This is incredible car accident!

[dcw888]

Watch the man on the left walking, crossing the road where there is no car .... It is so definite that the coast on the left is clear, and safe to cross.
Any person would see it is safe...
Take nothing for granted, not even for a split second! Be grateful for every living minute!

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VIDEO CAPTURED BY TRAFFIC CAMERA !!!!
'Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets; so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it.

Foot Note: Believe it or not the pedestrian in the intersection lived! He was saved by the imprint that the PT Cruiser left in the driver's side of the Subaru. When the Subaru went over him, it came down on him right where the dent in the car was made, and did not crush him! Another 'angel on your shoulder' event!

[Siefer999]

link broken?

[gman]

Watch the man on the left walking, crossing the road where there is no car .... It is so definite that the coast on the left is clear, and safe to cross.
Any person would see it is safe...
Take nothing for granted, not even for a split second! Be grateful for every living minute!

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Not really. The man on the left was walking in the middle of the road when his light was already red. The car coming from the right was driving in pretty high speed. He should have seen that coming. He might expect that car would not hit him but his coast was not exactly clear. That is:

1. he did not finish his crossing before red.
2. he did not pay attention or did not care about or thought he could beat the car coming from the right.

What you see through the camera is not the same as (as the camera has limited view) what that guy should see that day.

[cgtlky]

Not really. The man on the left was walking in the middle of the road when his light was already red. The car coming from the right was driving in pretty high speed. He should have seen that coming. He might expect that car would not hit him but his coast was not exactly clear. That is:

1. he did not finish his crossing before red.
2. he did not pay attention or did not care about or thought he could beat the car coming from the right.

What you see through the camera is not the same as (as the camera has limited view) what that guy should see that day.

Its a horrible accident. But the rule is the pedestrian have the right of way. If you step into the pedestrian lane while the pedestrian light is green, all motorist have to wait for him/her to finish crossing before they can move (turn right, turn left, going straight). The car that hit him is at fault even the pedestrian did not finished crossing when the light is already red.

[Dustbunny]

I don't see how the pedestrian could have prevented being hit. It was a car running a red at high speed from behind him that seems to have caused the problem. The PT taking off a bit early sure didn't help, but he would have cleared the crosswalk before that care came through probably.

[bubble.tea]

wow.

hit by the car., then squashed by the car.

youch! If pedo survived, will be quadroplegic at least...if not quintoplegic .

[goJays]

pedo = pedophile not pedestrian

[KorruptioN]

pedo = pedophile not pedestrian

Correct. Pedo only ever has one meaning. There's not even an "o" in pedestrian

[gman]

Its a horrible accident. But the rule is the pedestrian have the right of way. If you step into the pedestrian lane while the pedestrian light is green, all motorist have to wait for him/her to finish crossing before they can move (turn right, turn left, going straight). The car that hit him is at fault even the pedestrian did not finished crossing when the light is already red.

Hmm! I did not say the pedestrian did not have right of way. I only disagree with OP's statement of "the coast on the left is clear, and safe to cross. Any person would see it is safe.."

I don't see how the pedestrian could have prevented being hit. It was a car running a red at high speed from behind him that seems to have caused the problem. The PT taking off a bit early sure didn't help, but he would have cleared the crosswalk before that care came through probably.

I agree that the pedestrian could not prevent that and he did try to walk faster to cross after the light turned red.

My interpretation of the video is based on the PT ran the red (had just turned to red). That is why the pedestrian was already half way of the crossing. I can be wrong.

There was 2 mistakes by 2 drivers.
1. the PT ran the red.
2. the other car speeded through a new green without taking note the PT might not stop. The other car was also speeding when it ran its green. He could have taken his foot off the gas before he entered the intersection.

[goob3r]

The cars weren't going as fast as it appears. You can tell the video is sped up by looking at the walking speed and the trees.

However, it's also hard to tell who's in the wrong because you can't see the colour of the lights. Not all intersections in cities work the same was as your local ones.

[bubble.tea]

LOL...I KNOW THAT!!!! I was gonna type pede., but it just doesn't have the same ring for a lazy Sunday afternoon satyrical commentary .

[board123]

So just type "pedestrian"...

[bubble.tea]

I love acronyms., and shortform.

[Ben31]

video on youtube ....if the north/southbound traffic have the red lights...because if you notice the car with the turning light on is at the white lines(if he had the green lights he/she would be beyond the line)...and approaching cars from of the north are stopping....PT Cruiser has bad brakes or driver wasn't paying attention. Therefore the vehicle coming form the right has the green lights.

If this is correct...what is the person doing jaywalking?

[dragon_drift]

wow, that's some horrible stuff. anyone know if the pedestrian survived?