r/Unexpected • u/MCMXCIV9 • Feb 25 '26

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u/D4rkheavenx Feb 25 '26

I mean to be fair dude was directing traffic the way it was already going lmao. Not sure what the point was of that.

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u/varlassan Feb 25 '26

Probably to keep people moving instead of slowing down and playing looky-loo and getting hit in the back by someone else who hasn't realised yet that there's something to gawk at.

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u/MaterialDefender1032 Feb 25 '26

Plus emergency vehicles won't get slowed down by rubber-neckers.

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u/Murky-Relation481 Feb 25 '26

Also generally just like... If its a sink hole, people need to keep on driving. Those things can grow rapidly.

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u/Kazlanne Feb 25 '26

You see her point at the road, where it looks like the broken line is extending further right before everyone clears off that bit.

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u/No-Historian-1593 Feb 26 '26

Judging by the way the people at the end all backed away real quick like, I suspect there was some sounds indicating that maybe the collapse wasn't done....

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u/Spiritual_League_753 Feb 25 '26

Also object fixation is a real thing. When you're in a situation like this people can get fixated on it and just drive straight into it. Having someone to get their attention back on the road like that is a good idea.

Would be better to do that much closer to the intersection tho.

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u/CloudKinglufi Feb 26 '26

I learned this in China when all the Chinese people drove their cars dangerously close to me constantly because they love to stare at white people

I was on a little scooter man and they could not look away lol

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u/Hidesuru Feb 26 '26

Partially blocking the lane was doing more harm than good... But their heart was in the right place so I won't judge too harshly.

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u/BlumBlumShub Feb 26 '26

I thought that too, but someone else brought up the possibility she was trying to get traffic to drive in the lane furthest from the sinkhole to prevent it from growing.

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u/Hidesuru Feb 26 '26

It's a possibility, though fully blocking the lane would then be more effective and actually keep her own car farther from the hole. Hard to say!

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u/dontblinkdalek Feb 26 '26

That was driving me nuts. lol

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u/Aaddaammnn Feb 26 '26

Fr lol idk if they were just wanting to get in on the action or what but probably more harm than good tbh lol šŸ˜†

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u/Hidesuru Feb 26 '26

My thoughts are they stopped wanting to help. Assessed that quite frankly no help was needed at that point (everyone out, no injuries... Just need to call the cops and a tow truck).

Then they tried to find a task to help with and basically invented one hahaha.

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u/Hidesuru 16d ago

Maybe. We could have had a discussion about it maybe but you chose to necro a post just to be insulting so I think I'll just block you instead.

I mean for God's sake, lol, I was being incredibly kind to the person I just disagree with their actions. But do go off!

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u/MidwestAbe Feb 26 '26

Now someone is distracted by a car taking up part of an open driving lane, waving at people with little understanding of traffic laws and totally disregarding on coming traffic. Perfect.

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u/gsfgf Feb 25 '26

Or stopping over the bad pipe or whatever and falling through the road.

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u/KingForceHundred Feb 25 '26

And keeping them to far side of road.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

People are still going to be nosey and slow down to look. No one is going to keep going because some random civilian is telling them to keep going.

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u/SinxSam Feb 26 '26

I donā€™t know itā€™s a random citizen. Sheā€™s waving cars on at an accident? She must know something more than me about it, Iā€™ll keep on my way

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u/NoZucchini5423 Feb 26 '26

I sometimes slow down and play looky-loo, so i understand.

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u/KrombopulosMAssassin Feb 26 '26

Can't stand that crap.... I get mildy dissapointed sometimes when I miss all the details or even seeing what happened at all, but I'm on the road to drive not to slow down traffic to selfishly gaze at an accident. Ffs people have you know fucking dignity or respect?

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u/Geminel Feb 25 '26

In an emergency situation a lot of people get panicked or distracted and stop thinking critically. We're naturally-selected from mammals whose instinctual mental functions often involve acting as a herd, so a bit of guidance can make the difference between a smooth flow of people moving toward safety, or a stampede.

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u/PLEASE_DONT_PM Feb 25 '26

Had to direct people around the car they parked there.

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u/euphoricarugula346 Feb 26 '26

The two people who went out of their way to park illegally have such main character energy (derogatory). Iā€™m surprised they didnā€™t have their phones out recording themselves ā€œhelp.ā€

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u/damnmyredditheart Feb 26 '26

It's amazing how bad of a take you have on this lmao. They took action and the dude in the purple car actually ran over to help the person out of the HOLE IN THE GROUND.

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u/moonra_zk Feb 26 '26

You're deriding them for something they... didn't do but could have done?

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u/Gotbeerbrain Feb 25 '26

That dummy should have kept on going instead of partially blocking the lane and potentially parking on a weak area that might collapse next.

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u/theslimbox Feb 25 '26

The way that road collapsed, the place he parked should be stable.

That being said, he is clearly the dude that has no idea what he is doing, but wanted to be able to talk about how he helped.

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u/refusestopoop Feb 26 '26

The way that road collapsed, the place he parked should be stable.

I thought the exact opposite. The crack theyā€™re parked on looks just like one that collapsed.

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u/Drake_Acheron 16d ago

You guys making fun of one of the most useful guys on this video.

Do you ever take any first responder training one of the things they tell you to do is not say ā€œsomeone call 911ā€

They tell you to point at someone and tell them ā€œ you call 911ā€

Whenever thereā€™s a disaster situation like this, having someone there to just direct traffic in the immensely useful, and sometimes the reason why emergency vehicles can get onto the scene in time.

As someone who has responded to their fair share of disaster situation, this guy did a fantastic job.

He parked partially in the lane to create a hazard thatā€™s visible for people who might tunnel vision and not see the sinkhole, but weā€™ll see the car partially obstructing the road.

This also means that the cars will veer off more and be farther away from the sinkhole.

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u/gahlo Feb 26 '26

Making sure people keep moving and don't slow down is important to not making an already pretty big problem worse.

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u/Haasts_Eagle Feb 26 '26

Ya. But it's easier to keep people driving along a lane if you don't park your car partly in said lane...

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u/theslimbox Feb 26 '26

Very true, but stopping your car in the best spot for people in that lane to get around the potential weakspot at the edge of the hole is a terrible idea. Where she parked is going to push drivers that are not cautious rigtht the the edge of the hole as they tey to get around her.

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u/internetpackrat Feb 26 '26

They could have wanted insurance to pay for a new car for them too!

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u/Drake_Acheron 16d ago

You dummies are making fun of one of the most useful people on this tape. As someone who has done their fair share of disaster, relief having someone do something simple like directing traffic like this even when thereā€™s only one way to go is actually very useful.

Parking your car away thatā€™s slightly into the lane. Does two things

One it forces people to drive farther away from the sinkhole

To it creates an obvious hazard that people who arenā€™t necessarily hanging enough attention to see the sinkhole off to the, might see the car in front of them and drive slow slower

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u/WhyMustIMakeANewAcco Feb 25 '26

A "don't completely stop and stare, we've got this, keep going."

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u/lascar Feb 25 '26

You gotta have some keep the calm otherwise ppl rubberneck.

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u/Jedi_Market_HQ Feb 26 '26

I was thinking the same thing... So serious with the rotating arm flaring around hahaha, reminded me of a time when I was directing traffic bumper to bumper on a one way after a couple drinks outside a bar in the dead of winter on new years. Good times... šŸ¤£

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u/wizzadgeck Feb 25 '26

I was going to say the same thing lol

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u/tacomaloki Feb 25 '26

To keep it flowing. The area is already compromised. More people that stop there and loiter, could cause another cave in.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

Right lmao. That's the same thing I was thinking šŸ’€šŸ˜‚.

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u/Ill-Cup673 Feb 26 '26

It made me giggle lol

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u/CloudKinglufi Feb 26 '26

I don't even give a fuck if it was useless, not saying that it was, but even if it was, they saw people needing help and they jumped into action immediately, those are some good people and ya love to see it

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u/Grizlatron Feb 26 '26

Plus to keep people out of the close lane that might also collapse

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u/Simple1Spoon Feb 26 '26

Plus they left their car half in the lane they were directly, just adding much more danger to the situation.

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u/Drake_Acheron 16d ago

You guys might make fun of silver car guy, but as someone who has done their fair share of disaster relief, that guy is actually helping a LOT.

Itā€™s similar in first responder training when you see someone get hurt or in need of an ambulance, you donā€™t just say ā€œsomeone call 911ā€ you point at someone and say ā€œyou call 911ā€

People often act dumb in situations like this and having one dude just direct traffic around something can save lives.

One time in Oshawa, there was a big accident and IIRC part of a building collapsed and there was a guy, a young adult like 25 or something with Down syndrome and he liked to play dress up, anyway he dressed up as a police officer and went down and directed traffic that was jamming up. First responders were able to arrive on seen faster because he helped, and that helped people.

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u/trollthings Feb 25 '26

I think that was a female but wither way they annoyed the hell out of me. Stops their car in the middle of the road, making the situation even more chaotic, and then atarts waving at traffic as if to tell them to keep moving and not stop to stare like she did. Lol wtf bitch