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Bus crash in California kills 5 French tourists

World Apr. 29, 2009 - 03:13PM JST ( 14 )

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elbudamexicanoApr. 29, 2009 - 06:02PM JST

RIP French tourists! What a horrible way to die! I know the French just love California so it makes me even more the sadder. Soledad?? This is a crummy prison town with some of the worst scum bag prisoners in all of California, what the heck were they doing there??
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USNinJapan2Apr. 29, 2009 - 06:07PM JST

elbudamexicano

what the heck were they doing there??

Probably en route on 101S from Monterey to San Luis Obispo and beyond...
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BetzeeApr. 29, 2009 - 10:30PM JST

Soledad has a state prison and a shopping center, neither of which affects the flow of traffic much on the 101. I drive that way myself and can't think of what would cause someone to crash there. It's quite flat in contrast to the road farther south which is hilly and windy.
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MadvertsApr. 29, 2009 - 11:56PM JST

I'm always amazed at the carnage of accidents in America. Driving too slow as they do in the US makes people go on auto-pilot and not pay attention to what they are doing in my opinion....though that is perhaps not the case here.

RIP
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SargeApr. 30, 2009 - 12:02AM JST

"I'm always amazed at the carnage of accidents in America"

Heck, we've got more cars on the roads than anyone else - whaddya expect?
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Den DenApr. 30, 2009 - 12:19AM JST

Accidents happen all the time, it is a law of physics.
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MadvertsApr. 30, 2009 - 12:24AM JST

"Heck, we've got more cars on the roads than anyone else - whaddya expect?"

True, but that's not the point I'm making. How many videos do we see of freeway pile-ups where an accident hoccurs, and then the vehicles behind just steadily plow into the others at 55mph, one after the other after the other?
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VORApr. 30, 2009 - 01:19AM JST

I'm always amazed at the carnage of accidents in America

Comment shows a lack of perspective.
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MadvertsApr. 30, 2009 - 01:38AM JST

"Comment shows a lack of perspective"

Please feel free to explain why....
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adaydreamApr. 30, 2009 - 03:34AM JST

This is too bad. My condolences. < :-)
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VORApr. 30, 2009 - 05:27AM JST

While you are being amazed at the carnage of accidents in America, there are plenty of accidents that take place all over the world that are equally or even more tragic.
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BetzeeApr. 30, 2009 - 01:35PM JST

True, but that's not the point I'm making. How many videos do we see of freeway pile-ups where an accident hoccurs, and then the vehicles behind just steadily plow into the others at 55mph, one after the other after the other?

The odd thing is, Adverts, those this is not the fastest way south, though it's the one I typically use. The faster way, a bit inland, is boring and prone to thick fog in the winter. That's what causes the 40-50 car pile-ups. The other way, a road carved out of the cliffs along the Pacific, is the most beautiful but it takes much longer.

I looked at the local newspaper today since this accident occurred in the county where I live. There was no initial indication of why it occurred. We've never had an emergency rescue of this magnitude, and those involved did not want to contemplate on how it might have been worse.
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MadvertsApr. 30, 2009 - 04:06PM JST

"While you are being amazed at the carnage of accidents in America, there are plenty of accidents that take place all over the world that are equally or even more tragic."

Perhaps you should quit with the knee-jerk responses to constructive critisism?

If you can't understand from my comments that I am simply amazed at the carnage caused by people driving too slow, with all the vehicles stuck on cruise at 55mph and the people therefore not paying attention, then I won't be able to discuss anything further with you.
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VORMay. 01, 2009 - 03:11AM JST

madverts, i don't mean to hurt your feelings but your criticism in this case is anything but constructive.