Wild Video: Icy Ohio Road Sends Cars Flying Out of Control
- Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:32am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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The mild winter across the country has led to a decrease in viral, bad-weather driving videos this season. But this one from Ohio might make up for the dry spell.
On an icy bridge and roadway in Columbus, drivers were flying out of control after hitting a patch of black ice. One car took out a sign, another hit the ditch and went flying through the air, while another spun 180 degrees and ended up in a head-on collision with another vehicle:
But the pictures don’t tell the full story. You have to watch the video for the full effect, which includes the sound of screeching tires and crunching metal:
According to WBNS-TV, no one was injured in the accidents. It also reports the icy roads were eventually salted, but not by the local government charged with maintaining the road. Instead, a neighboring salt truck came to help out because the other trucks were tied up.
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Comments (63)
Larry E
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:13pmMost “drivers” are merely “motor vehicle operators” who wouldn’t recognize black ice if it jumped up and bit them. They’re all thinking(?) about something else instead of their driving. Glad nobody was hurt, but the next time they’ll likely do the same thing.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:49pmI agree. Whenever I drive, I cannot help but notice how many people are not actively driving. Either they are putting on makeup, screaming at their children, or my favorite talking and texting on their phones. If people cannot be bothered to look around and drive, then they shouldn’t drive.
Report Post »proliance
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:36pmSeeing that the definition of black ice is frost or ice that can’t be seen, then you‘re right most people wouldn’t recognize it.
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 2:40pmWell the local body shops are going to get a little extra business.
Report Post »formidable_foe
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:47pmFurther confirmation that people from OH are among the worst drivers anywhere. Trust me… they’re no better in the summer. :)
Report Post »RinkyDink34
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:24pmThis is just one of the reasons why I had to move to the South
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 4:41pmYes indeed! I want to move back to the south this year.
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:15pmIts Bush’s fault !
Report Post »PimpleJuice
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:02pmI noticed all the vehicles in this bumper car video were all government bailout cars. Do you think that these cars were rigged to create vehicular abortions to thin out the populous so the Obama’s could increase his carbon footprint a tad? The GM motto, “buy our car”, “experience the open road”?
Report Post »altannt
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:45amAhhhhhhh slow down? Will Glenn and Santorum blame Romney for this ?
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:58amWrong! Will Obama blame Bush?
Report Post »ImMormon
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:43amNo offense to anyone living in a “non” mountain state. I find it hilarious that school and work get’s cancelled with an inch of snow on the ground, nothing shuts down in Utah unless we get get a couple of feet.
I know they don’t get snow or ice that often, but it‘s common sense to slow down when it’s wet, especially when it’s wet and below freezing… especially over a “bridge” where you have the cold air underneath the bridge to help create the ice.
My only wish in life is that people would use a little more logic and common sense. So many problems could be avoided in life if this simple thing were to happen!
Report Post »BassChick
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:24amCoupleof comments about that.
An inch of ice and/or snow in a city that rarely experiences this type of weather has issues that others don’t initially recognize. 1. we don’t have snow plows 2. we don’t have snow chains 3. we don’t have experience driving on ice 3. we close schools because the school buses also run in rural areas where there is often more hazardous conditions than in the suburbs,and due to the above 3 points, our childrens’ safety is our primary concerns.
Peoples’ lives are at stake. I‘m not sure I would admit thinking it’s hilarious that northern states experience heat stroke deaths in 90 degree weather, when we can easily have 100-115+ days without a problem.
Report Post »BlasberryStrat
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:57amBASSCHICK: How about 105 deg. WITH 96% humidity and OUR children are out Bean walking and Detassling. Can you say “humidity”? Because I spent a week in Calif. and my friends were “simply dieing” from the 112 degree heat, but I was ready to see the sites because it only felt like 80 to me! And in the winter, the Supt. of schools (MY father) would not cancel school unless it was 20 below windchill, blizzard conditions, and over 6″ of snow already on the ground. Why? Because the same children he would be “keeping safe”…. if not in a warm school room, would be out in the 20 below blizzard right along with their parents feeding the Cattle. NOW tell me how you chuckle about heat and winter. Oh, and a few years back, it was 73 degrees on Christmas day….then 14″ of snow the very next day. Guess what…ALL the children were out in the 6 degree cold riding their new sleds. And that same humidity I talked about(?), how bout’ you come here when the temp says 90 degrees, but the weatherman is warning the heat index factor is 115….and it’s just a touch harder to breath when along with that there is 90% moisture in the air.
Report Post »BassChick
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:21pmI hear ya. The kids do play outside in the snow even when schools close.. And humidity, whew, that does make the heat much more intolerable. We’re not as bad as Houston, but 100-115 PLUS humidity is what we live with sometimes, many times for days on end.
I’ll take a 100 degree day with low humidity anyday over the snow. I’m just a southern girl at heart.
Report Post »Fried Okra
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:31pm@ImMormon
Typical “We’re tougher/better than you” statements…. with usually not much thought into the real differences. Apples and Oranges I’mMormon.
Great comments BassChick.
Fried Okra <—resides in the great State of Mississippi
Report Post »ImMormon
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:30pmI wasn’t trying to offend anyone… or give the “I’m better than you” treatment. I simply think it’s common sense. Also, 90% of our roads don’t get plowed for 2 days after a big storm anyway. Nobody drives around the city or highways with chains either, those are reserved for very slow “canyon driving”. I agree, most other states don’t get a lot of practice with that kind of weather, but a lot of it is common sense too. If it’s wet, slow down. If it’s wet and cold slow down even more.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:44pmI am with you. Common sense would tell you if the roads are wet and you had below freezing temps or still have freezing temps there is no reason to drive like a bat out of hell. Everyone of them were traveling too fast for the conditions. Of course, hitting black ice also speeds your vehicle up. 4×4 won’t help you in this instance. The problem here is when you put men behind a truck or vehicle that has 4×4 capabilities; they get a little too cocky.
I hit black ice when I was in Germany, I was traveling about 15 mph and hit a patch and wound up in a shallow ditch and sped up to about 20 mph before all was said and done. That was my first experience with black ice.
Report Post »Saggar
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:59pmIn Montana, schools and businesses NEVER EVER have closed for snow/ice no matter how many feet came down.
Report Post »Saggar
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 2:04pmWhat is a snow plow. In Montana, we’ve heard of these things, but few have seen one. Also, what is this “salt” stuff I hear about. Does it make the road tastes better.
From watching this video, it’s obvious many of these people were driving too dang fast for the conditions. SUVs and trucks are the worst offenders. They believe 4WD makes their tires stick to icy roads. I hope nobody got injured.
Report Post »troit
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:52pm@BASSCHICK I live in a rural county just north of Columbus, and have lived in/worked in Columbus for more than a decade. We do have snow plows/salt trucks. so I am not sure where that came from. As for the driving in a foot vs Columbus shutting down over an 1″, I agree Immormon. I grew up on the snow belt in Ohio and we had very different “emergency” standards than are in Columbus. We also learned to slow down, easy on the break/gas, etc. I think our issue here is too many people think 4×4 or suv = never lose grip on the road.
Report Post »B_rad
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 12:31amWhen I lived in North Carolina, the people there had no concept of how to drive on icy or snowy roads. None. And really, why should they? They virtually never get any. When the weather man called for a better than 50% chance of snow, good luck getting staples at the grocery store. They’d be out of milk 5 minutes after the broadcast. Shortly after we got a new superintendent of schools, transplanted from the mountain areas of Tennessee, we got an ice storm. Being from the North, it was nothing for us, but it was a big deal down there. The superintendent kept the schools open far passed when everyone was telling him to close. There were a tremendous number of accidents on the way home. Even the bus drivers had extreme difficulty, let alone the high school kids who could barely drive on dry pavement. Different parts of the country have different experiences and different ways, and the safety of kids is paramount. Close the schools when the infrastructure can’t support transporting them safely.
Report Post »caligulaboy
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:30amTypical. Love how the a-hole news team just sits there and watchs people crash at an obviously dangerous intersection. News story over the safety of human beings. Typical.
Report Post »TxGold
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:24amWhat do you want them to do, run out into traffic and flag people down?
Report Post »altops
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:15amtwo words…heated roads.
Report Post »jetblast3500
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:55amROFL. That’s a good one.
Report Post »Guitar Master
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:02amzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
THE REPORTER’S Take
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Just another example of the kind of idiots behind the wheels of 3000 lb. killing machines. It‘s winter and there’s freezing conditions don’t they know enough to slow down?
Report Post »Mr_Ozzy
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:21amDid anybody notice that the most out of control were SUV’s. I have nothing against SUV’s, but I have observed that some of their owners think they are invincible. Truth it, they slide on ice as well, if not better, than any other vehicle.
Report Post »BlasberryStrat
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:06pmGotta love the people that own SUV‘s and Pickup’s “just to have a ‘big’ truck”, but don’t have one clue even how to put the vehicle in four wheel drive. “Well…4WD is only for climbing rocks and pulling” Uhhhhh…….nope. That’s why God made 4 High and 4 Low… (It’s called “control”).
Report Post »But on the other end, I looovvveee to watch the ‘city people’ have their big ol’ four wheelers and ACTUALLY believe they can stop just as fast as they can start. Now that’s better than watching the Superbowl.
perry1980
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:59amGlobal Warming strikes again!
Report Post »piper60
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:44amPerhaps this was posted as a warning to drivers about black ice? Up here in the northeast, we haven’t had anywhere near the normal amount of ice.
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:36amHey idiot. Put the camera down and warn somebody!
Report Post »bpodlesnik
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:44amIs he supposed to stand beside the road waving his hands at drivers and telling them to slow down?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:35am.
flying out of control after hitting a patch of black ice
Why does it seem every thing Black is a Hazard to either your Health or your Wallet?……
Report Post »liberalescheisskopf
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:51amRacist! heh, heh…..
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:27amI am so thankful to God that no-one was injured. Black ice is terrifying. You don‘t know it’s there till it’s too late. Things happen so fast. It’s a good thing the police closed the bridge/road.
Report Post »justanothermom5
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 2:24pmI agree… being from this area in OH… certain roads were MISERY yesterday morning. Many people were slowing down (obviously not the few shown in this clip) and STILL struggling with the black ice. Typically roads are treated with a brine solution to help prevent black ice, but in this instance nothing had been done (to any roads it seemed…). I’d rather drive in heavy/deep snow that on black ice.
Report Post »airportengineer
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:15amDRIVERS: When you see a car off in the ditch, THERE IS PROBABLY A REASON WHY!
DUH People! If there is car in a ditch during the winter months, it’s because of ICE. You need to slooooowwww down when you first see any car, truck, semi off the road ahead of you! When you drive like these idiots, you will end up just like the people in the ditch! The guy in the pickup truck was the dumbest of all. A pickup truck, without any load in the back, is about as useless as **** on a boer!
Report Post »jkdblaze
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:35amHe needs his brakes checked.The rear wheels weren’t braking at all!
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:12amDriving your doing it wrong.
Report Post »Slipstick
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:10amAt Hi: Red pickup driver was a woman. What I wonder is why all those idiots (of any gender) were going so stinkin’ FAST in slippery conditions?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:14amHave driven though Ohio many times in bad conditions … they don’t slow down … until they hit something. ;-)
Report Post »Legal Immigrant
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:06amYes. Driving in Ohio sucked yesterday. Coming across US20 and a car looked like it was going to slide out in front of me. Everything locked up.
A Tnk U God moment.
Report Post »A Bit of Thought
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:56amBlack Ice – some of the slickest stuff known to mankind. The mean part is you can‘t even see it when you’re driving. Been there – done that.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:13amWhen I use to power-walk to work, I encountered black-ice on the sidewalks…alittle snow covering & down you go. Had acouple of close–calls when driving too. The crashing & skidding, don’t mean to make light of it, but makes me remember the times(in my 20′s) at the dirt-road racetracks. I drove acouple of times in “Powder-Puff” stock-car races & had one opportunity to be in a demolition-derby (end of season event). Still can hear & feel the crashes so when I was intentionally getting and doing the hitting..when you are driving & minding your own business, it can be real scary if other cars are around. I have an SUV 4×4 but respect the road conditions ALWAYS!
Report Post »pocfavorite
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:48amI always wonder why someone would choose to video this kind of thing rather than warn the drivers. Doesn’t seem right. What if someone were to be seriously injured or killed?
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:47amWow…the Nation is falling apart and we get this from the BLAZE….Hard hitting Journalism!!! You should be proud!
Report Post »bpodlesnik
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:57amSeriously? There are how many other really good articles to read a day and one that doesn’t get your approval, and you are going to complain? Unless you are spending countless hours on The Blaze, there is no reason to be complaining about this.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:11am@Baddoggy
Yeah, I was very upset when the Blaze cops came into my home, held a gun to my head and made me click on the link to this article. They wouldn’t let up until I had read every word of the article and watched the video.
Report Post »Voice_of_One
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:42am@qpwillie They did that to you too. Gotta watch out for them, their everywhere now.
Report Post »hi
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:35amMen drivers.
JK
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:34ampoor cars. hot news now is Drudge reporting == wikileaked: OSAMA BIN LADEN NOT BURIED AT SEA
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:52amGlenn Beck even gets a mention. It sounds like more conjecture though doesn’t it? Thanks for the heads up BTW.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:53amBurnt—Looking for a job as editor?.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:42amit was there at 730am…..now it’s 840am and not a sign of it on Drudge now! makes ya wonder why Drudge scrubbed it, or did THEY?
us? editor? nah, we are just lowly Great Plains ranching Americans, just wanted to mention what we saw on Drudge when we opened the computer for the family for the day.
Report Post »PeteHDO
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:52amSaw it too, burnthills.
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