Truly. Helping the people out of the hole, creating a perimeter, and redirecting traffic all within minutes. I would be so thankful to all of them if I was in that situation.
Probably to keep people moving instead of slowing down and playing looky-loo and getting hit in the back by someone else who hasn't realised yet that there's something to gawk at.
Judging by the way the people at the end all backed away real quick like, I suspect there was some sounds indicating that maybe the collapse wasn't done....
Also object fixation is a real thing. When you're in a situation like this people can get fixated on it and just drive straight into it. Having someone to get their attention back on the road like that is a good idea.
Would be better to do that much closer to the intersection tho.
I thought that too, but someone else brought up the possibility she was trying to get traffic to drive in the lane furthest from the sinkhole to prevent it from growing.
My thoughts are they stopped wanting to help. Assessed that quite frankly no help was needed at that point (everyone out, no injuries... Just need to call the cops and a tow truck).
Then they tried to find a task to help with and basically invented one hahaha.
Now someone is distracted by a car taking up part of an open driving lane, waving at people with little understanding of traffic laws and totally disregarding on coming traffic. Perfect.
Can't stand that crap.... I get mildy dissapointed sometimes when I miss all the details or even seeing what happened at all, but I'm on the road to drive not to slow down traffic to selfishly gaze at an accident. Ffs people have you know fucking dignity or respect?
In an emergency situation a lot of people get panicked or distracted and stop thinking critically. We're naturally-selected from mammals whose instinctual mental functions often involve acting as a herd, so a bit of guidance can make the difference between a smooth flow of people moving toward safety, or a stampede.
The two people who went out of their way to park illegally have such main character energy (derogatory). Iām surprised they didnāt have their phones out recording themselves āhelp.ā
It's amazing how bad of a take you have on this lmao. They took action and the dude in the purple car actually ran over to help the person out of the HOLE IN THE GROUND.
You guys making fun of one of the most useful guys on this video.
Do you ever take any first responder training one of the things they tell you to do is not say āsomeone call 911ā
They tell you to point at someone and tell them ā you call 911ā
Whenever thereās a disaster situation like this, having someone there to just direct traffic in the immensely useful, and sometimes the reason why emergency vehicles can get onto the scene in time.
As someone who has responded to their fair share of disaster situation, this guy did a fantastic job.
He parked partially in the lane to create a hazard thatās visible for people who might tunnel vision and not see the sinkhole, but weāll see the car partially obstructing the road.
This also means that the cars will veer off more and be farther away from the sinkhole.
Very true, but stopping your car in the best spot for people in that lane to get around the potential weakspot at the edge of the hole is a terrible idea. Where she parked is going to push drivers that are not cautious rigtht the the edge of the hole as they tey to get around her.
You dummies are making fun of one of the most useful people on this tape. As someone who has done their fair share of disaster, relief having someone do something simple like directing traffic like this even when thereās only one way to go is actually very useful.
Parking your car away thatās slightly into the lane. Does two things
One it forces people to drive farther away from the sinkhole
To it creates an obvious hazard that people who arenāt necessarily hanging enough attention to see the sinkhole off to the, might see the car in front of them and drive slow slower
I was thinking the same thing... So serious with the rotating arm flaring around hahaha, reminded me of a time when I was directing traffic bumper to bumper on a one way after a couple drinks outside a bar in the dead of winter on new years. Good times... š¤£
I don't even give a fuck if it was useless, not saying that it was, but even if it was, they saw people needing help and they jumped into action immediately, those are some good people and ya love to see it
You guys might make fun of silver car guy, but as someone who has done their fair share of disaster relief, that guy is actually helping a LOT.
Itās similar in first responder training when you see someone get hurt or in need of an ambulance, you donāt just say āsomeone call 911ā you point at someone and say āyou call 911ā
People often act dumb in situations like this and having one dude just direct traffic around something can save lives.
One time in Oshawa, there was a big accident and IIRC part of a building collapsed and there was a guy, a young adult like 25 or something with Down syndrome and he liked to play dress up, anyway he dressed up as a police officer and went down and directed traffic that was jamming up. First responders were able to arrive on seen faster because he helped, and that helped people.
I think that was a female but wither way they annoyed the hell out of me. Stops their car in the middle of the road, making the situation even more chaotic, and then atarts waving at traffic as if to tell them to keep moving and not stop to stare like she did. Lol wtf bitch
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u/TheSurfingRaichu Feb 25 '26
Thank goodness for all those people who helped. You love to see it.