Audi crushed by tractor trailer and bus, driver survives

[LL - NY]

Although the guy was a dumb enough to remove the airbags, I somehow
doubt, from your description of the crash that they wouldn't have helped
much.

LL - NY

On 3/16/06, Tom Love <theloves at localaccess.com> wrote:
>
> Just south of Olympia Wa last week a big rig trucker lost a small hand
> truck
> on I-5, stopped, backed up and got out to get it in the middle lane of the
> freeway. WRX comes along and tries to avoid the truck driver in the middle
> of the freeway and slams himself under the parked big rig. Dead at the
> site
> and the media comment was 'air bags removed'
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LL - NY" <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> To: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Audi crushed by tractor trailer and bus, driver survives
>
>
> > Or search NASIOC about a recent youth whom died running a WRX into a
> tree
> > at
> > around 110 MPH. As Taka said, in these cases, it more about luck than
> the
> > car. Seriously, that TT driver should buy a bunch of Power Ball tix.
> >
> > LL - NY - I win either way, UrS6 or Saabaru
> >
> > On 3/16/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Haha- very funny.
> >>
> >> Search on NASIOC for the accident that happened a while ago in
> >> Harrisburg-
> >> an '02 WRX was pancaked between two tractor-trailers and the guy walked
> >> away
> >> with some bruises but no broken bones, no real injuries.
> >>
> >> So what does that say? Nothing- it's no testament to anything other
> than
> >> once in a while, people get lucky.
> >>
> >> Go search on the car lounge for the guy who died in an A6 4.2 at a
> >> relatively low speed- under 45mph, single vehicle accident.
> >>
> >> Taka
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/16/06, mike mcclurg <rrrrraudi at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Try that with a Subaru!!!!!!!!
> >> >
> >> > --- Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > A testament to the integrity of Audis:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/slideShow?section=news&id=3994488&slide=11
> >> > >
> >> > > That guy should buy a lottery ticket.
> >> >
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