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edojin
Saw the results of this accident on TV. What a mess ... cars, taxis, buses, trucks ... all entangled in one massive junkyard. Gotta drive carefully in the fog ...
mrsynik
From my experience in Korea, I'm surprised this kind of thing doesn't happen more often. They all drive like crazy.
smithinjapan
mrsynik: The taxi and bus drivers are definitely more aggressive on the whole, but there's a lot less running of red lights than I see here, and general ignorance when it comes to other traffic infringements. In any case, weather conditions obviously led to what happened here, and on a freeway no less.
lostrune2
Those pictures remind us of this photo of a guy surviving a crash in between 2 semis:
http://altereddimensions.net/2015/oregon-mans-truck-crushed-into-3-foot-space-between-two-semis-survives-unhurt
http://altereddimensions.net/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image_thumb23.png
Rim Su Jung
@mrsynik
Maybe there are plenty of car accidents, just that they don't go reported on Japanese news. I'm sure you'd find aplenty in Korean news.
Hotmail
This has turned into a mini international disaster.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/472397/5-thais-injured-in-korea-vehicle-pile-up
KnowBetter
If you follow so closely that you can not stop in time then you are just as guilty and so is the next person and so on. A 100 vehicles do not just sudden pile up on top of each other unless as a collective group the majority are stupid and arrogant.
As a driver you MUST be able to safely stop at ANY speed while on a highway if a condition presents its self ahead of you on the roadway such as another vehicle suddenly blowing out a tire or in this condition of bad weather. Fog, heavy rain, low sunlight, etc. are no excuse for driving like an idiot. If you can see far enough ahead, then adjust your driving to match. Being in Korea and around Seoul made me realize that a lot of Koreans drive like they are the only ones that matter. This massive pile up comes as no surprise from what I seen while there in South Korea.
Steve Crichton
It is so strange but I swear even here in Japan people actually speed up in bad conditions especially heavy rain and drive 1 metre behind you and get really aggressive if you dont speed up. Its not just Korea, here I have noticed people people regularly drive 20-30km over speed limit, cut corners with like racing drivers and go through red lights and stop signs like they do not exist. Not to mention the women with unrestrained children climbing all over the car or the young girl texting, smoking, drinking a coffee and doing makeup all at the same time. As mentioned above it is pure stupidity and arrogance and exists in most parts of the world. Driving is all about driving to the conditions, the weather and flow of traffic. Being conscientious, courteous having complete concentration. Having total awareness and being able to anticipate what those around you may or may not do and act accordingly.
Fadamor
Light fog can turn into zero visibility without warning. Mix-in the apparently icy roads and this kind of thing will happen. People hit the zero viz unexpectedly, hit the brakes, and slide until they hit an immoveable object. If the dense fog is traveling against the traffic flow, it will keep hiding the carnage and catching more people unawares.
KnowBetter
Light fog is enough reason to slow down but most don't because they expect things to either stay the same or get better. That's the sign you have no fear of death and some would say is a stupid way to live. Driving is a privilege and not a right.
When driving you have to remember at all times that you are moving at speeds most of the time that a sudden deceleration (crash) will have enough force to detach main blood vessels from key components which will lead to death whether or not you get mutilated during that crash. In simple terms, you will bleed out internally before anyone can help. That's a sad way to go but all it takes is driving faster than your vision safely allows. This applies for fog or even just plain old good weather night time driving. If you can't see what's ahead you should be driving at a speed that you can stop without fear of a collision.
drinron
Please drive very carefully during bad weather conditions. It is a common sense to drive even slower during fog and icy roads.
Serrano
Almost all the drivers involved in this pile-up, if not all of them, were driving too fast for conditions. Slow down in thick fog and ice!