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Originally Posted by Borla
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The Lincoln had been coming from the north at about 50-60mph. The Ranger was facing east in the lefthand turn lane, and was making his turn to the north when the Lincoln blew the red light and ran into him full speed.
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She was mumbling that she had the green light (which she didn't).
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See, this is exactly why I scan every intersection before entering it. Some people think this is paranoid but I think it's just pragmatic, since people do run red lights and stop signs. This can be a whole other thread of its own...
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I honestly couldn't believe the amount of people who just froze when the accident happened. There were at LEAST 8-10 cars stopped at the intersection when it happened. It was a very violent accident, hard enough that both cars were obviously totalled, and spun around 360*. Yet the only two people to get out were me and the other guy, who had been just behind me. Everyone else just stayed in their cars (except the girl and man who were actually in the accident), seemingly in disbelief or shock. I guess that's just not me. I immediately felt responsible to at least assess the situation to see if I could do SOMETHING. I've had enough first aid training (used to be Red Cross certified, but I've let it lapse) to know that the older woman was better off not moving around because of possible neck/back injuries, or even a risk of fainting, until better trained people were there. It just seems odd to me that out of the 10-20 other witnesses, only two of us moved into action.
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Well, don't underestimate the power of panic. When people are caught off guard and don't know what to do, a common reaction is to freeze like a deer caught in the headlights (in fact, that's probably what the deer is doing!). Strangely, it's probably for the best. If you don't know what to do, it's probably best that you do nothing. I hope people were, at least, making phone calls from their cars.