Detroit I-75 Massive Car pile up

foof247 · 01-31-2013, 02:48 PM

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...-least-20?lite

I was driving home from Wayne State University in Detroit in my Subaru and the snow was so heavy I could barley see a foot in front of me. Next thing I know I hear sounds of cars grinding against cars and crashing and all that unpleasant sound. Over 30 cars and 4 deaths. I guess I got pretty luck because I usually take I-75 south but this time I was lucky I was heading North. I could have lost my precious subie and my life.

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SoapBox · 01-31-2013, 03:22 PM

Yup...

If ever you should get scared by something on the highway...teh best first reaction is to "jam on your brakes".

Dinky26 · 01-31-2013, 03:34 PM

Thoughts and prayers to those that had to be in the middle of that.

Shanaru242 · 02-01-2013, 09:39 AM

Big pile-up on I-70, west of Indianapolis yesterday afternoon. Interstate was closed for hours.

http://fox59.com/2013/02/01/man-dies...#axzz2JesVjLZv

foof247 · 02-01-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Shanaru242

Big pile-up on I-70, west of Indianapolis yesterday afternoon. Interstate was closed for hours.

http://fox59.com/2013/02/01/man-dies...#axzz2JesVjLZv

wow that's alot of semis. it's a shame when you see all these people injured and it was probably caused by one guy making a simple mistake

foof247 · 02-01-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SoapBox

Yup...

If ever you should get scared by something on the highway...teh best first reaction is to "jam on your brakes".

thanks for the advice. Ill make sure to remember to jam my breaks, Especially when I'm sliding all over the rode!

2BadBeast · 02-01-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by foof247

wow that's alot of semis. it's a shame when you see all these people injured and it was probably caused by one guy making a simple mistake

All it takes is one idiot.

It's usually someone driving way to fast and making unsafe lane changes. I've watched a guy go over the side of the fwy and take a 20ft fall after a lady did this to him 99gsr totaled.

foof247 · 02-01-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 2BadBeast

All it takes is one idiot.

It's usually someone driving way to fast and making unsafe lane changes. I've watched a guy go over the side of the fwy and take a 20ft fall after a lady did this to him 99gsr totaled.

I know, the I-75 was caused by an idiot doing 70 on ice while everyone else was doing about 30 to 40. People should know awd helps but it's not perfect. I'm pretty experienced in driving in bad conditions and all that in my subaru and still drove very slow.

RoadKillDMD · 02-01-2013, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by foof247

thanks for the advice. Ill make sure to remember to jam my breaks, Especially when I'm sliding all over the rode!

Wuts uh rode?

Mr Wrex · 02-01-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RoadKillDMD

Wuts uh rode?

Maybe he was herding cattle at a rodeO while driving

nhmtns · 02-01-2013, 12:26 PM

If I had been there, I would have totally used the AWD in my super awesome Subaru to deftly avoid all the vehicles crashing because of the sudden whiteout conditions and ice covered roads.

Ftinney84 · 02-01-2013, 12:38 PM

you'd have to deftly slide over the vehicles..lol

thoughts and prayers go out to the lost ones. Its really a shame that it does only take one moron to cause this sort of chain of events. And usually the person being thoughtless and wreckless normally walks away unharmed while innocent children are the victims, so sad.

Being from NJ i dont see this type of weather often. I remember when i was 9ish, my folks and I were traveling up to Ohio in December. It was complete white-out conditions. I remember barely being able to see 2 feet in front of the car. I dont know how my mom did it. Luckily she was able to follow a tractor trailer for able 30 miles, he was def a life saver that night. Truck drivers can either be really good or really bad in these situations. Good because when you cant see, they allow others to safely follow them, although if they are driving like igits, they can lose control and wipe out anyone. I recall my dad telling her to pull over, which would have been the worse thing to do, because along the way we passed dozens of cars and trucks slammed into guard rails and off the shoulder, due to not being able to see. Scary scary weather.

FaastLegacy · 02-01-2013, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SoapBox

Yup...

If ever you should get scared by something on the highway...teh best first reaction is to "jam on your brakes".

And that's probably what caused this chain reaction pile up in the first place. Some doofus got scared, slammed on the brakes in the middle of the highway, the next guy couldn't see him until he was right up on him and it just went from there.

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Truck drivers can either be really good or really bad in these situations.

They're usually really bad when it gets really nasty out there. They can safely drive faster than most cars can when it gets really bad. Obviously, that's a problem when you're doing 30 in the right lane with the rest of the cars and these jackasses pass you going 60 in the left lane, all the while blasting your windshield with snow and ice to the point where you can't see. And that's assuming they're not riding your ass either.

foof247 · 02-01-2013, 03:51 PM

good driver or not everyone just has to be careful. All I know is that if my subaru got totaled because of some idiot..it'll be bad day for me but a worse day for him

BlueSTI4Me · 02-01-2013, 03:54 PM

Check out the interview of the guy in the red jacket.

http://www.freep.com/article/2013013...yssey=nav|head

01-31-2013, 02:48 PM	#1
foof247 Scooby Newbie Member#: 290623 Join Date: Aug 2011 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: sterling heights Michigan Vehicle: 2007 Wrx pearl white	Detroit I-75 Massive Car pile up http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...-least-20?lite I was driving home from Wayne State University in Detroit in my Subaru and the snow was so heavy I could barley see a foot in front of me. Next thing I know I hear sounds of cars grinding against cars and crashing and all that unpleasant sound. Over 30 cars and 4 deaths. I guess I got pretty luck because I usually take I-75 south but this time I was lucky I was heading North. I could have lost my precious subie and my life. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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01-31-2013, 03:22 PM	#2
SoapBox Scooby Specialist Member#: 204578 Join Date: Mar 2009 Chapter/Region: MAIC	Yup... If ever you should get scared by something on the highway...teh best first reaction is to "jam on your brakes".

01-31-2013, 03:34 PM	#3
Dinky26 Scooby Newbie Member#: 345534 Join Date: Jan 2013 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Where Toto was Vehicle: 1986 Brat Red	Thoughts and prayers to those that had to be in the middle of that.

02-01-2013, 09:39 AM	#4
Shanaru242 Scooby Newbie Member#: 344828 Join Date: Jan 2013 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Central IN Vehicle: 2003 WRX wagon WRB	Big pile-up on I-70, west of Indianapolis yesterday afternoon. Interstate was closed for hours. http://fox59.com/2013/02/01/man-dies...#axzz2JesVjLZv

02-01-2013, 12:26 PM	#11
nhmtns Scooby Guru Member#: 94283 Join Date: Aug 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Mt. Washington Valley, NH Vehicle: '05 OBXT Stage 2 Min bil är svart	If I had been there, I would have totally used the AWD in my super awesome Subaru to deftly avoid all the vehicles crashing because of the sudden whiteout conditions and ice covered roads.

02-01-2013, 12:38 PM	#12
Ftinney84 Scooby Newbie Member#: 326998 Join Date: Jul 2012 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: camden county, NJ Vehicle: 2009 WRX sedan WRB Stg2	you'd have to deftly slide over the vehicles..lol thoughts and prayers go out to the lost ones. Its really a shame that it does only take one moron to cause this sort of chain of events. And usually the person being thoughtless and wreckless normally walks away unharmed while innocent children are the victims, so sad. Being from NJ i dont see this type of weather often. I remember when i was 9ish, my folks and I were traveling up to Ohio in December. It was complete white-out conditions. I remember barely being able to see 2 feet in front of the car. I dont know how my mom did it. Luckily she was able to follow a tractor trailer for able 30 miles, he was def a life saver that night. Truck drivers can either be really good or really bad in these situations. Good because when you cant see, they allow others to safely follow them, although if they are driving like igits, they can lose control and wipe out anyone. I recall my dad telling her to pull over, which would have been the worse thing to do, because along the way we passed dozens of cars and trucks slammed into guard rails and off the shoulder, due to not being able to see. Scary scary weather.

02-01-2013, 03:51 PM	#14
foof247 Scooby Newbie Member#: 290623 Join Date: Aug 2011 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: sterling heights Michigan Vehicle: 2007 Wrx pearl white	good driver or not everyone just has to be careful. All I know is that if my subaru got totaled because of some idiot..it'll be bad day for me but a worse day for him

02-01-2013, 03:54 PM	#15
BlueSTI4Me Scooby Specialist Member#: 34361 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: MI Vehicle: 04.7 STI Got2boostit2 "Q" Rack	Check out the interview of the guy in the red jacket. http://www.freep.com/article/2013013...yssey=nav\|head