• Bizarre crash on Lindell bridge above kills driver in car below
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ST. LOUIS - One person was killed Monday afternoon in a car accident at a busy intersection just outside Forest Park. The accident occurred at Union and Lindell boulevards. One vehicle was traveling west on Lindell when the driver struck the cement guardrail on the overpass and knocked loose a large piece of that rail. That piece fell and landed on an unsuspecting vehicle traveling beneath the overpass, killing the driver of that vehicle. Source: https://fox2now.com/2018/07/23/one-person-dead-one-injured-in-accident-outside-forest-park/ Even though the Tesla Model S has one of the highest safety ratings in its class, there's not much it can do against a 1 ton concrete barrier falling on it. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/264110/e46578f9-f543-45f2-9b10-7810dd062f25/carbarrier.JPG
Talk about absolutely the worst possible luck. At the very least it looks like the guy must have been killed instantly.
The driver said that as she approached the intersection lost control of her vehicle...wanna bet she was texting and driving?
Hard to speculate, could be any number of factors.
How the hell does a concrete barrier "come loose" from a car hitting it, the thing is designed to stop cars.
It did stop the car, to be fair.
Is that a Tesla? THIS JUST IN! BREAKING NEWS! TESLA'S AREN'T SAFE! RAHHHHHHHH!!!
It even stopped two cars.
From an engineering perspective, that's a pretty shit barrier if it has the possibility of falling onto another motorway.
well the condition of american roadways and infrastructure is fucking pathetic first of all, I want to say that about 70% of them haven't been cared for since their original construction.
The majority of America's highways and infrastructure was constructed back in the 50's under Eisenhower, and with responsibility of maintenance being defused between multiple layers of government, it means that throughout the years certain portions of it could only be maintained adequately by certain districts, hence the wide variety of road quality throughout the States. A lot of places have no been able to replace old infrastructure, instead relying on band aid solutions because that's all they can or are willing to afford. From where I live, bridges crossing the highways are still from the Eisenhower era and have very visible cracks that are filled in every ~10 years. Since road repair and maintenance is divided between so many layers, it will take a national effort to update the infrastructure to where its needed, and that will only happen after it becomes so much of a problem that it impacts the commerce of the major industries who lobby in congress. Suffice to say, band-aid repair is going to continue to be the watchword even though poor maintenance has killed people.
Thanks a lot you cheeky wanker, now I'm going to hell.
Im actually surprised the headline doesn't start with "Tesla Car in accident". What a shitty way to go though, one moment and lights out.
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