小心驾驶！416高速今早发生数十辆车连环相撞

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今早8时左右，416高速北向路段发生连环相撞，这个路段已被封锁，事故原因目前还不明了。不同媒体报道不同，有说50辆，有说60辆，甚至70辆。
大家小心驾驶，一路平安！

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Update+Pileup+closes+northbound/2338347/story.html

http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2009/12/14/12147176.html

 

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Smart/lucky to get into the ditch.

Lucky only four people suffered minor injuries. And things could be much more worse.

 

[sip]

这种情况下，责任在谁？

 

[Marvin]

警察也头痛 每辆车都要鉴定是 at fault 还是 not at fault

 

[只是马甲而已]

第2张照片里消防员们是在修车吗？

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[京华倦客]

是检查漏的fluid是不是易燃的，然后往上铺防火沙。。。

 

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[charley2]

 

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有经验的驾驶员，或者来得及反应的人，把车开到路边的沟里去了。没有经验的或者来不及反应的人，只有撞到一起。

 

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Below are some reader accounts of the crash in the Ottawa Citizen:

The emergency response was excellent. The firefighters, police and ambulances were on site within minutes. One of the worst parts of the day - the tow truck drivers. Those people have a license to steal. It took less than a minute to get cars out of the ditch, then they hit you with a $175.00 charge, that you have to pay - right here, right now - and you've got no choice. Vultures. I thought it was great that OC Transpo has buses out to keep people warm. It was chilly. -- R. WATSON

One factor that might have contributed to this accident is the fact that driver do not turn their headlights on, thus also turning the tail lights on.
In the newer cars, only the headlights are turned on when you start the engine leaving the tail lights dark. Unless you actually turn the headlights on, the rear of your car is invisible.
A few weeks back, I drove 416 in a snow condition late afternoon and was surprised to see how many cars were dark in the back but had their headlights on.
It might be a public service if the radio stations reporting traffic conditions around the capital, advised the drivers to turn on their lights. -- Jacques d'Avignon

 

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大雾+路滑不可抗拒吧?三保的话,是不是只能自己掏钱修车去了?

严格说来，这不是COLLISION，是事故，而且是NO FAULT。即便单保，保险公司应该修车（当然扣除DEDUCTABLE部分）。

 

[苦逼热狗]

开进沟里头的车修起来会比追尾撞一起的便宜不少

 

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因为基本是第一场雪，公路两侧还没有形成冰冻的雪堆，沟内也是松软的积雪，所以开到路边的沟里去，对车辆破坏性低很多、损失小，最主要的是对人说来，相对安全性高很多。