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Scott711 · 03.01.2006, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HotnCold

yea - i mean that must of been a total surprise - i mean it wasnt like she was riding her bike in a place where rc cars were flying all around her - and on a huge jump that a 12 lb rc-truck just launched off the other direction - i mean who would of thought that was a bad choice to ride up a jump that you couldnt see the other side of. Man what a coincedence - i mean really - could you imagine the chances of getting hit by a rc-car, riding your bicycle on a rc-car jump. The odds are staggering ..... I mean imagine what would of happened if she had a brain in her head....

WOW HNC, far be it for me to tell people what's funny and what's not but "She had it coming?" "Imagine if she had a brain?" Very irresponsible comments, especially coming from someone who's a mod for the forum. First off, judging by the size of the double jump and the park like setting I would bet this is a track made for bikes not RC cars. Now, lets review, the truck goes over the jump and out of her view, she probable assumes the truck has stopped or continued on. But no, the driver pulls a u-turn and heads back in the direction he just came from. The girl has no way of knowing that the truck is coming back. While the driver on the other hand has a clear view of her, all he needed to do was pay attention and look where he was going.

Yes, we are all able to have a chuckle this time but a 12 lb anything going 30 mph is very dangerous and the person driving it needs to realize the damage he/she could do by hitting someone or thing. The point I'm trying to make is be careful and use good judgement when using our trucks/cars around others and try to be good ambassadors for our hobby.:027: I hope the driver apologized because it was their fault NOT HERS.

And I would also like to add that RC vehicles do not have the right of way in a public park.

03.02.2006, 06:11 AM

I gotta agree with you here,
I am the chairman for our local RC club, before we had a purpose built track, we would meet in parks, BMX tracks and the like.
BMX bikes/ dog walkers ,etc were a constant hazard (obviously) and had to be given the right of way every time.
Had we had an incident like this (accidents don’t happen anymore, its always an incident with someone to blame)
The likelihood of the club, or me personally being sued would have been very high, It would have finished the club before we had even started.
Its easy to laugh at the ‘silly Girl’ and blame her for not looking were she was going, but
Who’s fault it was would be largely irrelevant , as the law would be on the side of a cyclist over a ic powered RC Truck in a public park..

I must be honest and say when I first saw this clip about a year ago, I thought that it was side splitting funny, its only now with a bit of responsibility to my name , I see it for what it is.

Don’t get me wrong I haven’t had my sense of humour removed, infact we have a funny vid clip of a club member hitting HIMSELF in the head with a hyper 7, while jumping a table top. :005: :032:
That is funny because he did it to himself, not to someone else.

You just get the feeling in this vid its more about intimidation than anything else.

Anyway, rant over as I am starting to sound like my Dad :010:

RC addiction · 03.02.2006, 06:28 AM

that's true its always funny when it happens to someone else, not so if it was you

HotnCold · 03.02.2006, 07:24 AM

Scott - Yea -i guess if you look at it that way - you have a point - i mean if it was a place not designated for rc cars and they were driving there anyway - then - well they should not have been running there. However, put yourself in the bicyclists shoes - it appears to be a park like setting and even seems to be a track for bicycles. ( upon further inspection ) - i just watched the video for what it was - not for analyzation of who was right and who was wrong for using the track. The beginning of the taping and the rest of the taping that was edited and is not known to any of us. Its kind of hard to me to believe that this is the first time that rc-car had hit that jump - and it is also hard for me to grasp that the person on the bike was totally taken by surprise for a rc-car to be jumping that jump - Im not saying that the rc driver wasnt wrong for running in a public place, he was - but look - If it was me riding the bike and there were cars ripping back and forth on this track - I wouldnt have the * Well im supposed to ride here and they are not so im going to drive here regardless * attitude. I would have ridden 50 yards away with the other bicyclists until the cars were done. It may not have been fair to the biker but what is the other choice - well you saw what it was...( And we all know - since we all run these things that sometimes, when your looking at your car, especially when there is a jump or technical section coming, the reprocussions are sometimes overlooked. And sometimes people cant look 30 foot ahead for the possibility that something is in the way. Otherwise there would be no accidental " I hit that tree or ran into that pipe " ) accidents. There is another bike riding in the background and going over some nice size jumps and there do not seem to be any cars annoying or buzzing around him. Maybe the girl was going to hit the double - what do i know - but it seems that it was a huge track, and for her to be harrased at one end by a car and then say "the heck with it im going anyway" seems like a bad judgement call. She HAD the right to be on the track but did she do the right thing by refusing to stop tll the cars were done or broke? You tell me. Its like walking across the street at the crosswalk without looking to me. Do I hope she was hurt? - absolutely not - Im just the type of person who chose to see the humor in a situation and leave it at that. It is definately wrong for the rc- cars to be on the track, And i hope that the girl was not seriously hurt by the accident. Moderator or not - i still took it for what it was.. sorry if it offended you or any other person - im done for now " say goodbe to the bad guy....

coolhandcountry · 03.02.2006, 07:18 AM

I would like to see that video of the guy hitting himself. I think that would be a good laugh.

HotnCold · 03.02.2006, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by coolhandcountry

I would like to see that video of the guy hitting himself. I think that would be a good laugh.

I totally agree with that one chc - :005:

coolhandcountry · 03.02.2006, 07:35 AM

Well i see your point hnc. Never said it won't funny but it could have been much worse. Just think though alot of younger kids don't use the best judgement. I sure know I didn't. I think the guy with hyper 7 to the head would be funnier to me. :D

HotnCold · 09:37 AM

I agree - it could of been a lot worse - it was simply put there for what it was - nothing else - Once again, sorry to offend anyone. BTW my wife always tells me that im irresponsible - guess this proves her right.....

RC-Monster Mike · 03.02.2006, 09:53 AM

I guess this topic went a little sideways. I thought it was pretty funny when I saw it as well. Of course, I think it is pretty safe to say we all know it is an unfortunate accident when something like this happens, but HNC saw the humor and posted it. I don't think it was "irresponsible" to make the post for what it was. Heck, the topic of the post is "Do NOt Do This". I think that pretty much takes the irresponsible out of the equation. The rest of the discussion is just that - humorous discussion around the video posted. I know HNC pretty well, and I can tell you he is a pretty darn responsible guy - he has two beautiful little girls that rule his world and he is VERY aware of safety procedures. I think it was just a funny video. Nothing more. :)

HotnCold · 03.02.2006, 10:38 AM

03.02.2006, 03:34 PM

i agree with mike the title does say all you need to know and it is good that hnc saw the humor in it and decided to post it. i think it was a learning expirience for both the girl and the driver of the buggy and doubt that either one will make the same mistake again.

Nice Signature hnc

BrianG · 03.02.2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by boss 302

...Nice Signature hnc

Yeah, I think so too, but I miss Jessica's animated butt. :)

HotnCold · 03.02.2006, 05:09 PM

Back by popular demand ---- Just for you - BrianG -

BrianG · 03.02.2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HotnCold

Back by popular demand ---- Just for you - BrianG -

Thanks! :)

Scott711 · 03.02.2006, 08:59 PM

I just wanted to clarify that I was not offended by the posting of the video. It was the comment that "she had it coming" and "If she had a brain" that lit my fuse. I'm sure HNC meant no malice in his comment and it was just an off the cuff response to a teenager not using good judgment. Its been my experience that kids and teens do the most unpredictable things for reasons that make no sense sometimes. But I don't think anyone ever "has it coming" just because they are enjoying a day at the park.

Anyways enough of this bickering I'm ready to move on to funner things. No hard feelings on my end, I just felt a need to voice my opinion. :003: