# Driving Through Traffic in Iraq **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 26, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644 "2007-01-26T16:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/1 "2007-01-26T16:16:11Z")
I would love to do this in the states [http://break.com/index/humvee\_driving\_in\_iraqi\_traffic.html](http://break.com/index/humvee_driving_in_iraqi_traffic.html) This is a video of a Humvee driving through Iraqi traffic. In order to avoid insurgent attacks they cant stop or slow down, even if that requires some improvised driving. ---
**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/2 "2007-01-26T16:18:33Z")
nice… traffic moves for them, then again I would also ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/3 "2007-01-26T17:03:19Z")
Do what you have to do to avoid getting blown up I guess. How many of those people that got rear ended do you think would call in a tip about an insurgent hideout though? ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/4 "2007-01-26T17:22:48Z")
why the hell can they drive like that? thats crazy ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/5 "2007-01-26T17:58:05Z")
> [@Clean Baldy](#): > > why the hell can they drive like that? thats crazy We drove that way because : - its harder for the fucks to correctly time a IED detonation if we are moving faster - its harder for a sniper to pick me off in the gunners turret when i am moving instead of sitting stationary - moving by traffic faster = less exposure next to a potential suicide car bomber who’s waving at me smiling giving me the :tup: - avoid getting stuck in an ambush - quicker to get out of hot zone when daisy chained IEDs go off and you just need to get the fuck out of there That vid is pretty standard for how you have to drive there, and ive had situations where our driver drove alot worse then that and smashed the fuck out of some morons that wouldnt move. ---
**Author:** ![SilverGTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SilverGTP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGTP)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/6 "2007-01-26T18:23:10Z")
> [@87FOXGT](#): > > We drove that way because : > > - its harder for the fucks to correctly time a IED detonation if we are moving faster > - its harder for a sniper to pick me off in the gunners turret when i am moving instead of sitting stationary > - moving by traffic faster = less exposure next to a potential suicide car bomber who’s waving at me smiling giving me the :tup: > - avoid getting stuck in an ambush > - quicker to get out of hot zone when daisy chained IEDs go off and you just need to get the fuck out of there > That vid is pretty standard for how you have to drive there, and ive had situations where our driver drove alot worse then that and smashed the fuck out of some morons that wouldnt move. word not like i was there, but my buddy told me the exact same thing. He drove the hummers, but he told me it was worse then that even ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/7 "2007-01-26T19:38:03Z")
wow rather impressive actually ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/8 "2007-01-26T20:09:26Z")
Very impressive. Didn’t know this is how it worked over there but it’s cool to see that we are doing what is needed and alot of people there seem to know how it goes down. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/9 "2007-01-26T21:01:16Z")
and besides if they refuse to move its not like you dont have a grenade launcher ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/10 "2007-01-26T21:05:25Z")
are those automatic? ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/11 "2007-01-26T21:09:56Z")
the best is when he bumped the friggin bus out of the way ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/12 "2007-01-26T21:55:51Z")
ugh no thank you. I would love to play grand theft auto in that traffic but man I wouldn’t want to be bracing for an IED every second of the day. I think my asshole would be so tight I wouldn’t be able to shit for weeks ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/13 "2007-01-26T22:01:25Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > ugh no thank you. I would love to play grand theft auto in that traffic but man I wouldn’t want to be bracing for an IED every second of the day. I think my asshole would be so tight I wouldn’t be able to shit for weeks you get over it after a while…sort of. when i first got there, every piece of trash and dead dog on the side of the road was an IED :ohnoes: Hmm but now that you mention it, maybe thats why i didnt poop for so long when i was there? ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/14 "2007-01-26T22:05:40Z")
> [@87FOXGT](#): > > We drove that way because : > > - its harder for the fucks to correctly time a IED detonation if we are moving faster > - its harder for a sniper to pick me off in the gunners turret when i am moving instead of sitting stationary > - moving by traffic faster = less exposure next to a potential suicide car bomber who’s waving at me smiling giving me the :tup: > - avoid getting stuck in an ambush > - quicker to get out of hot zone when daisy chained IEDs go off and you just need to get the fuck out of there > That vid is pretty standard for how you have to drive there, and ive had situations where our driver drove alot worse then that and smashed the fuck out of some morons that wouldnt move. if people ran infront it was cool to just plow em over right?? sry if this offends anyone but i would personnaly just nail em. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/15 "2007-01-26T22:59:04Z")
my buddy uxsed to ram shit in his humvee all the time ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/16 "2007-01-27T06:29:53Z")
Is there a legal binding law in Iraq that you’re supposed to move for U.S. military vehicles? Imagine driving to work/class in the morning down your local neighborhood street and having another country’s military vehicle ram you to get out of the way after they just rammed the last 10 cars behind you. Now imagine that this isn’t just a one-time occurance and it has happened to you or maybe some of your good friends and it has been an on-going thing for the last few years. Do you think the United States would react differently if we were in Iraq’s shoes right now? Because I’m willing to bet that some people on this forum would be tossing rpg’s at said vehicles. I support the troops fighting overseas 100%, you gotta do what you gotta do. This is just a thought experiment. ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/17 "2007-01-27T08:56:57Z")
fuck it. id drive worse then that. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/18 "2007-01-27T09:02:27Z")
> [@Zong](#): > > Is there a legal binding law in Iraq that you’re supposed to move for U.S. military vehicles? > > Imagine driving to work/class in the morning down your local neighborhood street and having another country’s military vehicle ram you to get out of the way after they just rammed the last 10 cars behind you. Now imagine that this isn’t just a one-time occurance and it has happened to you or maybe some of your good friends and it has been an on-going thing for the last few years. > > Do you think the United States would react differently if we were in Iraq’s shoes right now? Because I’m willing to bet that some people on this forum would be tossing rpg’s at said vehicles. > > I support the troops fighting overseas 100%, you gotta do what you gotta do. This is just a thought experiment. I agree, on one side you have to do what you have to do. The everyday actions of SOME of our troops who get fed up with life over there probably fuel alot of aggression. After all we are all inhabiting this same planet. It sucks when your every day life is disrupted. How annoying is it to move for an ambulance…and they don’t ram you 😛 ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/19 "2007-01-27T09:08:17Z")
i dont agree because do you think americans would be setting IEDs up and snipering them? they are moving to stay alive. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644/20 "2007-01-27T09:45:53Z")
> [@87FOXGT](#): > > you get over it after a while…sort of. when i first got there, every piece of trash and dead dog on the side of the road was an IED :ohnoes: > > Hmm but now that you mention it, maybe thats why i didnt poop for so long when i was there? too much information 😉 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driving-through-traffic-in-iraq/23644.md?page=2)