5.0 flies from third floor
12/6/11 | 07:10 PM
#21
Calgon Take Me Away!
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From: Florida
Originally Posted by bones302
not a good week for silver ponies.
here on long island, a 68 year old woman (yes 68) smacked her vert into (rather under), a parked school bus. she's alive but no word on her current condition.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/n...-bus-1.3369692
here on long island, a 68 year old woman (yes 68) smacked her vert into (rather under), a parked school bus. she's alive but no word on her current condition.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/n...-bus-1.3369692
And I posted this on my blog about the 5.0 flying through the parking lot. What an idiot.
12/6/11 | 09:06 PM
#22
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That right there. That bus vs car thing.
There are federal laws about the semis having the crash bars below the actual trailer, so that particular type of thing doesn't happen, and it's requirement directly attributable Jayne Mansfield's death:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield#Death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-tr...nderride_guard
It's often called a Mansfield Bar, as you can see why.
And I was looking at school buses (not city buses, mind, they're not a problem) and saw this very thing... that a car would just simply plow itself into the axle of these things... where are THEIR Mansfield Bars?!
Always found that interesting... there are requirements for bumpers on them, so they're there, but those bumpers are useful for decapitation, and not actually bumping anything.
Of course, I'm not real sure an iron bar sitting just below the tractor/bus/? is a great alternative... seems ya'd just get hurt differently... and maybe not in a better way...
/Sorry... threadjacked, but only a little.
There are federal laws about the semis having the crash bars below the actual trailer, so that particular type of thing doesn't happen, and it's requirement directly attributable Jayne Mansfield's death:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield#Death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-tr...nderride_guard
It's often called a Mansfield Bar, as you can see why.
And I was looking at school buses (not city buses, mind, they're not a problem) and saw this very thing... that a car would just simply plow itself into the axle of these things... where are THEIR Mansfield Bars?!
Always found that interesting... there are requirements for bumpers on them, so they're there, but those bumpers are useful for decapitation, and not actually bumping anything.
Of course, I'm not real sure an iron bar sitting just below the tractor/bus/? is a great alternative... seems ya'd just get hurt differently... and maybe not in a better way...
/Sorry... threadjacked, but only a little.
Last edited by houtex; 12/6/11 at 09:10 PM.
12/9/11 | 10:57 AM
#25
Team Mustang Source
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From: Skopje, Macedonia
These accidents prove that the Mustang is a well built car. All of this reminds me of something a old grumpy Sergeant told me when I was in the army. "Son, if you're gonna be stupid, ya better be tough".
12/9/11 | 08:10 PM
#26
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That right there. That bus vs car thing.
There are federal laws about the semis having the crash bars below the actual trailer, so that particular type of thing doesn't happen, and it's requirement directly attributable Jayne Mansfield's death:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield#Death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-tr...nderride_guard
It's often called a Mansfield Bar, as you can see why.
And I was looking at school buses (not city buses, mind, they're not a problem) and saw this very thing... that a car would just simply plow itself into the axle of these things... where are THEIR Mansfield Bars?!
Always found that interesting... there are requirements for bumpers on them, so they're there, but those bumpers are useful for decapitation, and not actually bumping anything.
Of course, I'm not real sure an iron bar sitting just below the tractor/bus/? is a great alternative... seems ya'd just get hurt differently... and maybe not in a better way...
/Sorry... threadjacked, but only a little.
There are federal laws about the semis having the crash bars below the actual trailer, so that particular type of thing doesn't happen, and it's requirement directly attributable Jayne Mansfield's death:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield#Death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-tr...nderride_guard
It's often called a Mansfield Bar, as you can see why.
And I was looking at school buses (not city buses, mind, they're not a problem) and saw this very thing... that a car would just simply plow itself into the axle of these things... where are THEIR Mansfield Bars?!
Always found that interesting... there are requirements for bumpers on them, so they're there, but those bumpers are useful for decapitation, and not actually bumping anything.
Of course, I'm not real sure an iron bar sitting just below the tractor/bus/? is a great alternative... seems ya'd just get hurt differently... and maybe not in a better way...
/Sorry... threadjacked, but only a little.
As to why not school buses, some clues here:
http://www.stnonline.com/resources/g...gin-next-month
12/9/11 | 10:17 PM
#27
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Just browsing the news...this happened in Switzerland. No idea how the kid managed this stunt but his 5.0 crashed through the 3rd floor concrete wall of a parking garage and landed on the street. Looks like a pretty well balanced flight.
http://www.20min.ch/leser_reporter/story/20853449
http://www.20min.ch/leser_reporter/story/20853449
not a good week for silver ponies.
here on long island, a 68 year old woman (yes 68) smacked her vert into (rather under), a parked school bus. she's alive but no word on her current condition.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/n...-bus-1.3369692
here on long island, a 68 year old woman (yes 68) smacked her vert into (rather under), a parked school bus. she's alive but no word on her current condition.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/n...-bus-1.3369692
.......THAT COLOR IS BAD LUCK
btw firefox doesnt insta-translate that german news so i dont know what the story is..
Last edited by HizliBullet; 12/9/11 at 10:19 PM.
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