The Accident Zone

**Mountainman** · 02-18-2004, 12:50 AM

I think i picked the most accident prone area in Bozeman to live in. First accident happend a few months ago. A hit and run t-bone. I ran out and saw the truck leave and then a few of us ran out to the car that was then starting to be in flames and we put that out. Over time i've seen over 10 semis skid to a stop for over 40 yards at the light in front of my place. I've also heard a few other fender benders happen.

10 minutes ago another one happend. I run out and am the first one there. A lady is screaming about her leg. A black guy's face is covered in blood. They want a ride to four corners. I tell them that's a no go. Then they want a towel. i say that i can get one but i gotta run up to my apartment. i tell them i'm calling 911. They say DO NOT do that. I'm like 'right, sure'. so as i'm going to get my cell phone i pass another guy and he calls them for me. The cops show up in about 30 seconds and when i go back down i heard that the black guy said he couldn't go to jail and he took off with the guy that called 911 in pursuit. They catch him thankfully.

The sad part is that about 5 cars passed by these people without stopping even though the lady was flagging them down in the middle of the road. Another curious thought was i saw a lady getting stuff out of her truck about 30 yards away without even going over to help these people.

What a night.

**slippy** · 02-18-2004, 12:56 AM

What intersection are you at?

**Mountainman** · 02-18-2004, 12:56 AM

23rd and Main. Right by the pizza hut.

**Jumper Bones** · 02-18-2004, 12:59 AM

do you live in the boobcat lodge?!?!

**ak_powder_monkey** · 02-18-2004, 01:00 AM

Sounds like one hell of a night, crazy crazy shit

**Mountainman** · 02-18-2004, 01:01 AM

Originally posted by Jetter
do you live in the boobcat lodge?!?!

That what it used to be. They're apartments now.

**Mountainman** · 02-18-2004, 01:30 AM

Good lord!!! Another semi just skidded through a red light!

**Castro's** · 02-18-2004, 01:41 AM

That Pizza Hut is pretty good, although Godfather's across the street has better campus specials. Dammit, now I'm hungry for pizza.

**ak_powder_monkey** · 02-18-2004, 02:16 AM

Originally posted by Castro's
That Pizza Hut is pretty good, although Godfather's across the street has better campus specials. Dammit, now I'm hungry for pizza.

Yeah I am too

**fez** · 02-18-2004, 02:44 AM

I'm going to read this post every time i write the rent check for my place on a dead end with a 1.5 acre backyard, bozeman creek running through the yard and right on the rail trail.

Maybe that way ill feel better about the rent.

**Telephil** · 02-18-2004, 10:43 AM

I think I'm going to sit in my apartment all day and watch semi's skid through traffic lights, that's more fun than most things.

CS · 02-18-2004, 10:52 AM

Bullet I'm not sure how describing the person constitutes racism. Care to elaborate a bit more on that?

**zion zig zag** · 02-18-2004, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by Bullet
The key to the perpetuation of racism is the use of labels on people. the "Black" guy or the hispanic guy, etc. Why didn't you write "a White lady is screaming about her leg"? Or "I pass another white guy".

I know the response this will solicit - "I'm just describing the scene", etc. My point is that it is common to label the non-white participants of any event, but we never label "the white" partipants. The action is a subtle form of racism. Just one of those things that make you go hmmm.

he lives in mont., seeing a black dude is like seeing an elf (rare).

**CantDog** · 02-18-2004, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by flykdog
he lives in mont., seeing a black dude is like seeing an elf (rare).

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

**Telephil** · 02-18-2004, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by flykdog
he lives in mont., seeing a black dude is like seeing an elf (rare).

I've actually heard elves are very common in that part of Montana.

**swiss powda** · 02-18-2004, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by Mountainman

The sad part is that about 5 cars passed by these people without stopping even though the lady was flagging them down in the middle of the road. Another curious thought was i saw a lady getting stuff out of her truck about 30 yards away without even going over to help these people.

and i thought that only happened in CO. In fact, is there any state left besides Texas where people are nice enough to pull over when people look like they're in need? And aren't you required by law to stop if you witnessed the accident?

**altagirl** · 02-18-2004, 11:11 AM

So along those lines of thinking is it sexist to call the woman a woman?

(just being a pain in the ass)

**bad_roo** · 02-18-2004, 11:22 AM

Just set up a camcorder on a tripod and you could make a fortune selling movie clips to lame shows like 'America's Worst Drivers' and the spin off series 'America's Worst Afro American Drivers'.

**tuffy109** · 02-18-2004, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by flykdog
he lives in mont., seeing a black dude is like seeing an elf (rare).

hahahahaha

SLC isn't too far from that either.

**cj001f** · 02-18-2004, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by swiss powda
and i thought that only happened in CO. In fact, is there any state left besides Texas where people are nice enough to pull over when people look like they're in need?

Minnesota. 6 out of 7 stopped to help an overheated van.

**Telephil** · 02-18-2004, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by altagirl
So along those lines of thinking is it sexist to call the woman a woman?

(just being a pain in the ass)

I bet he doesn't like semi-trucks either, bastard.

**Big E** · 02-18-2004, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by CS
Bullet I'm not sure how describing the person constitutes racism. Care to elaborate a bit more on that?

What does the guy being black have to do with the traffic accident? I believe that's bullet's point.

**dubu** · 02-18-2004, 11:40 AM

I know the response this will solicit - "I'm just describing the scene", etc. My point is that it is common to label the non-white participants of any event, but we never label "the white" partipants. The action is a subtle form of racism. Just one of those things that make you go hmmm. [/B]

Are you on crack?.... (yes the kind they sell in the ghetto)

**Clack** · 02-18-2004, 11:48 AM

You guys are missing the point. The black guy was suspicious character, and didn't want to talk to the cops becuase he had just escaped prison. He obviously kidnapped a white chick who can't drive, and was planning some type of crack cocaine binge, white woman rape-a-thon. Read between the lines people.

**Viva** · 02-18-2004, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by swiss powda
and i thought that only happened in CO. In fact, is there any state left besides Texas where people are nice enough to pull over when people look like they're in need? And aren't you required by law to stop if you witnessed the accident?

About 20 years ago the Los Angeles Times did a little study to ask what kind of woman a male driver would stop to help. They had a woman standing next to a car on the side of a Freeway holding a sign that read "need help" or something like that.

Attractive business-babe came in first

Clearly pregnant was a near second

Plain-looking middle aged and Granny were third and forth, but I forget which was which

"Hippy-chick" was a distant last place

In Portland, I suspect that first and last places would have been reversed in this test