05-03-2022, 01:36 PM
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Somebody had bad luck on Deerfoot yesterday!
https://youtube.com/shorts/pAssl7Afk8M
crazy! ive never seen a car fire before!
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05-03-2022, 02:09 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Vtec kicked in
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05-03-2022, 05:05 PM
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First Line Centre
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Gnarly. I've only ever seen a car fire once: an old air-cooled Porsche 911 on Hwy 1 near Calaway Park, about... 11 years ago.
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05-03-2022, 06:57 PM
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That’s crazy
Also just as crazy is how you’re able to steer, accelerate (assuming you’re using a hand trigger cause you’re gimp), film accurately with your phone, pay attention to what’s in front of you on the busiest road in Calgary Deerfoot and listen to great big sea all at the same time
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05-03-2022, 07:12 PM
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#5
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorch
That’s crazy
Also just as crazy is how you’re able to steer, accelerate (assuming you’re using a hand trigger cause you’re gimp), film accurately with your phone, pay attention to what’s in front of you on the busiest road in Calgary Deerfoot and listen to great big sea all at the same time
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Sounds like an ordinary day.
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05-03-2022, 07:59 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp
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I don't think we should all jump down your throat about it, but probably better not to pull out the video Camera while driving, bad enough all of the people who basically come to a full stop to take a look.
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05-04-2022, 12:57 PM
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#7
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Location: San Fernando Valley
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A few months ago on John Laurie during rush hour dense traffic there was a CUV ahead that was smoking badly. It smelled so bad I had to close my vents but since it was dense traffic you couldn't escape it. Anyway they just kept driving along as the smoke got worse and worse until it started billowing out and I expect the engine finally seized and they finally pulled over with an underhood fire. I just kept driving by because I'm not going to help someone dumb enough to not stop their car when it's smoking under the hood like that.
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05-04-2022, 01:06 PM
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evil of fart
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Originally Posted by #-3
I don't think we should all jump down your throat about it, but probably better not to pull out the video Camera while driving, bad enough all of the people who basically come to a full stop to take a look.
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Uh-oh, the fun police are in this thread.
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05-04-2022, 01:11 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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If people are going to come to a full stop and rubber neck anyway they might as well record it so I can see it.
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05-04-2022, 10:05 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Uh-oh, the fun police are in this thread.
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I resemble that remark
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05-05-2022, 02:15 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I saw a car on fire and another one smoking on the i-5 driving through LA.
They weren't in the process of pulling over either. They were just continuing on their way from A to B by the looks of it.
It's a different world down there.
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05-05-2022, 03:33 PM
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Is rubbernecking really the reason for slowdowns? or is slowing down actually just the right thing to do when something ####ed up is going on that may involve responders/etc?
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05-06-2022, 01:03 AM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Is rubbernecking really the reason for slowdowns? or is slowing down actually just the right thing to do when something ####ed up is going on that may involve responders/etc?
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Rubberecking is definitely a thing unrelated to slowing down. The only thing I find is that everyone in the world calls out rubbing necking while in my experience it's more like 90% of motorists, including me. I can't not.
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05-06-2022, 10:03 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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There was another car on fire last night on Deerfoot, looked like a white supra
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05-06-2022, 01:04 PM
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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I mean I'm disappointed no one pulled over and got out and started jumping up and down whilst chanting "GO FLAMES GO!!!"
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05-06-2022, 01:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
There was another car on fire last night on Deerfoot, looked like a white supra
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Yeah I saw that too.
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05-08-2022, 08:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hell
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorch
That’s crazy
Also just as crazy is how you’re able to steer, accelerate (assuming you’re using a hand trigger cause you’re gimp), film accurately with your phone, pay attention to what’s in front of you on the busiest road in Calgary Deerfoot and listen to great big sea all at the same time
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well i wasn't driving or filming but my caregiver did awesome job filming
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05-08-2022, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hell
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Quote:
Originally Posted by #-3
I don't think we should all jump down your throat about it, but probably better not to pull out the video Camera while driving, bad enough all of the people who basically come to a full stop to take a look.
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actually there was a traffic jam and slow going, i was watching the road for the driver. but yeah had deerfoot been moving normal no way we do that. i've been meaning to get a dashcam because I have witnessed a crazy amount of incidents.
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05-08-2022, 09:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Rubberecking is definitely a thing unrelated to slowing down. The only thing I find is that everyone in the world calls out rubbing necking while in my experience it's more like 90% of motorists, including me. I can't not.
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I think the concertina effect + losing a lane or two of throughput just takes a lot longer to resolve itself than people think...of course you take a look as you go by but that isn't the reason for the slowdown
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05-08-2022, 09:54 PM
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When opposing traffic is getting jammed up by it, it's definitely rubbernecking
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