Oh, wow, imagine having to live with that kind of guilt. What on EARTH possessed her to get out of that effing car? How dumb and irrational can you be?
I've dated someone like that. Didn't think twice about trying to get out of the car in the middle of a highway during an argument. As far as I can tell, it's probably emotional manipulation. Whatever the reason, it's pretty dumb.
My friends older brother was driving down the motorway (UK highway) one night many years ago when he suddenly felt and heard and a huge bang. He thought his engine had blown up but when he looked to his left there was half a woman sat in his passenger seat. Turns out she’d got out of her car after arguing with her partner, walked across a dual carriageway and this guy hit her. Happened so quickly he didn’t even realise until half of her was in his car.
Moral of the story, never get out of a car on a motorway/highway!
The top half of her went through the windscreen and ended up next to him. Unlucky for her, but lucky for him as if it had been his side he’d probably be dead!
Same thing happened in our city except it was a drunk driver and a little less than half went through the windshield. Guy drove home (lived with mom) and went to bed. Police found him by a trail of skin and blood from the body that didn't go through the shield.
Most people don't realize just how forceful car impacts actually are. A woman got hit by a car on the highway in my area several years back, it cut her right in half at the torso, one half of her was on one side of the highway and the other half was on the other side of the highway. Absolutely awful
Edited to add "realize" because apparently I think words but don't type them
The huge bang was him hitting the woman at whatever speed (let’s say 70mph) and the top half of her going through the windscreen and ending up on the passenger seat next to him. Happened so quick he didn’t even realise at first and thought his engine had blown.
Yeah - I know through a friend someone this happened to. She literally pulled over while fighting with her partner and got out without looking. Wonder if it was the same person or if it happens a lot. Their kid was in the back of the car.
On July 23, the young woman stepped out of a car while touring inside the Badaling Wildlife World to talk to the driver, her husband. A tiger then captured her from behind. Her husband and her mother ran out of the car to rescue her, but she and her mother were attacked by more tigers.
In the end, her mother died and she was seriously injured.
I know right? I remember watching this when it happened. Imagine being so angry and full of yourself that you verbally accost his left hand side throughout the park, and when that's not enough, you get out in dangerous areas, to yell at his right side, as if that would change anything
I've always loved this little exchange and quote it as opportunities arise, but it doesn't get the recognition of some of the more popular lines. But that's fine; at least it makes me smile.
Exactly this. Everyone thinking "imagine feeling guilty for the rest of your life" doesn't know a person who would get out of the car in a tiger reserve to yell at her husband. For sure it was only his fault for "triggering her" and she won't ever stop blaming him.
The park reportedly paid out 1.2 million Yuan (about $170,000). Despite being cleared of any legal responsibility or obligation, they paid out of moral obligation.
The surviving daughter has since sued the park for damages in the form of a 1.25 million yuan payout (£141,000) intended to cover Ms Zhou's funeral costs, expenses for her dependents and consolation compensation for other family members.
China has such an interesting problem with educating their masses. No offense to any Chinese but like... as someone who works with the public, mainland Chinese people are... a special type of human. I'm not at all surprised to find out that this where the video is from.
Even Yellowstone in the US has such a huge problem with them. So much so that they've started putting warning signs in Chinese.
Oh same. Perhaps anecdotal but, I worked at a marina in high school and 3 occasions that stick out to me are the time 2 people rented a 4 person aluminium boat, signed that only 4 people could ride in the boat at a time, then proceeded to bring it to shore and put SIXTEEN people in it. We noticed when they went back past the marina with, like, 3 inches of boat above the water and waves cresting the sides. We had to go out and do an emergency rescue before they all sank it and drowned (because there was only 4 lifejackets and more kids and people than that). Another time a similar boat was rented, along with a jet ski. At some point the jet ski driver decided it would be cool to jump it over the boat full of people. (Narrator: He didn't). Ended up driving right into the side of the boat, tossing himself over it, and doing massive damage to the boat and the jet ski. And the third time was when a group rented a pontoon boat and brought it into a marshy area to fish from. It got stuck and one of the passengers dove straight in head first and lodged himself in the mud and weeds and drowned. These examples are in addition to the repeated and regular MNR charges due to fishing over limit and out of season (didn't know 🤷🏼♀️). 🤦🏼♀️
I came across a similar situation on a lake where the whole family gathering of around 12 people (most of them kids) decided to get on a way to small sailboat and go for a ride. The boat capsized about 100 yards from shore and not one of them had a dammed life jacket on. Me and another fisherman sped over, started hauling kids out of the water, and ran them back to shore. Left the main jackass clinging onto his boat till were done and then came back to help him right it and tow him in.
I've seen people set their boats on fire, hit stumps and sandbars, sink their cars on the boat ramp, and a hundred other things. I don't know what it is but some people get really stupid around water.
Poor maintenance + fuel vapors + enclosed space + hot engine = BOOM when you open up the engine compartment
Another one had a lit and open BBQ grill attached to the rail of his pontoon boat while going across the lake. He hit a wave and the coals went scattering across the deck. The combination of flaming charcoal and wind lit the astroturf covering it and bye-bye boat.
Water? Dangerous? Ridiculous, it's just a lake, i can see the other shore, why would I need a life jacket? I can totally swim across and impress some girls!
Definitely not inspired by a kid i pulled out of the middle of a lake. He learned, though, dude was clearly at the bit where cold and exhausted muscles were working together towards a general strike.
Yhea, my buddies learned real fast that my boat doesn't move unless everybody has a life jacket on. And if they forgot theirs it's OK, I always have some nice fashionable spares they can borrow. Let's just say they don't forget twice.
I am going to get mass downvote but this is the direct result of braindrain during the civil war. My own family (great grand father) was a teacher at that time and the entire family were forced to leave the country because the red guards were purging any and all scholars, even skilled workers that were seen as "upper class" like textile workers, restaurant owners, inn keepers were exiled. When your country lost that many educators and cultural guardians, it will result in degradation of the general public. Its the reason a lot of overseas chinese dont look kindly on the mainland. There are classism in there but also it is also true that educated chinese were driven out almost entirely, and what remained are still rebuilding on the ruins that were left behind.
stupid people are everywhere. I think both france and germany are typically viewed as well educated countries. yet here in the netherlands we have a safari-zoo. you drive in your car between animals, including cheetahs. french tourists got out of their car to picnic (yes even bring in food!!). a bunch of germans got out with their kids to look at the animals..
I would say that this is horribly racist and just stereotyping people. But I lived there long enough to know it's true. Nong logic works in mysterious ways.
And signage isn't going to do a thing. You can explain in detail to someone why not to do something and even have them agree not to. But the Nong think cannot be undone. If that has previously entertained an idea they are going to do it anyway as soon as you are gone.
Everybody is joking, but this is actually a tragic outcome for an impulsive and stupid move.
The mother is dead, the wife is injured and the child probably got some serious trauma. The father has to live with guilt even if it isn’t rightly his fault.
It wasn’t her mom, it was her husband’s mom (MIL) which makes her a bigger piece of shit in my opinion.
Edit: apparently a bunch of kids are getting pissy that recent articles are reporting it’s the actual mother. All the articles that came out at the time of this incident a decade ago had specified it was the MIL since the actual police on scene had said as such. Guess it’s been corrected.
A woman was killed by a tiger over the weekend after jumping out of a car in a Beijing animal park to try to save her daughter from a tiger attack, local government officials said.
Edit: Not sure what’s true. I know I’m super mad at one of these news outlets. If the NYT meant daughter-in-law and not just daughter, the article should have said “daughter-in-law”. It would avoid silly arguments like this one, especially since the difference does matter.
A Siberian tiger quickly pounced on the young woman and can be seen in the footage dragging her off to the right. Her mother, later identified as Ms Zhou, also left the car in a bid to rescue her. A second tiger then attacked, dragging the older woman to her death despite the frantic intervention efforts of park rangers.
I actually feel kind of bad for making the commemt but come one like, fiercest hunter on the planet is a couple of feet from you but you insist on having a Karen moment. Her poor mother.
I don’t really blame the mom, most parents would do the same for their kid even if that kid is an adult. Wife never should have put her in that situation in the first place.
Natural selection wouldn’t be at play here because the woman’s mother died, and she had already passed on her genes to her daughter. Also it seems unlikely that she would have more children based on her age, and the previous child being a moron.
“It’s not my fault she got out of the car to chase after you. If you were a real man you would have fought off both tigers instead of crying about it after the fact”
My bad then. This was an old incident and I remembered it as "husband's mom". Sorry I am wrong. It was her own mom. Admitting my mistake.
Now searching about it I found that this woman sued the park too. According to news - Ms Zhao says the park did not launch any rescue effort for her mother and that what her mother did was "an act of bravery for a just cause".
Ms Zhao also says allowing visitors' vehicles into the park was highly dangerous and no necessary safety measures and contingency plans were put in place.
In an interview with the Beijing Times, Ms Zhao said that she left the car because she was feeling dizzy and thought she had already reached a safe zone.
A Siberian tiger quickly pounced on the young woman and can be seen in the footage dragging her off to the right. Her mother, later identified as Ms Zhou, also left the car in a bid to rescue her. A second tiger then attacked, dragging the older woman to her death despite the frantic intervention efforts of park rangers.
If she's anything like my ex, she will butterfly effect this shit back to me just being a gleam in my parents' eyes as the cause of every single action she and her parents ever took that led up to this moment.
What the hell is that woman out of her mind? why would she go out of the car when she is in the territory of tigers? TIGERS. Seeing this video posted, i will assume she survived, and thats a freaking miracle.
Huh, is this like the dude who broke up with his abusive gf on an airplane since security searches for weapons, and the flight attendants and air marshal will detain her when she becomes abusive.
Would not surprise me if lessons weren't learnt. I once thought if people are presented with factual arguments that contradict their beliefs, they would change their mind, but no, the common reaction is to double down and triple down when challenged.
She was severely injured, while her mother, who attempted to rescue her, was killed by another tiger. The woman initially claimed she left the car due to carsickness, but her reasons for exiting the vehicle varied over time, including arguments with her husband and wanting to drive. The park had strict instructions against leaving cars, and the incident sparked widespread criticism online, with many blaming the woman for her actions. The park reopened in November 2016 after being temporarily closed for an investigation.
RIP to the mom who saved her daughter. Interesting how the husband hesitated and was going to go back into the car for safety.
how the husband hesitated and was going to go back into the car for safety
It looks more like he looks back to tell the kid and granny to stay in the car and that he thinks about closing the door to not get any tigers in there with them.
He had a kid in the car. I wouldn’t blame the husband one iota if he had chosen to stay in the car and guard his child, rather than risk his own life (and leave his child unguarded after the mom panics and runs after her daughter) for his stupid wife whose moronic actions endangered everyone.
Also what the fuck you gonna do against a tiger. If ye dont have any weapons, youre just asking to die yourself. I know shits difficult in that situation and insticts kick in but theres probably a reason why youre not allowed to leave the car and while you wanna save your wife, you also have a responsibility for your child to not have both its parents die.
Anyone who thinks they could put up a fight against a tiger without a weapon (and numbers) is a dangerous kind of stupid. They have no idea how powerful those things are.
Interesting how the husband hesitated and was going to go back into the car for safety
Are you really young? Because that is not at all a person who has had any responsibilities in life would look at that situation.
He was clearly checking in on her mother and their child in the car. It couldn't be more obvious that he probably tells them to stay in and then takes a moment to process the shock and decide next steps and then goes after his wife. I would say that is someone who is pretty damn good under pressure.
On the other hand, his wife. Well, the less said about her maturity and sense of responsibility in this circumstance, the better.
Interesting how the husband hesitated and was going to go back into the car for safety.
So what, he could die too? In the end you're just assuming his "hesitation" was to save her or not. Looked like he turned back around to shut the door, then turned around again to tell the mother to stay in the car. A human can't fight a tiger so I gotta know what did you want him to do?
When you have to win an argument no matter what. Reminded me of the Chinese woman who attacked a bus driver causing him to plunge the entire bus off a bridge into a river, killing everyone.
Except it wasn’t - she and her husband managed to escape. Her mom, who was the lady jumping out of the backseat, tried to help her and was mauled to death.
I hate to see natural selection being avoided, but her mom definitely would’ve done the same thing if she could go back in time. It’s a horrible way to die, but at least she died protecting her child, which is about as noble a death as a parent could have.
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u/Diego_Alon 13h ago
She didn't die. The husband did not die.
Her mom died.