Thread: Worst Car Accidents

sad i enjoy watching these

When I saw the first clip of the woman run over on the pedestrian crossing a memory flash of my mother hit me like a ton of bricks

Most of those are in the wet and snow,, you would think living in these conditions they would know the risks and not do what seems to be "stupid" things.

Crime and car crashes create employment.

Outside the human tragedy of them, have you ever thought about the economic benefit of these incidents?

The crash itself has direct benefits in employment created to recover the wreck, investigate the incident and to rescue the victims and perpetrator. Then there is the indirect employment, people building and maintaining the tow truck, police car and ambulance, those repairing or recycling the wreck, the insurance company. Employment of hospital staff in the emergency and operating departments, staff in the Police station and court house and then the gaols. The employment created in industries to supply food and goods to the gaols and hospitals. The entertainment industry obtaining all the videos, editing them into shows and the television stations broadcasting them to all us gouls and TV addicts watching.

Just think about all the unemployment without the crashes and crime?

Diana

Diana, I rather mother have lived more years and without suffering for a week.
IMO, economics do not have a place in things like this, just said that the emergency services are needed regardless of the economy factors on it.

Common sense isn't to common these days is it? The complacency of drivers amazes me when I see clips like this!!!

i was driving out to southern cross before xmas and I had to watch in disbelief as a toyota landcruiser (!) used the over taking lane meant for MY SIDE of the road to pass a truck. luckily, like the good boy I am, I was on the left lane as i should be (not overtaking).

Amazing lack of intelligence coupled with a 600nm twin turbo 4.5 techno-diesel = future youtube fodder.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Diana, I rather mother have lived more years and without suffering for a week.
IMO, economics do not have a place in things like this, just said that the emergency services are needed regardless of the economy factors on it.

Agree with everything you say anout suffering. However if we didn't have cars, there would be less people injured on the roads and therefore we wouldn't nees so many emergency services, economics has everything to do with it.

Most importantly with no car crashes and the economy behind them we wouldn't get reality TV shows like "Most amazing car crashes", "Cops", "Highway Patrol", "Motorway Patrol", "Road Warriors" and we wouldn't be watching it on YouTube!