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by btard | July 4, 2007 at 09:48 am
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Working at home, doors closed, no sound except for the tappy tap tapping of my keyboard then suddenly car brakes lock down the tires and tire rubber screeches along a road surface followed promptly by a CRASH!!
I look outside and a taxi cab seems to have gone into the side of a minivan, people carrier. The lady driving the MPV was trying to change lanes quickly and the cab driver slammed into her.
My worst nightmare is being late and being in a cab and being in an accident. Of course in the back of the cab sits a passenger. I have no idea if he was late for anything but I know he was already previously injured. Whether or not he was hurt in the crash (or anyone for that matter) I am unsure.
Vancouver, BC, Canada - cars crash here too!
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at 12:22 on July 4th, 2007
btard, nice work! Your instinct is correct: being in a car wreck as a cab passenger is indeed no fun. It happened to me in New York several years ago. I hung around, secretly happy to be late for work, until paramedics swung by to give everyone a once-over. Being without insurance at the time, I declined patient transport when the EMT told me that my head wasn't about to fall off. The cab drivers (it was a cab-vs-cab accident!) didn't stop screaming at each other the entire time.
at 13:16 on July 4th, 2007
Yup, this was pretty crazy stuff. Even from the 28th floor I could hear people shouting, it was guh-narly!
at 14:42 on July 4th, 2007
btard, where the heck were you when you took these photos? Looks like you were hovering in a helicopter. Just think - NowPublic's eye-in-the-sky!
at 15:41 on July 4th, 2007
Hi, I was on the 28th floor drinking coffee. I digi zoomed in for the close up. It was quite the sight!
at 14:45 on July 4th, 2007
btard, this is a typical scene in Vancouver..not surprised, but great story!
at 15:43 on July 4th, 2007
I hear a lot of car wheel screeching and the occaisional crash. I also attribute it to people driving too fast and it is a common sight in Vancouver.
at 14:46 on July 4th, 2007
btard, thanks for posting this. You've done some awesome work here--great original photos. I've seen plenty more accidents here in the last few weeks than I'd ever seen before. I think people get cocky when the weather gets nicer; they drive faster and are more reckless. Thanks for capturing this moment!
at 15:44 on July 4th, 2007
Thanks for the comments.
at 14:46 on July 4th, 2007
btard, thanks for this great report - you 've shown awareness, attentiveness, and action in getting this story up. It is good stuff.
at 15:45 on July 4th, 2007
Thanks again, right place, right time.
at 15:47 on July 4th, 2007
btard, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 16:06 on July 4th, 2007
Thanks, right time, right place :)
at 15:49 on July 4th, 2007
Just goes to show you don't need to get out of your pajamas to witness and file a story
at 07:52 on July 5th, 2007
btard, you've convinced me you've done the work - it's authentic. I also think that you've been fair and thorough. I didn't get the sense that you were hiding your biases, or passing off other's work as your own. Or worse -- getting paid by those you cover -- so it's transparent and independent. I also think you deserve praise for being an eyewitness, and for your investigative efforts. Good stuff.
at 15:48 on August 1st, 2008
I'll make sure I carry my camera everywhere and be ready to snap and report :)