ICE cars are dangerous.

[SwedishAdvocate]

NOTE:

Mind your ears if you're wearing headphones and decide to watch the video below.

Some understandably foul language makes the video Not Safe For Work...

The 'action' starts at 3.27...

(Some understandably foul language makes the video Not Safe For Work, so be sure to turn the volume down if you don't have headphones.) Fortunately, nobody died in the accident, and the crashed semi's occupants, 30-year-old Ryan Young and his seven-year-old son, were taken to the hospital with only minor injuries [My underline], ABC Action News reports.

Source:

Watch a semi-truck go airborne and explode on impact - Autoblog

Additional sources:

Benny Wright – semi truck crash I74 Greensburg,IN - YouTube

VIDEO: Truck driver, 7-year-old son survive after semi goes airborne, bursts into flames

 

[brianman]

The best part of this video:
The driver (and another down the road) immediately (instinctively?) running to the scene to assist the (presumably) injured.

 

[Doug_G]

Here's just the crash itself (and audio bleeped where needed).

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

This has already been posted in this thread:

Gasoline is dangerous

...but that thread only have that one post, and seems to be heading towards TMC oblivion. :crying:

There was only one thing to do. …Post it here as well: :wink:

Carbon monoxide nearly costs this track day racer his life - Autoblog

On a serious note: Thankfully the driver in question survived without any lasting injury.

 

[augkuo]

I thought with the BART strike being averted earlier this morning that traffic wouldn't be too bad but noooo....

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/05/5624627/truck-fire-off-bay-bridge-snarling.html

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

It was one year ago when a massive fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, sent toxic smoke billowing into the air about 10 miles northeast of San Francisco. In the aftermath, more than 15,000 people sought medical treatment for respiratory problems. [...] Nineteen workers narrowly escaped with their lives. [My underline.]


Source (includes transcript, video, audio, MP3 Download & more):

Chevron to Pay $2 Million for 2012 Refinery Fire in Richmond, CA; 200 Arrested at Protest | Democracy Now!

Published: TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013

3+ mandatory characters... [My edit.]

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I thought with the BART strike being averted earlier this morning that traffic wouldn't be too bad but noooo....

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/05/5624627/truck-fire-off-bay-bridge-snarling.html

Some video:

 

[Grendal]

And they almost took out a national celebrity:

Dick Van Dyke helped from burning car - CNN.com

 

[Grendal]

Not a car, but deadly nonetheless:

10,000-gallon tank explodes at Pa. plant; 1 dead - Times Leader

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

And they almost took out a national celebrity:

Dick Van Dyke helped from burning car - CNN.com

Anyone in the mood for watching 17 seconds of the Jaguar bonfire in question? It comes complete with a little random commentary…

It is TMZ though, so you’ve officially been warned (!)

Note: And also, as has been …noted above, no Dick Van Dyke was harmed or injured in the making of these films (There’s also one with Dick himself)...

Dick Van Dyke Emergency -- Actor Pulled Out of Flaming Vehicle | TMZ.com

 

[vfx]

Not a car, but deadly nonetheless:

10,000-gallon tank explodes at Pa. plant; 1 dead - Times Leader

Started a new thread for these!:

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/20136-Oil-Companies-are-Dangerous!

 

[W.Petefish]

I'll just leave this here. Happened this yesterday.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/tarrant/Multiple-victims-in-a-vehicle-that-exploded--221575081.html?c=n&fb=y&can=n

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

Where’s the “ICE-busses are dangerous.” thread?

Jeff Gordon merch bus goes up in flames [w/video] - Autoblog

[Nobody got hurt...]

 

[Sandman14]

F1 fire in pit stop raikonnen kovalainen Sao Paolo (18/10/09) - YouTube
This would never happen if F1 cars were all electric!

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

From this thread (posts #33 & #35): 2nd Model S fire effect on TSLA - Page 4

…/ P.S. I test drove a Prius this weekend and asked the sales guy if he knew anything about Teslas. He responded "I heard they catch on fire."

Heh. Yeah, and the Prius never catches on fire.

Here's the thing - you damage any car badly enough and it will catch fire. 500 of them happen every day. Many of them self-ignite, like in that first Prius photo. The interesting facts from the two Tesla fires are 1) they were caused by external damage and 2) the passengers all walked away. In the end, that's all that matters.

Some more Prii (?) where some fire was involved:

 

[Tharo]

Explosion today in Spain of a taxi Toyota Prius with LPG conversion. The cause of the explosion was a leak in the gas tank of LPG. The driver was injured.

 

[DFibRL8R]

There was yet another petroleum rail disaster in Canada last month
Fiery tanker train derailment in Canada - CBS News

Fortunately this one happened in a less populated area than the one that killed 47 people and incinerated a small Canadian town in July.

Amazingly, theses bombs are still rolling by sensitive areas such as the US capitol regularly.

 

[Grendal]

Ohio Turnpike Shut Down After High-Speed Crash - NYTimes.com

"Among the vehicles the driver hit was a van which burst into flames."

The van was struck by a speeding car and burst into flames.

 

[GSP]

Honda Fit not fit to park in garage due to fire risk

Click & Clack Talk Cars: Honda un-'Fit' for the garage - MontereyHerald.com :

It is a wonder that ICE cars are legal to sell. They are probably worse than an illegal non-UL listed appliance.

GSP

 

[Zythryn]

Snow plow bursts into flames.
No accident, looks like a leaking fuel line.

NEW INFORMATION: Driver escapes after snow plow catches fire

My that gasoline is dangerous stuff.

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

Triple LamboBQ in Singapore(?), with pictures and YouTube-footage.

Allegedly: Thankfully no one were injured.


Trio of Lamborghinis Set Ablaze in Singapore | CARBUZZ

Charity supercar run results in 3 Lamborghinis going up in flames - Autoblog


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