‘Super fog’ leads to deadly multi-car pile-up l GMA
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2023
- A weather phenomenon known as “super fog” caused a multi-vehicle crash that left seven people dead and nearly 30 injured on I-55 outside of New Orleans.
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Imagine not slowing down when you cant see
No thank you. That's scary AF!
Imagine providing a license to someone who can't drive
Yeah, but the car behind you can't see you, and they slam into you
@@nosuchthing8 Thats why you dont drive faster than you can see.. learned that tip from ole Jack Burton
How can anybody be so unkind
To arrest a man while driving while blind
Driver refusing to slow down, way down.
One would NEVER run into a dark room...at least I hope they wouldn't...
So what I would like to know is....
Why in the HELL do folks SPEED and TAILGATE in dense fog/smoke????
I was an OTR truck driver, a PROFESSIONAL truck driver I might add, and I've seen situations like this numerous times...
As we can all see, this is the result of SPEEDING and TAILGATING in total blindness!!!!
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!
Yeah I almost ran over two old ladies in a white-out snow storm who thought it was wise to trade insurance info in the middle of the highway aft they wrecked
FWIW, having driven into bad vis conditions (snow/fog/hail/etc) plenty of times, it's the truckers who often are the ones not slowing down. They may have a higher/better view, but they don't have the stopping distance of a car (especially a stopped car).
@@daemn42 Very true! Unfortunately, today's truck "drivers" drive a 80,000lb truck like a car. Nothing against car drivers because I drove cars as well. Back in the day it took me six months to earn my CDL and Professional Truck Driver Diploma. Nowadays, you can go from driving a car to driving tractor trailers in about 2-4 weeks.......
It really comes down to using common sense. There's a lot of cars AND big trucks cutting other drivers off in road rage. I see almost everyday. This happens in excellent weather I might add. Lord forbid if it starts raining, sleeting and snowing....or fog!
In those conditions, those bad driving habits of speeding and TAILGATING tends to catch up to those road ragers and it bites them in the a** literally. Unfortunately, folks get seriously injured or worse, die unnecessarily because of these folks that just have to get around the "slow" driver that is driving safe.
All I can say is...there is ALWAYS going to be someone behind you or in front of you and it doesn't matter whether it's in a store or the highway.
We will ALL get where we are going eventually if everyone just kept this in mind.......
This is terrible. I grew up in a mountainous region, and certain times of year the fog is so thick you can't see more than a car length past you--doesn't stop people going full speed through the turns, just like they always have. People don't know how to behave in heavy fog.
People don't know how to behave. Period. 💔
The worst fog I was ever in was on Lake Michigan. It popped up suddenly and soon I could barely see the bow of my 27 foot sailboat. I eased my sails to slow down, and started sounding my fog horn when some jackass in a big power boat blazed past me at high speed so close that the spray from his wake got me wet. I think he missed by about five feet.
Snow storms too.. I was in a work van that was sliding through a white-out multi car pile up and I almost ran over two old ladies that thought it was 'smart' to get out and trade insurance information in the MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!!
this happens along highway 5 in California pretty often, for huge stretches. just keep your fog lights on and be careful.
People dont know how to behave in fog, snow, or rain. You would think they would go 10-15 mph in such heavy fog. Me, personally, I would be going 10. The last time it was raining here I saw a big suburban type truck doing like 45-50. Sigh. That guy really trusts his life to a machine.
What actually led to the crash was poor decision making. Never driver faster than you can see.
If you are in traffic and then suddenly can't see, and can't pull off, the moment you slow down you get rear ended.
"Never driver faster than you can see."
Big Trouble in Little China.
Super Stupid, how 'bout slowing down.
Probably diminished decision making ability from vaccinations
Thank you Captian Obvious. The problem was, they COULD see, then they drove into a wall of fog from NOWHERE. Sorry sport, but you can't prepare for what you can't see, no matter how good a driver you think you are. People stated they were driving along then the road disappeared. In a situation like that, your snarky comment means nothing, when all you can do is pray you don't get killed by those crashing around you.
Well arnt you a salty little prick? Sorry sport, but its not hard to see fog coming in and slowing down. How about you take that natural charm you got over to twitter? Im sure they will love you over there. @@mikspapa
This wasn't caused by "superfog "
This was caused by MANY MANY drivers FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY!
I promise you that not everyone involved actually hit someone.
Many people actually were driving safely and pulled over as soon as they hit fog and then they were rear ended by SOMEONE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE!
EVERYONE who crashed into someone else is at fault EXCEPT those who hit someone ONLY because they were rear ended.
Following too close and speed
It's speeding through bad visibility. Not proximity. Anyone who commuted daily through high metro traffic rush hour knows you can safely tag behind someone at varying speeds.
But driving through a wall of fog blindly at speed and just trusting there's nothing on the road ahead that could be a hazard is stupid af.
No,.. obviously this was caused by climate change.
I mean you can't slingadeadcat without it being caused by climate change.
EVs? Fire nightmare. Stop BESS (battery storage campuses) projects near you.
@@ChanceandChoice WRONG. You have it backwards. Proximity is EVERYTHING!
It's ALL about the 2 second rule. (Look it up)
People in this case could of rear ended the car in front of them while going FOUR mph if they were following too close.
Conversely a car driving 100 MPH would have no problem with this situation as long as they kept at least TWO SECONDS between them and the car in front of them/the fog.
As SOON as you CAN'T see two seconds ahead you IMMEDIATELY slow down until you CAN . and if you can't even see the road obviously you pull over and GET AWAY FROM THE CAR!
Imagine riding in a car and an eighteen-wheeler coming at you from behind, faster than you can drive…out of the fog.
On the plus side it’ll all be over in the blink of an eye. 😂
I like how some people actually speed up depending how bad the weather is.
@@User-rka_zykx76I don't like that at all.
When you see some bad stuff begin , pulllll
Over until it passes. You might see something you don't want to but at least you will be able to call for help.
@@User-rka_zykx76 It’s called stupidity
@@charlieellis592idiot's like you cause 💩 like this instead of GETTING off the road, you come to a crawl or stop dead and then cause a change reaction of idiot's 💥💥💥💥🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
That refuse to slow down and keep going at freeway speed because they just got to get there and they just can't be late..
I'm retired now. But years ago I had to drive to work very early in the morning. 5am. sometimes in the winter the fog was extremely heavy. Cars and trucks still would blow by me. It was scary.
some of those people are dead
Yea just stupid. Dont get it
Stupid people can’t be cautious. Slow down!
At my job if there was dense fog they would tell me (and I wouldn't need them to tell me) not to travel until it lifted.
Most people in this country have 0 defensive driving skills common sense self awareness, even if there’s weather conditions they drive fast 🤦🏻♂️
This is something out of a horror movie.. I'll pray for everyone involved.
@user-xg4ym5bh6z enjoy them pits of hell together with satan himself for all eternity!
Sick. You think it made the universe and in it this happened. But you want the same deity to help them?
🐑🐑🐑🐑
Успокойтесь, ребята. Никого не волнуют твое убеждение
Just because you struggle to find your meaning in life doesn’t mean others have.
The Mist 💀
Even though the weather is bad, we still drive fast.
Heartbreaking to see the impact of the 'super fog.' Let's take a moment to reflect on the importance of being cautious on the roads. Safety should always come first.
There should be a way to close the roads in both directions once the fog rolls in
Nope, just learn to drive for the conditions
Imagine not being able to see and speeding up....
I live in a valley, when it gets foggy you literally cant see your hand infront of you. Ive never seen this happen
I think people are getting dumber forsure
do we really need to have a thing called a 'super fog" now? like, does every abnormally intense phenomenon need a title according to the news media? If I eat a massive burrito for lunch will my evening be filled with "super flatulence?"
Yes
I can concur.....
A SUPER grande bean and Chez will
Indeed create SUPER flatulence!!!
Add diced onion to the side of salsa for
" varying" results....
I am sympathetic but really. In dense fog when you can’t see 2 feet in front of you why are you driving so fast that you can’t see a 100 car pile up and plow into it.
Currently, driver licenses in the United States are given away with minimal training and experience. In Washington State, driving on the freeway is not even a part of the final test. More time and care needs to be invested into training drivers before being handed over the responsibility of driving a massive steel machine at highway speeds.
All it takes is one unsafe driver to put everyone else at risk and cause a multi vehicle pile-up. Driving in hazardous conditions is not a competitive sport. It requires teamwork. This is when the safety of other drivers depends upon your courtesy and caution more than ever.
What’s with humanity’s obsession with putting “super” in front of everything? Uhm “extreme fog, dense fog, heavy fog? Super is the poorest descriptive word one could use.
This is horrible...b ut my god
...why didnt the idiots SLOW DOWN....!!!! I see the horror...and the ignorance....
That's why I always try to go as fast as I can when there's zero visibility
Fog does not fall under the "act of god" clause, no insurance company will defend this. Driving through fog is the drivers responsibility, wich means you are liable for anything that happens. No one deserves to die over an accident, but if people are willing to learn, and take accountability... there's a possibility for safer roads in the future.
Malarkey
Isaiah chapter 5
Except fog like this has caused the worst pileups in history, and... newsflash. Someone caused this and knew it would happen. This was on purpose. Do not be fooled
Translation: Despite the fog, a majority of these drivers didn’t obey the law and slow down enough to prevent themselves from crashing.
Not shocked about the state this happened on either.
Maybe they slowed down and were rear ended.
Hard to drive if you can only see a foot
Louisiana, the land of genius
no one should have been going more than 10mph but easier said than done. I was in a bad blizzard at night about 4 years ago going to FL from Illinois Semis were passing me going the speed limit or more I was going about 30mph. I got off the interstate 65 in Indiana as soon as I could and slept in the car. Dug the car out in the morning and got back on the interstate. Must have been a 100 crashed Semis or more off the road and crashed all over the side of the interstate that morning.
I live in a mountainous area and we occasionally get fog, but one time it was so severe, I couldn’t even see a foot in front of me as I was on the freeway. I got into it so quickly so there was no getting out or merging because I couldn’t see. It was absolutely terrifying and if it’s even mildly foggy now, I refuse to get on the freeway.
I live in an area that gets fog as well. there are ZERO accidents caused from fog in my state because drivers dont drive like absolute morons...
Duh tho.. like. it sucks so many idiots died.. but this 100% could have been prevented if they drove correctly.. just sayin..
@SkELAo7 how dare you, sir. Blaming people for their own consequences led by their terrible behavior. Seriously though you are right but not all involved were driving irresponsibly. It only took a few to cause this and it isn't regular conditions. Some people are not as experienced with fog.
I’m live in area the gets fog this bad. Never seen or been apart of an accident due to it.
Another problem is americans don't know anything about when to use fog lights (if they exist). Modern cars equipped with fog lights will activate a bright rear fog light (see any Audi, any time) which makes you more visible from behind. The correct way to use them is to position yourself such that you can see the taillights/fog light of the car in the next lane over, and they do the same with the car in front of you (that you can't see) and so forth. When they brake, you brake, and it gives a buffer to the car directly in front of you. It's required training in Europe. Nobody in the US knows anything about it.
100% can't see a damn thing. Let's go 90 mph on the freeway 😂🤣
We were in a fog crash years ago and it was terrifying with just 2 cars involved.
...but it's not as bad as super duper fog.
😃✅
Who could forget the unstoppable Super Duper Pooper Fog of 69?
Another lesson in life to learn from. Driving the same speed with low visibility is like driving with your eyes close on a sunny clear day.
I always wondered how people kept driving in thick fog!
At high speed you could find yourself in bad fog in an instant, then when you slow down the person behind you rear ends you
@@nosuchthing8
US needs to mandate the REAR fog light function.
SAE J1319.
Why didnt they shut the road until visibility? Usually when fog is this bad state police are usually sitting on the road in links with lights flashing
Yes but they are f...S 🤓
So now smoke and fog together are called Super Fog, we used to call that smog. A cold snap is now called a Polar Vortex, a deep low-pressure system is called a Bomb Cyclone, a long dry spell is called a Mega Drought, and the monsoon rains are now Atmospheric Rivers.
such DRAMATIC NAMES..
I cannot even imagine the terror, the horror these poor people experienced. 😭😭
"Super fog" or what some of us on the west coast call "morning". Seriously, I get it visibility is almost non existent, how many people were driving like there were no visibility issues? how many people even bothered to put their lights on?
"Super Fog" sounded scarier than "Wet Smoke".
Heatrending. I'm so saddened for everyone involved in any way. YOU are in my prayers. My heart truly hurts for you. Be Safe out there EVERYONE. Our World is in turmoil, take extra time and care as YOU are an important part of our World. LOVE to the Families of the precious people whose lives were ended. My thoughts, prayers, LOVE to ALL people injured in this horror. I wish I could be there with you to give you my shoulder to lean on and my ears to hear your story, with respect and understanding. Let's all hug our loved ones a little closer and tell them We Love Them, one more time.
A Colorado Mountain Grandma 💔
As usual, "prayers" but not one word about the cause of this or how it could have been avoided.
All emotion, no reason.
It literally always happens the first big rain or the first thick fog of the season, because a handful of people are too stupid to remember a year ago.
Why do you drive when you can't see in front of you?
Look there's a dense fog. Let's just keep driving full speed through it. Damn!
Slam on your brakes, you get rewar ended
@@nosuchthing8 don't sale your breaks. Simply slow down.
@@davidescobar5366 at the car behind you, that can't see you at all, slams into you
@@nosuchthing8so it's better to continue driving full speed?
Just just look at what not slowing down and not breaking caused.
@davidescobar5366 if you drive into a dense fog bank, it's going to be rough. The moment you slow down you risk being rearended
I wonder how many of them had their emergency flashers on?
The key to driving in fog is to speed up...
If you want to make the news...
Imagine being the guy at the very back who gets it all charged to his insurance for rear end multi car collision 😂
i wonder how driverless cars are
gonna handle that particular situation.
The state trooper and national weather service should be held accountable they should have shut the bridge down period
I lived in N.O when I was a teen & I remember fog pretty regularly being so thick we couldn't see past the hood of our car. I can't imagine people not only on the freeway but keeping their speed up. Like closing your eyes and expecting it to be OK.
So sorry to all impacted rip🙏❤😔
😂😂😂😂
I predict: California's central valley Highway 99 will do this in a month or so.
There is a solution, short of not driving in this, that'll mitigate the highway fog problem: Strobe Lights (like the airport runway lights) in critical areas, every 50 yards or so, in the center divide, that'll auto-activate when vision decreases.
The drivers are legally required to change their max speed - limited to 20 mph. When the strobes are off, they'll go back to the regular posted speed.
Literally missed a whole opportunity to tell people what to do in a fog driving situation. If you are ever in this situation, reduce your speed, turn on fog lights, and use the right side of the road as a guide. In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull over to the side of the road as far as possible. Once you come to a stop, turn off all lights except your hazard flashing lights, set the emergency brake, and take your foot off of the brake pedal to be sure the tail lights are not illuminated so that other drivers don't mistakenly run into you.
This clearly happened because some people never slowed down enough and people are tailgating by nature, keep a cars length distance even in clear visibility. It is not worth the rush.
Really sad and heartbreaking,
My full condolences to the family involved.🙏.
And I wish speery recovery to all person injury.
Central Valley California here it gets like that for weeks at a time during winter here! People need to drive safely!
How come those people were searched for and rescued but it took 3 days to allow anyone into lahaina to search and rescue. They just let ppl die in pain and you can see so many dead bodies on the drone footage. It's so terrible how some ppls lives are more important than others. This whole thing makes me sad for these ppl but I'm even more upset and angry that no one let us in to lahaina to search and help. Fema purposely killing off survivors and throwing their bodies into a mass grave. Fema got caught too which is why they left in droves.
I’m from California. It’s weird, very strange and disgusting how when news broke about the Lahaina fires and RUclips videos started right after about speculation on how and why the fires started, the news here tried to overshadow it by saying we were going to have this “huge tropical storm”, hurricane Hillary, and to not go outside. For three days everyone’s phone here got numerous alerts saying to not go outside, severe flash flooding is occuring and it could kill you. Let me tell you, I was outside when I got that alert and it was barley raining. It was a regular storm just like any other but they acted strange about it which makes me feel like it was slap in the Lahaina people face. I don’t know why, it just is. We care, we stand with the people in Lahaina. If they aren’t letting you in, they find another way or fight back. Because what they did are continuing to do to the people in Lahaina is inhumane and sick. We are angry for you guys, the news just won’t broadcast it
Sorry for the typos, I was typing fast
We had Superfog a few days ago down here in Daytona Beach, FL on beachside. It was crazy how thick it was. Maybe 25-50 feet visibility if that???
I am a truck driver, AND I SEEN THIS I SAY HOLY CRAP! Wow. 7 dead. AWFUL!!!
People need to slow down.
Why continue to drive when you cant see the road?
This type of accident has been known to happen in California in the Central Valley because of “Tule Fog”. The clouds hang very low and can suddenly descend out of no where. You are driving 70mph with clear visibility ahead and wham…you cant see past your hood.
Damn
My condolences..may their souls be rested.
This is tragic. But I swear, people think, oh dang I can't see a damn thing! Well I better keep going 70mph though. Same thing happens in winter around Denver. Ice snow and blizzard conditions, yet people still hurdle down the road at break neck speeds. People need better discipline in adverse conditions.
In Florida when its rains, I think people think its ok to speed up, and not slow down...happens all the time in Florida. Instead of being required to get covid shots, should be required to retest for drivers license...what a novel Ideal..
With all the tecnology....? Your phone can be connected to the news and no alerts went out to the public?!?
When people aren’t used to fog….jeez. Emergency lights people, bright lights, slowwwwww dowwwwwwn.
SPEED they failed to Mention SPEED!
Fog + Smoke......Isn't it called SMOG?
This happened when you have a secretary of transportation who has no idea what he is doing. Where is the warming system? They can just close the roads. This could have been prevented.
If you've never been a driver caught in fog, blizzard, storm, then you'll make some stupid comment!
My first time ever hearing the terminology super fog. Safety people.
It says in the Driving book when i was a teen. Slow down when visibility is LOW... like Rain, Fog. DUH
A bunch of cars in the pileup, and then there’s the one car nowhere near the pileup.
Wow praying for your lost,and ,hope u guys field better 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🌹🙏🏾🌹
I live about 20 minutes away from there and the main problem is the nuts trying to drive to fast on that stretch of interstate all the way to Laplace believe me
I don’t understand how is drought when they get more water than the West Coast
just rewatched Fog from john carpenter on blue ray yesterday this is crazy!
Oh gosh.. praying for the folks involved… 😢
Sick. You think it made the universe and in it this happened. But you want the same deity to help them?
Common sense says I can't see so let me slow down
Why wasn’t anyone constantly on a car horn to warn other cars coming up to the crash?
Been in fog so thick you had to open the door to see the line on the road. Thought I could do 5mph but worried about other drivers so I pulled over. Meanwhile, I drive to work and there are a dozen signs road construction work zone 50mph. Everyone ignores them and goes 70. I did 60, and this following car zips around me then brake checks me. The zone is only 1 mile, I was going 10 over, if you have no patience you shouldn't be given a driver's license.
People drive like maniacs even under bad weather.
Slow down, keep a safe distance, this are rules easy to follow.
Why were the accidents only on one side of the freeway?
because the system is rigged
😓😥😢.. RIP.. from northern Illinois 🇺🇸
Once again people driving 80mph in dense fog.
The biggest damage as usual make huge semitrucks. Their drivers feel super professional, pretty safe inside these monster vehicles and because their time is money.
Its more the pickup truck drivers, you can see all of them and one went off the side. The semi drivers know they have to keep distance, and then morons try to cut people off to get around.
There was barely any semis there you moron
And people keep speeding and following too close 😢
Could have easily been prevented by going 5MPH, but people lack common sense and don't adjust their driving habits in adverse conditions.
Fog didn't cause this, speed, recklessness and detraction did.
People are so stupid. Following too close and driving too fast in these conditions.
Would the last vehicle be responsible for the entire accident? Just curious how they determine who's at fault when something like this happens
The fog gets thick as hell in San Diego sometimes. My sister was coming to pick me up from work and she had to pull over because she couldn't see at all. It took her 45 minutes to get to me and she was one freeway exit away.
Excessive speed and driver error for the current road conditions is the cause NOT the fog and smoke. Some people drive the same speed regardless of road conditions.
If you are not a part owner of the highway, please get out of the way of those that are.
2 major problems caused this that ARENT fog:
1: people driving too fast for conditions
2: people stopping on the highway and NOT continuing slowly/safely off the highway
Why I generlly avoid interstate highways; ban and unattentive drivers.
Rest in Peace 😓
God bless everyone and their families involved in all the first responders and state patrol. Stay safe.
Sick. You think it made the universe and in it this happened. But you want the same deity to help them?
The big lie never fails to fail.
You get what you vote for!
@@kashmmI pray in the name of Yeshua that your cursed words against the Most High be returned to u. I pray that the Most High shows in the most considerate what that he is the true higher power that created this Earth. Those who don’t know him shall perish. I pray you get arrested by the spirit so that u may be saved.
@@TheAverageServant🙃🙃🙃🙃
@@TheAverageServant the idea of an invisible being who is better than you, is schizophrenia and narcissistic gaslighting.
You are mentally ill get help.
So 150 people the have the sense enough to slow down
They have state taxes. Use the water to end the drought. New Orleans is near water. Fix the education too.
Do you think autonomous vehicles could drive in the fog?
She was smarter than the truck driver behind her who kept plowing ahead. Why would you step on the gas when you can't see? They couldn't see taillights ahead of them? I I think drivers do that to bully people, they just keep on their tails, and they want them to move or go faster. Eleven miles of bad drivers is hard to believe. It is unsafe to drive because of the other bad drivers more so than any weather conditions. People really should be cited for tailgating instead of speeding. Usually, speeders are good drivers trying to get ahead, but the tailgaters are creating hazards all the time.
Fog should cause a slowwwwwing down and people putting hazard blinkers on…..or don’t drive….
that's crazy, wow
Dang. Did they all just continue driving at 60mph or something in a SUPER FOG situation??