vossiewulf: at least off the race track

In fact my first thought upon reading the headline was "wait, what race has all those cars together?" and then "...and a Prius? WTF?"

As for TFA, had to laugh at "China Road" - it's "Chuugoku Road," "Chuugoku" CAN mean China but it's also the name of a region in, well, mid-Japan.

Hey hey poormitter, I drive a vintage Mercedes; curb your resentment because you can't have nice things.
Fantastic mileage, incredibly safe, low insurance and it's paid for.

"On the 3rd of December, my highway gave to me: eight crashed Ferraris, three totalled Benzes, and a written-off Lamborghini..."

/*sob*
//Fark the Prius

...and a partridge in a pear tree.

ds_4815: "On the 3rd of December, my highway gave to me: eight crashed Ferraris, three totalled Benzes, and a written-off Lamborghini..."

I need a new monitor and keyboard stat.

No one had cataracts?

/

But yeah, fark the Prius...

Did the tofu get bruised?

Was there a race and the Prius was in the way?

I can imagine after seeing the +million dollar carnage the Prius owner could have a laugh.

Which level was that in GTA?

Approves.

Enemabag Jones: Was there a race and the Prius was in the way?

I can imagine after seeing the +million dollar carnage the Prius owner could have a laugh.

I'd be rollin on the ground if I ended up being the only one able to drive away

Approves.

something something asian drivers something

3 Mercs

Being Japan, I read that as "mechs"

If they were trying to recreate the start of the 1998 F1 Belgian Grand Prix, I'd say they succeeded.

AbbeySomeone: Hey hey poormitter, I drive a vintage Mercedes; curb your resentment because you can't have nice things.

fark the Benz, they're just Europe's Oldsmobile. No loss.
Now the Ferraris, that's a shame.

Enemabag Jones: Was there a race and the Prius was in the way?

I can imagine after seeing the +million dollar carnage the Prius owner could have a laugh.

How much you want to bet the Prius owner was smugging his way down the passing lane at under the speed limit and caused the whole thing by refusing to let the others pass?

Skwishmitten: something something asian drivers something

Came here for this. True story: I used to microfilm police accident report records for a major city. Approximately 8 out of 10 accidents had at least one asian driver named...

/cue "that's lacist" kid
// is it still racist if it's statistically supported??

sounds to me like they were street racing and the guy lost it trying to pass. that would explain why there was only 1 non-sports car in the wreck as they were all bunched up and chained like that.

AbbeySomeone: Hey hey poormitter, I drive a vintage Mercedes; curb your resentment because you can't have nice things.
Fantastic mileage, incredibly safe, low insurance and it's paid for.

sensitive much?

FTA: " a car described as a Lamborghini Diablo"

Fiance heard this and groaned. I think his heart broke a little.

/he also happens to be playing Forza 4, and just showed me the Ferrari F340 in the game
//loves me my car guy

tomWright ,Enemabag Jones: Was there a race and the Prius was in the way?
I can imagine after seeing the +million dollar carnage the Prius owner could have a laugh.
How much you want to bet the Prius owner was smugging his way down the passing lane at under the speed limit and caused the whole thing by refusing to let the others pass?

I can guess the Prius was probably a pivot point to the crash. The Mercs are an unknown here. I don't know the difference between the performance and the luxury models.

I won't guess on the specifics. The post accident interviews have to be something..

tomWright: How much you want to bet the Prius owner was smugging his way down the passing lane at under the speed limit and caused the whole thing by refusing to let the others pass?

The linked Japanese article indicates that the accident was triggered by the lead Ferrari entering the passing lane to pass another car (probably said Prius) and hitting the center guard rail, so I'll take that bet.

The description makes it sound like the Prius was probably just minding his own business in the left (non-passing--it's Japan, remember) lane when the exotics came around a wet bend too fast and the Ferrari driver handled the situation poorly.

Well, THERE's your problem: They were driving on the wrong side of the road!

Jeez Louise. Even the steering wheels are on the wrong side!

The whole tragedy could have been averted if the Ferrari Owner would have just pushed the prius out of the way instead of trying to pass while the prius hogged the passing lane. What is it with eco-weenies going under the speed limit in the passing lane anyway?

I just get out of the way and let a tractor trailer ride their bumper.

Enemabag Jones: tomWright ,Enemabag Jones: Was there a race and the Prius was in the way?
I can imagine after seeing the +million dollar carnage the Prius owner could have a laugh.
How much you want to bet the Prius owner was smugging his way down the passing lane at under the speed limit and caused the whole thing by refusing to let the others pass?

I can guess the Prius was probably a pivot point to the crash. The Mercs are an unknown here. I don't know the difference between the performance and the luxury models.

I won't guess on the specifics. The post accident interviews have to be something..

From what I read, one of the Ferrari's was trying to overtake another driver. My guess is that the Prius was what he was trying to pass.

Is it wrong that I kept expecting some guy to walk into camera shot and jerk off onto the newlady's hair?

/Curse you Japan and your freaky porn!

SWOne: No one had cataracts?

No Rincolns either.

Adolf Oliver Nipples: At least they were "common" exotics and not something irreplaceable like an F40.

?

/Honestly think I'd rather that than the Ferrari

TomD9938: SWOne: No one had cataracts?

No Rincolns either.

awww toe moe beee illl?

ds_4815: /Honestly think I'd rather that than the Ferrari

Trains can actually corner at speed.

To their credit, that was a total of 12" of owner penage.

/It would have been 13", but the Prius was in there:(

How'd that damn Prius get in here?

Yeah well where I come from 'Merc' means Mercury, and usually a flathead.

Now a Mercedes, well.. my compliments on your ascot and driving gloves, your grey poupon, and your impeccable taste in show tunes.

Oh the Huge Manatee!

ds_4815: Adolf Oliver Nipples: At least they were "common" exotics and not something irreplaceable like an F40.

/Honestly think I'd rather that than the Ferrari

That is an ugly engine and you know it.

hellolove: itazurakko:
As for TFA, had to laugh at "China Road" - it's "Chuugoku Road," "Chuugoku" CAN mean China but it's also the name of a region in, well, mid-Japan.

Oh man, I'm so glad that wasn't just me. I burst out laughing. I live off the Chuugoku expressway(the road in question), but I think I'm gonna start calling it the China Road. Far more hilarious.

Also, a driver trying to pass someone? Are we sure this happened in Japan???

heh, China Road.

Anyway, people pass cars all the time on the expressway up here. I usually try to stay away from the semis leap frogging each other up the hills, they get kind of crazy especially at night. And then all the people who come up really fast behind you and then merge in front with like 3 inches to spare, sheesh. I'm usually cruising in the slow lane with my old slow Pajero Mini. (But it's so cute!)