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Diet_Coke t1_iui5jil wrote

Reply to comment by Gamegis in Woman dead, 7 people sent to hospital after chain-reaction crash on I-95 by deathbeforeupvote

The second you unbuckle, you're taking a chance with all the insane drivers. A car moving at 70 or 80 MPH is going to come up on you FAST and if you think they won't see your car and will hit it, why would you think they will see you outside of your car?

If you're already close to the shoulder, it's less of a risk but that risk is still present. If you're in the left lane and your car won't move, put on the flashers and call 911 and stay buckled up.

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Gamegis t1_iui7xnu wrote

That's true, but Im also taking a chance someone will hit me on the shoulder too. Even buckled up im sure someone rear ending me at 60+ is gonna fuck me up

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Diet_Coke t1_iuia61m wrote

In this case, the person who was killed was on the shoulder when they were struck by a car that was struck by a car and killed. If they were in their car I'd bet they'd still be alive. Yeah it would definitely fuck you up to get hit at 60 mph but your car has weight of its own, crumple zones, air bags, and a seat belt. If you get hit as just yourself, a bag of meat, it isn't going to work out as well.

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Gamegis t1_iuirwb9 wrote

The nbc article stays they “stood” in the roadway, so that is definitely the worst thing you could do and is not what I suggested doing either.

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