The "What Not To Do When Driving a Car" Thread

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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:26 AM
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Worst. Crash. Ever.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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[Aston Martin struck by POS economy car]
Worst. Crash. Ever.
I doubt that economy car's collision insurance (if any) is going to be enough to cover the damage.

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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 07:50 PM
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Ummmmmm wtf

is this person that drunk or what?

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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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WTF the YouTube description reads "Terror in our Toyota! Sure looks like the Electronic Throttle Control got stuck, huh? Another case of "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION?" My wife was only able to control the car with the PRNDL - 3 teenage girls in the car with her and just pulling into a neighbor's driveway to pick-up during carpool! This could happen to you! The car was totalled, the home has sever damage, and a car inside the home was totaled out and another damaged. Toyota's response: "...no evidence of any sort of manufacturing or design defect..." You look at this video and decide for yourself!" No way, she looks like a retard. Why would you out it in reverse then drive then reverse again, go for neutral.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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^^^ yup that looks like the stuck throttle problem which toyota had...

people dont realize that all you have to do it put it in Neutral...that way the car will keep revving....

the messed up part is, the airbag didnt deploy even after that hit...
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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whether it's her fault or not, it's still hilarious to watch.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:23 PM
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"You see, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently commissioned a study from the TransAnalytics research firm and the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina. And that study found that women seem predisposed to hit the gas when they really mean to hit the brake.

In fact, the data reveals that women are twice as likely to accidentally hit the accelerator than men are."


http://www.thecarconnection.com/news...gas-by-mistake
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:35 PM
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yea she definitely hit the gas instead of the brakes. No doubt about that in my mind.
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 12:13 AM
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I'm not quite sure what I'd do if that happened in front of me. That's disturbing, I think I'd just shoot first ask questions later, could be a zombie.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 1StGenCL
No way, she looks like a retard. Why would you out it in reverse then drive then reverse again, go for neutral.


She had to go through neutral to hit reverse (then drive, then reverse again). The brake lights don't even illuminate in the video, she was on the throttle, not the brakes.
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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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i get fed up and stick my pistol out the window they finally get the clue and back off.


Quoted from...
https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/tailgating-motherf%2Ackers-885595/
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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 10:47 AM
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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 11:46 AM
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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 12:08 PM
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Assholes on motorcycles man

Hurr durr let's block the car in.

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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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Surprise, surprise, the guy in the white FR-S has already totaled one car.
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 03:14 PM
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What a stupid ass trend. Almost as bad as YOLO and SWAG. At least there's a chance of the guys in the car getting hurt and learning a lesson. I just hope they don't hurt anyone else.
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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I love how the dumbass keeps saying he's a great driver.

This was his quote in the accident thread:

Was trying to merge no1 let me over and someone was in side of road
Apparently his brakes weren't working. OR!!! Maybe he was driving way too fast for conditions.
Old Apr 24, 2013 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Undying Dreams
this looks like its from a movie, no?
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Old Apr 25, 2013 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
What a stupid ass trend. Almost as bad as YOLO and SWAG. At least there's a chance of the guys in the car getting hurt and learning a lesson. I just hope they don't hurt anyone else.
So are they really removing their steering wheel while they are at speed?

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this looks like its from a movie, no?
That is indeed from a movie.
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Old Apr 25, 2013 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RPhilMan1
So are they really removing their steering wheel while they are at speed?
The dude in the blue BRZ says it was a rig shot and he was doing maybe 4mph. Ill give him the benefit of the doubt. But the asshole in the white FR-S is apparently on a bridge on I95 in Maryland. Theres no way he's doing less then 50mph.

Im a little annoyed that Darwin didn't follow through in the first accident, but Im going to assume that if this kid keeps posing like the douche he is, its going to catch up to him.

As someone on FT86Club said:

The problem with the gene pool is that there are no lifegaurds.
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Old Apr 25, 2013 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
The dude in the blue BRZ says it was a rig shot and he was doing maybe 4mph. Ill give him the benefit of the doubt. But the asshole in the white FR-S is apparently on a bridge on I95 in Maryland. Theres no way he's doing less then 50mph.
I would say these are backwards. The wheels on the blue BRZ are flying. A long exposure could have been possible, but that is one steady ass camera to get that shot at 4 mph. The wheels on the white FR-S aren't even moving.
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
I would say these are backwards. The wheels on the blue BRZ are flying. A long exposure could have been possible, but that is one steady ass camera to get that shot at 4 mph. The wheels on the white FR-S aren't even moving.
I respectfully disagree. Its a rig shot.



You don't drive fast with those, you just use a longer exposure. Take a look at the exif data on his Flickr page:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisp...in/photostream

Its a 3s exposure, which is crazy long.

The white FR-S on the other hand uses a fast exposure (which is why the wheels look frozen). I can't find the original shot, so Im having a hard time getting the exif data on it. If he truly were only going 4mph, the wheels wouldn't be as blurred as they are and the ground and background would be frozen as well. Also, Interstate 95.
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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Thanks for sharing. That's pretty interesting. No idea shots like that were taken.
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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Blue FR-S is definitely a rig shot. White FR-S, no.

He is either that stupid or has a spare wheel he likes to hang out the window.

Why this is a "trend" is beyond me. I'm with Morgan, Darwin has some catching up to do.

The blue FR-S is a rig shot used with a wide angle lens. The white car is someone in another car in the next lane. They definitely used a fast shutter speed too, being that the car is white, the camera is seeing a lot more light which in turn, makes it even faster.

As Morgan said, rig shots are very slow, about idle speed, rolling shots are another thing though, if you set the camera to auto, it's more than likely it will turn out as the white FR-S has, if you used shutter priority, you can make the camera take a slower shutter speed, and it will make the wheels look like they're moving a lot faster.
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 02:38 PM
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I understand the exposure stuff. I didn't realize these guys were mounting the camera to the car and then cropping the boom out. Thanks for explaining.
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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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I dunno how this happened, doesnt look like the motorcycle was even going by that fast?
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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 05:32 PM
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Old May 1, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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WTF? He didn't attempt to swerve or brake. It's like he decided to go bowling.
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Old May 2, 2013 | 01:32 AM
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Target fixation.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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Public street burnout/hit and run fail.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 02:15 PM
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the messed up part is, the airbag didnt deploy even after that hit...
Non of the impacts looked severe enough to cause them to deploy. They should also feel lucky they didnt.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
Target fixation.
bingo ... was his name... o.

If the target was that hottie with her ass out in the video.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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Old May 27, 2013 | 02:50 PM
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Old May 28, 2013 | 12:50 PM
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I wish there was audio on that.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 12:57 AM
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Damn he damaged a lot of cars haha
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Old May 29, 2013 | 08:46 AM
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I've posted this before, but it's my personal contribution.


Rolled 3 times in the California desert. Wife and I not wearing seat belts and 1 year old daughter in her car seat in the back seat. Wife and I walked away. Took about a year to get my daughter back into a car seat without her throwing a fit. And rightfully so.


This happened the first week I started working when I moved to Texas.

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Old May 29, 2013 | 12:48 PM
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You guys were lucky.. We've all seen the aftermath of a rollover when an occupant wasn't strapped in. Stay safe out there.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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Since we are getting all personal, stopping at red lights is advised.

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