That's a memeber on the board here. He is fully aware of the the nOOb mistake he made. I'm surprised that vid got as much attention outside GDC as it did.
Damn, never saw the video, but I remember the post......... sucks.
If you look, the road APPEARS to go straight if you dont see the arrow sign. He was not familiar with the area and followed a buddy......... not to bad of a mental fuckup, just a shitty situation.