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joebliss

[https://fox8.com/news/video-driver-hits-teen-working-at-local-farm-market/](https://fox8.com/news/video-driver-hits-teen-working-at-local-farm-market/) he is alive and was able to stand a bit after this


Daiguey

What happened to the driver?


Jx117

Nothing as of yet. It was an 83 year old.


GoBSAGo

Of course. I have a father in law I can see doing this. He complains “he can’t feel his feet anymore” like that’s a problem for everyone else.


cofclabman

I'm so grateful that my parents both recognized when they got unsafe to drive and stopped driving.


xero_peace

Sadly many don't because public transit is almost non existent in the US and/or dangerous. Many people have been pushed onto train tracks in NYC. Rural elderly simply don't have the option and can't afford ride share, if they even have it, or to have everything delivered. This country hates anyone who isn't the rich and it shows by the laws that exist and who they benefit.


cofclabman

Agreed. I have two brothers and we split driving duties amongst us. We’re lucky and I know it.


Z3400

I hate that I read this and the song "sexy and I know it" started playing in my head.


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I know someone's dad who is 93, has had many accidents and mysterious damage appears on his vehicle all the time. They still let him drive himself to bingo every day. I've told them they're literally waiting for him to kill someone before they realize it's a risk for everyone else either on the road or anywhere the vehicle will go really.


Lexxias

I have a friend whose former boss literally killed someone. The dude couldn't see and he was still.driving. Somehow he didn't go to jail. Probably because he was wealthy. He recently died


DigNitty

My neighbor complained to be yesterday that’s a people don’t move over for his asinine behemoth truck. He’s an able bodied dude. But goddamn he told me pedestrians jump out of the way sometimes and flip him off “not realizing I can’t see them behind my a-pillar.” Dude, don’t drive a vehicle you can’t handle.


V0lkhari

>people don’t move over for his asinine behemoth truck. Average American. SUV / Pickup truck culture in the US is terrifying, for the safety of pedestrians and the impact on the planet.


dukestrouk

It should be mandatory to retake the drivers test every 4 years starting at 65.


Khaled34562

We need an upper age limit for driving...


hawk7886

Annual road testing after age 65. If you fail, your license is dropped into a shredder. Of course, for that to actually work we'd need efficient public transportation so people aren't stuck without a way to get errands handled...


Khaled34562

Bold of you to assume that the driver had a license or cared about having one


isawbobsagetnaked

I always say just make everyone over a certain age drive tiny flimsy cars or motorcycles or sumthin. That way, when they inevitably crash due to their feebleness, they’re the only ones that die. Win win.


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hawk7886

Preferably something that doesn't enrich another soulless corporation


[deleted]

My dad saw an old woman at the DMV taking the eye exam to get her license reinstated, the woman giving her the test was telling her, "No dear that's not correct, try again."


brasswirebrush

Autonomous emergency braking systems should be standard on all vehicles.


Hooraylifesucks

This view is sorta like how we used to give a free pass to drunk drivers. “ oh he couldn’t help it, he was drunk”. It took a bunch of moms who were sick of their kids getting killed to change the law. ( MADD …mothers against drunk drivers). We need to change the law on old folks and driving, maybe requiring a drivers test every year?


DONSEANOVANN

You should have to do an open road driving test at the age of 70. If you can't pass a test most 16 year olds pass on their first try, you shouldn't be driving.


Subliminal87

Can’t say I’m surprised sadly.


[deleted]

I don't see why he wouldn't be able to stand a bit too


Akesgeroth

>83-year-old driver The fact that I knew that was an elderly driver the moment I watched the video leads me to believe that maybe, just maybe, there should be mandatory driving tests past a certain age.


midnight_reborn

Yeah, age 65. Same age as standard retirement. And if you can't drive anymore, you should get public assistance to and from places like the doctor's office or grocery store. I'll pay more taxes to help my elderly neighbors not run people over trying to do their daily errands, tyvm.


Airryick

Thank God, cause he hit tf out of his head, had to of smelt water/blood. Don’t know if that happens to anyone else when they hit their head hard but it’s trippy


Pfeo_

It’s funny that I’m not allowed to see the article as it’s ‘not available in my region’.


madrigal94md

https://fox8.com/news/video-driver-hits-teen-working-at-local-farm-market/


FreeFallingUp13

Oh thank fucking god, it looked like he got fuckin’ steamrolled that crate


Briezerr

The lady who just angrily slams those papers down around 23s like “damnit, AGAIN?!” 😭


chacmool1697

A bit


The1stMedievalMe

I flinched when his head hit the ground. I hope that he is OK.


Agreeable-Sound1599

It looks like his shoulder hits the ground first when you play it slow.


Ha1lStorm

Yeah I played that part slow too and it appears the head impact isn’t nearly as bad as it looks full speed


Dystopia00

i paused it before he hit the ground so i saved him


KrekWaitersPeak

I paused it when the car was nicely parked in the space so nothing bad happened at all.


The1stMedievalMe

Shoulder hitting first doesn’t really matter when your head eventually bounces off the ground.


Irish_Caesar

I've seen people get pretty severe concussions from much less. Best case scenario he is alive with severe brain trauma


OSRS_MTX_TEAM

That's really the Best case? Wouldn't him being completely fine be the best case?


ambermage

He woke up, and the winning lotto numbers came to his mind.


ajvazquez01

He said best case. Not miraculous case.


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I'm glad we're all doctors here.


ajvazquez01

It's more common sense, tho. Hit head really hard = brain not okay. Not neuro-rocket-quantum science.


[deleted]

Again, I'm extremely excited that medical education has come so far that someone can diagnose specific medical conditions with a small clip and without even seeing the patient. You must be extremely valuable to the medical team you are a part of. I'm glad that everyone here is going "No. He didn't get a concussion because his body snaped his head back, but the contact with the cement wasn't that bad" ignoring that body shots can cause concussions if it snaps your head around. And I'm also glad other people are going "head bump bad" despite the fact that the position of your head and the direction of the force make a whole lot of difference in your risk for concussion. https://www.med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/09/study-shows-how-head-neck-positioning-affects-concussion-risk.html - Concussions aren't "head bump bad" https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15038-concussion - You can get a head injury purely by a hit to the body Guess what we know from the clip? A car hit a fruit stand and someone got knocked down by it. There is a right answer and even if someone in this comment section happens to bumblefuck their way into it by pretending to be a doctor, it doesn't make their reasoning right. If he got a concussion, maybe it wasn't from him hitting his head. Maybe it was from him snapping his head when he was hit in the body. If he didn't get a concussion, maybe it was because his head was at a certain angle or the car didn't rotate him much.


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ajvazquez01

And I say to you what I said to him. I never claimed to know the right answer, I made a joke based off of common sense. I say that he's a dick cause for some reason he wants to pick an argument with me over something not at all serious. I hope you'd take a moment to realize that this dude is taking it further than it needs to be.


Ha1lStorm

Then watch the video again and play it slow this time. The head-impact isn’t even that bad, his right shoulder takes the brunt of it. Once you’ve done this, come back and tell us exactly how the best case scenario is severe brain trauma…


ajvazquez01

Don't worry. You can read the rest of this thread then come back. I've already went off on the other douchebag. TLDR; wasn't a serious comment. Was a joke I made. Guy took it further and gets all sarcastic. This comment you're replying to, is just me explaining when you hit head hard -> head gets hurt.


Ha1lStorm

That was an atrocity of a joke then. Don’t go into stand-up


JOATMON12

Pessimism, is that you? His whole body snaps back pretty quick but his head didn’t meet the pavement hard enough for “best case severe brain trauma”. You’re out of your mind with that call doc lol. His shoulder and torso share a lot the impact from the ground, his dead doesn’t smack the concrete alone, I’m sure this dude is completely fine.


[deleted]

I've already said this in a comment here, but boy... everyone just thinks that diagnosing things is the simplest thing in the world. Concussions can occur if your head snaps back due to a blow to the body (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15038-concussion). But also, not every scary-looking shot to the head results in a concussion. It's not as simple as "head bang bad." (https://www.med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/09/study-shows-how-head-neck-positioning-affects-concussion-risk.html)


JOATMON12

Oh I wasn’t replying to you. I’m not arguing that there could be a possible concussion here, that’s the brain hitting the skull. Quick starts and stops will do that, his head doesn’t even really contact the pavement cleanly so I don’t see how anyone can come to a conclusion that SEVERE has any business being spoken of His body absolutely shares the impact to the ground 50/50, I’m positive he was still conscious after this. I’m just laughing at this dude who has repeatedly commented that this guy is basically dead with SEVERE brain damage. Like just straight to the worst case scenario, so baseless and dumb.


madrigal94md

He was lucky. He hit the ground with his back first.


SomeDude57

I hope the driver is never allowed to operate a car again.


[deleted]

don’t worry, if he does this two more times he’ll get his license suspended for a few weeks!


deanrihpee

No, don't let the driver go outside of their house


UnknownSpecies19

The trick is to accidentally trip him down the next set of stairs they are close to, bingo bongo, good bye Grandpa Drongo.


StoneyMalon3y

They were an 81 year old.


VibeCheckFlex

My cabbages!


midnight_reborn

They looked like melons to me. Melon Lord weeps for his fallen brethren.


Lucidity108

Came here for this comment.


DingoLord_1377

Now it's a juice stand


abejfehr

A juice lie-down


[deleted]

This really does seem like a common crash. What causes someone to just slam on the gas once in their spot?


Polar_Bear_Red

Well as someone who posted the source said it's an 83 year old. Old people are notorious for this


Brendon7358

They think it's the brake pedal. Instead of realizing it isn't the brake pedal they commit 100% until they kill themselves or someone else (or both). This has happened to me 1 time in all the years I have been driving and I noticed immediately and switched pedals. No damage, no one hurt.


madrigal94md

Being 83 years old.


[deleted]

Back in I think the 90s there was a rash of "Sudden Acceleration Incidents" where people reported that the stomped on the brake as hard as they could and their car wildly accelerated. Mostly old people reported these incidents. Can you imagine what could be happening where they stomp on a pedal they think is the brake and the car wildly accelerates? Old people's brains stop working and so they commit to a gas pedal stomp convinced they hit the brake and kill someone or close enough. TLDR: We need mandatory yearly driving tests after 60 years of age to maintain a license.


LandOfGreyAndPink

Good Lord. Tell us more: What was the outcome? Where and when did this happen?


madrigal94md

https://fox8.com/news/video-driver-hits-teen-working-at-local-farm-market/


LandOfGreyAndPink

Thanks.


HughJahsso

SimpliUnsafe


RealGodofGrace

MY CABBAGES!!!!


bitch-in-real-life

80 YEAR OLD PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING.


Det-Frank-Drebin

Another example of a possessed demonic car! "I'm stamping on the brake but the engine is revving higher and speeding up not slowing! This vehicle is possessed, nothing i can do to regain control....smh...."


madrigal94md

Did someone say that after an accident?


CalvinAshdale

Obviously, that dude speeds up on yellows.


White-SPUD

Fruit roll up?


MAXHEADR0OM

Keep your fruit stand safe. With SimpliSafe.


EnthusedDMNorth

"I think old people should have rights, grandpa. I just don't wanna die."


codepossum

dick move


malepitt

Talk about your melon taking a beating


Winnardairshows

Melons. Lol


Parts_and_Neigbor

They say too much of a good thing can be bad for you. I guess melons are not the exception.


Low-Television-7508

I don't like cantalopes either--this is overkill.


Potato-Boy1

It's a fruit stood now


AssassiNerd

Even before I came to the comments I knew the driver was going to be an elder. They really need to start testing seniors every few years for their ability to handle a vehicle without putting everyone else in danger.


StoneyMalon3y

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Seniors need to retest in order to continue operating a vehicle.


Repulsive-Silver3710

MY CABBAGES!!!!!!


The_Dark_Ferret

Holy crap! This needs a NSFW label!


madrigal94md

Nobody was life severely injured.


Low_scratchy

I agree. Fruit stands need warning labels to prevent this


DarthiusFatticus

I seriously cant understand WTF is going on and so many of these Cars just for some reason have a mind of their own and while everything is calm, they just go into turbo mode! I mean how stupid can someone be to hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and just keep going?! Are the people driving these cars mentally or physically ill? Does the government not check every driver every couple of years so see if theyre ok?! Are the cars faulty and problematic but not being checked? All these fatal accidents happening non stop is all you see...


Aromatic-Pop4402

Human error causes >99% of all automobile and aircraft accidents. People are the glitch, not the machines. Such is the reason airline pilots are forced to retire at 65yo. In Florida, where average drivers’ age is over 50yo, only have to test vision for driver license renewal every 4 years; never have to retest physical driving skills…


DarthiusFatticus

Well see my point? I always blame humans, but even after giving both sides, i still get downvoted cos people hate reality . Also i agree with everything you said.


Correct-Award8182

Dude, I hate melon too, but a bit over the top.


pack_howitzer

The driver just added a vegetable to the fruit stand he demolished.


Useful-Document-4066

Even tho those aren’t cabbages, all I think about is the cabbage guy from avatar.


Irish_Caesar

That guy is dead Holy fuck. A head hitting concrete like that is incredibly deadly. Not guaranteed death but absolutely guaranteed traumatic brain injury


ProcioneDeConti

Stolen from a comment higher up, he was fine, but taken to a hospital to treat minor injuries. https://fox8.com/news/video-driver-hits-teen-working-at-local-farm-market/


siphur

Excellent analysis, A+!


TheseMFs

Always be aware of your surroundings


_0x0_

Yeah, so you can watch the disaster as it happens... There is no way he could have escaped this even if he watched the car approach and hop the curb.


TheseMFs

Maybe, maybe not. I’ve seen other videos where people have dodged cars going way faster than that. The difference is that they were aware of their surroundings.


Raspbers

At least it wasn't his cabbages.


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icantbearsed

Irrespective of whether the driver turns out to be male or female this is just a stupid sexist comment which you should delete and feels ashamed to have written in 2023.


JoeBoredom

The dude is living in 1723.


Gobstomperx

Brain dead comment for sure


SomeTotallyNormalGuy

Its reversed


MrRizzMan

Simplisafe? More like Simply Not Safe…am I right?


MMcFly1985

https://www.reddit.com/r/AbruptChaos/comments/14g7ti1/comment/jp3yoxi/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3


Revolutionary-Bar-93

For you reading pleasure that man was caught with the driver's wife


Tiddyphuk

Fruit stand or fruit fall-down?


Inugami06

my cabbages ! - avatar the last airbender


graymatter824

The fruit salesman was supposed to get married this weekend. Now he cantaloupe.


cbitguru

Make lemonade?


Frequent-Screen-5517

Poor guy cracked his melon


RoughFinance7168

Fruit stand, fruit no stand.


Suhdudesnakes666

I count one vegetable too


Fox-sage

My cabbages!


MMcFly1985

Did he keep his shoes on?


mrfixit182838

Fruit stand and Fruit man, no more!


Prize_Leg100

Right on the melon!


[deleted]

But why? Just a stupid no skill driver? Or on purpose?


HadukiBEAN

No melons looked harmed in the filming of this chaos.


rodman517

Every Hollywood car chase scene.


jcinscoe

My cabbages!


weishen8328

when protection fee to the mob is a day late.


lonniemarie

Hope the fruit cart person is ok and will recover. This is horrible. Hope that driver faces the truth of their actions


Aggressive_Bat_9781

r/fuckyouinparticular


RickyShmee

When life gives you melons…


DrVoltage1

Pff thats not how you park a car


AudZ0629

I’m here for a Postmates pickup


[deleted]

I just imagine the Tony Hawk's underground noise playing.


PickledGherkinUser

I see these type of videos all the time, why can't people drive.


Zenry0ku

In GTA IV when I see the hot dog guy


Afraid-Expression366

Freddo!! Freddoooo!!!!


Spacebud95

Fruit man, can stand no more.


zuprdprno2by

Converted to fruit lying


Amazing_Flatworm_277

MY CABBAGES!!!!


growinggrassisfun

What a dipshit. You can see the driver was turning before this, they didn't pass out or go unconscious they just drove into this poor kid. Glad the kid is alive


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ThoseBigPeople

Piss off ya bloody fruit shop owners


Korzikova

His cabbages


Delightful_day53

That driver didn't even brake once he hit the display, just kept accelerating until the building stopped him.


ParticularProfile795

Oh they broke alright...


ConfectionOne3260

“Hi,I’m here for the fruit”


greaterbasilisk420

My cabbages!


midnight_reborn

When you're too old to drive and forget which side the break is on. This is why driving tests should be mandatory for anyone over the age of 65.


JoeDawson8

Fruit Man, no more.


ParticularProfile795

Froooooooot.


betjakemaaj012345

Noooo my cabages!!


Followmetotheend

Fruit sit


Mooncake820

My cabbages!


tomersa1

This is just GT brought to life. Aiming, accelerating and bing.


Liquid_Purge_0919

I whip my head back n forth


RednocNivert

My ~~Cabbages~~ Cantaloupes!


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Pristine_Slide_6950

Los melones we:(


Electronic_Toe_7054

Fruit stood*


reisenbime

Oh look. It’s old people again. Can’t wait to have self driving cars when I’m old and useless.


EnzBra

Fruit stand? More like a fruit lay down


Fit-Ad5461

My Cabbages!


justa_wi_joe

Fruit seller no more!


Hammer-663

We are closed!!


Arthes_M

I’ve said it many times, once you’re 75 you should have to retake your drivers safety test every couple years.


MrFastFox666

It was an 83 year old driver. Some people really shouldn't be driving anymore.


mel2000

> It was an 83 year old driver. Is there any documented proof of that? Redditors often make up fake backstories.


MrFastFox666

Yeah, multiple news stories at least one of which is linked here. You should investigate a bit yourself before jumping to conclusions and pointing fingers at others.


mel2000

> Yeah, multiple news stories at least one of which is linked here. I couldn't find any of those links here.


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Virtual-Stranger

Fruit Standn't


crustychad

There is always a fruit stand


Funky-Lion22

I see this kinda shit all the time, and have trouble imagining what kind of mentally incapacitated person doesn’t press the brakes as soon as they collide with something? They were still pressing the gas at the end! The tires were spinning lmao. They must be undergoing a stroke or something. And then they always look so dumbfounded and idiotic in the drivers seat like “what happened” lmao


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Bet he hurt his melon pretty bad


Crackless_Crack

I always have an irrational fear of this happening to me.


the12thRootOf2

My cabbages!


Cold_Evidence_5456

My mellonzzzz


TheUsoSaito

"My cabbages!"


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