette driver was a douchbag and he hit a lightpole. Fire probably not caused by electrical short.
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How does anybody including the guy with the dash cam get douche bag idiot driver from that video. It doesn't show the crash or the circumstances that caused it. The dash cam guy was way behind the accident as evidenced by how developed the fire was and the drivers distance up the road. Also curious as to how he knew who the driver was. Weaving? Since when is changing lanes weaving? The silver sedan that passed the dash cam was traveling the same speed as the Vette. I'll give the Vette the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Old 07-24-2015, 09:16 AM
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I would probably hit a pole too if flames started shooting out of my hood honestly. Not saying the guy wasnt driving like a douche, but as yall said zero evidence. Corvette automatically equals douche for some people, for some reason.
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I see guys driving 'like that' all the time, but not in Corvettes.

I think i"m more worried about 'the soccer moms' late for an appointment at the local walmart.

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Did not see a douchebag driver in what I saw, but was not witness to all of the events either.

Douchebags to me are those who think they are driving in Europe and the left lane is reserved for slower traffic. That and cell phone drivers.

I agree about the handling a car bit. Just because you CAN go fast, does not always mean you should (spoken by one who has a led foot).
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We could see that he changed lanes 3 times in 10 seconds. That is douchbaggery driving.

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I'm sure everyone I pass thinks I'm a DB. However the cutting in and out of traffic like he did in the video does elevate the DB level.
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When someone passes you, they're an idiot driving too fast....when you pass someone, they're driving like an idiot going too slow.

Just the way it is.

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Old 07-24-2015, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Torch Rot Z
When someone passes you, they're an idiot driving too fast....when you pass someone, they're driving like an idiot going too slow.

Just the way it is.
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10 minutes pass between the first shot and the dash cam guy passing the accident scene. I am very familiar with the accident location. It is on the eastbound side of the San Mateo bridge. Corvette was traveling from south San Francisco to Hayward on highway 92. The newspaper said the accident was called in at 2:59 pm. Dash cam guy drove past at 3:05. No one who has posted up on this thread including dash cam guy knows how or why the accident happened. If you've ever driven in Bay Area commute traffic 3 lane changes in 10 seconds is not far from the norm. Driving like an idiot, douchebag, really? Oh so quick to convict.
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Originally Posted by norcalace
10 minutes pass between the first shot and the dash cam guy passing the accident scene. I am very familiar with the accident location. It is on the eastbound side of the San Mateo bridge. Corvette was traveling from south San Francisco to Hayward on highway 92. The newspaper said the accident was called in at 2:59 pm. Dash cam guy drove past at 3:05. No one who has posted up on this thread including dash cam guy knows how or why the accident happened. If you've ever driven in Bay Area commute traffic 3 lane changes in 10 seconds is not far from the norm. Driving like an idiot, douchebag, really? Oh so quick to convict.
He went from left lane to middle lane, back to left lane and then back to middle lane in 10 seconds. That's normal driving to you?
If I saw someone driving like that I would keep my distance since he was an accident waiting to happen.


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