I can see you have had a very negative experience with C&C. In San Diego, a cop wont come if no one is hurt. They tell you to call a tow truck

 

^^^ actually there is another video of this incident by a person in front of this guy.He actually asked the occupants in the car if they are good as they approached, and they can see they are probably OK, the occupants even have the presence of mind to turn on the hazard lights just seconds after the car hits the curb if you noticed.

 

Well, then maybe everybody should have retreated to their safe space and texted their significant other about whether the lentils were soaking properly in a hand spun clay pot, while the saffron robes were drying properly on the clothesline. Afterwards everybody would have blessed the Dodge Viper in a candle light ceremony to mourn the broken control arm. I dunno

 

another thing about these people laughing, wanna bet they themselves have never driven anything close to a viper or some other supercar? Just because someone hasnt crashed doesnt mean they are a good driver, and just because someone crashed doesnt necessarily mean they are a bad driver. Even professional drivers make mistakes and lose it crashing it into a wall. I dont like to laugh at incidents like this because someone can get hurt, that is not worth a laugh. Anyone here can go out tomorrow and make some super embarrassing mistake because they weren't paying attention.

 

One word here is worth a thousand pictures.

 

in case you aren't aware, in a lot of cars if the computer/black box detects an impact or the gyro sensor goes wonky the hazards automatically come on.

 

Of course not--but a little perspective please. The driver was going what -- 10 mph -- and didn't even hit the curb head on? It was clear that no one was hurt at all.

This is just your speculation. Why does the driver need spectators to call the police for him? So he can examine his broken car?

Taking this one particular incident and making it in to an overall societal commentary seems a bit much IMO.

 

Thank you....

 

Even in spite of the thread-title, I don't think we're talking about just one particular incident. This sort of nonsense happens more than people would like to think. It happened right in front of me and a friend of mine (a guy in a Nissan 300ZX) as we were once walking down the street,.

 

maybe it's just a difference in maturity,.. for me, I would never laugh at someone else's misfortune nor do I feel the need to grab my camera and video every damn thing I see, yeah after the fact when all is said and done and it's shown no one was hurt; videos like this can be entertaining. But at the point and time of the incident, I don't find any amusement in it.

 

nah. we laugh, but we also call the police and amberlance if necessary.

No shame in immaturity. Gotta laugh to live.

See an orthopedist if you have no funny bone.

 

ok I had to smile/laugh at the amberlance comment.. but as I recall from that video, it was Amber lamps

 

Collectively we know that we're living in the golden age of the jacka** spectacles. Everything amuses us and it's been this way for a long time. That's because of the internet and the proliferation of reality tv, social media, and entertainment that promotes this. Johnny Knoxville and his fellow producers are richy rich because of this mentality. America's Funniest Home videos, all the assorted "crash" tv shows. Heck even, the old Top Gear and the new Grand Tour indulge in this. Is it any wonder then, that young people see and do this?

 

I am a young person and no I do not do that. I street race yes but there is a time and place for everything, that is what some people need to remember. Whoever said above that only bad drivers crash is completely wrong ***** happens and sometimes things go out of your control and you basically let go of the wheel and pray to whatever g-d is listening at that time.

I don't believe in laughing at other people's misfortune either, you shake your head in disbalief at stupidity but to laugh at someone else's costly mistake is immature in my personal opinion, no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes the only difference is people were around to witness this guys.

 

^^^ The point is that this is about money. This type of video shows up on let's say MSN, and then it's on Jalopnik and so on. It's about clickbait and listicles etc. It's about money. You post this online and suddenly your website's traffic goes way up or Google's or whatever site it ends up on. That is what this is about, not necessarily the moral or ethical debate around it.

It's just how the internet economy runs now. In that video though, I don't see any spectators in front of that car on the sidewalk at the time he slides and spins. So all the "what if" speculation is moot at this point.