Stunning Video Captures Head-on, Wrong-Way Highway Crash: ‘This Is Going to be Bad’
- Posted on July 18, 2012 at 9:54am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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When you watch the following video, you won’t be able to ignore the accurate premonitions that the man recording it has. To be fair, it’s not too hard to predict what will happen when you see someone driving upwards of 70 MPH the wrong way down the highway. And the worst thing that could happen, did.
“This is going to be bad,” the gentleman filming the high-speed hijinx in Collins, MS, on July 8 says. “This is going to be nasty,” he repeats later before telling what sounds like children to close their eyes and not look. Just moments later the inevitable happens:
Here’s how it unfolded:
Miraculously, the driver going the right way, Amy Cox, walked away from the crash unscathed, reports WLBT-TV. So did her young female passenger. The driver going the wrong way, Edward Fairley, was a little worse off: he was taken to the hospital with a broken shoulder and other non-life threatening injuries. He told police he doesn’t remember anything and a motive is unclear. He was charged with reckless driving and other charges are pending following toxicology reports.
“Unfortunately, we see that all the time. It’s not just the state of Mississippi, it’s all over,” local Police Chief Ronnie Dickinson told WLBT.
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ImMadAsHell
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:13pmOklahoma State Police = Fricken GESTAPO, I am sick of Americas Police Gestapo tactics, stronge arm AH’s. These PIGS are beginning to lose my respect.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:31pmWhassa matta … get caught using your bong?
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:41pmROTFLMAO – did they ticket the driver of the SUV??
I can’t believe the cop said the SUV driver might have been distracted, what a moron.
Lets see – he’s on the highway doing 70 mph. The idiot is going the wrong way doing 70 mph. That is a closing speed of 140 mph. This is an extremely rare occurance – you almost NEVER see someone on a highway going the wrong way.
I doubt that cop would have done any better. What a freaking joke.
Report Post »SquareHead
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:55pmMore and more people see the police as a type of Gestapo, as they harass people for not wearing seat belts, talking on the phone or driving 10 miles over the speed limit on the freeway when there is no traffic.
It is not as much a fault of the individual officer as it is the local municipalities that use them to raise revenues. There is generally not enough police officers where they are needed in high crime areas, and too many in suburbia where there is no crime.
We are starting to see a different type of person enter the force, as it becomes more and more lucrative with pensions they would never get in the private sector, just wanting to put in their 20 years, for that pension. Whereas before that incentive existed, one had more passionate officers. Compare the police to a security guard? Many times it is more dangerous to be a security guard, than a police officer. It is a difficult job to be an officer, mainly because it is a government job, which tends to be backwards, as well as our broken justice system that releases violent people soon after the police have done a great job catching them. Very discouraging to say the least.
The police should not have as their main job to be traffic Nazis, and chase drug users, any more that chasing people that drink. Their focus should be on getting violent people off the street as well as thieves, both blue AND WHITE COLLAR criminals, and last but not least corrupt politicians.
Report Post »Jimw
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:20pmPeople like you IMMADASHELL hate the police untill you need them, then you can dial 911 fasster than a teen girl can text! GROW UP PUNK!
Report Post »sy212
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:30pmWhat the f are you talking about you little anarchist?
Report Post »Tarantulas
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:32pmMany of the folks who call police officers Nazi Gestapo jack booted thugs are the same ones who have been on the wrong end of a speeding ticket or spent some time in the Crossbar Motel. A little perspective can be a valuable thing, too. Do you know why a cop pulls someone over for having a broken taillight? It’s not due to a quota, it’s not because he has a fixation on taillights, and it’s not because he feels like harassing another harmless citizen. He wants to get the driver’s license and run it through the system to see if the driver is a wanted felon. In many cases, the bad guy gets a free ride to that very same Crossbar Motel while wearing a pair of stainless steel bracelets. That means the bad guy’s not free later that night to break into your house and steal your possessions. Ask any random cop why he would pull someone over for a busted taillight and he will tell you the same thing.
Saying that people join the police force just to get a pension, or just to exercise control and authority over people, is a discredit to the many fine officers who run toward the source of danger while you are running away.
Report Post »stormerwasright
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:44pmOK…I’ve looked four times for Gestapo, Oklahoma, and any reference to police involvement in this story. What in the hell am I missing? You’re going to blow an aorta man.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:29pm@ ImMadAsHell
Oklahoma State Police = Fricken GESTAPO, I am sick of Americas Police Gestapo tactics, stronge arm AH’s. These PIGS are beginning to lose my respect.
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Do the world gene pool a favor and stick a loaded gun in your mouth and pull the trigger. You are contaminating the planet.
NOT A CRAZY
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 12:04amThere are bad cops and good cops, just like in every job. Obama is an unconstitutional foreigner who is occupying our Whitehouse and destroying our nation. That doesn‘t mean that we haven’t had decent presidents in the past. I have been lied about by a couple of cops but I still don’t believe every cop is bad. Besides, what does that have to do with this video?
Report Post »guntotinsquaw
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 1:45amHmmm, I drive all over the state of Oklahoma and have never been pulled over..never written a ticket, all though a OHP did assist me in changing a tire. Perhaps the problem is you.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 3:12amI drive 50,000 miles a year in a medium truck and I have found the police are YOUR BEST FRIEND out there! I even call them when I’ve had blowouts, to clear my tire parts off the road–and they show up before the tire service! No one likes RADAR, but all it takes is one miscreant to kill you! I use cruise control EVERY chance I get, to help keep me from ‘mission creep’ when I’m driving, and ALWAYS, traffic permitting, when changing from roads that are posted at different speeds or where the speed changes frequently as in I-85 in North Carolina, approaching Charlotte from the north. Try saying ‘thank you for your service’ to a policeman when you run into them at a gas station, coffee stop, etc. Try waving to them (with at least ‘two fingers’, not ‘one’) when you pass them while they are scanning traffic for scofflaws! You’d be amazed how much this will change your attitude–and let them know you are watching them! And, remember, they all go home to deal with the same issues you do, after a shift of never knowing when their job-boredom will turn into a life-changing event!
Report Post »GIVE.ME.LIBERTY.OR.I.WILL.GIVE.YOU.DEATH
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 9:01amIts like watching Obama from a distance, taking the USA on the roadless traveled going 150 MPH down the wrong way…deliberately…these people were very fortunate to live through such a collision, will we?
Report Post »Grapeknutz
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 10:32amNext time you need the police,instead call a hippy or a OWS thug,
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:12pmHwy 49 in Mississippi is known for this. There many cross over roads and people(mostly out of town people) get turned around. There are wrong way signs but if you arent paying attention this happens.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:21pmIt was Obamas fault. His ROAD didn’t have enough signs.
Report Post »ROFL
OMG 2012
Tom K
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:22pm@ MUTINY : Looks like that driver MIGHT notice the traffic lights were “backwards” at each intersection. You must pay attention every second you are driving. Look FAR down the road just in case a knucklehead is moving “head on” in YOUR lane. ( They will be on you in just seconds ) Even on a divided highway like this one the knucklehead nearly traveled all the way across the median after impact. Well BEFORE intersections, scan left and right and look for red light runners or drivers that “creep” into the intersection. On Interstate Highways watch for the “wrong way” driver and those that cross the median completely into the oncoming lanes. Driving is Full Time. Do Not: talk on the phone – or – text – or make eye contact with the person sitting RIGHT BESIDE YOU. Keep your eyes on the road. Your traffic situation changes every second or faster ! Arrive Alive !
Report Post »KoolAidDrinker
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:51pmWho was the person ejected? The person can be see sitting in the grass as the person taping the crash stops. They are lucky to survive that crash.
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:19pmtoxicology results pending…YOU THINK!
Report Post »Josh_442
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:47pmI am sorry, but that is ridiculous. This person was not “accidentally” on the wrong side of the road. You may be able to accidentally turn into the wrong lane, but you don’t accidentally drive 70 MPH against oncoming traffic. You STOP.
Report Post »essgeew
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:31pmIt would seem that even an “out of town” driver, in broad daylight, would understand that the median is to their right, not the left as it should be, and that the traffic coming at them appears to cover the entire oncoming road. The driver might be impaired because of health issues…in which case you are thankful that both he and the victim were not killed. If he were impaired because of indulgence in either drink or medicinal overload, then maybe he should get a long time in little cell and think about life.
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:56pmI have seen this happen MANY times on the country roads of Indiana….
Depending on the signage I can excuse it (at night, no excuse when you look around during the day and see EVERY other car driving in the other direction).
If the guy doesn’t remember what happened, then he was most likely intoxicated on SOMETHING. So there is no excuse for HIM… but I have seen poorly laid roads, with bad signage that have caused this (fortunately most people realize it BEFORE they cause an accident).
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:01pmWell, it COULD be that that head-on jolt jarred his short-term memory. Hard to say at this point. Toxicology report will tell if he was under the influence. Could also be a medical issue. Either way, he certainly should not be allowed to drive until everything is sorted out and under control.
Report Post »Tom K
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:26pm@ ONIKAZE : This was not an accident. Most traffic CRASHES are caused when someone makes a stupid move or there is a major mechanical failure. An “accident” is droping your coffee cup; oops. America – call it what it is – a CRASH !
Report Post »Six_Seven_and_No
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:52pmThis almost happened to me a few months ago. I had just passed a car and crested a hill when I see headlights coming at me. Had I been looking in my side mirror to get back in the right lane, we would have hit head on. I barely had time to swerve. I called 911 immediately and checked later to see if there had been any accidents, but thankfully there were none.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:38pmgive that wrong way driver the death sentence hes a danger to the public, i hate those people dodged many of them and there more of a threat to this country than terrorists.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:55pm“i hate those people dodged many of them…”
If that’s the case, try driving on the right side of the road…problem solved! :D
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:03pmGive him the death sentence before you even know WHY he was on the wrong side of the road, let alone trying him by a jury of his peers! If he was under the influence, and reports will eventually show this, I’d have no problem with charging him with attempted murder in some degree and then trying him, but until the facts of the case are evident, you should hold your knee down so it don’t hit your chin so hard …
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:10pmthere is no excuse for that, right and lets find out reason why an extremist decided to blow themselves up?
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:16pm@ individualism
You’re trying to compare apples with rhubarb. An extremist blowing themselves up does not compare with a person driving the wrong way on the road unless he was trying to commit suicide. Until we know if that is the case, it’s wrong to pass judgement upon them.
Report Post »idaho1
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:28pmRather harsh mindset with out knowing what the actual cause was. If the driver was in diabetic shock/coma, it would easily explain this. I don’t know if this person was intoxicated or not, the vehicle seemed to be driving a straight line with out any erratic swerving. Driver cold also have been suicidal, but then why not aim for the first Semi-Truck. This is not a case of poorly marked roads, anyone one in a normal state of mind would have realized immediately something was very wrong, rather than to continue on at speed.
Report Post »Stand-in-CHRIST-Alone
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:05pmI never thought that I would agree with someone who has, ” the war on terror is a hoax, 9-11 was an inside job” as their visual avatar. But after watching this video, and hearing what the idiots responses to the officers questions were, I really couldn’t agree with you more. This guy will 100% end up killing someone if he gets to ever see the light of day again ( and I’m sure he will due to the slap on the hand type of things that he has been charged with thus far ). I say he is charged and convicted with capitol murder, because that’s what theoretically should have happened in a crash and situation of that sort. Then lead him right to the gas chamber.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:19pm@ stand-in-christ-alone
” I say he is charged and convicted with capitol murder, because that’s what theoretically should have happened in a crash and situation of that sort. Then lead him right to the gas chamber.”
Are you kidding me? Don’t even know for sure what the problem was but convict him with a crime that SHOULD have happened theoretically? I hope your name is not indicative of your belief system because if you “stand in Christ”, you certainly are one of the most misguided individuals I have ever seen.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:22pm“more of a threat to this country than terrorists”
Report Post »Really? Yes, the next attack will be 235,879 terrorists all driving the wrong way on the highway, and then suddenly vearing at exactly the same moment into 2200 walmart super centers.
thegreatcarnac
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:15pmMiracle!……no one killed.
Report Post »mikeisgus
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:57amGood grief, you bunch of judgmental people. Watch the video before you shoot off your ignorant mouths. The vehicle that was hit was NOT camped out in the left lane, she was passing another vehicle. Also, at the beginning of the clip, the lady shooting the video can be heard calling 911 and reporting the wrong way driver. I’m just excited to know that every genius on the planet is here on The Blaze.
Report Post »mils
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:51pmwould like to know outcome…what has happened to wrong way driver…were they impaired with medical reasons, alcohol etc?
Report Post »Agreed..good thing he hit a big vehicle!!
hatchetjob
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 2:43pmThere are hardly ever any follow ups to stories like this.
Report Post »Azzman
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:56amThankfully he hit a monster truck. Had the driver hit a civic or a Prius head on they surly would be dead.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:54amThank you for stopping sir. And to stop filming once you ran to help.
Report Post »bankerpapaw
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:44amSaggar is exactly right. These idiots who think the left lane is for them only. Around here, goofballs
Report Post »get in the left lane and just “hang” there. If the driver in the white SUV would have been in the
correct lane, he wouldn’t have gotten hit. I’m thankful no one was killed.
OneTermPresident
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:14pmSo in your world the left lane is a temporary lane? How did you manage to blot out the car in the right lane? Yikes
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:53pm@ onetermpresident
If you understood the rules of the road, yes, the left lane is a temporary lane … that‘s why it’s called a “passing lane” and why you see in many, many places signs that say, “keep right except to pass”.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:59pm@onetermpresident
Before you even respond, I stand corrected as it apparently varies state-to-state.
Report Post »sy212
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 6:40pmSo you are the stroke that flips me off when I’m in the left lane. Just sayin’
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:40amI have often wondered why they don’t print wrong way, on the back of every speed limit, highway maker, mile marker, etc on 4 lane roads, to at least warn those that just mess up and get going the wrong way. There are tons of 4 lane roads in rural places where the 2 sets of lanes are separated by enough distance and trees, the only real indication you have you aren’t on a 2 way road is that the center strip is white, something that may be missed if you are lost and in a state of semi panic.
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:59amBecause no one that stupid needs to be driving and endangering others in the first place.
Report Post »If you can’t tell by all the oncoming traffic zipping by at 130+mph inches from your car/body, then a sign that‘s even farther away isn’t gonna do the trick either.
Saggar
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:18amCoupla points:
The LEFT lane of a highway is for passing ONLY. You are not supposed to be driving in that lane unless you are passing someone. So, stay out of the left lane unless you are passing or want to hit some idiot going the wrong way. Nevertheless, one doesn’t expect to find a wrong way drive in the passing lane. Lucky no fatalities as is usual in these thing.s
The camera operator appears to be the driver. Driving while recording video is also dangerous. Lucky we didn’t see 2 accidents here.
Report Post »CafeConservative
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:28amCheck your facts about the left lane. Trying to sound authoritative doesn’t make you right.
Report Post »http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html
sWampy
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:34amDepends on the state, lots of states have laws saying stay out unless passing, others have laws saying trucks must use the left lane, or must use the left lane on hills, etc. It really varies greatly.
Report Post »Saggar
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:55amSounding authoritative does too make people think it’s true. Just ask Bill Maher or Jon Stewart.
Report Post »I stand corrected. Guess I’ve lived in over regulated states that fine people for such things. Glad to hear it’s not universal.
OneTermPresident
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:17pm@SAGGAR… To start with your info on the left lane is incorrect. But using your passing analogy… do you think the SUV might have been passing the car in the right lane?
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:58pmAt the very least, COURTEOUS drivers do not drive in the left lane and obstruct other traffic. Of course, it seems we are about to remove the word “courteous” from the dictionary.
Report Post »Josh_442
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:54pmTo blame this on the “left lane driver” is to say that every victim of a crime deserved it. Please think before you post.
Report Post »Saggar
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 4:01pmI said, ” Nevertheless, one doesn’t expect to find a wrong way driver in the passing lane.”
Not blaming the car in the left lane, just stating that many people hang out there.
Report Post »cannon12pdr
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:06amHe was more than likely high on something. I hope they charge him with attempted manslaughter and put him behind bars far a very long time.
Report Post »adeleeeee
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:06amThat wrong-way guy said he didn’t remember anything. But he drove straight and steady… So I must say he was lying.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:09pmMy gosh … condemnation and judgement with nary a clue live here on the Blaze.
Report Post »He MIGHT be lying, but he MIGHT also have had a pretty good wallop that is affecting his short-term memory. Let‘s not judge until facts are in because I’m quite sure you would not someone to judge you without facts, would you?
formidable_foe
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 7:11pmHe didn’t remember to get auto insurance either. Yeah, this guy must have a really serious medical condition.
Report Post »adeleeeee
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:06pm@JHRUSKY
Condemnation? This man could kill lots of people who lawfully drive on the right way!! And you accused me condemn without knowing the fact?
I have so many family members and none of them have any medical condition can cause something like this! Block out? If you block out, you wouldn’t be able to drive! There is no such a thing that any medical condition can cause people losing ability to judge but still have ability to drive like that!
You are an idiot!
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:55amI find these types of postings on Glenn’s site interesting. This is supposedly a political commentary site, yet strange random insignifacnt news is frequently interspersed here. Who cares if someone drove the wrong way down a highway? Unless this is an article about how the exits of our highways are not properly marked, what is the point?
Report Post »CABERNETQHS
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:21amSurprisingly, not all stupid people are in the government. Still interesting and I plan to show my kids for defensive driving tips.
Report Post »Face...Palm
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:25amtrololololololo.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:28amIt’s a NEWS site you idiot, North East West and South, it‘s an acronym you ef’n troll……get it? You thick-headed fool.
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:03pmCABERNETQHS
“Surprisingly, not all stupid people are in the government. Still interesting and I plan to show my kids for defensive driving tips.”
Not necessarily true… He may have just had an extra sick day to burn after he got back from Wisconsin with a handful of doctors notes :p
Report Post »Tom K
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 3:44pm@ BAIKONUR : “ Who cares if someone drove the wrong way down a highway ” ? You sure as hell would if you met this person head on or they injured or killed someone you care about – assuming you care about ANYONE ! How about this: “ Who cares if Obama was not or is not Eligible to hold the Office of President of OUR United States ”. You see, rules and laws MEAN something. DANG !
Report Post »claymoremacm
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:55amyet another reason not to travel in the left lane on a hiway,typically the wrong way driver thinks he is in the correct lane on a 2 lane road……..scarier is at night drunk drivers uusually have their headlights off,,,Ironicly State Troopers,who typically travel in the passing lane are the victims of these crashes
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:52amTo all you idiots who love to camp out in the left lane… This is what you are asking for. Never, repeat-never lounge in the left lane. It is for passing only in a 4-lane situation.
Report Post »copey99
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 9:28pmYea what are people thinking driving in the right direction. Idiots
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on July 19, 2012 at 12:51pm@copey99
Congratulations on one of the most stupid remarks I’ve heard on The Blaze.
Report Post »RandomMan
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:31amI dont think he would have been able to stay in one lane if he was having a medical condition. He was either hammered or he felt entitled to drive their.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:41amshould have been calling 911 immediately!!
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:11pmActually a medical condition could have caused confusion — and he could stay in that lane perfectly yet be unaware of what he was doing. Of course, it’s also just as possible that he was high or drunk or under the influence of an illegal substance. Time will tell.
Report Post »right field
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:31amNo laws or penalty will ever stop detrermined human stupidity. Thank the engineers and crash test experts who work in the auto industry for constantly improving the sturcture and engineering of our automobiles. You cannot legislate common sense – The “wrong way” driver should go to jail for 20-30 years and if paroled, NEVER be allowed to drive any vehicle.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:27amHe doesn’t remember anything? What was his BAL?
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:15amwe need to inforce some of the type of laws germany has for this type of stuff
this is a real issue of people trying to kill themselves this way on their hwy’s
now i’m not calling for a big brother nanny state, but just harsh penalties when you do something liek this and damage others property of cause injuries to others
Report Post »Time Rebel
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:12amThe people involved were fortunate to have even survived! If the idiot-driver had ran into a motorcyclist or a little car, who knows. Or if there had been a pack of rush-hour vehicles coming at him instead of just one, who knows.
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:16amthis is going to sound terrible i know, so hate me if you want
Report Post »but i kind of wish this guy hit a semi
Machtyn
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:22amIf you notice, the victim driver wisely put the passenger side corner of her vehicle on the side of the collision. Still, a 100 mph impact is going to hurt for a consumer vehicle. That she walked out of it is a miracle.
The wrong-way driver says he doesn’t remember anything. Whether this is due to the collision or some medical condition is yet to be reported. In any case, he’s likely losing his license for a long time.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 1:13pm@ landon410
“this is going to sound terrible i know, so hate me if you want but i kind of wish this guy hit a semi”
Yes, it does sound terrible. I don’t hate you … I just acknowledge that you‘re an idiot to wish someone dead when you don’t know why this happened.
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:11amThat idiot driver was probably swearing at all those “idiot drivers.”
Will GPS equipment reach the point it will warn you of things like “Your going the wrong way?”
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:09amThe guy had to be hammered.
Report Post »Machtyn
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:23amhammered. Or perhaps a diabetic coma or some other medical condition.
Report Post »THX-1138
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 11:06amLooked like he was maintaining the lane. Not sure a diabetic issue would leave him stupid enough to go the wrong way but still stay in his lane. Tough call from here..
The only solution that will ever work is still some time off. Once the car becomes “aware” of the condition of the driver then it can decide to stop him on it’s own. No police control required; if the guy was hammered or in some diabetic state (or off his psych meds for that matter) the car itself could make the call to slow or stop (coupled with GPS and/or a visual system it could even tell if the guy was on the wrong side, swerving too much, driving down railroad tracks or into a lake, whatever)
But, by the time we have all that the damn things will be able to drive themselves. So….
Report Post »Time Rebel
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 10:08amThis is the kind of scary stuff that makes a person want to stay off the road. Idiot!
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