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Man, I can’t tell you how close that was. I only had time to react, but my heart was beating out of my chest a second later. I didn’t look over because I just saw him and only had time to react, but I’m guessing maybe he had a flat and had pulled off to the side even though I didn’t see or...

This thread reminds me of what happened to me a few weeks ago on the turnpike. I was driving northbound and as I passed a rest stop to my left, out of nowhere this stupid ************ runs across my path, from right to left, going towards the rest stop. I had to swerve from the left lane to...

I don’t think that the Medical Examiner would know his state of mind, so there would need to be multiple witnesses that confirm that his actions were consistent with someone committing suicide, and I don’t believe that has happened, or there would need to be a video where it was clear that he...

Being drunk/high caused his misjudgment, both in attempting to cross the road, add in him estimating the speed/distance of the vehicles and their ability to hit him. In the end it was still a lack of judgement. I can promise you had I been that drunk or high, I would not have attempted what he...

I didn’t read any reports, was this actually the level, he had a 0.24?

Like I said a few posts above, in all things the most obvious explanation is usually the one that ends up being correct, not always, but mostly. It was the morning, and he was either double or triple impaired, that is, drunk or hung over, feeling the effects or after effects of ketamine, and to...

There’s a kind of a proverb I’ve heard from medical students that they get from their professors and that is, that usually medical students when they hear hooves, they think zebra, or unicorn, when it’s most likely a horse. The point being that the most obvious explanation is usually the...

No that’s not what I’m saying. What I had in mind it is that he had been out the night before had not gotten much sleep, may be a little hungover or whatever, and made a misjudgment when crossing the lanes by foot (running or walking). I thought I made that pretty clear. Not having slept and...

I know there are a lot of theories here, I don’t even want to get into the some of them. It’s all just your speculation what his frame of mind was at the time. As far as I’m concerned the most likely scenario, is that he just misjudged his speed versus the speed of the vehicles that were...

…hedge or wall. I’ve seen plenty of those also.

This is depressing to hear (if true).

I looked at a lot of different data from different sources, including the CDC, and while Florida is no picnic, it’s just not a top eight/top 10 type state in terms of per population/miles driven overall driving accidents/fatalities. What you said is possibly a factor I don’t know though. For...

Wow that’s really sad. But I could see how it would happen. I spent about a couple of weeks over there and I rented a car, the main thing is you constantly have to keep reminding yourself about left and right the other thing is, your sense proximity to the left or right is all shot to ****...

Oh yeah, you bring up a really good point. There are other cities in the world, where the driving is literally insane. And I’ve never been to India, but I’ve seen videos, the whole traffic situation is a fūcking crazy *** fire drill. It’s like there are no rules, no lanes, just fūcking go. And...

The being alert part is no joke in NYC, not only do you have people from time to time popping out between cars on the streets, but you’ve got bikes to deal with, and people stopping on a dime all the time. You better bring your A game.

That’s surprises me. You generate a ton of force driving 30 miles an hour, it doesn’t sound like a lot but it actually is. But let me know what you get quoted on your estimate, because a small fender dent will easily be a thousand. Shlt you can’t get out of a repair shop without spending a grand.

Yeah I just ask cause you’re in the general vicinity, didn’t know if you got some assignments over there or whatever. But I’ll bet you it’s pretty similar over in Saudi as it is in Kuwait. With the demographics in Kuwait, I’m assuming you’re getting run off the road by some high-end cars.

How is it in Saudi Arabia? I have a relative working over there now.

Holy shlt, hitting a guy at 30? You’re looking at probably 7 or 8K for your repair. People die hitting another car at 30 all the time.

Yeah sounds right, especially the city. I’ve driven a few times in Manhattan, and you absolutely have to drive like a boss. But normally I’m taking Ubers or cabs or walking when I’m in New York City. It’s weird, but the safest way to drive in that city is to be aggressive, totally alert and...