The closest call I've ever experienced was teaching one day, two of my kids were late coming in from recess because they were playing under an old gum tree. I called them in and as they were running to the door, a huge branch, at big as a tree itself, crashed down exactly where they had been. No word of a lie, it missed them by 10 seconds. Absolutely frightening.
Timestamp 1:18 (0:50 imgur countdown player) With the crash on the bridge. That happened on the Clark Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River where Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana connect March 2024. To call that a close call, is completely lacking for what happened, vs a number of what is in the video.
I had my car parked at a customer's house. Had to move it to another spot. Ten minutes later, a tree fell onto the house... three foot diameter trunk laid exactly where i had parked my car before I moved it.
Consider how many dashcams weren't included because the occupants just drove to work and nothing happened. If you're saying the average outcome is worse you are taking an extremely specific subsample of 'clips which are crazy enough to get passed around social media' which is a totally opposite sort of 'survivor' bias.
I used to live near a "dangerous intersection" in a city, and while I never actually saw any accidents myself, I'd certainly seen the aftermaths of several. Definitely saw a decent number of close calls too, including a lady who technically got hit by a car, but it was going very slowly and she was more shook than hurt.
Do you know what I saw fucking thousands of though? Cars that passed through safely with no issue. It's alarming how easy it is to ignore such astonishing figures.
The guy in the roof with the snow has a rope tied off of above you just can't see it cuz a low college video but you can see the rope hanging behind him that is the other end of that rope
the last one pure panic & feet on the dash.... BRUH you did fuck all wrong you could... gg wp if that truck driver didnt manage to stop you'd be eating & smelling your feet for the rest of your life if you survived that is... fukken hell
TungstenOrbital
I like how most of these are people being absolutely, needlessly reckless while driving
NotasbigasmediumsizedJock
The closest call I've ever experienced was teaching one day, two of my kids were late coming in from recess because they were playing under an old gum tree. I called them in and as they were running to the door, a huge branch, at big as a tree itself, crashed down exactly where they had been. No word of a lie, it missed them by 10 seconds. Absolutely frightening.
KennyisLB
Timestamp 1:18 (0:50 imgur countdown player) With the crash on the bridge. That happened on the Clark Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River where Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana connect March 2024. To call that a close call, is completely lacking for what happened, vs a number of what is in the video.
https://apnews.com/article/bridge-kentucky-indiana-ohio-river-semi-rescue-1f352e8c40145dc5cd6c92a903e03f24
Also 1:47 (0:21) totally looks like arson insurance fraud.
FatBastardVegetarian
I had my car parked at a customer's house. Had to move it to another spot. Ten minutes later, a tree fell onto the house... three foot diameter trunk laid exactly where i had parked my car before I moved it.
Bojovnik84
Cameras are the problem. This shit always happens when a camera is nearby.
DrunkenMarineBiologist
Can someone please tell me wherever all the random things are falling out of the sky is happening so I can never go there?
InitHello
Avoid the sky and the ground and you should be ok.
SpaceHaggis
Sasurau
That's a lotta pairs of newly brown pants.
RummageSaleBubbler
Survivorship bias -- Consider how many videos weren't included because it went much worse. The average outcome is worse.
AawesomeAardvaark
The average outcome is not worse. Way more things fall without hitting people.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
Bias towards what? No one claimed these are typical outcomes.
TrashCanEnthusiast
Consider how many dashcams weren't included because the occupants just drove to work and nothing happened. If you're saying the average outcome is worse you are taking an extremely specific subsample of 'clips which are crazy enough to get passed around social media' which is a totally opposite sort of 'survivor' bias.
etherbunny41
I used to live near a "dangerous intersection" in a city, and while I never actually saw any accidents myself, I'd certainly seen the aftermaths of several. Definitely saw a decent number of close calls too, including a lady who technically got hit by a car, but it was going very slowly and she was more shook than hurt.
Do you know what I saw fucking thousands of though? Cars that passed through safely with no issue. It's alarming how easy it is to ignore such astonishing figures.
tinydog
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Mmc2d3RzdWp4ejdiMTl2Zms0bzRhY2psMTRveHM0OTcyeXFnb2t4OCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/82XDa5wcmYn6oiTT5G/200w.webp
IMarkEverythingISayAsNSFWBecauseModsDontKnowWhatMatureMeans
NSFW As someone that grew up next to a train crossing I have zero sympathy for the dipshits crossing a train track when a train is coming.
YpsilantiRomani
The guy in the roof with the snow has a rope tied off of above you just can't see it cuz a low college video but you can see the rope hanging behind him that is the other end of that rope
Woogyface
YpsilantiRomani
Speak to text failed me & I failed to proof read
IliveIdyeIliveagain
This is why I need a protection
Neednoggle
Not gonna lie, guys, I don't like this video. Except for that dude running on top of all the snow sliding off that roof, that was pretty dope.
ExTechOp
That was cool, although having a safety line of course helped to keep balance.
QueueTee
Death is random.
I'm wondering how many people Actually do die like this.
zortroz
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlbHhyNHB4bzl2c280dDB6OGN0aHh3NWNlODJwajU1dDNrZXVpeGVwNCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xVpUhR49z4F14vWJZ5/200w.mp4
Laylah77
Unbelievable!!! That train!!
AvsFreak
It'd have a completely different feel if the music was yakkity sax
mrpink83
I miss LiveLeak.
pr3viso
100% human caused
Spaceqowboy
Last one: never put your legs up on the dash. That will end badly in a crash.
KAPTKipper
The feet on the airbag would have been Interesting...
OrkenMork
third world countries look fun!
Cilvaa
At least one or two of these people went to the Prometheus School of Running Away
Snezko
the last one pure panic & feet on the dash.... BRUH you did fuck all wrong you could... gg wp if that truck driver didnt manage to stop you'd be eating & smelling your feet for the rest of your life if you survived that is... fukken hell
Guestmod
Number 2. Dad knows he didn't make it, Kid was so close to dying and he missed the grab
heimeyer72
Kid failed an attempt to get a Darwin award.
MrRobSteel
I have nightmares about this kind of stuff.
Kats8652
I can feel that headgrab.
bingotown
He will be replaying that moment in his head for years and years.
IjustsaywhatIthink
In this we just watched a man lose 20 years of his life in a second.
isthisjunkmail
Can we normalize vids where people DO NOT get hurt?!? The prettiest of pleases?
TheMellowMoron
SergeyPrkl
these ARE those videos where people doesn't get hurt. SO, more of this?
CinnamonBunny
DO NOT lift your legs on the dashboard FFS
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
If that truck even bumped that front enough to set off the airbag, she'd be eating her own feet.
ximzadix
distractedFreek
Yeah, that was the most terrifying part of that last video.