Breaking News: Czech Rep shuts down 100 miles major highway [pics]

**TurboAngel** · 03-20-2008, 06:05 AM

Ohhhh snap.

**Shaft_1971** · 03-20-2008, 06:07 AM

Hope you didn't plan on going anywhere today - lol.

**viki** · 03-20-2008, 06:07 AM

wow. 2 miles of the most trafficked highway in Philadelphia has been shut down for the past two days and it's such a disaster. this must be horrible.

**MaDalton** · 03-20-2008, 06:15 AM

HOLY FUCK - i've been driving there on Monday

**Sarah_Jayne** · 03-20-2008, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by viki

wow. 2 miles of the most trafficked highway in Philadelphia has been shut down for the past two days and it's such a disaster. this must be horrible.

Which one? My dad spends all day driving around Philly for his job. I bet that has not been fun for him.

I can't imagine what a 100 mile closure would be like.

**Jensen** · 03-20-2008, 06:21 AM

not cool to be stuck there.. just drove for 6 hours on icy roads up in norway and it's a challenge from time to time.. (espesically with a one year old listening to his cd's in the backseat)

but heck, where is the snow? Hard to picture any snow at all on those pics

**Reak AGV** · 03-20-2008, 06:23 AM

Good day for the insurance companies

**DutchTeenCash** · 03-20-2008, 06:26 AM

Originally posted by Jensen

not cool to be stuck there.. just drove for 6 hours on icy roads up in norway and it's a challenge from time to time.. (espesically with a one year old listening to his cd's in the backseat)

but heck, where is the snow? Hard to picture any snow at all on those pics

**Czech** · 03-20-2008, 06:27 AM

This is from Radio Prague

Traffic on D1 motorway collapses

Traffic on a major Czech motorway connecting Prague and Brno collapsed on Thursday due to a massive pile-up caused by snowing. Lanes in both directions on the D1 motorway between the capital and the country?s second largest city, Brno, were blocked by roughly 100 crashed vehicles. Six people suffered serious injuries in the accident, while another 26 had to receive medical treatment. Convoys of vehicles in both directions are about 40 km long with hundreds of trapped people while trucks have been completely diverted from the motorway. Interior Minister Ivan Langer told Czech TV that he was considering calling in the army to help.

**CarlosTheGaucho** · 03-20-2008, 06:28 AM

Shit, I live here and I wouldn't know if there was not GFY.. time to reconsider my boards usage.

On the other hand, with the mere amount of super morons speeding there way above the limit and way above their mental and driving abilities, it's not such a surprise to me.

**viki** · 03-20-2008, 06:31 AM

Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash

Which one? My dad spends all day driving around Philly for his job. I bet that has not been fun for him.

I can't imagine what a 100 mile closure would be like.

I-95 from Allegheny to Girard, pretty much the most congested strip during rush hour. It was closed from Monday at midnight up until this morning.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loca...shed_back.html

**pornguy** · 03-20-2008, 07:46 AM

Damn that sucks.

Can you imagine the cops face that has to draw a picture for the crash.

**Nydahl** · 03-20-2008, 07:50 AM

was a bit difficult to get from Brno to prague today - better say impossible

**DutchTeenCash** · 03-20-2008, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by Nydahl

was a bit difficult to get from Brno to prague today - better say impossible

oh you made it

was on the news today here as well 6 ppl only seriously hurt but a whole shitload of cars crashed

**Rochard** · 03-20-2008, 08:10 AM

Yikes, this looks horrible.

It's starting to happen more and more often in California these days.

**L-Pink** · 03-20-2008, 08:13 AM

Hundreds of people with wrecked cars standing arouind, must be a nice crowd.

**Elli** · 03-20-2008, 09:08 AM

I hope they get all those people out soon!

**Sarah_Jayne** · 03-20-2008, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by viki

I-95 from Allegheny to Girard, pretty much the most congested strip during rush hour. It was closed from Monday at midnight up until this morning.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loca...shed_back.html

I am sure that will have really messed up his day. Obviously this thread shows us that it could be worse though.

**chri$tian** · 03-20-2008, 11:40 AM

thats crazy...

**aico** · 03-20-2008, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by Reak AGV

Good day for the insurance companies

More like towing companies and body shops.

**DutchTeenCash** · 03-20-2008, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by Elli

I hope they get all those people out soon!

26 injured 6 badly no ppl died

amazing when you think this was a crash with over 100 cars involved

**KILL_FRENZY** · 03-20-2008, 12:42 PM

ouch ...that looks bad

**scarlettcontent** · 03-20-2008, 01:27 PM

omg that sux

**MattO** · 03-20-2008, 01:41 PM

I know the feeling. I couldn't find my driving shoes so I had to walk to the corner to buy milk this morning.

**VeriSexy** · 03-20-2008, 01:42 PM

Damn, that is a mess

**papill0n** · 03-20-2008, 03:35 PM

holy shit that is one massive pile up!

**AdPatron** · 03-20-2008, 06:33 PM

Damn thats crazy!!

**tony286** · 03-20-2008, 06:37 PM

that looks like a nightmare

**D Ghost** · 03-20-2008, 06:41 PM

whoa thats crazy

**NinjaSteve** · 03-20-2008, 07:50 PM

Do they have one highway or something?

**CarlosTheGaucho** · 03-21-2008, 04:53 AM

Originally posted by NinjaSteve

Do they have one highway or something?

No, but this is the main one, the most frequented.

**justsexxx** · 03-21-2008, 05:02 AM

Volg de skodarijder

**Eman - PG** · 03-21-2008, 05:07 AM

Not surprised really the way people drive in East EU. Tailgating @ 90MPH on a snowy road will do that.

**payd2purv** · 03-21-2008, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by MattO

I know the feeling. I couldn't find my driving shoes so I had to walk to the corner to buy milk this morning.

**DaddyHalbucks** · 03-21-2008, 07:41 AM

What a mess!

**woj** · 03-21-2008, 08:08 AM

wow, that must have been fun :-/

**Vegas Ken** · 03-21-2008, 08:20 AM

that does suck!

**Jai** · 03-21-2008, 08:38 AM

and u guys thought the chinese cudnt drive LOL!

**Sam Granger** · 03-21-2008, 08:59 AM

Thank god I wasn't there.

Breaking News: Czech Rep shuts down 100 miles major highway [pics]

Breaking News: Czech Rep shuts down 100 miles major highway [pics]

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