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Started by patric, April 13, 2007, 01:41:12 PM

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patric

April 13, 2007, 01:41:12 PM
When I saw this video, I was instantly reminded of an experiment where one had to gage the visibility of street markings in rainy conditions.  Street signs and lines are retro-reflective, meaning they reflect light in the same direction from which it came (such as from headlights), and that light reflecting off the surface of the rain (such as street or commercial lighting) often obscure the markings underneath by reducing contrast or introducing glare.  

Video:  http://www.kotv.com/e-clips/?id=5638

Not quite the same experiment, but ill bet today's rain didnt really improve the effectiveness of the freeway lighting on Highway 75 early this morning.
"Tulsa will lay off police and firemen before we will cut back on unnecessarily wasteful streetlights."  -- March 18, 2009 TulsaNow Forum

Conan71

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April 13, 2007, 02:13:49 PM
Inattentive driving in my amateur opinion.  

The first car passed the car which was already wrecked much more slowly than the SUV that piled into it, as did the car which passed after the collision.  It didn't look to me like that driver even touched the brakes in the SUV.  Either that or he/she was going way too fast and couldn't slow down in time.

Did they ever say what time this happened and how they got it on video?  I saw this whilst eating breakfast this morning and wondered if it would be up on their web site.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

DM

#2
April 13, 2007, 02:46:56 PM
Well at least the insurance and police will have no problem trying to figure out what happened. [;)]

patric

#3
April 13, 2007, 02:48:01 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

Did they ever say what time this happened and how they got it on video?


6-ish, and I think it was a tower camera.
"Tulsa will lay off police and firemen before we will cut back on unnecessarily wasteful streetlights."  -- March 18, 2009 TulsaNow Forum

inteller

#4
April 13, 2007, 03:03:32 PM
SWWWEEEET!  That was an awesome hit.

(yes im one of those people who likes to see high speed crashes).  Ive been in some, so dont bother lecturing.

DM

#5
April 13, 2007, 03:28:46 PM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

Ive been in some


Why does that not suprise me. lol!

Conan71

#6
April 13, 2007, 03:36:15 PM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

SWWWEEEET!  That was an awesome hit.

(yes im one of those people who likes to see high speed crashes).  Ive been in some, so dont bother lecturing.


So I take it you never miss watching the two Talledega races on the Nextel Cup Schedule? [;)]

That was a hell of a hit, did you notice the rear tires coming off the ground a few feet on the SUV?
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Wilbur

#7
April 13, 2007, 04:15:56 PM
Actually, the person sitting on the highway with no lights on caused one wreck and sat in the middle of a dark highway and got clobbered by a third car.

Breadburner

#8
April 13, 2007, 07:44:57 PM
I liked how the brake lights came on the disabled vehicle after he/she was hit by the SUV.....
 

inteller

#9
April 13, 2007, 07:48:08 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by inteller

SWWWEEEET!  That was an awesome hit.

(yes im one of those people who likes to see high speed crashes).  Ive been in some, so dont bother lecturing.


So I take it you never miss watching the two Talledega races on the Nextel Cup Schedule? [;)]

That was a hell of a hit, did you notice the rear tires coming off the ground a few feet on the SUV?


i wish I could watch that in slow motion Matrix style.

patric

#10
April 13, 2007, 10:10:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Wilbur

Actually, the person sitting on the highway with no lights on caused one wreck and sat in the middle of a dark highway and got clobbered by a third car.


The orange hue you are seeing in the video is  sodium streetlighting.
"Tulsa will lay off police and firemen before we will cut back on unnecessarily wasteful streetlights."  -- March 18, 2009 TulsaNow Forum

TURobY

#11
April 14, 2007, 12:23:26 AM
It was about 6:30. I was about 10 cars back from the accident.
---Robert

sgrizzle

#12
April 17, 2007, 12:39:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Breadburner

I liked how the brake lights came on the disabled vehicle after he/she was hit by the SUV.....


Headlights came on at the same time.

Conan71

#13
April 17, 2007, 01:28:24 PM
Turns out the two women in the car that got hit are friends of my step-daughter, the driver moreso.  My step-daughter spent most of the day Saturday up at St. Francis waiting for the driver to get out of surgery, I believe to treat a compound fracture in her thigh.  She's apparently pregnant and limited in her choices for pain control.

My daughter's friend claims that a semi truck caused her to lose control and hit the guard rail and that she was already dialing 911 when the SUV hit her.

That is weird how the lights came on after she was hit.  With the G forces of the second impact, you'd think it would be impossible to grab a light switch at the moment they came on.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

dbacks fan

#14
April 18, 2007, 09:26:01 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

Turns out the two women in the car that got hit are friends of my step-daughter, the driver moreso.  My step-daughter spent most of the day Saturday up at St. Francis waiting for the driver to get out of surgery, I believe to treat a compound fracture in her thigh.  She's apparently pregnant and limited in her choices for pain control.

My daughter's friend claims that a semi truck caused her to lose control and hit the guard rail and that she was already dialing 911 when the SUV hit her.

That is weird how the lights came on after she was hit.  With the G forces of the second impact, you'd think it would be impossible to grab a light switch at the moment they came on.


If you look closely, it's the brake lights that come on. You can see the third brake light in the rear window light up. It could be from the impact, the brake light switch was damaged and shorted out, or the driver instinctively hit the brake pedal after being hit to stop the motion.
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