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In demolition derby, a driver may hit other cars weakly or avoid contact with other cars to lessen the damage to their cars to ensure better odds of surviving to win the derby as the last car running. [4] Events often require a car to hit another car within a certain time limit, usually every 120 seconds or less, or be disqualified. [4] [5]
As the newspapers began to feature the story, more and more reports of pitting were called in. Motorists began stopping police cars to report damage. Car lots and parking garages reported particularly severe attacks. Several hypotheses for the widespread damage were postulated:
The San Joaquin Valley, in which Coalinga is located, is a major agricultural region of California.The region had historically suffered from dust storms; the Great Bakersfield Dust Storm of 1977 occurred in a different part of the valley, and a series of smaller dust storms killed seven people in crashes on the same section of Interstate 5 in 1978. [1]
Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.
The breadth of damage was unexpected. "It was really surreal," Yattaeu said of the rapid rise of the Swannanoa River. "Like, at the beginning it was all fun and games.
A truck loaded with some heavy cargo, namely lumber, lost its load, sending planks of wood flying towards cars making their way across a busy overpass. One vehicle was thrust toward the other side ...
Strong winds overturned two trailers and caused heavy sand damage to cars in Coachella Valley in California. Multiple hailstorms caused major damage in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. Hail was up to 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter in West Lebanon while news outlets described hail as big as "snowballs". [2]
The pace car largely avoided major damage save for a dent on the back right side of the car. The barrels were not so lucky. The race had to be stopped so track workers could put the barrels back ...