though it may not be your cup of tea, youtube is littered with dashcam footage of all kinds of shit like this from the horrific to the hilarious. having a dashcam in Russia (and I use the term loosely) is really, really popular, apparently. Witness the huge number of cam footage clips from Russia when that meteor exploded awhile back. Anyhow... it is only a youtube clip, but I am going to indulge myself and pretend it *is* a tribute to Jackie Chan. :)

but f'realz, if you do find this kind of footage interesting, a little time on youtube will reward you (or punish you if you had an appointment...)

Oh yeah, now that you mention it I do remember the russian dash cam that caught the SUV that skidded into the path of a semi and basically disintegrated the SUV. Ugh. That was awful.

So maybe it did really happen. Now I really want to know if it's f'realz.

I believe it's real. Virtually every Russian has a dashboard cam. You film enough stuff, weird things like this will get captured. And this accident is well within the laws of physics. Everything behaved pretty much the way it should based on the forces involved. The only thing I see that's questionable is that the rider was able to stay on the roof of the car after the accident as that car slowed down. He should tend to slide off the front hood. But maybe he had a white knuckle grip.

My understanding is that the practice started because it was a popular scam for people to throw themselves onto the hoods of slow-moving cars, and then sue for civil damages as an "injured" pedestrian. The dashcam became the only way to protect yourself legally.

I have heard the same.

That right there makes me wonder why so many are spoiling for a fight with the Russians. The latest mania for ISIS seems to have shifted the focus however.

Also, police corruption is positively rampant in Russia. I've read that as a reason for Russian dashcam popularity a couple times.

ftfy

They just don't make totem poles like they used to.

I just can't say enough how offended I am by that statement. Totem poles? Ffs. You should say 'totem polls' as in 'what are your favorite totems'?

I'm so mad. I'm so offended. How dare you. Unless you have a tattoo of your favorite totem you haven't been there! You just don't understand!

:rolleyes:

Or not.

The one in glatt's post tells an interesting story; but, you have to read it from the middle out to both ends simultaneously or it's hard to follow the plot.

You know:

Hey! I lived on a totem pole for three months.