Real or Not?
 

I just saw this vid (following a 30 second ad) on Yahoo! News Video. Something is just not right with the ending of this vid. A vehicle in front of woman, who happens to have a dashboard video camera in her minivan, hits a 2x4 lying on the shoulder of the road, and sends it flying through her windshield.

Here's the part I find 'just not quite right':

She doesn't make a sound. Not "Ugh!", not "OHSHIT!", nothing. Being honest now, would you not have made some noticeable sound? I woulda screamed like a little girl. And, she makes a complete stop in, like, three seconds. Granted, I don't know how fast they were going, but, you'd have to be moving at a fair clip to flip a six-eight foot 2x4 high enough to go through a windshield. But, I would think it would take longer than that to stop, even at less-than-highway speeds.

Real, or not?

It sounds like she is muttering "oh jesus oh jesus" right after the tire screech.
The car didn't stop either, it's still moving though slowly.

shit like this happens all the time.

I don't like to be following too close behind a large vehicle that I can't see around. It's hard to tell if she's too close or at a reasonable distance. Zoom lenses can compress distances and wide angle lenses can make things look farther away than they really are. One thing I can say is that driving in traffic while holding a video camera isn't safe.

I had a full 4x8 sheet of ply wood come off a truck infront of me once at hiway speeds ,
it hit the ground , Flared up from the wind ,
glanced off My Hood ,
went over my truck and NAILED the Honda Civic behind me right in the Grill ,
Chunks of Plastic and radiator went flying EVERY where ,
Dude Litterly Peed him self !!!

I once lost my entire load of 20 foot 2x16s (about a dozen) on I 95 in CT near Stamford. It was a miracle no one was injured. I was so freaked out I backed over a two posted road sign and flattened it.

Three 18 wheelers blocked all the lanes of traffic long enough for me to load it all back on my truck and then I got the hell out of dodge before the coppers arrived.

Did not pee myself, but I was shaking like a leaf

:shock:

This one time, on I-65, I lost my load, thank God there was no cargo involved.

True story.