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Old May 7, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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EPIC FAIL Volvo demonstration

Volvo was showing how effective the "automatic braking system" is in collision avoidance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNi17YLnZpg
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Old May 7, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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LOL

Truly EPIC!
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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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And the airbag didn't deploy either....lol
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Old May 7, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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But at least the automatic wipers came on to improve visibility from the steam coming out of the radiator.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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Do-over!!!!!!!
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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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hahahahah i play back this thing like 10 times and i can't stop laughing
she - what went wrong???
him-we don't know???
hahahahahahaha
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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It seems like the same thing happened to Mercedes a few years ago.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Yes, here is the news article.
http://www.autospies.com/news/Techno...Mercedes-4453/
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5MR2S2K5iM

now i see this video and i see what kind of people are going to buy this thing so they can text and drive or talk on the phone and drive
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Old May 8, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Oh wow, lol~
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Old May 14, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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geeze so easily amused lol.. reminds me of my self
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Old May 14, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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No brake use = no brake lights = rear end collision. I guess that's better than a front end collision though, hahaha

Nice backup if you or the driver happens to be distracted
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