Horsepower is a Stupidity Multiplier
Let me set the stage for you, The corner of Rose and Main. Venice, CA
A Black Audi (tuned A4 or A6, custom wheels, black limo tint) is driving South East on Main st. A Silver Civic from the early 90's is going South West on Rose ave.
I am standing with a coworker at the West corner of Rose and Main waiting to cross the street.
The Audi rev'ed it's engine at the end of a yellow light, it was red by the time He was in the intersection. The Left front of the Audi hits the right front of the civic as it pulled into the intersection. The light was green for the civic.
I heard the Audi come up behind us and watched as it hit the civic. The light was clearly red for the Audi at the time of impact. The civic was going in the 15 to 20 mph range and the Audi was above 35 or 40. The civic was pushed and spun a quarter turn to the drivers left.
Now that I have set the scene for you, let me say this. It's very hard for me when I see an accident happen, I have been through many of them. Even more so when You can see it coming seconds before it happens. Those seconds go into slow motion, and as I am saying "That's going to suck" BANG! the sound of metal twisting metal. No sound of breaks though, that was one oddity. The kid in the Audi was trying to squeak past the light and gunned it, he was in a tuned tricked out car with more horsepower than he could handle and it leapt forward right into the civic. That's what happens when you watch the lights and not the traffic flow.
After the cars came to a stop and cleared the intersection I have my business card to the woman driving the civic.
No one seemed to be too hurt, they all got out of there cars a bit shaken but no trauma.
Ahh Lunchtime.... Atleast it made the walk from Baja Fresh intresting. Back to work eating at my desk.
A Black Audi (tuned A4 or A6, custom wheels, black limo tint) is driving South East on Main st. A Silver Civic from the early 90's is going South West on Rose ave.
I am standing with a coworker at the West corner of Rose and Main waiting to cross the street.
The Audi rev'ed it's engine at the end of a yellow light, it was red by the time He was in the intersection. The Left front of the Audi hits the right front of the civic as it pulled into the intersection. The light was green for the civic.
I heard the Audi come up behind us and watched as it hit the civic. The light was clearly red for the Audi at the time of impact. The civic was going in the 15 to 20 mph range and the Audi was above 35 or 40. The civic was pushed and spun a quarter turn to the drivers left.
Now that I have set the scene for you, let me say this. It's very hard for me when I see an accident happen, I have been through many of them. Even more so when You can see it coming seconds before it happens. Those seconds go into slow motion, and as I am saying "That's going to suck" BANG! the sound of metal twisting metal. No sound of breaks though, that was one oddity. The kid in the Audi was trying to squeak past the light and gunned it, he was in a tuned tricked out car with more horsepower than he could handle and it leapt forward right into the civic. That's what happens when you watch the lights and not the traffic flow.
After the cars came to a stop and cleared the intersection I have my business card to the woman driving the civic.
No one seemed to be too hurt, they all got out of there cars a bit shaken but no trauma.
Ahh Lunchtime.... Atleast it made the walk from Baja Fresh intresting. Back to work eating at my desk.
posted by Brad Herman at
Friday, January 06, 2006
2 Comments:
Gee honey perhaps this is a lesson that you could remember. They are both at fault from your definintion because the Civic didn't make sure that the intersection was clear before proceeding into it. While the Audi did run the light the civic should have paid more attention.
And I thought that red means STOP, yellow means WAIT and green means GO Go GO! Oh, i think that the rules of the road are different in california..Not like us on the East Coast!
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