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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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uh... holy ****?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOhgMAOrp0c

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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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HOLY MOTHER OF GOD... this almost happened to me when I was little. My dad was in his 280ZX and he had to slide the car right and had it hit the side of the door... Crazy stuff that this happened to this guy
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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Wow, from the name I was expecting one of the trucks to roll over or something
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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what.the.****
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dezau


1st - Holy Final Destination Batman!

2nd - why were they videotaping?
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Mommy... i'm scared
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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Yeah I was kinda wondering why they were videotaping as well...
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
Yeah I was kinda wondering why they were videotaping as well...
From another copy of the video ( 2AAisoe5sU8 )

"Be prepared to be shocked ... and maybe get the beegeezus scared out of you!

This is NOT an April Fools Day joke - but it did occur on April 1, 2011. This really happened to a friend of my cousin's as the person drove to work on Hwy 74 near Shelby, North Carolina. The person happened to be using the camera phone because the truck and trailer in the video were sort of racing, not letting either pass, and the person thought the 2 vehicles might have an accident.

This is proof that accidents - and MIRACLES! - do indeed happen. My cousin assured me that the person filming was not hurt ... at least physically.

04/04/11 UPDATE: The person filming has uploaded this video to her YouTube account (WendyCobb) and it is only proper that I direct you there also. Please see her YT channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/WendyCobb "
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD...
Yeah, that about sums it up! Lexan windshields, anyone?
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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Omg!
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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Wow... It's funny how many were expecting it and were shocked, myself included. Just comes out of nowhere!
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 05:53 AM
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dam.. one lucky ****....

buddy of mine was on I80 and had a truck in front of him blow out a tire and took out one of the leaf springs and truck went into the berm, and the leaf spring was injected threw his front bumper and radiator....

all i know is, guy filming had a friend upstairs riding with him that day...
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 05:55 AM
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holy **** I really wasnt expecting that
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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wow...yeah i was totally expecting a truck to roll over or jackknife or something!! good god that was freaky, and lucky.

great job by the driver to hold on through the swerve/lane change.

was it weird to anyone else that the drive doesn't scream, say 'oh ****', or anything???
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:06 AM
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I watched it a few more times. The one hauling the trailer didn't even slow down, you could see how that plank spun and if the driver was a following little closer it could have been tragic
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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Gotta change my underwear...
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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Crazy how this video is on the news all around the country.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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2 feet to the left and the person shooting the video would probably be dead.

Always leave a safe distance between you and other cars, especially trucks
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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i couldnt tell what happened the first couple of times, but the board got kicked up by the horse trailer's tire. amazing.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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whoaaa thats crazy
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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First link was removed, this one is active:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAisoe5sU8
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 02:33 PM
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my seats would be brown
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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If that was me you would have heard some serious cursing. Its impressive no one was hurt, but wtf man. I think that lexan windshield might be sooner than I thought.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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Wow I would have **** myself. Thats one lucky SOB. The driver would have been f-ed up if it would have came through the windshield on the driver's side.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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Suddenly: Fencepost!
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