Drive thru guard rail and live to tell about it

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited September 2010 in The Clubhouse
Driver falls asleep at the wheel and wake up with 90 feet of guard rail going through his Suburban....

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/09/bizarre-accident-reveals-luckiest-driver-alive.html
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2010
    And angels follow that guy wherever he goes!
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited September 2010
    Dumb **** mo-fo. Why people do this crap is beyond me. If you're tired, pull over and take a nap. Some people I guess are just too damn stupid.
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited September 2010
    good thing there was no passenger in that car...
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited September 2010
    Wow!! That is it wow!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2010
    Oh wow, that is incredible. Just incredible.
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  • schutz2106
    schutz2106 Posts: 115
    edited September 2010
    Ya just dont see that everyday
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2010
    dkg999 wrote: »
    And angels follow that guy wherever he goes!

    Big strong angels!!!;)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2010
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Dumb **** mo-fo. Why people do this crap is beyond me. If you're tired, pull over and take a nap. Some people I guess are just too damn stupid.

    When I was in my late teens early 20s, I would drive exhausted out of necessity. My way of dealing with it even in the dead of winter was to blast the radio, blast the AC and even stick my head out the window to get fresh air, constantly keep moving by messing around with all the controls on the dash to keep myself cognizant. I've gone so far as to pull over, walk around the car a few time and resume driving. Needless to say I never fell asleep at the wheel but yes I agree with you Ron. However, sometimes road hypnosis etc just comes on you so fast that you just don't realize you are nodding out.

    Definitely a lucky SOB with angels on his shoulder.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited September 2010
    i'd be interested to see, after all math involved, how fast one would have to be going in order for the guardrail to pierce the engine block or the vehicle as a whole (can't really tell from pictures) with enough momentum to travel 90 feet down the rail. :confused::confused:
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2010
    mrbiron wrote: »
    i'd be interested to see, after all math involved, how fast one would have to be going in order for the guardrail to pierce the engine block or the vehicle as a whole (can't really tell from pictures) with enough momentum to travel 90 feet down the rail. :confused::confused:

    He'd have to be going about a million miles an hour to pierce the engine block with a guard rail. I'm sure the guard rail just deflected around the engine and ripped the body panel, and it just looks gnarly.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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