WATCH: Iowa DOT releases raw video from I-35 pileup near Ames

[@edgeofeternity101]

I argued with my boss a dozen times about staying home in conditions like this. I stayed home whether he liked it or not. I told him I knew how to drive in bad conditions, it was the other drivers that worried me. Case closed.

[@christianworthinton8000]

True. Better to lose your piss ant job than your life...

[@SaneAsylum]

My hats off to you.

[@sing2me]

Or to be person forced to go to work and dies on the way so the company get sued but she's dead.

[@godlove6980]

Agree!

[@warpigz9104]

i dont think it has to do so much with the weather as it has to do with dumn azz people

[@traw7021]

The fact that people are STILL speeding like it isn’t snowing and black ice on the roads is flabbergasting SMH

[@daisygirl1217]

I thought the same things. Some of these folks were flying as though nothing was going on.

[@belleame4671]

IK!!!!!!!!!

[@ocsteved]

You're right on the mark T Raw!

[@prg2812]

After watching this my flabber had never been so gasted.

[@chaddles8329]

That one cautious semi truck driver (before the idiot bus driver) should be rewarded!

[@thebatski]

Here's a little tip: In winter driving conditions like this, if you find yourself passing trucks, you're probably going too fast for conditions.

[@captainKbobkeeshan]

good tip!

[@elbuenjoel2268]

That's what I'm seeing here.

[@alwojo6205]

Dumbasses always try to outrun the semi's when they should be the ones leading because they are heavier (better traction) and they can see the road ahead x10 times better in a semi. Ill get people pass me all the time just to slow down 2miles in front of me once the weather gets bad again and I will end up going past them.. I blow the air horn at them all the time to let them know that was a dickhead move.

[@mikehill5301]

Yes stay in the truckers tracks ...and live longer.

[@PhilAVega]

Yes! Slow down n learn from this footage.

[@erichui1482]

3:33 Besides the 2x truckers, the white SUV on the right was probably the smartest passenger vehicle driver. They pulled ALL THE WAY to the right avoiding any collision with other vehicles 👏👏👏👍👍

[@jimbrown1127]

Alot of folks hate truckers but this video is proof that we don't think twice about taking our rig off the road to avoid killing people. That's what makes our job so damn dangerous everything is fine and dandy one minute then all of a sudden you need to make a split second decision to put your life in jeopardy to avoid killing others. Keep on trucking and be safe out there.

[@brighthottstarr]

Those were few of the smart drivers

[@smwrbd]

Trucks could stop and the cars couldnt. Go figure.

[@lawsonfan5797]

Or.....or maybe you could try slowing your stupid ass down so you don't have hero it up by "taking your rig off the road" Fucking moron

[@zanepotter3659]

@@lawsonfan5797 You are driving about 45 in snowy weather and all of a sudden ahead it becomes apparent that the car in front of you is in fact not moving and you have a very small window to react. That's what he's talking about. No matter how fast you are going. Here let me go get a step storm and help you down off your high horse.

[@lawsonfan5797]

@@@zanepotter3659 That won't be a problem if you're paying attention and looking far enough ahead. It's called driving for the conditions. You see, then you won't have to be in a position to "take our rig off the road" because you will have time to slow down. When you see footage of massive pileups, it's because drivers refuse to slow down, they wanna blast down the road showing everybody how they "ain't scared" to drive in the snow. I won't say there will never be a situation where you might not be able to avoid hitting something but what I saw on this vid and in the 28 yrs I have been doing this job, is that the majority of these types of incidents could be avoided. And don't you fret, I can get on and off my high horse just fine. No step storm needed........

[@snowbunny1285]

I can't believe how FAST they are all going

[@Jeffreyway]

EXACTLY!!!

[@dougmacqueen1679]

Then you must live in cave. Driving too fast for the conditions and following too close is the rule on most highways. Add to that not paying close attention to what the hell you are doing, are all contributing factors to these pileups. That is not to say whiteouts and slick road areas will alone not cause a crash, but I do a hell of a lot of driving on freeways every day. People drive like assholes.

[@commanderhasbulla3732]

@@dougmacqueen1679 live in a cave? Really? You do know people live in places that they’ve probably never seen these types of weather. I do agree that people drive like assholes, but I still scratch my head to those who drive fast as hell on icy conditions, it’s plainly idiotic.

[@dougmacqueen1679]

@@commanderhasbulla3732 No I didn't know that. Thanks for educating me.

[@greer8288]

Yep. You can rate persons level of intelligence by how they drive. No one drives the speed limit anymore. Follow too close. Always have to get in front of you. I think when buying a used car from someone, ask them how they drive

[@MrWguts]

This should be mandatory viewing during every drivers exam; the difference between 30 mph and 60 mph in bad weather.

[@moe20000]

MrWguts absolutely! But people will always speed no matter what the conditions are. it's sad

[@robertkeefer7791]

Exactly. 25 to 30 MPH max in those conditions.

[@moe20000]

John Halstead when I was in the police academy, we had to drive in close groups in wet conditions

[@time.5316]

Amen!!!!

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

I thought you were supposed to go faster in the snow?

[@DroidzandBrix]

I’m impressed with how good semi drivers are at dodging

[@Tlaloc_D1]

For real, some of them just flu right through without hitting anything

[@outoftheforest7652]

they need to slow down the most... And they have CBs.. that one Semi was driving much slower.. maybe he heard that there was a pileup and he had time to slow down. .Folks need to reallllly pay more attention.. I would rather drive 10 miles and be able to stop than die in a pileup.!

[@nuts4nascar-88]

@@outoftheforest7652 No they don't. CB's are a relic. They use cell phones and GPS/NAV just like all the 4-wheelers. I drove for 20 years and have been retired from regional truck driving for the last 10 years. When I retired, only 3 of our 20 trucks had CB's.

[@a252x3]

Bad weather's fault: 0% / Stupidity's Fault: 100%

[@PhilAVega]

Yes!

[@00vTv00]

@Basil Ramel And, excessive speed, and sitting around thinking it is safe.

[@bradbroemmer9085]

Yep. If you've lived in the Midwest for any amount of time, common sense tells you to slow the heck down in weather like this. But no, everyone is in a big damn hurry these days. Sad.

[@curtekstrom6600]

@Basil Ramel no Dumb ass drivers not maintaining speeds and following distances are to Blame. The weather has nothing to do with fault.

[@jamier7073]

@Basil Ramel You just proved your stupidity with that answer? They were not driving for the conditions which makes them stupid and not the conditions. The law states that you drive according to the conditions. If you cannot see you slow the duck down.

[@camward9293]

Who else breathed a sigh of relief at 3:39 when the semi managed to avoid everyone and slid off into the field?

[@michellesilver718]

Excellent luck or skill.

[@mcqueenx75]

2 of them did, one right after the other.

[@bigdaddeo76]

They didn't slide off. They steered off to avoid killing someone. Even at their own peril. Truckers code.

[@JohnJ-fj2xe]

@@bigdaddeo76 Does the "trucker's code" also include driving way too fast for the conditions?

[@bigdaddeo76]

@@JohnJ-fj2xe Of course not. But at least they chose to go off in the ditch rather than their mistake costing someone else their life.

[@stageluvr91]

PSA: always have a blanket, extra warm clothes and some water and food in your car in the Winter for moments like This. Even if you aren’t in an accident, you may be stuck on the road for HOURS.

[@sing2me]

Right! Plus a fairly large candle in a coffee can, matches, medication, first aid kit, flashlight, granola bars or sealed foods, TP, full tank of gas, boots, foot liners, wool socks, heavy gloves, hat & sleeping bag. Make sure the tailpipe is cleared. Those hand warmers are great for feet and hands. Stay with your car. Do not set out walking. Stay in your car. Warm up when you absolutely must. Keep a phone charger in your car.

[@jasong428]

And a few empty plastic bottles to pee in!!!!!

[@sing2me]

@@jasong428 lol 😆 I was trying to find a way to say that 🤣🖐

[@violettheorgangrinder3232]

My brother lived in Illinois and he always did this.

[@rosesmith6208]

@@jasong428 absolutly in fact you can just pee out the door or by the door the blowing snow and the door and a long coat can hide you, lol. we got caught once in a stand still traffic and I had to go so my hubby ran through the center grass area to get to a resturant, never again. will have a way to go when we are not going.lol

[@williamgreer7236]

I am from this area. What you cannot see from this view are two critical facts. Just over the far horizon, there is a clover leaf interchange. Cars turning right have to drastically slow down to make a relatively sharp turn in bad conditions. The drastic difference in vehicle speeds is what is causing the pile up. The other factor that is not apparent in the video is that there is an overpass that crosses a rail line. That overpass is crowned and people's line of site is blocked. The cars coming into this pile up have just crossed the overpass.

[@kloop1948]

I'm sitting at computer slamming on my imaginary brakes

[@BushmanCanuck]

I'm steering for the weeds on the farrr right!

[@billhildreth388]

slamming on the brakes is the worst possible reaction. turns your tires into skis and you have no control

[@billhildreth388]

@@BushmanCanuck excellent idea...Google the "Smith System of Defensive driving". Leave yourself an out

[@brendaechols2228]

and im going to cringe in the corner

[@lucitresbellemongdlub9651]

Haha me too..these crazy people are driving so damn fast...geezz

[@LuisLopez-rc8ev]

I'll never understand why people can't understand the importance of adjusting your speed according to conditions

[@billolsen4360]

Common sense ain't very common.

[@Seven_Leaf]

Cause businesses still demand you show up for work and cause your boss don't wanna hear why you're an hour late?

[@LuisLopez-rc8ev]

@@Seven_Leaf well that's when you make a grown person decision and stay home. Don't be part of the problem

[@JamesZ-py1xl]

That's because people are stupid

[@Cocora22]

I was going to say exactly the same thing, but you beat me to it.

[@YP3CA]

"I can barely see the hood of my car, let's gun it and get home already"

[@tammyfowler9994]

💯

[@elizabethdillon4945]

No one had their hazard lights on

[@richardcranium3417]

Someone in front of a line of vehicles “ everybody is moving along good let me check my brakes for no reason. They may have quit working.” Pile up ensues.

[@IanythingGames]

I lived in Des Moines Iowa at the time of this storm and was driving back to my hometown of clear lake Iowa two hours north on I35 I was 30 minutes ahead of this pileup and I’m so thankful

[@lucylulu1544]

It’s snowing with no visibility who in their right mind would be going that fast!!!

[@toddolson573]

Um... no visibility, how then are we able to watch this carnage. People just don't pay close enough attention, and a factor of many other things.

[@lucylulu1544]

@@toddolson573 What I ment was the pile up was in the foggy area and continued. We don’t know if all these cars were coming over a blind hill saw the cars piled up and couldn’t stop because of the speed they were traveling.

[@greer8288]

@@lucylulu1544 if there is ice on the road and fog and a hill, you gotta think there might be a accident ahead. Reduce speed idiot

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Lot's of MORONS on the ROAD TODAY

[@tuxcats8518]

Can't see lights. Why are large trucks allowed to drive in these conditions?

[@elishamarie81]

White SUV driver on the far right was the smartest of the bunch. If your car is not incapacitated, get the heck out of there, no matter where you have to go!!!!

[@wishiniwasfishin8164]

Elisha then not to mention right away there's dipshits out walking around checking shit out.

[@TexasHarleyBoy65]

Absolutely!!! You do not want to become the pressed ham in a Peterbilt sammitch!

[@chillydawgg4354]

I would expect most people out there to be driving big pickup trucks with 4wd that could just drive out of the ditch

[@MrGovtCheese]

True, but then it's a good thing the right shoulder was clear when some of those semis came through.

[@sandrocollazos2760]

They just seat there!

[@rootsmanuva82]

Lesson: If you encounter a pile up don't sit and wait for it to clear!!! You're a sitting duck. Drive off to the side as quickly as you can if at all possible.

[@MrsMrMoney]

And if you can’t DONT get out of the car!! (unless it’s on fire) seeing the people standing in the road just watching and then having to dodge 18 wheelers made me want to scream!!

[@JohnDoe-ut7wu]

Trying to get through is a good idea as well. Put some wrecked cars behind you as a barrier against the cars still piling up.

[@orcuser]

It's not if you can get it stopped it's everyone behind u

[@Nitramrec]

Yes. Or walk. But leave the road!

[@supersun369]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@waynespurlin8211]

I am so glad to see folks from up north can handle the snow and drive so well. Way to go drivers.

[@tomjohnson571]

Wait…Iowa, is “up north”? Notice…these are Southerners heading North. If Iowas up North, whats that make MN, WI and ND?

[@TheYooperPooper]

Iowa, "up north", hahahaha. They probably average a total of a foot of snow a year. People where I live in Michigan have doors to nowhere built on the second floor of their houses, because that's how much it snows. Stay in the south. We don't want you here.

[@americanrider]

As an OTR semi-driver who's been in such conditions many times, (in fact on this very section of road), this is a prime example of driving way too fast for conditions due to poor visibility and not simply just slick conditions.

[@bennyedmondson8919]

Kudos to the 2 drivers that put there trucks in the median to keep from killing someone

[@MrMackanno]

100% agree, live in Alberta, Canada and there lots of pick-up drivers driving like they have explosive diarrhea in Winter.

[@kevinkirkendall1155]

Tell that to your fellow OTR semi-drivers!

[@bradbain1099]

Prime example of why CBs can save lives. Those two trucks that arrived and took the ditch midway through the vid should have known about the pile up 2 miles before they got there.

[@skinovtheperineum1208]

@@bennyedmondson8919 - Please get a handle on the difference between there, their, and they're before offering any more of your idiocy. Thank you, that is all.

[@marknesselhaus4376]

I well remember that I was driving in conditions like that once in my life and was very blessed that the truckers banded together and gradually slowed everyone down and seeing that my car was so iced up ( I could hear them on the CB but they could not hear me) they formed a protective shield around me and guided me until I could pull off into a truck stop. Hats off to all the OTR drivers out there.

[@theoriginaldab]

Unfortunately, over the last 20 to 25 years the drivers have all become part of that me generation, very very few of them have a radio anymore but would rather depend on that cell phone to tell them what's going on and that cell phone only tells them about 1/10 of what they need to know if that much...... I just came off the road after 27 and a half years out there I've seen it they drive like maniacs and I try to stay away from them... I'd hear some of them get on the radio said I know it all I've done it all and I key up and ask where you at driver he says why I said I want to know where so I can know to stay the hell away from where you at because right now you are the most dangerous driver out here they shut up after that... And I was fortunate enough to never get caught up in anything anywhere close to this, and when I was in this kind of weather I was parked so that if anything like this showed up I didn't have to worry about it I wasn't in it

[@edwardsl8016]

@@theoriginaldab people do not realize that sometimes it is not worth driving in poor conditions. If one is not on their nerves when driving in such poor driving conditions, then definitely they are crazy.

[@doneown503]

can u play that tape (cb) on top this vid??

[@YahisJoy]

I had a truck driver guide me out of a severe snow storm. God bless them

[@TheUprightLuthier-1959]

@@YahisJoy God is a monkey

[@Robinsnest219]

Oh my gosh, this is terrible to watch. I can't believe how fast these people were driving in icy conditions.

[@spithere4933]

It’s capitalism

[@QuadTubeChannel]

Same where I live. It only has to rain and out come even more idiots, racing through the streets literally glued to your rear bumper like they think it's their God-given right to force people off the road. Stupid, selfish and dangerous people.

[@yolandatrullinger5461]

You can see that one large truck was able to stop along w the other two cars behind it why didn’t couldn’t he others? Mainly bc the others were already driving too fast! ppl were already too stupid to drive on these type of conditions and they should have stopped at the closest hotel, restaurant or farm house r barn than to drive in these conditions and get killed! One stupid mistake

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

AMEs IOWA idiot capital of USA corn holers at their best LOL

[@HeritageWealthPlanning]

@@spithere4933 right ? In Commie countries they don’t have cars.

[@jodeeb.6496]

We live 20 mts from this accident. The conditions were awful. I'll never understand why people drive so fast when they absolutely know they cannot see 25 ft ahead. It's so dangerous. Prayers for the injured

[@BlueEyed888]

It’s astounding how many drivers have absolutely no idea how to turn on their hazard flashers.

[@PkmHax]

I doubt youd be able to see them anyway.

[@captglenn100]

How do you know they did not. You cannot even see the brake lights in this video. Unfortunately most drivers do not watch far enough ahead and only watch the tail of the vehicle in front of them, by then it is too late.

[@gforceforever]

It's the very first thing you do, to warn others behind you! I was thinking the same thing. Plus, all those people walking around in the likely path of cars was ridiculous!

[@lorenzomoore6398]

That's a great point.

[@stanmarsh7149]

@@captglenn100 I tend to look 3-5 cars ahead of me when there's substantial traffic when driving in normal conditions. Always be weary of your surroundings.

[@lavapix]

I have a feeling the last truck and two buses worked together to slow down vehicles behind them as they had already heard about the pileup. I've seen this in person before.

[@TruhSeakingBuscandoV]

Respect

[@Akashpagol]

I was thinking about the same thing.

[@imdeplorable2241]

@@Akashpagol I was, too.

[@scarpfish]

The problem is that there will be idiots behind them who didn't get the memo and might plow into them, and then carnage continues.

[@travisnoseworthy1482]

Yes but they are blocking the little cars so really there protecting the people in the front

[@mdayeh9712]

What blows my mind is that some cars approach the accident scene at full speed.....WOW!

[@davidhumphreys1422]

Probably texting

[@lensbydayandnight]

Eye Yam Sofa King Stew Paid not everyone does, only the ignorant. Which in this case is mainly about 90% of the drivers.

[@purplefreak3]

+Eye Yam No I don't drive like that in bad weather, we just had some bad weather in my area and when I went home that night I was driving like 25mph (speed limit is 45mph) Yes there were other people going faster but there was also some going slower then me.

[@johnrohlfs6969]

Should be alot slower and moving past!!! ***safety first***

[@dontienle]

Why did they go too fast in this weather??? SMH

[@joeblow26]

If you ever come up upon a pile up like this, try to get around the outside so you're not the last one! Your life may depend on it!

[@derrickrr5516]

And try not to hit the idiots walking around the outside.

[@drasticdifference2231]

This was anxiety producing. Everyone was driving too fast!!

[@robertdabney3552]

I agree. One of the first things a driver is supposed to learn is drive according to conditions.

[@buddygreeno7723]

Way to fast for conditions

[@Broke_boyzzzz]

Fr it’s stupid look at the semis big dummy I swear I’m a cdl driver and pisses me off when it snowing hard the the semi drive pass like it’s nothing then u drive down the road and see them stuck

[@Kgio-2112]

Oddly satisfying as they say on boobtube

[@GeorgeJansen]

@@Broke_boyzzzz don't forget the 4 wheelers, brother

[@kevinparker7953]

Once upon a time, 35 years ago, I was driving an empty semi on 22x, south of Calgary at 4 in the morning and came over a hill to find a car parked in the middle of the road. Icy road with no shoulder and my choice was hit the car or take the field. I rhubarbed it. Then I hiked to the car to find it running with the driver laying across the seat. I knew that if he got away my boss would think I fell asleep at the wheel and fire me. I set out flares before the crest of the hill to warn any drivers to slow down, then I let the air out of all the tires on the car so he couldn't drive away. Then I hiked down the road a mile or so to a gas station and used the phone to call the RCMP. They showed up before the guy could get away and busted him for impaired driving. It took the rest of the day to get the rig back on the road but I kept the job. It's the only time in over 40 years of driving semi's that I had to do that, and I was very aware of keeping the angle right so I didn't roll over, but after hitting the brakes and locking everything up, I knew my only option was the field. If I'd hit that car I would have killed him. When I first started driving for a living in 1969, an old guy told me you can't call yourself a trucker till you've rolled one. I think I can call myself a trucker because I've never rolled one.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

I'd say that was a professional move ya made on that call to the mounties. And I will have to agree with you A professional trucker is one that survives the ride. Kudos to you for making it out unscathed

[@egreenie3819]

Kevin Parker You should have kept it on the road and eliminated one problem of the road! But....I can tell you have common sense, which is lacking amongst many others out there!

[@kevinparker7953]

abe mathiau Please take a look at the video on my channel. I'm driving from Fort Mcmurray to Calgary in a semi in the winter. Road conditions are limited visibility and fresh snow on top of ice with a nasty crosswind from my right. Pay attention to the speedometer. Now apologize for calling me a jackass.

[@jackiecampbell6484]

e greenie And he would spend the rest of his life lamenting that he took someone's life when he could have avoided doing so.....idiot

[@egreenie3819]

Jackie Campbell Lets play this out. Say you are driving down the road behind Kevin and you see everything as its happening, the car stopped in the road and Kevin taking the field to avoid hitting it. Now that Kevin is in the field and you are stopped there saying "Wow! What the hell just happened?? What do I do"??, and the person in the car hears all the commotion and wakes up. He looks at what he just caused, starts his car(if it wasn't running) and takes off flying down the road drunk as hell. Now, you leave after checking on the truck driver and as your ass is driving down the road, in a couple miles, you come upon the next wreck that the drunk caused and you say "Wow! What the fuck?!?! Its the same car from where the truck is and he hit someone head on! Oh my, that other car is so fucked up, you cant even tell it was a car. Nobody can be alive in there!". Then you hear screaming coming from the person in the other car, "help me, somebody please help me". Now the car catches on fire and before any fire dept can get there, the car absolutely burned to nothing, with the person still trapped inside and being burned alive, on top of all their other injuries. Of course, the drunk driver survives (like they always do). Now the fire dept, cops and ambulance roll up, get whats left of the fire out while the cops are questioning you. They find the drivers wallet in his back pocket and they hand it to the cops to identify the victim and, being curious,as I'm sure you are, you ask if they can tell you who it was. They tell you "it was a teenage boy. A Mr. Campbell from just up the road". You noticed I used YOUR last name because it was YOUR son coming home from work and that was screaming while being burned alive! And you in turn would be saying the same thing I did....."That truck driver should have killed that stupid drunk when he had the chance!! Now my son's dead!" Boo hoo😭boo hoo😭waaa waaa waaaa😭....dumbass!

[@georgezuniga6298]

That person that got out and stood on the side of the road is nuts.

[@Turd420]

good way to die like a dumbass

[@trex9263]

You beat me to it by 2 weeks...lol. Although, I was going to say "stupid".

[@nathanbrisson3888]

The only smart one out there. He got out of his vehicle rather than being compacted to death in metal and plastic.

[@billolsen4360]

@@nathanbrisson3888 Unless your car has already been hit & severely damaged in a collision, it is still the safest place to be to protect you against injury in a collision in conditions like this, unless you're driving something constructed before 1997. Modern cars have crumple zones, crush-resistant frames and air bags. The worst thing you can do is exit your vehicle and stand near where some 2- to 80-ton pile of steel and glass hurtling down the road at 40-55 miles per hour can veer off the road and impact your fragile human body. I used to drive a tow truck and have seen pileups like this one in Colorado where people who thought it was a good occasion for a stroll on the blacktop were carried away in pieces.

[@riccardorinaldo7934]

Must be a democrat

[@Psalm-yg6yi]

"Here I am driving in terrible winter conditions, icy roads covered with snow and low visibility and plenty of other traffic. I better not slow down for safety".

[@phillipmcdougald4962]

I don't get it, why was so many drivers going that fast with zero visibility and icy conditions, its like they where all compelled to accelerate

[@azmike3572]

Think THIS is bad? Look at all the Russian dashtop videos! Slowing down and not looking ahead was never taught!

[@rbagel55]

@@azmike3572 take in mind that in Russia, drivers are REQUIRED to have a dash cam. That is why we see so many accident videos from there.

[@azmike3572]

rbagel55, thanks for that info. I didn't know it was mandatory. I read the dashcams helps sort out fault in accidents with insurance companies there.

[@dmikebuechler]

Growing up in South Dakota i can definitively tell you Iowegians are retarded drivers. Idiots Out Walking Around.

[@ictpilot]

@@dmikebuechler 😁😂

[@Linda7647]

What blows me away the most is how fast these people are traveling on those road conditions.

[@ScorpionZam]

It's Iowa

[@MasterhpIke]

How fast they are going, period.

[@shanemayne]

Don't know why it's so shocking. World filled with idiots.. no common sense.

[@dmeckola7678]

@@ScorpionZam and your point is?.. They are being beyond stupid and going too fast for those conditions. Case Closed!!!

[@ScorpionZam]

​@@dmeckola7678 It's how it is there during the winter. I would say perhaps southern Minnesota is worse, but Iowa is definitely up there with stupid winter drivers

[@forestfoxoutdoors4237]

Part of me is thinking “why tf were you driving so fast.” And the other part is feeling empathy for everyone involved

[@jamesjcazzman3007]

the smart people stay home , and the idiots go driving . you see a pile up slow down they drive like idiots in that state .

[@ReneJHunter]

I don't feel sorry for them at all.

[@jimmyrodasmolestina979]

I can't feel empathy for idiots

[@jimmyrodasmolestina979]

@Mary Last yes !! I totally agree but there is no excuse for this ignorance !! Therefore I don't and won't feel empathy for thier ignorant stupidity caused

[@jimmyrodasmolestina979]

@Mary Last I'm a long haul truck big rigg driver own my own business I've driven every where this is preventable 100 %

[@billwindsor4224]

@DMRegister - thank you for releasing this video. This is very sobering; both in seeing _how much_ we need to slow down in wintry weather 🥶 and in seeing blokes driving so fast.

[@mssunnylunarain7]

It's amazing to me just how fast they are going and how many aren't paying attention to what is ahead of them. Those two truckers were the most quick reacting.

[@noclu4u384]

Its what we do all day every day . I've got 3 million miles and zero accidents . You shouldn't be traveling more than 15 mph in those conditions . And you should be looking for a place to park not getting to your destination . That stretch of I-35 is notorious for black ice .

[@deusexaethera]

The truckers were sitting higher up and could see over the road spray.

[@davidcobb7446]

The truckers reacted quickly but calmly.

[@LW-wg4ny]

Do people not see break lights ahead and start slowing down before they reach the other cars?

[@DirtFlyer]

@@LW-wg4ny If you break your brake lights, you're not going to see anything.

[@_UPRC]

I was cringing so hard at the speeds some of these vehicles looked to be reaching.

[@fastjeff6]

Especially the few late ones who didn't seem to slow down at all and really plowed into the stopped vehicles.

[@Galaxy2517]

lolocaust probably all Hillary and Bernie supporters....

[@daniel213141]

My thoughts exactly. If your visibility is restricted because of the weather conditions drive accordingly. Of course at some point you have to make the decision not to drive but some people will drive in anything.

[@bdatwood76]

Yea, some of them seem to be going way too fast and/or not paying attention.

[@deanhoskins4844]

Galaxy2517 that's a good program right there

[@moonlighter6]

The vehicles that drove off the road to the far right were the smartest. 3:34 those two semi's saved lives going far right.

[@IWU447]

moonlighter6 yeah but they were kind of speeding but either way they didn't crash into cars.

[@kentleykingtaggart7034]

moonlighter6 yes correct

[@cyb3rjake735]

oh without a doubt

[@matthewthompson555]

The complete winner there was that white SUV that found that service road. At about 5:35 he just get's rolling on his way.

[@KeithsReviews]

+Matthew Hard to see him (top right) but yeah, good eye!

[@Maoud2]

How fast does something like this get cleared?

[@10Exahertz]

First batch, Slows down and everything seems ok Then came like 20 cars who felt that 80mph was fine in these conditions. They give licenses out too easily these days

[@dexterperkins843]

In my opinion they should retest everyone on some type of basis

[@sherrydmyterko-tramp8654]

At least there is video of who lost control of their car first to cause the accident/s. Who had very good control, and who was smart to go up the hill and not hit anyone. I was very scared for the ppl out of the cars n here comes a semi. Not a good choice. Not as bad as the one in TX a week ago tho. Thankfully

[@SomeBuddy777]

I know, right? I had to check my playback speed. For a minute I thought it must be at 1.5x, but no! Instead it was at least 70mph!

[@the1stkeeperoftales786]

My dad just made me watch this for driving advice- he said that if in a situation like that, either drive up the side as far as possible like the rightmost driver at 2:45 or just get off the road and drive as far away as possible like the car in the field at 3:45 and then call 911. Don't just stop and sit there, you'll just become the next person to get rear-ended.

[@cyotacorolla1489]

The 1st Keeper Of Tales You'd think that would be common sense but people act stupid in emergency situations. Also some cars are so damaged they can't move out of the way.

[@l67790]

And you shouldn't get out of your vehicle unless 1. it's on fire or 2. it's clear and you can run as fast as you can off of the roads and to safety. And hope that no cars will be hit and go in your direction.

[@TychoAussie]

That's pretty good advice. You drive, and have your passenger call 911. Remember to get the highway mile marker number so first responders know which exit to use.

[@smoothoperator7023]

The 1st Keeper Of Tales I hope he also told you dont get beside a tractor- trailer & just sit there, pass him & get on down the road. Also dont pass it then step on your brakes like SO MANY cars do for some unexplained reason!!!😡

[@rufusmoore5033]

your dad is a smart man and is right

[@Upriva]

Several inches of snow. Freezing temperatures. Everything is white. Visibility low. Should I slow down? Ummm, nope...

[@JAIMEGARCIA-gw9re]

Sounds like Californians while driving when it rains. Still driving 80mph with a less than 2 second following distance, then they honk at you when you are driving at the speed limit or slower with a 7 second following distance. Seems to me like almost all the vehicles were driving way too fast and too close to each other to be able to stop on time.

[@twichy4life1]

Also, why do the roads look like that?! What was IDOT doing!? Edit: Oh... Missing the I apparently. Edit2: IDOT (Iowa Department Of Transportation)

[@trvman1]

You can see form the video the people who were paying attention and those who weren't. So easy to pick them out.

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

Take it from a former truck driver: In conditions like this and any condition where you can't see well at all...and or if everyone is slowing down or stopping on the interstate➡️TURN ⚠️ON⚠️ YOUR ⚠️4⚠️ WAY ⚠️FLASHERS!!! if everyone had there 4 way flashers on, this pile up would of had more people hitting the brakes sooner....and maybe less crashing going on. And when you get stopped in this situation keep your hands off the steering wheel so IF you get hit the steering wheel doesn't suddenly yank the crap outta your hands and injure/ break bones in your hands. That happened to me years ago.the pain in my thumb from that still bothers me on occasion.

[@DaxtonAnderson]

3:45 absolutely amazing work by these 2 truckers! They saved many lives thinking quickly the way they did.

[@CaptinDW]

Exactly what I thought

[@josephastier7421]

The fine art of controlled ditching.

[@CaptinDW]

@@josephastier7421 Yes, it should be taught,many rollovers happen from overcorrecting when headed towards a ditch. The ditch is your friend same as runaway ramp is

[@sm3296]

They saved many lives I’m sure of it.

[@nizzurtmontalgizzert3337]

👍👍

[@jamessouthworth1699]

Car after car was speeding too fast for the conditions

[@rickarnold6513]

All of that could of been prevented. Driving to fast caused all that.

[@marciturner4570]

@@rickarnold6513 The source of the cause before the others drove too fast are the drivers way down the street who had stopped in the middle of the street. If they never stopped, than this would have never happened. They'd still be driving without any wrecks to begin with. So all of that could have been prevented if the drivers were still driving in the very front. But, the speeding is the second cause. The third cause is the drivers decided to drive in the fog instead of staying home until it all cleared away. Their decision to drive in the first place, caused themselves to get in this situation.

[@Michelle-fi3ze]

@@marciturner4570 you have no idea why they stopped. They didn't just stop for no reason. And if people knew how to drive they would never thought there would be a pile up behind them. This is why you slow down. Bc you never know what is up ahead and need to stop. Speed is the primary reason. I feel bad for the ones who were going an appropriate speed and were able to stop and avoid an accident only to be rear ended by a car that was going too fast and couldn't stop. I can't beleive how many people defend speeding. The ones who were able to stop proves speeding is what caused the collision. Only the speeders couldn't stop.

[@marciturner4570]

@@Michelle-fi3ze That's why you drive slow. Not stop and stay put in the middle of the road for long period of time. There were no stoplight to stop at. If you are going to stop and stay there that long, pull over to the shoulder on the right.

[@retiredarthritic2083]

@@marciturner4570 you can,t see well enough to know why they stopped I was thinking that they had stopped because their vehicles had collided and been disabled or they most likely would have got their vehicles off the highway.

[@swallis0001]

Loved the quick thinking of the person in the small car, who was quick thinking enough to veer off into the hedges. They then drove into a farmer's track to stay safely out the way.

[@kevinwilliams5873]

Average car is 14.7 feet and 70mph in good weather you need 245 feet to stop. So you need about 16 - 18 car lengths to stop. Every time I drive someone is 2 - 3 car lengths behind me, in good and bad conditions. If you practice driving bad, in good conditions, what are you going to do in bad conditions? What are you teaching your kids?

[@axysdnyd]

Pretty much every single driver was going WAY TOO FAST. In poor conditions like this, SLOW DOWN!!! 100% preventable

[@cgilleybsw]

Absolutely agree - with road conditions like that I'm amazed at the speed.

[@ollarrstarchief4042]

They were all pissed new England fans😣

[@fk4515]

NO! some of them were able to stop in time, only to get rear ended by the schmuck behind them who was driving to fast, see other comments if this happens in front of you and your car is still able to move you're best to get off the roadway if you can.

[@fk4515]

yep sometimes it's safer to drive a little faster than you should as not to get taken out by other drivers that may be driving to fast. There is no one "safe" speed for a condition it will vary from vehicle to vehicle and driver to driver. if you're not comfortable driving a the speed the interstate is moving you might be safer taking a county or state highway.

[@tintin236]

Matt B watch in 2x speed

[@MrBudcole]

I drive a LOT of miles each year - in the midwest, especially. I can't even count the number of pileups like these that I've witnessed first-hand. Thankfully (knock on wood) I've always managed to avoid collision or contact. One thing that is consistent in almost every case is a civilian driver who - instead of slowing down - tries to take another lane last minute. It always - always - accelerates the issue. Just slow the hell down, pay attention, and be prepared to stop. Period!

[@PhilAVega]

Well said n thank you.

[@jonathantrapp9085]

Evidence that Iowa is full of dumbasses lol.

[@MrBudcole]

@@M.C.G. Two WEEKS ago, I was driving in conditions very similar to this. The right lane was relatively clear, and the left lane was snow covered. A white Corvette was behind me, and traffic was moving about 45-50 mph. The Corvette decided to pass me on the left - in the fresh snow. The driver sped up to about 60-65 mph, and a truck decided to follow his lead. It was almost 6:00 pm, so light was low, but I could still see - plainly - with the naked eye. After the Corvette and truck passed me, I saw the Corvette trying - desperately - to get back into the right lane. He tried multiple times, and then just went for it, as the pickup truck was right on his ass. The Corvette swerved back-and-forth, like a fish, and then went BACKWARDS into the ditch to the right. The truck behind him lost control, and went into the median between the east and west highways. Both vehicles became incapacitated. Yeah - it sounds easy, because it IS easy.! Slow the fuck down. 45 miles in ONE hour beats the shit out of ZERO miles in 6 hours.

[@juketurbo321]

Just as all those trucks did as well

[@pamsmith7107]

@@M.C.G. ...it really is that simple! It use to be that you had to be one car length for every ten miles per hour you were driving, I don’t think that’s even on the driving test anymore BUT it should be

[@josephhopkin8719]

How did it start?

[@unclegrandpah8400]

The last time I checked, snow, ice & low visibility means slow down & take it easy NOT speed up & get reckless! !!

[@cipher88101]

They can't hear you

[@mipilot30]

They don't care. It's all about them and what they want regardless of who gets hurt. Making excuses, failing to take responsibility for one's actions and blame shifting is very popular these days. If you're really good at it, you can get elected President by like minded twits.

[@retiredarthritic2083]

mipilot30: Let us not forget that they also think they are immune to crippling injury or death.

[@AKULA689]

Haven't you all heard that white stuff means you get better traction, the more there is the faster you can go....

[@Michelle-fi3ze]

I was another thread and a guy (I'm betting he was young) was really defending speeding. Saying it is not speed that causes accidents/loss of life. Bad drivers cause accidents/loss of life. I responded with some examples. Manly that very minor moves can be recovered and not cause an accident but add speed, reaction time is way less, ability to recover is way less and impact is way more extreme whereas loss of life is way higher. He called me names and called me a nag and go nag my husband. Lol. I let him get to me bc I have to drive on the same road as these people. When I said hitting gravel at a normal speed you can recover. But add speed and you lose control very easy, spin flip etc. He thought I proved his point re only bad drivers would hit gravel and that proves bad drivers are to blame as he originally said. There are all kinds of unpredictable situations that can cause an accident that does not include other drivers. I am so frustrated with all this. Accidents have risen, deaths have risen. Insurance costs have risen all because of yes bad drivers or arrogant drives who think they are invincible. Am I wrong? How can anyone defend speeding. Oh and he brought up the "highway in Germany" um you mean the Autobahn lol. I had researched this long ago bc of peoples belief that speed doesnt kill and after he made these statements. 35% of all drivers in Germany drive on the Autobahn. 11% of all car accidents in Germany are on the Autobahn. Now the population is very high there but I still think this is a high number. And contrary to popular belief there is a suggested speed limit on the Autobahn (I didn't know this) but it is not a law. I don't tolerate speeding at all. Arogance and impatience does not belong on our roads and highways. How many people have to die in completely avoidable "accidents".....no it's choices.

[@tudorjason]

Being in an active pileup looks like one of the scariest things to live through

[@verteabrae]

tudorjason and yet at the same time I can’t look away

[@mcpaplus]

I was driving north through OKC years ago and they had just gotten a butt load of freezing rain ( a bit rare for the area) . Just north of the city there was a long, straight decline followed by a long straight incline. When I came over the crest of the hill it looked like a freaking skating rink. Cars and trucks sliding every which way, all across both Lanes, the median and the ditches. Crashes happening everywhere. I know how to drive in bad conditions...no heavy breaking or sudden changes. I aimed my car down the center of our two lanes and just tried to breathe. Car swerving right in front and behind me. Somehow or another I made it all the way through untouched. Good driving, yes, but a huge amount of just plain old luck as well.

[@MrNick-]

1:36 that truck going off the road was the smartest move that driver made in a long time.

[@earladams2836]

Truck drivers make intelligent decisions every 15 seconds or less when there are four-wheelers nearby.

[@LG-pj4qh]

@@earladams2836 Thank you for standing up for truckers.

[@violettheorgangrinder3232]

Excellent reactions by both of them !

[@earladams2836]

@@LG-pj4qh Thank you. I drove (3rd career) commercially from age 66 to 76. I actually miss it. Avg approx 90K year.

[@didibolter9362]

And you know that as a fact? Do you care to share some evidence to back your statement Mr. Nick? Do you know these Semi drivers personally?

[@LL-xl6ht]

I'm not sure if it was the quality of the camera but, there are no headlights on and no hazard lights were used upon the first cars accident.

[@Nobluffbuff]

This is our society, personified through the Interstate system...we drive fast, trying to get ahead of everyone else, AT ALL COSTS. Anybody out there using sense and obeying the rules gets trampled by the imposing, self-important others.

[@KBP120]

Nobluffbuff The sad part is, saying "self-important" is actually making an excuse because what they do doesn't prove any type of importance. It just proves a very high level of dumb, and sadly it is extremely widespread and getting worse everyday. What goes on on the road signifies the overall very low intelligence level of the majority of people. Even more so in highly populated areas. And it absolutely sucks.

[@jmreidfo]

Bingo.

[@didibolter9362]

Literally, Blind sight.

[@ymac7245]

A clear example of how adjusting your speed accordingly to the weather conditions makes a big difference. Those that did came to a full stop well before the accident. Only to be rear ended shortle after by the morons that thought they were invincible

[@TinyLuvsBostons]

I’d be pulling off onto the grass ASAP to avoid being hit

[@dedwin8930]

Cant believe how dumb some are. Guy in red p/u sat behind semi un damaged for ever. Lots of roads to get off. Drive into bushes ,anywhere...

[@frenchvanilla7109]

None of these idiots can see the pile up ahead yet they are all coming in doing 90mph down a snowy icy highway.

[@JohnDoe-ut7wu]

Better to try to pick your way through the wreck if you can. Put some wrecked vehicles between you and the others still coming. If the road is blocked then drive way over as far as you can.

[@NoName-ms8jb]

@msE Mae you can get to where the grass would be.

[@patrapper7367]

@@frenchvanilla7109 it was 91...geesh

[@paulfabian7274]

This sort of thing makes me question whether it's ever safe to leave the house, given how many clueless people are out and about. How do people in Iowa drive this badly in the snow?

[@willnot3297]

Speed Kills... Hard to believe that people drive so fast in these bad weather conditions.

[@PhilAVega]

They don't learn.

[@mirrortoyourweakness9769]

I drive fast on flat, dry roads. I know how to drive well. Not race car well but better than most. In snow? HELL no.

[@joshmccarty8800]

Honestly grouping up will kill you faster then speed. I would rather drive fast or slow what ever it takes to not be close. Ill take a trip into the ditch over the back of a semi any day.

[@roxxigirl1320]

Speed doesn’t kill. It’s that sudden stop that kills.

[@joshmccarty8800]

@@roxxigirl1320 sudden anything. Even a flat bottom sled will ho straight down a hill where momentum takes it as long as nothing is in the way.

[@TonyB08]

despite what you may THINK, I know from experience, at 3:31 and at 3:45 you will see 2 rigs driven by guys that are the absolute reason we call them CLASS 1 A drivers...they had to make split second decisions and maneuvers with fully loaded trucks on icy roads in a accident scene and BOTH got through, all be it in the corn field, but they got through without killing, hitting or even scratching the paint....

[@ksgmi]

I trust a semi over a car anyday.

[@jamesallion7648]

I agree, except if you watch closely the second truck does make some light contact with some vehicles before getting off the road. But still an awesome job by both drivers to not add to the mayhem, and still keep their trucks upright!

[@TonyB08]

Franky boy, you are obviously not mature enough to avoid using foul language when addressing people you don't know, and also you have an inflated ego demonstrated by calling a person an idiot, when you have no idea what their IQ level is. ....However I refer again to the clip, if viewed closely you can see that the rigs are low in the (ASS END for your benefit and understanding) rear end for others. Low means there is weight, and NORMALLY we don't go on the road any distances without a load, IT DOES NOT PAY WELL, so we avoid it. It can be safely assumed these 2 trucks ARE loaded. Secondly, I see no REAL impact between either truck or any other vehicles, but even if there was a scrape it is minor considering what could have happened. These drivers did a great job of avoiding a much worse outcome....I added for you information..... For the common or slang use of imbecile, see Idiot.The term imbecile was once used by psychiatrists to denote a category of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a type of criminal.[1][2] The word arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded. It included people with an IQ of 26-50, between "idiot" (IQ of 0-25) and "moron" (IQ of 51-70).[3] In the obsolete medical classification (ICD-9, 1977), these people were said to have "moderate mental retardation" or "moderate mental subnormality" with IQ of 35-49.[4]

[@DDS029]

TonyB08 Would you be able to tell by where the trailer wheels were set at, or is it too dependant on the weight they're hauling?

[@TonyB08]

well yes and no, axle set back depends on the jurisdiction a truck is in, some are regulated, some not so much. BUT looking at the clip it is hard to see, but to me it looks like they have em set at 40' which is the usually distance back of the kingpin. So with a balanced load they could have a max of 52,000 on the trailer, but I think not quite.

[@community1949]

They are driving like it's a dry, warm, sunny day - that's what caused this.

[@SPORT2932]

What do you do if you're at the end? Stay in car or get out and run off the road?

[@graysinclair6572]

Speeds WAY too fast for conditions!! America has lost its mind concerning common sense and courtesy on our roadways. I drive a truck for a living and the things I see everyday anger, scare(trust me, I’m a man’s man), and sadden me to no end. The selfishness, distracted driving(EPIDEMIC folks), failure to use turn signals, excessive speed, and overall disdain for traffic laws leaves me in awe that more motorists aren’t killed or seriously injured. The sad and tragic moral to this rant is that 99% of drivers who read this comment will say to themselves; won’t happen to me. It’s everyone else who can’t drive. Therein lies the problem. No personal accountability. Am I a perfect driver? Unfortunately no and I mean that. I’m a driving enthusiast and a staunch perfectionist and when I unintentionally offend someone or make a mental error in judgement, I make a concerted effort to apologize to avoid hard feelings. If someone shows me courtesy, I’m certain to say thank you with a flash of the headlights or a simple wave. I rarely, and I mean rarely get a thank you when I try to help my fellow motorists with courtesy. Many of you think that showing gratitude is antiquated. No, it simply means you suffer from an entitlement disorder. Translation: I’m important and you’re not! Folks, this is why road rage is at an all time high. Remember, driving is a privilege and one that needs to be carried out with skill and a vigilant disposition(i.e., looking ahead and not down at phone, awareness of vehicles around you etc.). If we all(yes, I’m including myself) can practice these simple principles, driving will become a MUCH safer activity and greatly reduce the loss of life that statistically has increased greatly in the last several years. Please, please drive safely folks!

[@jamesbouchard2818]

Mr. Sinclair, Thank you for your candid and honest post. I too am a professional truck driver and I agree with you and your assessment 100%. Stay safe out there!

[@ictpilot]

@@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez What truck has computer controlled brakes? If she meant the antilock brakes, it kept her from losing control.

[@ictpilot]

@@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez Yeah that's anti lock brakes. They don't make you stop later, they keep the wheels from locking up. And if you have a hard braking incident, it will send a message to the company's safety department so they can check and see why.

[@ictpilot]

@@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez That's about how it works. Been driving since 1996. Got out of the trk driving BS and now deliver new RVs to dealerships.

[@ericripley9739]

Mr Sinclair. Wish there were more people like you . Excellent analysis . Right on .Agree 100%.

[@mustang8206]

3:37 That semi driver had so great driving skills to avoid hitting anyone

[@vtwin1979]

Skill? If he had skill he/she wouldn't have been caught up in it. You are mixing up ambition/skill.

[@adamwajdenfeld2835]

@@vtwin1979 Complacent to be going that fast, skill to avoid it.

[@haleyrohrbaugh4057]

@@vtwin1979 so you’re saying if you were driving in this, and unexpectedly YOU get caught up in something like this, you would just ram through everyone?? it’s people like you bro. obviously he’s driving that big truck, the pileup came out of no where, the roads are slick, you can’t just fucking stop.. that driver did exactly what he should of done to save everyone else from getting hit by him/her.

[@haleyrohrbaugh4057]

and if you look at it again he isn’t going nearly as fast as everyone else.

[@vtwin1979]

@@haleyrohrbaugh4057 He wasn't driving to the conditions otherwise he wouldnt have crashed. Other trucks stopped without issue. That just proves it.

[@valkyrie1066]

I''d be creeping along at 40 mph with the blinkers on, like the ol' lady I am!

[@abuabdalaziz]

valkyrie1066 your blinkers are a hazard! Drive at 40 if you choose activate blinkers when there is a danger.

[@maryshaffer8474]

I've done it in hard rain and on ivy roads.

[@vickyburton2434]

valkyrie1066 40 is way too fast!

[@abuabdalaziz]

Iron Monster really my point 6 months ago was don’t use them if not necessary. Too many people ride around when it sprinkling with their hazards on.

[@CarthagoMike]

In Europe (and most of the world tbh) using your blinkers to sign danger or bad conditions is very useful. In America however, it is a hazard, since the blinkers, directional lights ánd break lights often are the exact same red colour, making them all the more confusing on the road.

[@michaelmcguire9749]

Hey, It's IOWA! Aren't they supposed to know how to drive in this mess or is it just too early to recall those skills?

[@The_Conqueeftador]

You will never see a more satisfying IQ test administrated than this.

[@TravisTennies]

Yep. 90% of people are stuuuupid AF.

[@321gates]

A lot of irony in this comment.

[@The_Conqueeftador]

​@@321gates You use words you do not understand.

[@The_Conqueeftador]

You use words you do not understand. ​@@321gates

[@TinShackVideos]

Hey everyone let's do 60 on ice with little visibility.

[@Rogue-Drone]

Rice Man sounds good to me. I’m a fucking idiot that drives way too fast on way to shitty roads

[@510dani4]

Rice Man I say 70 cuz I'm dumber than you!!!!!

[@MrGommeren]

Exactly, what possibly could go wrong?

[@CB-lh8gw]

Challenge accepted! But I'll do it with 40 tons of raging plastic and diesel! Lol

[@p70581]

No me, idiots. I love my life. I have people who depend on me. I need to take care of my car. I'll be goddamned if I'll drive crazy on snow and ice covered roads. All you fucking idiots who don't give a damn about driving carefully on dangerously slick roads get the hell out of Michigan and go to Iowa. P.S. Wolverines know for a fact that Jayhawks are delicious and are no match for a them!

[@BRBTechTalk]

This is why you dress for the weather and carry emergency supplies when traveling.

[@rahkinrah1963]

I always have my camping stuff in the extra cab of my Tacoma.Dry food staples, back pack type stove, stuff to drink, personal,H20. Extra clothing, sleeping bag. Never leave home without it!

[@onyourface207]

or slow down.

[@HeavilyArmed]

This is why you don’t drive though Iowa during a snow storm.

[@ronaldckrausejr7762]

Dress for the weather, and... Factor in bringing extra weather clothes. A lot of people miss that - the air temp could be 45f, but... If it is raining outside and it is dark, then one can get hypothermia in a rather short period of time

This is also why you come to Florida for a few months!

[@28ebdh3udnav]

My dad was a trucker and he always told me that in conditions like this, he had several options. 1. Drive slow like 20 to 25, 30 max, and take it easy. If people passed you, oh well. (Have a CB radio) 2. Drive fast and risk a crash, but you could kill somebody. 3. Don't drive at all. Wait it out. Better to be yelled at and all the BS because the load wasn't delivered and be alive

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

*Icy and Snowy* "Let's speed everyone"

[@ballstothewall38]

Same as the crash that happened on 35 in Texas this week, semi's going 70mph+ on black ice 😒

[@chriscamgemi368]

🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@digiryde]

Every single person who was driving recklessly should have their license suspended for a period of time.

[@ligmaballs2834]

Get a life bro

[@onlybugwit]

Especially the truck drivers

[@tylerbonser7686]

And how exactly are you going to figure out who was driving reckless?

[@digiryde]

@@tylerbonser7686 Did you watch the video? I do not know what state/country you are in, but in every location I have lived Driving Recklessly includes driving beyond what the current weather conditions permit. If you watch the video, it is extremely obvious.

[@IMOO1896]

Can anyone say, “too fast for conditions”?

[@Anglynn74]

both cars and trucks going way too fast for conditions. the level of stupidity amazes me

[@dannmann17]

And that’s why I stay home when it’s like that, my heart hurts for all those people.

[@exoressdelivers70]

Thank God doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters, tow truck drivers, etc., don't decide to "stay home when it's like this" and send their "hearts" out to those people who need their services.

[@singkewlaw1594]

NOT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS OR WEATHER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE STUPID PREVENTABLE CRASHES BUT BAD DRIVERS RACING AS IF AT INDY 500 WITHOUT PROPER TIRES ....PERIOD!!!!

[@treasureisland3778]

*After 22 years & over 2 million miles under my belt i can honestly say im happy to be retired & enjoying my life off the road. Mountain trail hike coming up next month. See ya!* ✌

[@hrsqsiest]

Treasure Island 38 and 4.7 Probably still be doing it if it weren't for a massive heart attack that killed me twice, gave me CKD and diabetes due to an EF rating of 9% and nearly took my eyesight. Wish I could go hiking with you, but these days just taking a dump takes my breath away. Enjoy your hike and take in some scenery for me. 👍😊

[@kennethblack314]

Treasure Island: After nearly 40 years of driving in this sh*t, I'm hoping to get disability so I don't have to endure days like this any more. I know what went through so I hope your only hiking hazard will be Gary Larson's cartoon where the man forgot his can of "Off" and instead sprayed himself with "On."

[@camperpro482]

cool story bro...

[@gawddang]

Hey, I'll go hikin' with yuh!

[@forwarddrive4066]

Treasure Island Good 4 U.💩

[@josephprofaci917]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin that I have seen. It’s really brought cheer to the end of my holiday 😊

[@aprfhul]

Why drive so effing fast on what is essentially a one lane road where there's limited visibility? Good grief.

[@sharonmattes748]

I don’t understand why people don’t slow down when conditions are like this! It’s nuts!

[@ripbones6631]

Because they're idiots!

[@slicvm]

Bunch of idiots that shouldn't have licenses

[@MaxMax-di8kx]

Did you ever see Fast and Furious? Mad Max?

[@Msleelee9487]

weeeeeee oh shit! if the weather is bad like this i'm staying home period

[@andynaz5631]

I'm from the sunny southwest. went back east during winter, and people were driving like it was dry and sunny conditions when the freeway was icy and snowy. saw several people lose control, but they kept driving 65 mph.

[@IWU447]

The truck driver at 2:09 approached slowly and did a great job so did the 2 busses and the other semi by the end of the video.

[@samdillsaver7676]

x I Wolfy x Now the poor guy is stuck in it

[@trje246]

prob got heads up on the CB...? nice job anyway, yeah.

[@w8stral]

Had their radios on most likely.

[@PhilAVega]

They were paying attention to the road n look ahead.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Nobody that had to drive off the road did a good job.

[@mizzury54]

The car that crashed at 4:31 was going ridiculously fast for conditions.

[@choicegospelnetwork]

NO ONE PUTS ON A FLASHER !!!

[@Synthwave89]

It's something I've noticed here in the US. I haven't seen a single person use hazard lights in my decade living here.

[@Michelle-fi3ze]

I noticed that too.

[@pcubiotti]

Yea because flashers would have done a lot in low visibility conditions doing 60 mph

[@claytonmurray218]

I’m told it’s illegal to drive with them on. They’re intended to be used when you are actually disabled and stopped. Not while driving.

[@theblindking9654]

@pcubiotti: right. It's always better to do nothing. It's the American way.

[@jeremywhittington7605]

I don’t see a lot of headlights on

[@LurkerDood]

WTF are they driving so fast in rain & snow?

[@TychoAussie]

How fast do you estimate they were going? Road conditions change minute by minute, mile by mile. Its possible that just sixty seconds back up the road, the road was still wet, and then they hit the newly formed black ice. It's easy to get fooled when everyone is going the same speed and direction. It's my estimate that these cars were going 40 - 50 MPH in a 70 MPH zone.

[@smoothoperator7023]

LurkerDood they are in a hurry to go absolutely NOWHERE.

[@alanpotter8680]

The fact that you would actually wanna drive in such conditions is alarming.

[@firstgenerationoffthefarm4647]

AWD vehicles can accelerate so fast when it's slick, but AWD doesn't help you STOP!!!!! DUMBASSES😱🤔😢😣

[@warbunny13203]

Mark Smith like your country is any better😠😠😠🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@itsnotthesamething]

These pile ups happen Every. Single. Year. across the country. Ya think people would slow down, in winter weather. My husband and I got caught in an ice storm in Louisiana, on I-10, a few years back. The roads were ok at first, till he lost control, going over a bridge, but recovered. At that point, we were doing about 35 mph. After that, we crept to the next exit, and slept in a truck stop parking lot, because all the hotels were full. It took the rest of the next day, to get back home in Mobile, Al.

[@yuryrasskazov5276]

100% agree

[@thebatski]

Yes, but… you got home. Alive.

[@tonyhwang3888]

Had snow tires on? All wheel drive vehicle?

[@dougn2350]

Ice Storm on the Gulf coast. Now thats a freak storm.

[@itsnotthesamething]

We did not have snow tires on. We were on I-10, in Louisiana. We weren't expecting an ice storm. When we left to go to Houston, we heard a major cold front was coming, but that usually means a 20 to 30 degree drop in temps. Ice storms are mostly unheard of down here. I've seen snow and ice 3 times, in the 14 years I've lived in the deep south.

[@pepeleperth]

Are headlights and tail lights optional extras???

[@michaelronneseth801]

Every time I see something like this I'm in disbelief that we STILL don't have a driver warning system like they have had for. 50+ years in Germany. The radios all had a system in them that if an event like this occurred, a light would flash on the radio, it would beep and switch to a public channel that would immediately warn drivers of the accident.. Did not matter if the radio was on or off or what you were listening to, it would override and warn you. Yet here we are living more than a half century behind the times.

[@winstonrm1019]

America should incorporate more over seas transits systems ideas... like round a bouts you should see these dingle berry's try and use one of them smh

[@dalenelson7161]

No doubt , we invented most modern technology yet we are so far behind this should never happen.

[@glorgau]

That sounds communist to me. Here in America people are free!

[@winstonrm1019]

@@glorgau lmao ya free to $#@% up traffic like there's one street in my town maybe 2 miles long guess how many traffic lights are on it 10... 10 lights TEN

[@michaelronneseth801]

@@glorgau what a stupid comment. I guess backup sensors, gun safeties and earplugs are communist to you as well. 🤦🤦

[@RalphNewyear]

They all know that it's snowing, the road is bad, the visibility is low, and yet, they drove like they don't care. Ant that happens freakin' a lot of times.

[@jaelynn7575]

Bet most were young men. They seem to be a problem in these times.

[@SpaceBearEngineer]

@@jaelynn7575 Where I grew up there were plenty of old ladies driving like this too. Lead foot and poor judgement knows no age, gender, race, or creed.

[@SpaceBearEngineer]

IKR? Reminds me of when I lived outside Atlanta for a few years. Every single weekday I'd get on the same highway, from the same ramp, watch people (often the same people on their commute) accelerate up this hill right after the on ramp and IMMEDIATELY slam on their breaks because of the traffic jam right over the hill. The traffic jam was ALWAYS there. And yet... they seemed to be surprised by it... Every Single Day...

[@timfischer]

Grew up in Iowa, spent the last 22 years in the Minneapolis area. You rarely hear of these kind of pile-ups around here, but Iowa is famous for them. Why? Because (most) Minnesotans know enough not to drive too fast for conditions. I see some comments here saying "one slow person started it". WRONG. If you're driving too fast to stop under the conditions, no matter what, *you are driving too fast*. You can't assume the road will be open ahead of you at all times.

[@jacoblopez2868]

Blame the weather and the brakes. Poor poor brakes

[@bobklein1665]

@Cya I disagree with your statement, I'm from Kansas City and I used to drive a lot of miles in southwest Iowa. Iowa does have great snow removal but how do you remove snow that fast in a blizzard ain't no way

[@bobklein1665]

Oh and I'm originally from Minnesota.

[@willnill7946]

I 80 is filled with people crossing the country obviously

[@michaellauritsen5433]

So you think only people form Iowa drive I35. I35 carries Minnesotans and people from every state on it just as I80. you hear of these accidents due to people traveling from all over the states that have never driven on roads with ice or snow. So many truckers come out of states that they have never seen snow.

[@Ja50nkAt]

Honestly jaw dropping how fast people go in those conditions.

[@wonkothesane8691]

"Yeah, hello, Boss, I'm gonna be late for work today, in fact I'm not going to make it at all. You'll see why on the evening news."

[@bobvanderwest9358]

Here's an idea. As part of our national highway infrastructure, we install electronic speed limit signs that can be updated to suit conditions in real time. Details about how to do this can be worked out. Any thoughts?

[@XVeganDaveGodFreeX]

Many cities have variable speed limits. Seattle for example on I-5. But they should be more common, good idea!

[@Fenncer24]

Agreed I have thought of this type of think decades ago. Most states dont or won't because the chance of a pileup like this are rare or it's too much money and were to put these sign and other bullarky. If the did these types of pileup would be even less than they are now. Happened in West Germany as the Autobann was fogged over and BMW ran into an East German Tribit driving to slow. 100+ cars taken out. In these conditions slow down and stay alive.

[@corisamuelson]

We have electronic speed signs in Oregon/Washington that can be changed on a whim. There are also the big signs that show how long it will take to get to another freeway junction or the airport. You can't miss these signs, and they are up and down the I-205, I-5, and I-84 freeways. Crazy thing is that you won't catch me on the road during weather like this! Like someone else said - it is the other people on the road that they're worried about. If people here in Portland don't know how to drive relatively smart in the rain, there is no way they can be trusted on the roads with freezing rain, ice, and snow!

[@shelbynamels973]

Better idea people discussed during the pileup in DFW this week. Sensors that send out a 'stopped traffic' alert to phones, like a high wind or tornado warning or an Amber alert. Now that would be a feature worth having on everyone's smart phone. Of course, these sensors are easier to install in metropolitan areas, where there already are a number of embedded sensors in freeways and surface streets. Doing it on hundreds of miles of interstate tends to get pricey, however.

[@bobvanderwest9358]

@@shelbynamels973 Not a bad idea, but real-time adjusted speed limit signs would be more effective, in my view, as they would require no signal to be sent to phones, they would simply be part of the standard highway signage. A stopped traffic alert would have to rely on real-time updates, and where are these coming from? Of course they would be coming from reports that traffic had stopped somewhere, but at that point the problem that realtime adjusted highway signs are designed to prevent, or minimize, is already underway. In other words, the stopped traffic is already a problem. Additionally, an alert sent to a phone may require the driver to check the alert on their phone, which is not necessarily a safe or convenient procedure while driving. An alert system might be a good auxiliary supplemental to the highway sign system, though. Cheers. :)

[@tank52086]

Knew this was going downhill quick as soon as Swift rolled by

[@velysean7031]

First thing I said when I saw the swift truck. "He probably caused it all"

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

Ditto.......

[@dburns8381]

It looked like Swift was one of the few who slowed down and continued on his way. Your eyes must be bad.

[@jgonzo910]

SWIFT TRUCK ROLLED BY SLOWLY GREAT JOB SWIFT

[@1copperfly]

Swift did well for a change.

[@TheMissourian]

CBs save lives. Kudos to the truckers in this video...especially Koch, the bull-rack and even Swift! The other three took evasive actions that put themselves at higher risk to avoid catastophic collisions with smaller vehicles. Good job to all.

[@cyb3rjake735]

do you know if there were any fatalities in this or did everyone make it out ok???

[@stephenhunter70]

The way I figured it the trucks the drove off the road to the right drove where they drove because it was the only space left that wasn't blocked with other stationary vehicles. Where they going to fast! I can't tell from this video. They drove defensively and in so doing avoided becoming part of the problem.

[@baloghlcb]

This right here is the reason we are so busy at our body shop right now here in Northeast Ohio. People just don't slow down in these conditions and pay less attention to driving with all the smart phones and gadgets in their cars.

[@kielerjim]

baloghlcb Being busy sucks. Pray for summer.

[@baloghlcb]

Yeah I definitely try to avoid those areas especially after work. Take the back roads on the way home. The express way by work in the pm is always a parking lot because of accidents.

[@DDS029]

All the Driver Assist gadgets are making a need for self driving cars. No one really knows how to drive a car anymore. And they don't seem to much care if they are responsible for wrecking their cars. But let someone else have a tiny bit more fault than them, that they can blame. Boom, they blow a gasket!

[@highstreetkillers4377]

baloghlcb yep, too many computers in vehicles these days. I got a 01 Ranger with power nothing, not even AC and a manual. It's all me behind the wheel

[@highstreetkillers4377]

Yeah I like Rangers. Ford i normally know to be junk but not Rangers. My grandpa had an 86 Ranger that finally was scrapped in 2011. Dependable for sure. Kept it simple. New Ranger looks like junk

[@anthonytoscano5632]

Shows how many people, who shouldn't have licenses; Road conditions, are screaming slow down, and drive like you have a brain.