If you're going to be dicks in cars in single file, STAY IN SINGLE FILE! I'm putting the blame on the Ferrari. Everyone was passing when it was their turn, then Ferrari man wanted to be a dick.
Van was fine... the Ferrari burned and they both died. This kind of driving makes my blood boil... Fucking morons thinking they own the road and don't care one bit about others.
The driver in the blue Lamborghini first ignored the oncoming biker and then caused the crash with the red Ferrari. It was not he and his wife, but the couple in the Ferrari who burned to death after the crash. The worst idiot on the scene was also incredibly lucky. Fate must have just taken a break there.
I don't think the lambo was the cause, he was waiting for visibility to pass and the ferrari tried to skip ahead of him. They're passing one at a time, I don't know why the Ferrari decided to skip the lambo. Idiots.
100%. Way I look at it. They're showing me that they don't have any care for their wellbeing or mine. It's up to me to watch out for mine. I get away from people like that. Nothing good will come at trying to run them off the road, speed up so they can pass or slam on my breaks. It just involves me in their desire to become organ donors.
As soon as I saw the guy just keep drifting over the line trying to pass,and almost hit the motorbike I knew they were gonna fuck up. Too many dumbass rich motorists all in one place. Danger!
It helps that this is a video posted on imgur so like, I already knew something was gonna go down, but the behavior of all the supercar idiots was just so obviously going to cause an accident.
Yeah, it's one of those "lots of dead people had right of way" things. The person overtaking should make sure they've got a gap to re-merge into (especially on a one lane each way single carriageway), and it might not be 'fair' they were taking up the camera car's gap, but ultimately they just had to slow down and make the gap again. Especially with hot head drivers.
Yeah, I move over and let the dickheads mess up someone else's day. Box truck was being aggressive so I slowed, moved over and let them pass. They proceeded to take out a cargo van about 3 miles up. Wasted a couple hours of my time between calling emergency services and filling out a witness statement. Luckily no one was injured.
I'm not sure if it was the man or woman driving but they both are speaking German. If they are in fact German, Germans undergo pretty extreme driving training by other countries' standards; their accident rate is very low.
You can’t always know when they appear. Those types of cars they automatically presume you’ll give right of way for them. Even when you have no place to go.
Yeah. My thought process was: "they're harrassing that poor truck driver. I'd want nothing more than to pull over and let them pass, the--AH SHIT THEY FLIPPED HIM, THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS"
Many people react aggressively to situations like this. When people are driving recklessly the best thing to do is just get out of their way. Give them space, and drive defensively. You getting in their way and trying to block them isn't going to change their stupidity. Your best best to counter stupid is with intelligence.
I find I get more anxious around idiot drivers and often feel compelled to go faster to “flee” them. However in this situation I would know I’m trapped surrounded by these idiots and just give as much room as safely possible. As others have pointed out, it’s often experience that allows a driver to override that initial reaction.
Common sense. Have these fools on a highway near me. There is a section that has a straight deep Valley. Most of us call it in by saying they’re playing real life pole position.
This is true. I am extremely aware of situations when idiots like this are passing. Sometimes you have to slow down. Sometimes speed up so they can get behind you because they are trying to overtake multiple cars and can't make it all. I've been told I'm a rare type of an amazing driver. And a female lol
I live with a retired cop. Prior to his dementia kicking in I was informed I drive better than a man. Now days I’m terrified my leg weakness will return & have to stop driving. Due to this I’m hyper vigilant.
"Leck mich am Arsch." Is the common expression, which she used. The song by Mozart called "Leck mich im Arsch" is different. Not sure if the usage just changed over the years or if there is another reason, though. I could imagine they don't have much to do with each other since licking someone's bum and licking someone inside the bum are very different things.
Fucking rich cunts!! At least the people who died were from their bunch and not anybody from the van. The occupants of the van should sue these assholes for pain and suffering, hell sue them for everything.
Does them being old somehow makes this situation excusable or something? Personally, I'd say it makes it worse, as someone of that age should know better than to break the traffic laws this blatantly.
> Does them being old somehow makes this situation excusable or something?
Where did you get that from? The post's title is "Overtake squared", which is rather insensitive considering the outcome. That's why I commented what I did.
I get what you‘re trying to say… but as the only „democracy“ in the world that allows (<—that’s the point here) unlimited corporate donations to political campaigns the US will always be on top of the corruption ladder.
I could care less about the asshole super car rich people. Is the guy in the van alright? That’s all I wanted to know. They mentioned the Ferrari people died. Hopefully they didn’t just overlook that person injuries and nothing fatal for them.
The couple that caused it flew back to Mumbai a few days later and were swanning up a red carpet the following week (she's an actress and he's a billionaire). I'm sure if the van driver had caused it he'd have gotten off Scott free too /s
It is a generation that grew up playing car chases on video games. No comprehension of real life. So money means he’ll walk & everyday families are destroyed.
This has nothing to do with violence, rather entitlement. Let’s recreate the thrill of the drive combined with the average person isn’t going to hit my expensive race car.
Good job dipshit, you're wrong on both counts. It was a boomer who caused the accident (boomers are generally more likely to have enough money for supercars) and he died despite his money so no, he wont ever walk again. Also, videogames actually train skills like keeping track of multiple objects in the field of view, which is helpful for driving. Scientists tested people who played videogames vs those who didn't and players were better able to keep track of more objects at once than non players
I have a strong suspicion that money and a life without consequences for actions due to having money is a greater cause of these incidents than video games.
Thank you, I was a little confused because I blame the blue car as well, who I am guessing is the rich guy who survived and I mentioned in the news articles.
Thank fuck. I was waiting for the karma to hit and then I audibly yelped "NO!" when the van crashed too. I obviously wasn't hoping anyone would die, just tens of thousands worth of damage would've sufficed, but at least there's that
NSFW I know it's low quality, but those roadworks definitely continue round the corner so you can't see the other end's lights. It's also in front of a junction which means it's not unlikely this is a three-way traffic light (which I'm pretty sure is what the red sign is saying as they usually inform drivers if it's a three-way temporary light setup).
Better wish I'm not coming down the other way because they'll have to reverse... I've seen people do this around here and I've been waiting for that to happen. I'll stop the car, get out and chill outside. Just like something a dad strapped on a trailer, I ain't going nowhere.
And yet, that person probably did not die of starvation anytime soon. For me a speeding ticket would mean I have to starve for 1-2 weeks. Depending on it being 2 or high 2 digit.
Which is a deeper reason our society is fucked up. Your situation really isn't a problem in developed nations because if you're that close to poverty they would have some kind of resources to help you out, especially the Nordic nations. I hope you keep your head above water, it's tough out there.
While my empathy almost has its limits with assholes like this, being burned alive is such a horrible fate nonetheless; regardless of my opinion of those asshole drivers.
At the very least, on the guy who's primarily at fault: "Oberoi runs Oberoi Realty, known for constructing high-end suburban condominiums in Mumbai. He is worth $3.7bn, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaires list." So, same demographic as Trump. I'm still looking for deets on the other couple that actually died.
Plenty of things die by burning alive in forest fires and elsewhere, naturally. These people died in a manner of their own making, and even endangered others as well. I’m not happy or jumping around or clapping, but I do not feel sad at all for them
Reality cannot be denied, we make our choices, and have to live by them whether we like it or not, it is the nature of the beast, yet I still hold empathy for those that do die from being burned alive, species does not matter… And I would be an arrogant fool to deny you your right to not feel pity for them, as long as one doesn't revel in other's misery, as that's usually reserved for voluntarily malicious folk, which is a choice, or involuntary psychopathy, which is not a choice.
EDIT: Not to say psychopathy is inherently malicious, as it is simply the inability to have empathy, I should have mentioned it before the malicious bit, as I inadvertently associated it with being malicious, which it is not, my error…
agreed. some of these comments are shocking; absolute lack of empathy for another human being without knowing *anything* about these people aside from the fact 1. they could afford an expensive car and 2. they were indeed driving like total assholes. but to celebrate them burning to death..just because of those two facts? yikes.
Idk man, I ain't celebrating their death... It's more that in some cases actions have severe consequences. Kinda hard to feel sorry or any empathy for people that already willingly were putting others at risk.
Agreed, yet hopefully some of those comments were made as a way to assuage one's own frustration at seeing such a selfish display, but yeah, beyond that, it's akin to taking joy from one's failure, which is the polar opposite of empathy…
Close, but the defining characteristic is being able to feel the other person's perspective, but you're right, empathy can also have a dark side… as with most things concerning humanity. From the Oxford Dictionary, (note the definition is not for you, as you already know the definition, but for others reading this post):
“the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” “he has a total lack of empathy for anybody”
Bullshit. This whole site talks about bringing back the guillotines and eating the rich. Some of those very rich assholes die horribly and we are climbing on our soapboxes? Could’ve been a bus full of kids. Could have been the guy filming it or the box car driver. Fuck the rich, fuck people who put others’ lives in danger.
I really caution against attributing any special precedence to human life. We've only been on this planet for about 1 million years and will be battling to see the end of this century. The reason for such pessimism is that we are the stupidest fucks ever to draw breath. Empathy, or the lack thereof, has got nothing to do with my feelings.
Producing actual empathy takes effort and energy. I would say most people either default to "people dying is bad always" or "fuck rich assholes who die by their own stupidity." Both are not deep, so empathy didn't really come into effect. Just your default reaction you decided on previously. So no reason to judge others on a funny meme site.
this is practically a recursive statement because I bet it made you feel good to say that didnt it? I just find it in bad taste those type of people try to justify their celebration of people's deaths. Did that ferrari deserve a consequence to their dumb actions? Probably, but it just feels weird to be like "hahahah yeah! burn baby burn"
It’s not about being morally superior. Let’s say some fuckhead brings a gun to the mall and starts waving it around, threatening to kill people, then somehow falls off the mezzanine and breaks his neck. He was putting people in danger, then he died, that’s karma/justice/the way things are supposed to be. This dude put EVERYONE he drove around in danger and then he died. That’s karma. That’s justice. The fact that ONLY the people responsible died is a fucking miracle
im not defending this dudes dumb actions. 100% he put others in danger including his own. I just find it a bit icky when people celebrate people dying.
As the red one is stupidly passing, the blue one in front of it starts to try to pass again, clips the front right corner of the red car, and sets off the whole incident. The red car are the people who died, because someone didn’t check their blind spot, because they were both being feckless idiots. I personally feel the whole section of the convoy is at least part at fault, it was reckless driving on all of their parts.
What was the red one even trying to do? It's like they slow down and want to turn into the truck. That's obviously not it, but also no way to over take anyone.
To those celebrating the death of them... I'd like to put you directly outside that burning Ferrari and see how you'd respond. If you lack that basic fundamental empathy in real life...I would be far more afraid of you as a person than a rich brat in a ferrari. Yes the rich brat is endangering people...it is evident from his own demise that he was too stupid to comprehend his own mortality let alone others. It is however abnormal and much more creepy to take pleasure in people's death.
Standing outside a burning car and watching a crash without flames or blood, with no indication that they really died is obviously different. You want to tell me you had the same reaction watching this clip as you would have watching a burning wreck? Of course not. So you simply decided to have one position and others decided against it, or pretended as a joke, because this is imgur. Get off your high horse, you're not some special beacon of morality. We're all sitting on a toilet taking a shit.
I’m more curious how they burned to death? Does that make me a bad person? I mean red car had the top down so more easily removed from vehicle, from video their crash was on the side which spun them? But how did they burn to death? I mean there were other people on the road to pull them from their car if it was posing a danger. And as far as I know red car type doesn’t catch fire easily (I mean that’d be bad for business, right?) anyways that’s my curiosity I don’t really like that anyone died
That's because of the trend lately. Failing to realise in the first place that this accident had nothing to do with being rich, apart from that the story got traction because of them being rich. Accidents like this occur all the time, people failing to check in their mirror if it's safe to pull out to pass, regardless of cars performance levels. Personally, I don't care that they died, I don't have the capacity to care for every human being that dies, but wishing death onto someone is sickening.
I'm not celebrating their death but I certainly don't feel bad about it. I'm just relieved they didn't kill the people in the van, what a bunch of selfish egotistical fuckwads.
My niece died in a perfectly preventable house fire age 3. It isn't a death I'd actively wish on anyone. However, I don't feel a lick of remorse for those people, rich or not. I don't care if it makes me a bad person in someone else's eyes either. They suffered the consequences of their own douchery. I'm helping the people in the van in case the cars explode. The only thing I feel bad about is the wasted potential wealthy asshats squander. This is the legacy they chose. They earned it.
I'd literally place money on, that, if you or I were trapped in a burning Ferrari, these guys probably wouldn't save you. I mean, there were five of six of these guys. Did they even come back to help?
Idgaf I have my own values independent of who they are or what they do....it's not about expecting them to return the favour...it's about being a responsible human being who has the maturity and responsibility to understand what is a morally correct choice in a clearly fucked up situation. YOU are a responsible, sane, empathetic adult....it is your responsibility to either do the right thing OR act like them. Taking pleasure in someone's death is not okay.
I get what you're saying, and I'm not cheering their death, but I certainly aren't weeping for them. You seem to be a lovely person - and I get you, but also, I don't entirely agree with you. Those people created a dangerous situation that was entirely self inflicted so fuck dem guys in those cars.
13andido
passing on a solid lane
duffman3335
Lech mich im Arshe? Is that what she said?
profiledit
duffman3335
Ferrari driver was the MOST at fault, but F all those idiots for that BS. EAT THE RICH!
Jace99
He’s stinking rich. He’s probably already out of the country and they’ll never get him extradited.
HuskyPirate
If you're going to be dicks in cars in single file, STAY IN SINGLE FILE! I'm putting the blame on the Ferrari. Everyone was passing when it was their turn, then Ferrari man wanted to be a dick.
bobgunrunnersmith
Really hope folks in the van were unhurt! Fuck the sport car posse.
MapleSyrupMafia
Van was fine... the Ferrari burned and they both died. This kind of driving makes my blood boil... Fucking morons thinking they own the road and don't care one bit about others.
StabbyMcMurder
What a bunch of bozos.
UncleVenoM
People died here, not a repost that should be celebrated. Dumb, but they paid for it, so let's be done.
DongleDingler
tzahtman
I understand not being terribly bothered by the reckless driver burning to death but why include the passenger in those sort of sentiments?
RooGryphon
looks like some rich people have found out. now will they face the consequences or use money to get out of jail?
DukeDarkwood
Apparently, two of them faced immediate consequences, which no amount of money will get them out of. No idea about the rest of them.
rukeman
♫ Chain chain chain...Chain of fools ♫
firlefranz
You treated me mean Oh, you treated me cruel…!
butcherfan0301
A lot of idiots in one video
MajorNikon
Thorketil
Snuff
Ivalicenyan
They died doing what they loved. Being inconvenient and inconsiderate to others. 👁️〰️👁️
germican12
Well no, the ones that died were actually on the oncoming traffic, not breaking the law in this instance.
pumper
No, the ones who died were in the red Ferrari, you know, one of the two parties who caused the accident by overtaking over a solid line.
LieselSkywalker
Klingen ein bisschen wie Heike und Dietmar Schäffer.
androgenoide
I'm surprised that I got that reference. ( I don't know any German. I watched the series with subtitles. )
FetaForMoses
Mann Mann Mann hier ist wieder was los
IdiotSavantTinker
They must have been in a hurry, now they will be really late.
TarynnosaurusRex
Better late than nev-- oh wait.
trigonman3
I see what you did there
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Did she say something to the effect of "lick my ass"?
Feralkyn
Yeah, and the man then said "absolute idiots" (Vollidioten, 'full idiots')
mygodhasabiggerdick
"Did you film that?"
"Yeah."
"Well, that's evidence." (Beweismaterial)
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
Thanks, I wasn't sure what kind of material she was talking about.
qazxswedcvfrtgbnhyujmkiol
"Leck mich am Arsch". So yeah, pretty much. A common German thing to say while swearing. And some other instances.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
I had a feeling. I knew a German kid from summer camp once teach me how to say "eat my shit" so I had a feeling something like that was involved, lol.
theduckening
Thorketil
The driver in the blue Lamborghini first ignored the oncoming biker and then caused the crash with the red Ferrari. It was not he and his wife, but the couple in the Ferrari who burned to death after the crash. The worst idiot on the scene was also incredibly lucky. Fate must have just taken a break there.
theend587
The red Ferrari was passing on a Solid lane... they are all wrong nothing to do with fate.
fuck around and find hell. Literary....
xuriV
I don't think the lambo was the cause, he was waiting for visibility to pass and the ferrari tried to skip ahead of him. They're passing one at a time, I don't know why the Ferrari decided to skip the lambo. Idiots.
ClutterMonkey
The van just won the lottery. Go get them Germany!! They do not mess around with traffic infractions.
Jace99
It’s Italy.
firlefranz
To be more precise: Sardinia.
cbjfan
It was a fair assumption, since the recorders are speaking German
conklin5
The camera guy kept dropping back with each car that passed. That's some good driving.
zoeytg
100%. Way I look at it. They're showing me that they don't have any care for their wellbeing or mine. It's up to me to watch out for mine. I get away from people like that. Nothing good will come at trying to run them off the road, speed up so they can pass or slam on my breaks. It just involves me in their desire to become organ donors.
mt77932
He was smart enough to know they were going to do something stupid.
Rhythmaster
As soon as I saw the guy just keep drifting over the line trying to pass,and almost hit the motorbike I knew they were gonna fuck up. Too many dumbass rich motorists all in one place. Danger!
Rhythmaster
It helps that this is a video posted on imgur so like, I already knew something was gonna go down, but the behavior of all the supercar idiots was just so obviously going to cause an accident.
aducksayswhat
Yeah, it's one of those "lots of dead people had right of way" things. The person overtaking should make sure they've got a gap to re-merge into (especially on a one lane each way single carriageway), and it might not be 'fair' they were taking up the camera car's gap, but ultimately they just had to slow down and make the gap again. Especially with hot head drivers.
dohcohv
Yeah, I move over and let the dickheads mess up someone else's day. Box truck was being aggressive so I slowed, moved over and let them pass. They proceeded to take out a cargo van about 3 miles up. Wasted a couple hours of my time between calling emergency services and filling out a witness statement. Luckily no one was injured.
0Steve0
Probably one of the most important lessons in driving, give trouble space.
sharK11
Yeah but what a bunch of dumb fucks in those tiny cars
Valase
And - as demonstrated - a really good choice, given how the idiots (and the innocent bystander) in front ended up...
Feralkyn
I'm not sure if it was the man or woman driving but they both are speaking German. If they are in fact German, Germans undergo pretty extreme driving training by other countries' standards; their accident rate is very low.
astrangehop
I'm assuming solid line means "don't fucking cross it" like it does here?
Feralkyn
Yeah, with very few exceptions
lessthen1337
Keep away from idiots when driving. Could save your life.
Cats2cats
You can’t always know when they appear. Those types of cars they automatically presume you’ll give right of way for them. Even when you have no place to go.
ccpreCookieGamer
They learnn how to drive in germany.
ESChapin
I'd back off if a bunch of very expensive cars started showing up because it means someone's about to do something dumb.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I'd have pulled onto the shoulder after the first one or two. That was an obvious accident waiting to happen, and I wouldn't have stuck around for it.
Feralkyn
Yeah. My thought process was: "they're harrassing that poor truck driver. I'd want nothing more than to pull over and let them pass, the--AH SHIT THEY FLIPPED HIM, THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS"
pwntallica
Many people react aggressively to situations like this. When people are driving recklessly the best thing to do is just get out of their way. Give them space, and drive defensively. You getting in their way and trying to block them isn't going to change their stupidity. Your best best to counter stupid is with intelligence.
MisanthropicMath
I find I get more anxious around idiot drivers and often feel compelled to go faster to “flee” them. However in this situation I would know I’m trapped surrounded by these idiots and just give as much room as safely possible. As others have pointed out, it’s often experience that allows a driver to override that initial reaction.
Burke616
They can hurry to their funerals if they like, the wise drivers will slow down and get to theirs late.
Cats2cats
Common sense. Have these fools on a highway near me. There is a section that has a straight deep Valley. Most of us call it in by saying they’re playing real life pole position.
crapybarra
You live off the 1 or Lindero?
Feralkyn
What does this sentence mean? "Most of us call it in by saying they’re playing real life pole position." ?
Ijustlikedyourcomment
They report it to the police with a reference to a racing game
Feralkyn
Ahh thank you!
1BadPanda
Common sense is taught through principal. Not all drivers licenses provide the same skills or intuition. I assure you it's normal, but not common.
Bosnianjerk
This is true. I am extremely aware of situations when idiots like this are passing. Sometimes you have to slow down. Sometimes speed up so they can get behind you because they are trying to overtake multiple cars and can't make it all. I've been told I'm a rare type of an amazing driver. And a female lol
Cats2cats
I live with a retired cop. Prior to his dementia kicking in I was informed I drive better than a man. Now days I’m terrified my leg weakness will return & have to stop driving. Due to this I’m hyper vigilant.
UnclaimedSocks
"Leck mich im Arsch!" Well said 😂
echo57
Not before three dates.
trigonman3
Oh, that song by Mozart.
blablubby
"Leck mich am Arsch." Is the common expression, which she used. The song by Mozart called "Leck mich im Arsch" is different. Not sure if the usage just changed over the years or if there is another reason, though. I could imagine they don't have much to do with each other since licking someone's bum and licking someone inside the bum are very different things.
ironymus
It changed over the years. The origin of this sentence is Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6tz_von_Berlichingen_(Goethe)?wprov=sfti1#Famous_quote which inspired Mozart for his piece
RetrogradeLlama
Oh, look, insanely rich dicks in their supercars causing accidents.
sadurdaynight
rich dudes cosplaying their movie fantasies
whatsisname
*Crashes.
Hebbelille
"Accident implies there's nobody to blame." -Police Officer Nicholas Angel
SamuthNBS
Ironically the car that crashed isn't really even a supercar, it was just a California.
TheBlueMuppet
In California it's called a
harmons95sh5772
Fucking rich cunts!! At least the people who died were from their bunch and not anybody from the van. The occupants of the van should sue these assholes for pain and suffering, hell sue them for everything.
wheredidwegonow
Found the American
polaroidkidd
A Swiss couple in their 60s burned alive.
pumper
Does them being old somehow makes this situation excusable or something? Personally, I'd say it makes it worse, as someone of that age should know better than to break the traffic laws this blatantly.
polaroidkidd
> Does them being old somehow makes this situation excusable or something?
Where did you get that from? The post's title is "Overtake squared", which is rather insensitive considering the outcome. That's why I commented what I did.
WithCheese
Yeah! Everyone that has more money than me should die! /s
skyfishgur
i should sue them for having to watch that... name and shame.
sirava
Two dead. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/indian-tycoon-vikas-ranvir-under-investigation-by-italian-police-after-supercar-crash
FetaForMoses
Not enough.
noneedtodoxme
Is the red car at fault here? Why is the driver of the blue car the suspect?
Paullovespizza
I think because the red car was overtaking at the time and the blue car pulled out when it was unsafe causing the crash.
noneedtodoxme
Ah. The blue car is more wrong. Lol. They are all idiots for being reckless, but your point stands
SirSpankingtonOatmeal
Good
crushingbore
Since this isn't the US, might he actually see a jail cell?
Tarmaccian
Nope. It turns out most of the world is actually _more_ corrupt than the USA. Go figure.
FaKwAd
I get what you‘re trying to say… but as the only „democracy“ in the world that allows (<—that’s the point here) unlimited corporate donations to political campaigns the US will always be on top of the corruption ladder.
Thisisallyourfault
I was about to ask if this was the one where someone died, but you made it unnecessary. I wish people would stop posting this. . .
crawl97
Never happier to see rich cunts die
Kanixgut
all of them deserve death
chufly
I could care less about the asshole super car rich people. Is the guy in the van alright? That’s all I wanted to know. They mentioned the Ferrari people died. Hopefully they didn’t just overlook that person injuries and nothing fatal for them.
noReallyIamPrincessBob
Could *not* care less.
chufly
Yeah realized that after ter
grimnorseman
Darwin won that race...
mikeatike
Nobody in the RV was killed, only rich assholes in the supercar? Good. Also hang the other fuckers.
52637T9
Good riddance
ciaron
The couple that caused it flew back to Mumbai a few days later and were swanning up a red carpet the following week (she's an actress and he's a billionaire). I'm sure if the van driver had caused it he'd have gotten off Scott free too /s
Cats2cats
It is a generation that grew up playing car chases on video games. No comprehension of real life. So money means he’ll walk & everyday families are destroyed.
Raikupath
Nope, they were boomers.
JarJarBinksKisser
ThatBobbyG
The people who caused it and died were boomers.
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Rhe people in the red car (that caused the accident) died, so no walking away from that choice bit of stupidity
Gaelwyn
The blue car caused the accident.
Waxilliam
This doesn't have anything to do with video games.
rowm
But don’t you know, video games cause violent people /s
Cats2cats
This has nothing to do with violence, rather entitlement. Let’s recreate the thrill of the drive combined with the average person isn’t going to hit my expensive race car.
sniggly5212
Rich assholes have always existed. Video games are only recent.
Rhythmaster
Good job dipshit, you're wrong on both counts. It was a boomer who caused the accident (boomers are generally more likely to have enough money for supercars) and he died despite his money so no, he wont ever walk again. Also, videogames actually train skills like keeping track of multiple objects in the field of view, which is helpful for driving. Scientists tested people who played videogames vs those who didn't and players were better able to keep track of more objects at once than non players
kruug
Both in their 60s...meaning they were born in 1963/64. That puts them at the tail end of the Boomer generation.
thedudeman519
Considering Oberoi is in his 50s and the couple who died were in their 60s? I'm going to say this is an inaccurate assessment
BlueDsc
Oh fuck off with that Video Game blaming bullshit.
Mercenarity
Even if Doc Brown seeded the Nixon years with a bunch of Cruis'n USA cabinets, that's probably not what caused this.
Filanwizard
I have a strong suspicion that money and a life without consequences for actions due to having money is a greater cause of these incidents than video games.
Waidonut
Plenty of us grew up playing GTA and we're not out mass murdering hookers and stealing cars. Getouttahere with that stupid
YouRadicalizedMe
All cunts!! All of them! Except for truck face!
Elkarlo77
And the German couple filming it. They knew what would happen. We have enough idiots on our roads doing it, in less expensive cars.
TheSilverSeraph
THe dead were in the Ferrari, and the cause of death was fire, not from the force of the crash. Still, nothing much of value was lost
Apowerfulhorse
I tried to tell a coworker that hates EV's that ICE cars catch fire in problematic ways too.
JabesMcJabesface
Pardon but which is the Ferrari?
Gayforbae
The convertible.
anthonyftw
The red car (Ferrari California) which crashed into the blue car (Lamborghini Huracan)
JabesMcJabesface
Thank you, I was a little confused because I blame the blue car as well, who I am guessing is the rich guy who survived and I mentioned in the news articles.
mohavewolfpup
Should have piled em all up like firewood and done nothing until silence
OriginalSyn
More importantly the occupants of the van are not either of the ones that died.
Snezko
IdiotSavantTinker
I'm glad you mentioned this. It's not such a sad story.
DaveSamsonite
The Finding Out part is sometimes a real bummer. Assholes gotta asshole.
TheyreIllusionsMichael
Thank fuck. I was waiting for the karma to hit and then I audibly yelped "NO!" when the van crashed too. I obviously wasn't hoping anyone would die, just tens of thousands worth of damage would've sufficed, but at least there's that
Rhythmaster
Very good news, that.
kEMup
The only thing I wanted to make sure of
iktome99
madnessfromthesea
I was worried about them!
rsamcon365
Thank god
marthafarquar
As I discovered, traffic rules are apparently only for poor people
AsAnItalianItsDifficultTalkingOnTheWebCauseIcantUseMyHands
I’d have gone as well. Stupid useless traffic light. Clearly no one on the other side.
IMarkEverythingISayAsNSFWBecauseModsDontKnowWhatMatureMeans
NSFW I know it's low quality, but those roadworks definitely continue round the corner so you can't see the other end's lights. It's also in front of a junction which means it's not unlikely this is a three-way traffic light (which I'm pretty sure is what the red sign is saying as they usually inform drivers if it's a three-way temporary light setup).
ChloeRed
Saw one I've never seen before near me: a temporary 5 way light setup
MapleSyrupMafia
Better wish I'm not coming down the other way because they'll have to reverse... I've seen people do this around here and I've been waiting for that to happen. I'll stop the car, get out and chill outside. Just like something a dad strapped on a trailer, I ain't going nowhere.
Shaileen
Every law with only a money fine is optional for rich people.
ChloeRed
UK traffic offenses are fines and points on your licence though.
ExTechOp
Depends a on the country, fines here in Finland scale to your income: https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/04/finlands-progressive-punishment-when-it-comes-to-speeding-tickets
firlefranz
Red lights are just a recommendation, huh?
narcoleptiKnickers
For them traffic fines are a small license fee.
ChloeRed
...and the points?
pallosalama
Small license point fee
ChloeRed
You still loose your licence at 12 points.
azimir
Sweden scales their fines by your income. They had one speeding ticket go for over $1mil. :-)
ThisIsYourLifeNow
And yet, that person probably did not die of starvation anytime soon. For me a speeding ticket would mean I have to starve for 1-2 weeks. Depending on it being 2 or high 2 digit.
azimir
Which is a deeper reason our society is fucked up. Your situation really isn't a problem in developed nations because if you're that close to poverty they would have some kind of resources to help you out, especially the Nordic nations. I hope you keep your head above water, it's tough out there.
narcoleptiKnickers
As it should be.
slotheroll
They died being burned alive... fyi
bloxxing
''but i looked so cool...''
WarlockWithNoPatron
Should have bought a submarine. That would probably have been way less painful.
Corrodias
died as they lived, being flaming assholes
oaberbyamd
That's very stupid thing to say. And says a lot about you.
GivingWaytoSomethingDeader
iktome99
WarrenceOfCanadia
:(
NitroSpazzz
Very Ferrari of them
TZO2k15
While my empathy almost has its limits with assholes like this, being burned alive is such a horrible fate nonetheless; regardless of my opinion of those asshole drivers.
XuncuTheTiger
At the very least, on the guy who's primarily at fault: "Oberoi runs Oberoi Realty, known for constructing high-end suburban condominiums in Mumbai. He is worth $3.7bn, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaires list." So, same demographic as Trump. I'm still looking for deets on the other couple that actually died.
GreatLarry
Plenty of things die by burning alive in forest fires and elsewhere, naturally. These people died in a manner of their own making, and even endangered others as well. I’m not happy or jumping around or clapping, but I do not feel sad at all for them
TZO2k15
Reality cannot be denied, we make our choices, and have to live by them whether we like it or not, it is the nature of the beast, yet I still hold empathy for those that do die from being burned alive, species does not matter… And I would be an arrogant fool to deny you your right to not feel pity for them, as long as one doesn't revel in other's misery, as that's usually reserved for voluntarily malicious folk, which is a choice, or involuntary psychopathy, which is not a choice.
TZO2k15
EDIT: Not to say psychopathy is inherently malicious, as it is simply the inability to have empathy, I should have mentioned it before the malicious bit, as I inadvertently associated it with being malicious, which it is not, my error…
skrimg59
agreed. some of these comments are shocking; absolute lack of empathy for another human being without knowing *anything* about these people aside from the fact 1. they could afford an expensive car and 2. they were indeed driving like total assholes. but to celebrate them burning to death..just because of those two facts? yikes.
TehWolfs
Get off your high horse. Assholes like this get innocent people killed all the time. They got what they deserve.
pnersvfu
Idk man, I ain't celebrating their death... It's more that in some cases actions have severe consequences. Kinda hard to feel sorry or any empathy for people that already willingly were putting others at risk.
TZO2k15
Agreed, yet hopefully some of those comments were made as a way to assuage one's own frustration at seeing such a selfish display, but yeah, beyond that, it's akin to taking joy from one's failure, which is the polar opposite of empathy…
blablubby
Empathy is simply being able to see something from another persons perspective. That's arguably a prerequisite to Schadenfreude.
TZO2k15
Close, but the defining characteristic is being able to feel the other person's perspective, but you're right, empathy can also have a dark side… as with most things concerning humanity.
From the Oxford Dictionary, (note the definition is not for you, as you already know the definition, but for others reading this post):
“the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.”
“he has a total lack of empathy for anybody”
711isAnInsideJob
I really only care about the second part. That's all it takes for me.
iTakeQuotesOutOfContext
Bullshit. This whole site talks about bringing back the guillotines and eating the rich. Some of those very rich assholes die horribly and we are climbing on our soapboxes? Could’ve been a bus full of kids. Could have been the guy filming it or the box car driver. Fuck the rich, fuck people who put others’ lives in danger.
TsubakiTragic
I really caution against attributing any special precedence to human life. We've only been on this planet for about 1 million years and will be battling to see the end of this century. The reason for such pessimism is that we are the stupidest fucks ever to draw breath. Empathy, or the lack thereof, has got nothing to do with my feelings.
blablubby
Producing actual empathy takes effort and energy. I would say most people either default to "people dying is bad always" or "fuck rich assholes who die by their own stupidity." Both are not deep, so empathy didn't really come into effect. Just your default reaction you decided on previously. So no reason to judge others on a funny meme site.
SploogeMcDuck316
blablubby
You realize you are doing the same thing right now, right? Constructing a straw man to feel superior over to make yourself feel good?
SploogeMcDuck316
this is practically a recursive statement because I bet it made you feel good to say that didnt it? I just find it in bad taste those type of people try to justify their celebration of people's deaths. Did that ferrari deserve a consequence to their dumb actions? Probably, but it just feels weird to be like "hahahah yeah! burn baby burn"
iTakeQuotesOutOfContext
It’s not about being morally superior. Let’s say some fuckhead brings a gun to the mall and starts waving it around, threatening to kill people, then somehow falls off the mezzanine and breaks his neck. He was putting people in danger, then he died, that’s karma/justice/the way things are supposed to be. This dude put EVERYONE he drove around in danger and then he died. That’s karma. That’s justice. The fact that ONLY the people responsible died is a fucking miracle
SploogeMcDuck316
im not defending this dudes dumb actions. 100% he put others in danger including his own. I just find it a bit icky when people celebrate people dying.
bobgunrunnersmith
Who died? Don't let it be the people in the van!
prosper020
Not the ones who caused the crash, but still part of the reckless convoy
pandalicious
That red Ferrari was indeed a major cause of that crash
prosper020
As the red one is stupidly passing, the blue one in front of it starts to try to pass again, clips the front right corner of the red car, and sets off the whole incident. The red car are the people who died, because someone didn’t check their blind spot, because they were both being feckless idiots. I personally feel the whole section of the convoy is at least part at fault, it was reckless driving on all of their parts.
MadamPuddifoot
The people who died were fucking passing half on the shoulder, what the fuck are you talking about?
Gaelwyn
The blue car caused the crash.
blablubby
What was the red one even trying to do? It's like they slow down and want to turn into the truck. That's obviously not it, but also no way to over take anyone.
AnApologeticCanadian
To those celebrating the death of them... I'd like to put you directly outside that burning Ferrari and see how you'd respond. If you lack that basic fundamental empathy in real life...I would be far more afraid of you as a person than a rich brat in a ferrari. Yes the rich brat is endangering people...it is evident from his own demise that he was too stupid to comprehend his own mortality let alone others. It is however abnormal and much more creepy to take pleasure in people's death.
SergeyPrkl
This is internet, not reality.
aqueueforyou
They pray on us idiot. We die because of the b******* they created. They are feeding upon Us wake the f****** up
JohnSmithterms
Good point. I dont give a fuck about that asshole driver dying. But if i were there i would risk my life to save the passenger and then the driver.
blablubby
Standing outside a burning car and watching a crash without flames or blood, with no indication that they really died is obviously different. You want to tell me you had the same reaction watching this clip as you would have watching a burning wreck? Of course not. So you simply decided to have one position and others decided against it, or pretended as a joke, because this is imgur. Get off your high horse, you're not some special beacon of morality. We're all sitting on a toilet taking a shit.
Efreeti
I agree with you.
NotLuckyDucky
I’m more curious how they burned to death? Does that make me a bad person? I mean red car had the top down so more easily removed from vehicle, from video their crash was on the side which spun them? But how did they burn to death? I mean there were other people on the road to pull them from their car if it was posing a danger. And as far as I know red car type doesn’t catch fire easily (I mean that’d be bad for business, right?) anyways that’s my curiosity I don’t really like that anyone died
RooGryphon
id respond by rolling past shouting... hows the finding out going
slax0rr
That's because of the trend lately. Failing to realise in the first place that this accident had nothing to do with being rich, apart from that the story got traction because of them being rich. Accidents like this occur all the time, people failing to check in their mirror if it's safe to pull out to pass, regardless of cars performance levels. Personally, I don't care that they died, I don't have the capacity to care for every human being that dies, but wishing death onto someone is sickening.
slinkiisu
I'm not celebrating their death but I certainly don't feel bad about it. I'm just relieved they didn't kill the people in the van, what a bunch of selfish egotistical fuckwads.
MagicDollHag
My niece died in a perfectly preventable house fire age 3. It isn't a death I'd actively wish on anyone. However, I don't feel a lick of remorse for those people, rich or not. I don't care if it makes me a bad person in someone else's eyes either. They suffered the consequences of their own douchery. I'm helping the people in the van in case the cars explode. The only thing I feel bad about is the wasted potential wealthy asshats squander. This is the legacy they chose. They earned it.
MagicDollHag
That said you sound like a good person and the world still needs people like you. Take care, be safe.
blablubby
They spend their time lecturing others on social media. The world doesn't need them.
lilmookieesquire
I'd literally place money on, that, if you or I were trapped in a burning Ferrari, these guys probably wouldn't save you. I mean, there were five of six of these guys. Did they even come back to help?
AnApologeticCanadian
Idgaf I have my own values independent of who they are or what they do....it's not about expecting them to return the favour...it's about being a responsible human being who has the maturity and responsibility to understand what is a morally correct choice in a clearly fucked up situation. YOU are a responsible, sane, empathetic adult....it is your responsibility to either do the right thing OR act like them. Taking pleasure in someone's death is not okay.
lilmookieesquire
I get what you're saying, and I'm not cheering their death, but I certainly aren't weeping for them. You seem to be a lovely person - and I get you, but also, I don't entirely agree with you. Those people created a dangerous situation that was entirely self inflicted so fuck dem guys in those cars.